Petter Engdahl is a Swedish professional trail runner living in Norway. He races for Adidas Terrex and is the 2022 champion of CCC and Transvulcania. Get to know Petter in the wide-ranging conversation. Follow Petter on IG Read Petter's nutrition blog from CCC ________________________ Sponsors: Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition Visit boafit.com to check out the best fit system on the planet ________________________ Freetrail Lin...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Bruce Fordyce is a South Africa running legend. A 9-time Comrades Marathon Champion, Bruce is also the former 50-mile World Record holder. He now runs the Park Run organization providing free, weekly 5k community runs around the world. In this conversation, we discuss Bruce's running career, his thirty Comrades finishes, longevity as an athlete, racing during the apartheid era in South Africa and the unifying nature of sports. Follow Bruce on Twitter Bruce's book, Winged Messenger ______________...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Kaytlyn Gerbin a pro trail runner from Issaquah, WA. This is her 2nd appearance on the show and we discuss her 3rd place performance at UTMB, the North Cascades High Route expedition, returning from injury, the World Trail Championship, and a lot more. Follow Kaytlyn on IG Katylyn's strava from NCHR Katylyn's strava from UTMB ________________________ Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava _____________________...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Rich is an ultra runner from Seattle, WA. Rich has had a breakout season in 2022 with a 2nd place finish at the Gorge Waterfalls 100k, 1st place at Tushars 100k, and then another 1st place at Run Rabbit Run 100 miler. Get to know Rich in this fun conversation! Follow Rich on IG Join Freetrail Pro ________________________ Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava ________________________ Other Freetrail podcast ep...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 16 min
This is a public release of the new member-only podcast from Freetrail called Rest Day. In this episode we talk about my race at Ultra Pirineu last weekend, the incredible returns of Miguel Heras and Nuria Picas, the recently announced selections for the US Mountain Running Teams heading to the world championships in Thailand next month, and then finish by giving some shoutouts to other Freetrailers out there crushing it. If you enjoy this episode, please consider joining Freetrail Pro ! _______...
Oct 06, 2022•56 min
Mathieu Blanchard is a French ultrarunner living in Montreal, Quebec. He has finished on the podium at UTMB the past two editions including a 2nd place this year, only 4mins behind Kilian Jornet and under 20hrs -- one of the best 100 mile performances ever. Follow Mathieu on Instagram ________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products ________________________ Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Dani Moreno is a professional trail runner for HOKA living in Mammoth Lake, CA. Over the last couple of years, Dani has established herself as one of the best shorter distance and sub-ultra trail runners in the world. This season, Dani finished on the podium of both the Mont Blanc Marathon & OCC. This weekend, Dani will be racing Flagstaff SkyPeaks as part of the Golden Trail Series. Get to know Dani in this fun conversation. Follow Dani on IG Dani's Strava activity from OCC If you care abou...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 19 min
This episode details some important changes happening at Freetrail including the expansion of our team. The episode is broken into three parts: Dylan reads Chapter 2 essay detailing the changes Dylan is joined by Ryan Thrower and Harmony Bowman to reflect on the past present and future of Freetrail Dylan is joined by Corrine Malcolm to discuss her new role as Editor-In-Chief If you care about what we do, please consider subscribing to Freetrail Pro ! ________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV...
Sep 19, 2022•44 min
Get 6 months free subscription with purchase of an Oura Ring: https://ouraring.com/?mct=P3yNJl9q ________________________________________ On today’s livestream we previewed the races at the Run Rabbit Run 100 miler and the Pikes Peak Ascent. We also discussed a recent article written by Kilian Jornet about his 2022 training.
Sep 16, 2022•58 min
Katie Schide is an American professional trail runner living in France. In August 2022, Katie won the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc -- the most important ultramarathon in the world. In this episode we talk about that performance, the training leading up to it, and the emotions and lessons learned in its aftermath. Follow Katie on IG Katie's UTMB Strava activity Register for Gorge Waterfalls 2023 ________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15%...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Marianne Hogan is a professional Ultrarunner from Montrael, Quebec. She has been on a roll in the last 12 months, clearly establishing herself as one of the best trail runners in the world. This summer, Marianne finished 3rd place at the Western States 100 -- her first 100 miler -- before following that up with a 2nd place at UTMB just two weeks ago. In doing so, Marianne became the first person to podium at both of the world's most important 100 mile races in the same summer since Kilian Jornet...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Pau Capell is a Spanish professional trail runner and the 2019 UTMB champion. We talk about his return from injury, stories from his UTMB victory, and his training leading up to this year's race. Follow Pau Capell on IG ________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products ________________________ Freetrail Links: App Download | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | S...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Ben Gibbard is the frontman for indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also an avid trail runner with dozens of ultramarathon finishes over the past decade. On September 16th, Death Cab will release their tenth studio Album, Asphalt Meadows, before going on tour starting September 22nd. We talk about his career as a musician, the upcoming album, and how trail running has helped him to stay grounded as a human being and musician. Pre-order the new album & find tour dates Salomon Running v...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min
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Aug 06, 2022•58 min
Zach Miller is one of the all-time legends of trail running. Unfortunately, he's been dealing with injury for the past three years, which has prevented him from racing an ultramarathon since August 2019. After a nearly three year hiatus, Zach made his triumphant return to racing, winning the Andorra by UTMB 105k, punching his ticket to UTMB Mont Blanc. Zach's Andorra Strava file Follow Zach on Instagram __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freet...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Emily Hawgood is a professional trail runner for Adidas TERREX. She has a very unique story, growing up in rural Zimbabwe before moving to the USA for college. At only 27, Emily is one of the true rising stars in the sport who has been incredibly consistent and improving rapidly. Get to know her in this conversation. Follow Emily on IG __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products Use code freetrail10 for...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 22 min
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Jul 22, 2022•57 min
Jonathan Albon is a British professional trail runner and obstacle course racer living in Norway. Jonathan has had a great career in both sports, but has really emerged as one of the world's best trail runners in recent years. Last year, Jonathan won OCC and Templiers and this season he's won the Maxi Race and the Mont Blanc Marathon. Get to know him in this conversation. Follow Jonathan on IG Follow Jonathan on Strava __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwea...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Allie McLaughlin is a trail runner from Colorado Springs, CO. She's also a video creator for ATRA and Aravaipa Running. Just last week, Allie won and set the course record at Mount Marathon, the legendary Mountain race in Seward, AK. Get to know her in this fun conversation! Follow Allie on IG Watch Peak Life Experience on YouTube Play Fantasy Trail for the Hardrock 100 __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutritio...
