Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Tom Evans returns to the podcast to discuss his preparation for the 2023 Western States 100. Timestamps: (1:53) - what Tom is optimizing for at this year's Western States (5:40) - liquid calories, high carb, high caffeine (8:30) - heat protocols (13:15) - course strategy, pace charts (22:57) - race goals, expectations (26:12) - race psychology Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://ww...
Jun 18, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! I am joined by co-host Brett Hornig to announce the details of our coverage for the 2023 Broken Arrow Skyrace series and Western States 100. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order Feetu...
Jun 13, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Eric LiPuma returns to the show to debrief his 7th place finish 80K world trail championships in Innsbruck, Austria this past week and discuss the next moves for his racing season. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK2...
Jun 13, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 220
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Allison Baca is an ultra-trail runner based in Golden, CO who took 6th overall and top American at the 80K world trail championships in Innsbruck Austria this past week. She joins the show to debrief the race and discuss her background in trail running. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code S...
Jun 12, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 219
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling return to the podcast to preview the 80K Trail Running Championships happening this Friday in Innsbruck, Austria. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, and make our predictions for the female and male podium finishers this year. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! JT Service is the Founder of Soul Focus Sports and Run Local Events. In this conversation JT shares some stories from representing Dean Karnazes in the mid 2000s, his philosophy around event management and experiential marketing in the running world, and all sorts of thoughts around media, fandom and growing the trail running community. Timestamps: (3:35) - representing Dean Karnazes (15:45) - the long tail of professional ru...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Leah Yingling returns to the podcast to discuss her new partnership with Lululemon, the FURTHER initiative, as well as her training and expectations heading into the Western States 100. Timestamps: (0:51) - Lululemon partnership announcement and details (2:38) - backstory on how the opportunity came about (6:07) - Lululemon's "whole human" approach to athlete sponsorship (9:51) - rollout week in Vancouver (13:40) - research f...
May 24, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Abby Levene returns to the show to discuss all things trail running media. Timestamps: (2:35) - perspective from pro athlete background and working in outdoor media (7:48) - reflecting on the norms and the line for outspokeness among pro athletes (16:50) - athlete rivalries in endurance sports (20:32) - outsourcing athlete social media (34:21) - analyzing trail running films and storytelling, being critical of content creator...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Doug Mayer is an author, journalist and founder of the trail running tour company, Run the Alps and past producer of the NPR show Car Talk. Doug lives in Chamonix, France, has run the UTMB race twice, and recently wrote a book titled “The Race The Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB". In this conversation, we discuss the nature of soul sports, the founding story of the UTMB, the background and ambitions of the Polettis,...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Matt Feldhake is the Marketing Director for Aravaipa Running. Matt joins the podcast to discuss visions for Cocodona 250, the progress made around live-streaming events in our sport, and pitching trail running to different audiences. Discounts: Aravaipa Running - use code Singletrack10 at checkout on Ultrasignup for 10% off registration to one of their Flagstaff Sky Peaks races on 10/7. Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at chec...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 213
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! This is the first episode in a series called Eurotrack where I’m joined by Katie Schide and Brett Hornig to analyze key races on the European ultra-trail running circuit. In this inaugural episode, we talk about the athletes that American fans might overlook, the key training hubs in the region, the races that matter most on the continent, and differences in training, racing, and sports media over there before previewing Tran...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Cole Watson and Brett Hornig join the podcast to recap Cole's win at the Canyons 100K this past weekend. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order Trails and Tarmac - get $120 off your fir...
May 02, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 211
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Catherine and Michel Poletti are the Co-Founders of the UTMB race series in Chamonix, France. They join the podcast to discuss their vision for trail running over the last two decades, their history with ITRA and the Ultra Trail World Tour, partnering with Ironman and building the UTMB World Series, and their opinions on where our sport is heading in the years and decades to come. Timestamps : 0:55) - similarities and differe...
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 210
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2023 Canyons 100K. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, and make our predictions for the female and male top-3 finishers this year. Timestamps: (0:32) - excitement and context for this race (8:40) - course analysis (23:14) - women’s field preview, picks ...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 209
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Welcome to "Point to Point", a recurring episode of Singletrack recapping the news that came across my radar in the world of trail and ultra running in the last week. Timestamps: (0:30) - Golden Trail Series - Eurosport media deal (2:10) - Ethics of running contracts (4:10) - Canyons by UTMB, Sunapee Scramble (5:40) - UTMB pregnancy policy (6:40) - Personal updates Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on the...
