How can we improve our recovery with nutrition? Are there any macronutrients, minerals and vitamins that we should pay particular attention to? Any special foods that can boost our recovery capacities? In the fourth episode of our series "Nutrition Talks" we answer some questions and try to clarify a few important topics regarding nutrition and hydration strategies that can improve our recovery. With the help of Wilfredo, from On Pace Wellness , we aim to increase the awareness around this subje...
Apr 22, 2022•46 min
Dora Atim is a Nike Running Coach, the founder of Ultra Black Running, an athlete and so much more. We chatted with Dora as she just finished The Speed Project , a relay race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas across the Mojave Desert, with Team Long Distance . TSP is a celebration of running and its community aspect, which Dora represents so well. Check out a sick photo gallery on the Vert Run App ! We talk about how she got into running, about her work as a Nike Running Coach, how she plans to incr...
Apr 13, 2022•55 min
What happened in the trail running world during the month of March 2022? We talk about races, athletes, series, sponsorships, interesting projects and news from the trail running scene that have caught our attention and inspired us during the past month. Some resources related to the show: IRunFar's article "Running Organizations banning Russian and Belarusian athletes" UTMB announcing its partnership with Dacia N-Normal - Kilian Jornet's new project Mountain running world cup announcing Valsir ...
Apr 06, 2022•47 min
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Mar 30, 2022•2 min
Emelie Forsberg is one of the most accomplished and inspiring trail runners of our generation, a mother, an entrepreneur, a farmer and so much more. She is from Sweden but she lives and trains in Romsdal, Norway. I met Emelie for the first time at Giir di Mont, (31km, 2700m elevation mountain race in Italy) in 2014. I had raced the day before and I was traveling back home with my girlfriend when we decided to stop for the night in Premana, to watch Giir di Mont and cheer the runners, because I k...
Mar 30, 2022•44 min
How and what should we eat during a long run or a trail race? What are the main factors to consider when planning our nutrition and hydration strategy for an ultra race? Gels or solid food? How many calories per hour? How much water? In the third episode of our series "Nutrition Talks" we answer some questions and try to clarify a few important topics regarding nutrition and hydration during a trail race. With the help of Wilfredo, from On Pace Wellness, we aim to increase the awareness around t...
Mar 23, 2022•34 min
Should I hit a certain amount of elevation every week? or a certain mileage? Is it possible to substitute a run with a cross training session? What's the best way to substitute an uphill session if I don't have mountains close to where I live? Trail vest, backpack or belt? Poles or no poles? When should I really take a rest day? These are just a few of the classic questions that any trail runner has asked him or herself at least once. Enjoy this conversation between Francesco Puppi and Max Keith...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Pablo Villa is a professional trail runner sponsored by Adidas Terrex. In this episode, we cover his big win at the 2022 Transgrancanaria , a 126km race with 7500m of elevation on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. We go into details of his preparation, how the race played out and how he controlled his effort, thanks to his very scientific approach in training and his mental strength. We also talk about his deep passion for running, how his career has developed so far and his plans for this year...
Mar 11, 2022•52 min
What happened in the trail running world during the month of February 2022? We talk about races, athletes, series, sponsorships, interesting projects and news from the trail running scene that have caught our attention and we feel that are worth sharing. Some resources related to the show: Camille Herron's interview with IRunFar Skyrunning World Series and Spartan Trail calendar and rules Garrett Heath announcing his next chapter of his professional running career on the trails with Brooks Reid ...
Mar 06, 2022•51 min•Ep. 17
How much should we eat before a long run? What are the main factors to consider when planning our nutrition and hydration strategy for an ultra race? What does the pre race breakfast of a top athlete look like? In the second episode of our series "Nutrition Talks" we answer some questions and try to clarify a few important topics regarding nutrition and choices in our pre race, or before a long training session on the trails. With the help of Wilfredo, from On Pace Wellness, we aim to increase t...
Feb 25, 2022•42 min•Ep. 16
Jonathan Wyatt is the absolute GOAT of mountain running. Born in 1972, from New Zealand, Jono is a true legend of mountain running, someone who has really helped shaping the sport of trail and mountain running the way it is now, both from an athlete and an institutional standpoint. He's a 6 time world mountain running champion, a two time olympian, and he currently holds numerous records in many mountain races across the world. He's been the president of the world mountain running association (W...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 15
This episode is dedicated to people who are knew to the sport and want to approach trail running for their first time. Maybe you want to try trail running and you just don't know how to start, maybe you have been running on the roads for a while, maybe you're a hiker and you want to discover a new way of moving through the mountains....well this episode is for you! We chat with Wild Ginger Running about how to build a healthy approach with training, and everything we think it's important to be a...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 14
What happened in the trail running world during this past month? We talk about races, athletes, series, sponsorships, interesting projects and media from the trail running scene that have caught our attention and we feel that are worth sharing. Some resources related to the show: Golden Trail World Series calendar and rules World Mountain Running Association: World Cup and Ranking Cirque Series - US mountain running circuit UTMB world series Footprint running camp - project and application Trail...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 13
This is the first episode of our mini series called Nutrition Talks brought to you by Vert.run in collaboration with On Pace Wellness . On Pace Wellness is a company based in Portland, Oregon, which helps endurance athletes to optimize their nutrition for health, wellness and performance. We chat with Wilfredo Benitez, head nutritionist at On Pace Wellness, USATF certified coach and trail runner, about the importance of a balanced nutrition for athletes. How and what we eat have the potential to...