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Julian Carr is a longtime pro skier, entrepreneur, and founder of the Cirque Series -- a world-class, short course trail racing event series in the USA and now expanding to Europe. This was a fun chat about Julian's career, his entrepreneurial journey, and his goals for building the Cirque Series in the future. Check out the Cirque Series Follow Cirque Series on IG Follow Julian on IG __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off ...
Jul 06, 2022•1 hr 17 min
I was a guest on the For The Long Run podcast. It was a great conversation with my friend Jonathan Levitt about my career and the current moment in trail running. Hope you enjoy! __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Get the new Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Julbo Sunglasses _________________________ Freetrail Links: App Download | Patreon | Instagram | Website | You...
Jun 24, 2022•54 min
This was recorded live during Broken Arrow race weekend on Saturday 6/18. Our guests are Max King, David Kilgore, Logan Williams, & Stephen Kersh. __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Get the new Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Julbo Sunglasses _________________________ Freetrail Links: App Download | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube Dylan Links: Instagram ...
Jun 21, 2022•54 min
Freetrail Friday is back this week with special guests Ryan Montgomery and Addie Bracy ! This was a really fun conversation, bouncing around a lot of topics. We discussed Ryan's unfortunate withdrawal from Western States due to injury, and generally how athletes should deal with setbacks on both a physical and emotional level. We talked about mental performance with Addie, who just wrote a book on the subject, and we discussed Ryan and Addie's new joint venture, Out Trails , a running retreat fo...
Jun 11, 2022•59 min
Nienke Brinkman is a dutch marathoner and trail runner for Nike. She's only been running since 2020 and has already established herself as one of the most talented and versatile athletes in the world. She broke the dutch national record in the marathon by running 2:22 in April and only six weeks later won and broke the course record at Zegama -- an iconic Spanish trail race. In this conversation we talk about Nienke's background, her academic pursuits, her versatility as an athlete, her victory ...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Stephen Kersh is a pro trail runner from Flagstaff, AZ representing Adidas Terrex. He's also one of the founders of Rabbit Wolf Creative -- a digital content studio that does beautiful photo and video work in the running space. In this conversation we talk about Stephen's background and career arc, the slog of entrepreneurship, some health challenges Stephen has dealt with, his goal for the future, and a lot more. Follow Stephen on IG Check out Rabbit Wolf Creative Watch Episode #1 of Failing Fo...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Freetrail Friday 5/27 -- Today we're joined by Dominc Grossman to discuss his recent finish at the Cocodona 250, how fatherhood has changed his approach to the sport, and the current moment in trail running. Thank you to Oura for sponsoring the show. Use the link below for six months free subscription with purchase of the Gen3 Ring: https://ouraring.com/taf/eae6f9dc98 _________________________ Freetrail Links: App Download | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitte...
May 31, 2022•51 min
Kilian Jornet is the best mountain athlete of all-time. At the start of 2022, Kilian started his own new footwear and apparel brand, which is planning to debut its products in the fall. The brand is called NNormal and we used this conversation to talk all about its inception and Kilian's goals for the future of the company. Of course, we also talk about Kilian's athletic life, his 2022 season, returning to Hardrock and UTMB, and the state of the sport. Follow NNormal on IG Follow Kilian on IG __...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Ryan Sandes is a trail runner from Cape Town, South Africa. He is one of the most iconic ultrarunners of all time, having won the Leadville 100, Western States 100, Transgrancanaria and many other races around the world. He has been a long time friend and someone I've always admired in the sport. In April 2022, Ryan and Ryno Griesel completed a project called Navigate Lesotho -- a 1100km journey around this tiny African country. Follow Ryan on IG Navigate Lesotho __________________________ Get a...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 25 min
This is our first ever LIVE PODCAST! We recorded this on stage in Golden, CO after a screening of The Journey to 100 -- a beautiful new film from Athletic Brewing documenting Jason Hardrath's FKT on the 100 highest peaks in Washington, setting his 100th FKT in the process. The film will be available to stream on OutsideTV in the near future. Follow Jason on IG __________________________ Get a pair of SL:HSV and support Speedland footwear Use code freetrail15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition products...
May 06, 2022•57 min
David Kilgore is an ultrarunner from New York City. David is a pro athlete and sports marketing professional for On Running -- the fast-growing Swiss footwear and apparel brand. David also has his own brand called Forrest and an events business called Kilgore Events. David is a bonafide running renaissance man, so we talk about all the various things he has his hands in. this was a really fun conversation! Follow David on Instagram Check out Forrest Check out the Hudson River 50 Register for Win...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min