Apr 22, 2023•8 min•Season 1Ep. 208
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Eric LiPuma is a professional trail runner based outside of Burlington, VT preparing for the Canyons 100K later this month. In this conversation, we talk about the intersection of running and design, what "making it" looks like in our sport, the rising popularity of the trail running world championships, and receiving inspiration from other sports to make our community even greater. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 ...
Apr 20, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! I am joined by Brett Hornig to recap the Lake Sonoma 50, discuss the new UTMB-Outside live-streaming partnership, and debate the practicality of gambling, leagues, and agents in pro trail running. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn....
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 206
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! 6 spots for the USA 80K Mountain & Trail Running Team are on the line in a certified barn burner of a race this coming Saturday at the Lake Sonoma 50 and I’m joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to break it all down. We analyze the course, talk about success factors, note the interesting storylines, and make predictions for the female and male top-3 finishers this year. Who’s making the USA 80K team and racing at Inns...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Brian Metzler is an award-winning sports journalist, writer, and photographer from Boulder, Colorado, who has produced storytelling content for publications like Outside, Trail Runner, Runner’s World, Competitor, and Sports Illustrated , as well as several books, including “Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture and Cool of Running Shoes” and “Trail Running Illustrated”. We discuss the value of endurance sports journalism, ho...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! John Kelly is a professional endurance athlete and now 2-time finisher of the Barkley Marathons. In this conversation, we get his thoughts about the media attention and public perception surrounding Barkley, what draws the general public to our sport, his views on using intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation for high performance, creating the ideal Barkley athlete, and why he’s interested in going after the Appalachian Trail F...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 203
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! This is the first episode of a new series we are calling "Trail Tea". These episodes take the candor of group chats and pull them into the audio realm. In this edition, I am joined by Jack Kuenzle, Dan Curts, and Abby Levene. We discuss pro runner social media, boring trail running media, exclusive trail races, faith in the gear review industry, pro runners on Strava, and whether we should be elevating people who focus 100% o...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 202
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Sabrina Little is a Philosophy Professor and Professional Ultrarunner based in Newport News, VA. Sabrina is also a regular columnist for IRunfar and we spend the majority of this conversation discussing a recent post she wrote about what it might look like to be a good fan, as well as a bad fan, of ultra running during this era of significant change in our sport. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their...
Mar 17, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 201
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! I am joined by Brett Hornig to debate whether the culture has groomed elites to be passive about their career prospects, the biggest scams in our sport, whether it's harder to get to the top or stay at the top as a pro athlete, and why fans fixate on fast times instead of good competition. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% ...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 200
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Dani Moreno is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. She returns to the Singletrack Podcast to discuss sponsorship changes, her history and insights from navigating the athlete brand relationship over the course of her career, and her racing schedule for 2023. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to ge...
Mar 03, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Allie Ostrander is a professional runner for Nnormal based in Seattle, WA. Allie has notched many accomplishments on the track winning 3 national collegiate titles in the steeplechase, running professionally for the Brooks Beasts, and winning the 3K event at the 2020 Millrose Games among accolades while also demonstrating impressive versatility winning the famous Mount Marathon race in 2017. Allie recently announced her signi...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 198
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Jason Koop is the Head Coach of Carmichael Training Systems Ultrarunning. In this conversation, we talk about whether and how the increasing professionalization of ultrarunning is changing the ways athletes train and race and generally commit their livelihood to the craft, the potential for professional co-located trail running teams, doping and the policies that should be put into place as soon as possible among many more to...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 197
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Michael Brandt is the CEO and Co-Founder of HVMN, a nutrition company that makes exogenous ketone products for endurance athletes. We talk about what exogenous ketones are, how they benefit endurance athletes, how they can be incorporated into daily nutrition schedules, and what the future looks like for their usage in the trail and ultrarunning scene. Timestamps: (2:13) - Running a 50K at Burning Man (7:53) - Starting a busi...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! I am joined by Brett Hornig to talk about some of our takeaways from Black Canyon, prize money and professional support in ultrarunning, emerging storylines for Western States, the future of live-streaming, the future of pacers and crew at race, and which sports outside of trail running produce the best athletes for our world. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.co...
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 195
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, make our predictions for the female and male top-5 finishers this year, and respond to listener comments, questions, and hot takes around the event. Timestamps: (1:12) - catching up, excitement...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 194
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Anthony Costales is a trail runner based in Salt Lake City, UT preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. Guest Links: Follow Anthony on Instagram Follow Anthony on Strava Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get...
Feb 10, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 193