Jan 20, 2022•32 min•Ep. 12
Ruth Croft is a kiwi trail runner sponsored by Adidas Terrex. A great friend of mine and definitely someone I've looked up to since I got into the international trail running scene, Ruth shares her 2021 journey which led her to some incredible achievements, including a win at Tarawera Ultramarathon, a 2nd place finish in her 100 mile debut at Western States, and another win at Les Templiers to cap off her season. She definitely deserves a mention among the best female trail runners of 2021. Her ...
Jan 14, 2022•55 min•Ep. 11
The point of this talk is to give tools, information and examples to better plan a trail running season. We believe that self awareness and a bit of knowledge are what should guide us when making our choices related to training and racing. Please join Francesco , Moi and Max as they share their approach to planning their trail running seasons. We also talk about how to get back on rhythm after the holiday season, how to restart training after the end of season break and how to plan a sustainable...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 10 min
2021 was a memorable year for many reasons. Through the eyes of Francesco Puppi and Max Keith , we close the year with a deep review of what happened inside the sport of trail and ultra running over the past season. Some topics that we covered: circuits: Golden Trail Series, Ultra Trail World Tour, Skyrunning, World Mountain Running Cup new projects for 2022: UTMB world series, UTMB-IRONMAN partnership, UTWT coming to an end, the new mountain running world cup top performances in trail and ultra...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Martina Valmassoi is an outdoor athlete and a community manager for Salomon. She comes from Italy and she’s based in the beautiful Dolomites, where you’ll most likely find her climbing up a slope, running on a ridge or taking breathtaking pictures from her skimo, running or cycling adventures. She’s worked with many elite runners and with the most iconic races and trail running events all over the world. She’s developed a very personal approach to the sport which she likes to share with authenti...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min
rnnr is a running company based in Colorado that makes super cool hats, beanies, socks and tees. We chatted with Kate and Justin Arsenault, founder and co-founder of rnnr, running enthusiasts and big fans of Vert. Kate and Justin seriously love running, but don’t take themselves too seriously as runners. And that's the main idea behind their company. They were motivated to start rnnr to inspire people running, building that cool atmosphere and camaraderie that creates its various and colorful co...
Dec 08, 2021•34 min
Moisés Jimenez is an ultra runner for The North Face and the founder of Vert.run. Moi was born in Venezuela, but he grew up in the Chilean Patagonia, an incredibly wild and unspoilt territory which inspired his passion for trail running. He currently lives in Annecy, France, with his wife Kirsten Kortebein, where you can find them enjoying any kind of outdoor activity in the alpine playground or a cup of coffee on the lake. In 2021, Moi decided to focus his training on UTMB, the incredible 170km...
Dec 03, 2021•56 min
Lucy Bartholomew is an Australian ultrarunner sponsored by Salomon. Though only 25 years old, she's had an incredible career, placing in some of the toughest ultra trails around the world and becoming one of the most popular athletes in the sport. It wasn't always perfect, it wasn't always easy, but Lucy learned to navigate the highs and lows of running (and life) in a very powerful and inspiring way: without hiding fears and doubts, but accepting them and ultimately turning them into strengths....
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 5
Tom Evans is a professional trail and ultra runner sponsored by Redbull and Adidas Terrex from Loughborough, Great Britain. He's been an athlete we have always looked up to since he entered this sport in 2017, making his debut at Marathon des Sables (3rd place). He's covered pretty much any distance and type of terrain, he's crazy fast on the roads (63:15 half marathon PR, 13:41 5000m) and he's got an incredible talent for the ultra distances. We sat down and chatted with Tom while he's recoveri...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr
Karina Carsolio is a Mexican trail runner (corredora de montaña) sponsored by Salomon. She comes from a family of world class mountaineers from which she inherited her love for the mountains and the high altitudes (she lives above the clouds at 2600m of elevation, on a vulcano!). She enjoys running on very technical terrain, which is no doubt since this year she stood on the podium of Dolomyths Run, the 3rd stage of 2021 Golden Trail World Series. Her deep interest for physiology and her studies...
Nov 10, 2021•50 min
Pascal Egli is a Swiss mountain runner and ski mountaineer who likes steep and technical races. He has an endless passion for mountains and their unspoilt landscapes, where mostly he feels at home, preferably above 3000m of elevation. While being a world class athlete, he's also completing a PhD in glaciology at the University of Lausanne. Coming out of his first ultra, we sat down and chatted about his running career, his training and his future plans in the sport. We covered his environmental ...
Nov 04, 2021•52 min•Ep. 2
Francesco Puppi is a Vert.run coach and a pro runner for Nike. After a hard season where things weren't going to plan, Francesco managed to win one of the most important races of the calendar, becoming the Champion of the Golden Trail Series Final. On this first episode, Francesco share with us the details of how the race went, what was crossing his mind trough the race, how he prepare for this last race of the season, what he eat during the race and many other specifics about his adventure on t...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 1
