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In this episode, we talk with the 4th place female finisher at the 2022 Black Canyon 100K, Taylor Nowlin. Taylor is a Professional Trail Runner for Adidas Terrex based in Spokane, WA. In addition to race analysis, we talk about how she got into Mountain Ultra Trail Running, life in Spokane, WA, how she organizes training and races alongside her other career in nursing, advice she has for female at...

In this episode, we talk with the 3rd place male finisher at the 2022 Black Canyon 100K, Jeff Colt. Jeff is a Professional Trail Runner for On Running based in Carbondale CO. In addition to race analysis, we talk about his entry into the sport while working in the hut system of New Hampshire ’s White Mountains, his multi-year path to a golden ticket which included near misses at the 2018 and 2019...

The Golden Ticket Talks are back! In this episode, we talk with the 1st place male finisher at the 2022 Black Canyon 100K, Trueheart Brown. Since Trueheart is likely a new name to most ultrarunning fans, we cover a lot of ground in this episode including his background in the sport, his home and training base in Flagstaff, AZ, how he prepared for Black Canyon, his expectations leading into the rac...

This episode is part of a brand new mini-series we are calling the "Long Run Archives" in which I am joined by Brett Hornig, a fellow ultra runner and coach at Trails and Tarmac to riff on some of Ultrarunning’s most intriguing news, ideas, and questions. You know those highly entertaining long run conversations you have with friends you wish you could have hit the record button on? Thes...

Sarah Cummings is a Professional Trail Runner for Brooks based in Park City, Utah. We talk about her introduction to the trail world after a significant collegiate and post collegiate career on the roads, her experience and lessons learned rehabbing from a traumatic hamstring injury that could have ended her running career altogether, how she landed in Park City, her thoughts on the Wasatch trail...

This is the second episode in a monthly series we are calling the “Coaching Call”. For context - In April, I will be lining up for the Canyons 100k. Ryan Ghelfi, the Head Coach at Trails and Tarmac, is going to help me prepare.  We decided to take it a step further by working in total transparency. Our calls will be recorded and the training log will be viewable 24/7 for you to analyze. Be sure to...

In this episode we talk with Lee Sackett, a Product Manager for the Blue Line Innovation Footwear team at Brooks Running.  The first half of our conversation focuses primarily on work, life, and career trajectory in the running industry. The second half dives into a flowy conversation about running culture, growing participation, increasing the entertainment value, and making connections with othe...

Hillary Allen is a professional trail runner for Brooks, a co-host of the Trail Society podcast, and author of  a new book titled "Out And Back: A Runner's Story Of Survival Against All Odds". In addition to announcing her sponsorship change from the North Face to Brooks, we also dig into the details of her new book and specifically examine issues like health care for professional a...

Taggart VanEtten is an endurance athlete based in Central Illinois.  In addition to having one of the best names in our sport, Taggart made a big splash on the ultra scene in 2021. We talk about those race experiences, but also dig into how his background has influenced the type of training he does, what attracted him to our sport, why he's leaving for a bit, his thoughts on sponsorship, the...

Corrine Malcolm is a Professional Trail Runner Adidas Terrex, a Co-Host of the Trail Society podcast, a coach at Carmichael Training Systems and in general, one of the more involved people in our sport. We talk about the good and the bad of growth in our sport, especially relating to brand-building, race organizing, drug testing, and the overall professionalization of ultra running. We dig some co...

In this episode we talk with Adam Merry. Adam is a professional Trail Runner for Saucony based in Golden, CO. We reflect on his performance at the recent Bandera 100K, increasing representation in our sport, all the usual questions I have about the state of our sport because Adam is so tuned in, and more. Adam is a great dude and one of the most mission-oriented people in our sport I have come acr...

Welcome back to another episode of the Golden Ticket Talks in which we meet with the overall winner of the Bandera 100K, Jonathan Rea. Jonathan is currently unsponsored athlete - maybe that will change soon - based in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to race preparation, analysis, and aftermath, Jonathan and I talk about some of the parallels between trail running and his first love of baseball, the...

