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Our repeat champion, Luke Nelson, is back to fill us in on his 2017 activism, adventures and what he has in store for 2018.

When we last spoke with Luke Nelson, in February of 2017, he was preparing for RUFA and hinted at some extraordinary adventure runs for the Summer of 2017 (Utah 13ers and Nolans). In this interview we learned that Luke and Jared Campbell set the record for the fastest traverse of Utah’s 13ers and that they had a successful attempt at Nolans but did come up a bit short on the Nolans FKT.

We wrap up the interview talking about the Bear 100, running Hardrock 100 or even maybe Barkley’s Marathon (yikes!), and the new race distances for the 2018 SMUT.

Show Notes:

• Running across Bear Ears National Monument 

PC: Jared Campbell

 Another interesting week in the world of trail and ultra running. The Denver Post put out a great story that we hope everyone will read. Stay safe out there especially with the changing weather on those mountain peaks. Another FKT falls this week thanks to the uber talented Darcy Piceu. Big news comes from Steamboat as Run Rabbit Run announces some big changes and big money for 2018. 

Have a great week and thank you all for your support.

Show Notes:

• Sorry about Tuesday

PC: Amy Butler- Trapp Family Lodge- Stowe, VT - WDYFTY Winner

2018 races are starting to open up and we dive deep into plans we are thinking for next year. Still so much up in the air between racing and adventure runs but things fill up fast these days. We recap an awesome weekend of racing and talk about Joel's birthday run in the Tetons. Plus- WTYFTY winner is announced.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Show Notes:

• Episode #96 Recap: Trevor Fuchs

WDYFTY Winner: Kameron Kerhsaw- Wasatch 100 pacing Turd'l Miller

The Wasatch 100 has another 2 time winner- Trevor Fuchs. We sit Trevor down in Studio 78 two days after another impressive win at the 2017 Wasatch 100. He pretty much ran at the front from the start and had a nearly flawless day. We cover the past year from working with a coach for the first time, running the inaugural Gib Wallace race (shameless plug) and getting married to his beautiful wife Tempest. Hanging out with Trevor is a blast and you can just see the love he has for trail running and the local trail community when he talks. After a little down time, Trevor will get right back on it for his trip to Hawaii in January 2018 for the running of the HURT 100....Good Luck!

Thank you Trevor for taking the time to talk and thank you for the reminder to make sure we have fun out there on the trails. 

Show Notes:

• Recap 2016 Wasatch 100 Win- Episode #54

Since all eyes were on Europe last week we figured we could start our show wrapping up the CCC and UTMB. Huge perfomances at both of those and a special shout out to Clare and Hayden for coming home with wins at CCC. UTMB seemed to have an upset - but was it really? 

A couple of big FKT's fell and Aric got his Tenkara Rod - game on...FISH ON!

Show Notes

• Recap Episode #95: Sarah McCloskey

PC: Jeff Fullmer: Garden Canyon- part of new Palisades Ultra Trail Races- 7/2018

We are back with Episode #95 and Sarah McCloskey. Sarah epitomizes toughness and mental strength. Just by talking to her you can get a glimpse of why she is one hell of a mountain runner. The fact we lost our first show with her and she wasn't phased at all for the next try shows how she can take anything in stride and just keep moving. As she approaches another Wasatch 100 start we get to talk to her about her thoughts on crew, pacing and all things 100 related. We learned a lot from our guest and we can bet you can to. Thank you Sarah for not just sitting down with us but for being an amazing trail mentor to so many.

Show Notes:

• Episode #95- Take 2

Big weekend on tap with the running of UTMB. All eyes will be on Europe as some of the best ultra runners in the world battle it out for global domination- only real question is: How do Aric & Joel get over there for 2018? Hmmm..... We go over our predictions again and also go big with this weeks edition of Where Did Your Feet Take You- we have another winner and 5 runner-up prizes as well...jeepers! Have a listen and enjoy!

Show Notes

• Race and Sponsor packages

PC: Logan Ledford- Timp: Where Did Your Feet Take You weekly winner

Contest time x 3. Singletrack Session #51 is loaded not only with contests but of course info on the upcoming UTMB. We go over some Leadville 100 results and are very excited to finally announce our race and sponsor packages. It has been a long time coming but we nailed it down and look forward to working with you. Don't forget to head over the our website under this post and throw down your UTMB guesses before Wednesday August 30th at midnight- we have prizes. And please take a minute to comment on the Facebook post to help Aric name his Yellow Grey Wing Parakeet. 

We also need some help on Wednesday August 30th for some big time trail clean up and maintenance- see link below in show notes.

Have a great weekend everyone and as always- thanks for your support....Now Go Get It!

Show Notes:

• Race and Sponsor Packages

PC: Nate Reese- Dunanda Falls, Yellowstone - Where Did Your Feet Take You- weekly winner

Here on Singletrack Session #50 we keep things rolling and start off with some Leadville 100 talk. We also give you a heads up on an upcoming contest for UTMB and some secret pointers for Where Did Your Feet Take You on August 27th. We are also looking for some good ideas to celebrate our 100th Podcast at the end of Septemeber.

Some big news: TrailManners Fantasy Football- listen to the show and let us know. Congrats to this weeks winner of the WDYFTY conest- Megan Martinez.

Have a great weekend everybody- Now Go Get It!

Show Notes:

• World Record Soccer shout out

PC: Megan Martinez- White Pine, Utah- Where Did Your Feet Take You weekly winner

One of our favorite weekends of the year has come to a close and the 13th running of the El Vaquero Loco is in the books. We cannot say enough about how amazing this race/course is and deserves an A+ all the way around. We met up with some friends and TrailManners listeners to swap stories and enjoy the flowers. Enjoy the podcast and have a great weekend!

Show Notes:

• El Vaquero Loco 50/25k

PC: Heather Stoffers: EL Vaquero Loco Course- Winner : WDYFTY?