Steve Aderholt, self-proclaimed behind-the-scenes-guy, joins Singletrack to share some incredible backstage info on the making of the Cocodona 250. Refreshed after a backpacking trip to Patagonia, Steve is now gearing up to dive into an insane amount of events management and race directing work. He’s directing the Park City Point To Point mountain bike race and the mighty Cocodona events, but most importantly, he’s the hosting the Trail Running Film Festival in Salt Lake City on March 16th.

• One Step Events
• Cocodona 250
• Park City Point To Point
• The Trail Running Film Festival Global Tour

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This week I am chatting with Nick Triolo, Senior Editor for Outside Run & Trail Runner Magazine. Nick has been part of our little trail world for many many years, has run some of the most cherished races and shared many stories other people’s journeys on trails and through mountains. Our conversation ranges from the state of outdoor journalism to tackling some of the more challenging and fascinating issues involving our sport. More at Singletrack.fm.

• ‘Let’s Get Promiscuous With Our Running‘
• Nick Triolo’s website
• Nick’s writing at Trail Runner Magazine
• Nick Triolo on Instagram
• The Trail Running Film Festival Global Tour

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Coach Tera Pruitt joins us this week to chat about equity in the running world, the importance of strength training and about setting goals to get after. And, of course we chat about her amazing plans for the Trail Running Film Festival coming to The Orange Peel in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina.

• Tera Pruett – running and endurance coaching
• Tera Pruett on Instagram
• The Trail Running Film Festival in Asheville, NC

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We’re back with our first episode of Singletrack of 2023, finally. I have with me race director John Lacroix from Colorado and we talk about the beauty of our trail running community and the challenge we face as we continue to grow and evolve. We also talk about the Trail Running Film Festival and John’s plans as host for our Denver Colorado location. Links and more at singletrack.fm

• Human Potential Running Series
• The State of Our Sport: January 2023
• Vermont 100
• Miwok 100K
• The Trail Running Film Festival in Denver, CO

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Elaine Fung joins Singletrack to share how trail running changed her life. How this sport gives us big and small adventures, and allows us to join a community, during a race, while running it, or volunteering to make it happen for others.

• Elaine on Twitter
• Elaine on Instagram
• Squamish50 on Instagram
• Coast Mountain Trail Running on Instagram
• Diez Vista on Instagram

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Jeremy Anderson is back on the show after having slayed the dragon that is Barkley Fall Classic. Yes, that race. He ran it, and he lived to tell the tale – and lucky for us, he’s sharing it with us.

• Jeremy Anderson on Instagram
• Barkley Fall Classic
• Upper Lena to Lake of the Angels Traverse
• Cover photo by Misty Herron

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German ultra runner and North Face athlete Ida-Sophie Hegemann joins me this week to chat about her eventful racing season. We discuss sponsorship deals, shoe choices, and what not to do with poles on race day. She's also an ambassador for next year's World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck and has some suggestions on how to best kick off your summer running season in the Alps.

• Ida’s website
• Ida on Instagram
• Ida on The North Face
• Dolorama FKT
• Transalpine Run
• Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival
• World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2023 in Innsbruck
• Stubai UltraTrail
• The Trail Running Film Festival

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Lifelong runner and founder of the US Trail Running Conference Terry Chiplin joins the show from England to share his story into running, his motivation to make running the focus of his career, and his perspective on what combines us as a community and how we can grow into the future.

• US Trail Running Conference
• US Trail Running Conference on Instagram
• Tailwind Nutrition: Black Friday Deal

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Fresh from an incredible performance at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championship in Thailand Rosanna Buchauer joins Singletrack to talk about her year of racing, her inspiration to move to Innsbruck, Austria, and her role as project manager for Tourism Tyrol. We chat about delicious Kaiserschmarrn, the finish line atmosphere in Chamonix ,and what it means to wear a Team Germany’s jersey when racing ultras.

• Rosanna Buchauer on Instagram
• Tyrol Region website
• Skyrace Wilder Kaiser
• Kaiserschmarrn recipe
• Figln at Nordkette
• Cover photo by Carsten Beier for Kellersports and Dynafit

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In this episode Thomas Reiss shares his experience as the international athlete manager of the epic and unique Snowman Race that just happened a couple of weeks ago in the Kingdom of Bhutan. This event was about so much more than racing. It's goal was to bring people and cultures together to share the urgency to address climate change. Especially as it affects people living in the shadows of massive glaciers high in the mountain regions of our world.

• Bhutan Tourism on Instagram
• Snowman Race website
• Snowman Race on Instagram
• Thomas Reiss on Instagram
• Snowman Trek on Wikipedia

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