In this episode, we talk with the 2nd place male finisher at the 2022 Bandera 100k, Tyler Fox. Tyler is based in Lander, WY and has been quietly crushing some of the top mountain ultra trail races across the American West including the Bear 100,  Bighorn 100, Never Summer 100k, and Speedgoat 50k to name a few. In addition to the recap of his race at Bandera and his initial thoughts on Western Stat...

In this episode, we talk with the 2nd place female finisher at the 2022 Bandera 100k, Ellie Pell. Ellie is an East Coaster based in the Finger Lakes region of New York where she has put up strong results on the local circuit, as well as at the JFK 50 in recent years.  In addition to the recap of her race at Bandera and her initial thoughts on Western States, we talk about her mental approach to ul...

This episode is the first in a series we are calling “Golden Ticket Talks” where we interview the first and second place male and female finishers at each of the 2022 Golden Ticket races. In this episode we talk with the winner of the Bandera 100k, Marianne Hogan. Marianne is based in Montreal, Canada and runs for Salomon. In addition to the recap of her race at Bandera and her initial thoughts on...

Dani Moreno is a professional Trail Runner for Hoka and Rabbit based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. In this conversation, we talk about her how she overcame burnout during her college years to launch a successful career in the mountain running world, life in Santa Barbara and Mammoth Lakes, her partnerships with Hoka and Rabbit, the sub ultra trail racing scene here in the United States and abroad over in...

This is the first episode in a monthly series we are calling the “Coaching Call”. For context - In April, I will be lining up for the Canyons 100k. Ryan Ghelfi, the Head Coach at Trails and Tarmac, is going to help me prepare.  We decided to take it a step further by working in total transparency. Our calls will be recorded and the training log will be viewable 24/7 for you to analyze. Here is how...

 Sabrina Stanley is a professional Mountain Ultra Trail Runner for Adidas Terrex.  In this episode, we talk about her recent race at Madeira Island and position in the sport, the focus on UTMB in 2022, how she thinks about race preparation and recovery, and life on the Adidas trail team.  --------- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #42 - Sarah Cummings #39 - Hillary Allen #37 - Corrine Malcolm...

Dave Dombrow and Kevin Fallon are the co-founders of Speedland, a new trail running brand on the market.  In this conversation, we explore their backgrounds in the running industry at Nike, Under Armour, and Puma and how those experiences informed the mission at Speedland.  We then get into the work they are doing at Speedland and how they are re-positioning their primary product (the SL:PDX) as a...

Joe Vennare is the co-founder of Fitt Insider, a platform for fitness and wellness operators that includes a podcast, newsletter, jobs board, and early stage fund that invests in related companies.  We spend the first part of the conversation exploring Joe’s background in the industry, how he is building the business, and how he thinks about the intersection of media and entrepreneurship.  We then...

Kyle Richardson is a musician and professional mountain athlete for Black Diamond and La Sportiva based in Boulder, CO. In this conversation, Kyle shares interesting perspectives on Boulder, the FKT scene,  and the intersection of music and movement. We talk philosophy. We go back and forth on a sort of artistic wishlist for trail running. And way more. It's all rolled into one big conversati...

Sam Parsons is one of the co-founders of Tinman Elite, a professional running team based in Boulder, CO. We spend the vast majority of this episode going through the playbook for how to build a running team and what that model would look like in the world of mountain ultra trail running. For Salt Lake area listeners, you know we’ve tried this before. And for fans of the sport, you know we’ve had f...

Karl Meltzer returns to the podcast to discuss the details of the new Speedgoat-UTMB race partnership. We also talk about his latest 100 mile victory and speculate on whether there will ever be a golden ticket race in Utah. Enjoy! Support the show

In this episode, we meet Abby Hall. Abby is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Flagstaff, AZ.  We talk about the intersections between running and her previous career in design, her decision to become a full-time athlete, sponsored life and the changing relationship between athlete and brands, her move from Boulder to Flagstaff, some non-running topics like DIY housing and van...

We don’t always do emergency podcasts, but when we do it’s because something big has happened in the ultra running world. In this episode, we talk with Nick Coury. Nick is less than 48 hours removed from setting the American 24 hour running record of 173.015 miles at the Desert Solstice event down in Arizona. While the intention of this episode was to do a deep dive on Nick’s record performance at...