Freetrail Fam

Stian Angermund is a  two-time World Champion trail runner from Norway. One of the best performing athletes in the sport for the past decade, Stian has been noticeably absent from the racing circuit since OCC by UTMB 2023 – the 50k World Final – where Stian won for the 2 nd time.   After OCC, it came to light that Stian had tested positive for a diuretic called Chlorthalidone – a substance that is...

Michelino Sunseri  is a professional runner living in Driggs, ID. In September 2024, Michelino broke the existing FKT on the Grand Teton, held for 12 years by Andy Anderson - one of the longest standing and most iconic up/down speed records in mountain running. During the attempt, Michelino made the strategic decision to take the "Old Climber's Trail," deviating from the official route for a perio...

Corrine Malcolm joins the show again to break down the news in trail running.    Topics discussed: Trail Runner of the Year results & analysis Trail Performance of the Year results & analysis Athlete specialization and the disciplines represented in the results American bias and whether it was present in the 2024 results Feedback received from trail fans Honorable mentions: 11-20th TROY & 6-10 TPO...

Gina Lucrezi is a longtime trail runner and the founder of Trail Sisters , a global organization providing education, resources, and community to female trail runners around the world. Recently Gina ran for Commissioner of Chaffee County where she lives in Buena Vista, CO. Her campaign was captured in a film made by Auteur Sportif which documents how Gina has led a life of service and how she plan...

Karel Sabbe is a trail runner for On from Belgium, specializing in long trail FKTs. Most notably Karel set the PCT FKT in 2016, the AT FKT in 2021, the Via Alpina FKT in 2021, and the PCT FKT again in 2023. He is also a Barkley Marathons finisher and Bigs Backyard Ultra World Champion. The longer and harder the adventures, the more he excels. This is his first appearance on the podcast.     Topics...

Corrine Malcolm is a pro trail runner, media personality, and co-host of the Trail Society Podcast. She is our most frequent recurring guest and also Freetrail's Editor-in-Chief. As is our tradition, Corrine is back for our End of Year Podcast where we celebrate the 2024 trail running season. These are the categories that we review:   Trail Runner Of The Year: Top-5 M/W Performance Of The Year: To...

Nick Thompson is the CEO of The Atlantic , the famous American magazine and digital publisher founded in 1857. Before that, Nick was an Editor at both Wired and The New Yorker, developing a reputation for his great reporting, unique perspectives, and impactful stories across a range of subject matter.     In addition to his amazing professional career, Nick has also been a committed runner for lif...

Lauren Gregory is a pro athlete for Nike Trail living in New England. This season, Lauren had a big breakthrough in her professional career, notching three top-10 performances in Golden Trail World Series races, including an amazing 2nd place finish at the World Final in October. She has a huge career ahead of her and we're excited to host her on the podcast.   Topics discussed: Lauren's backgroun...

Corrine Malcolm returns from a trip to Japan for a wide ranging catch up with the Freetrail community. We start with some fun personal life and running banter before spending the rest of the show talking about trail news, The Running Event (TRE), and the upcoming third edition of Trail Runner Of The Year. We also talk about what we expect to be a wild year in trail free agency.        Enjoy the sh...

Freetrail Fam pod with Corinne Shalvoy, Ellie Pell and Katie Asmuth

Aaron Lutze  is a creator and sports marketing savant. He's also a dear friend and mentor who has had an enormous impact on my career as an athlete and content creator. Aaron recruited me to Red Bull and acted as my manager for many years. He's recognized as one of the best sports marketers in the industry. Now, Aaron and I co-host another podcast called Second Nature where we talk about the Outdo...

For a few years running we've had a fun annual tradition on Office Hours where we gather and share things we're grateful for around Thanksgiving. This year we had amazing contributions from many community members. This recording is guaranteed to brighten your day!

In today's episode, Harmony curates questions from the community to pose to Dylan. Questions included: When and where will DBo get back to racing? What principles do you follow to allocate your time btw family / business / running? Share more about how Hannah coaches you? When do we get more merch? What is the hardest part of being an entrepreneur? What's the best part? What underrated trails or r...

Courtney Olsen is a pro runner for HOKA living in Bellingham, WA. She is also the brand new World Record holder for the 50-mile distance, something she was able to achieve last weekend at Tunnel Hill in Southern Illinois. Finishing in a time of 5:31:56, Courtney managed to lower the existing record held by Ann Trason for 33 years by nine minutes. This is her first appearance on the podcast.   Topi...

Kilian Jornet is one of the greatest athletes of all-time across all sports. His athletic accomplishments are staggering across trail running, alpinism, and ski mountaineering. This season he won Zegama for the 11th time, Sierre Zinal for the 10th time, and then completed a 1200km traverse of the Alps -- a personal project he called "Alpine Connections."    Some topics we discuss:   Kilian and Eme...

4 YEARS OF PLAY LED TO THIS: CORINNE's race AT JJ100

Hosted by: Ryan Thrower  Today we chat with Golden Ticket winner, Hannah Allgood, all about her 2024 Javelina 100 experience! Hannah is also a Freetrail Experts coach and co-host of the world famous podcast, Trail Running Radio.   ::Topics Discussed:: What happened to Trail Running Radio? A true & false segment What playlist she listened to on the last lap The shift from mountain races to flat and...

Max Jolliffe  is a pro runner for Satisfy living in Southern California. Max has only been in the sport for a couple years, accumulating experience and discovering his talent. Last week, Max had his biggest athletic breakthrough, winning and setting a new CR at the Moab 240. Max has a powerful personal story and it was great to get to know him in this conversation.    Topics discussed: Max's strug...

Tim Tollefson is a pro runner for Craft Sportswear, living in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He is also the Founder and Race Director of Mammoth Trail Fest . Tim is just eclipsing his tenth year as a trail runner where he's been one of the best athletes in the world. Approaching his 40th birthday, Tim is in a bit of a transition, still motivated to compete at the top while building the foundation for his next...

This month for October office hours, the Freetrail team shares some member updates coming soon including new merch, the Freetrail Factory team, the Freetrail Fund and more.     Then we discuss Javelina, and hear from others about life, racing, and generally catch-up. We miss everyone! Thanks for joining.     Note: a quick note for those who may have missed the news, after our member surve, we deci...

On this episode of Freetrail Unfiltered, we welcome Francesco Puppi, pro athlete for Nike from Italy. In addition to his athletic career, Francesco helped to found the Pro Trail Runners Association and is seen as a leader, advocating for a positive future for the sport and especially the pro athletes. Last week,  Francesco put up an IG post explaining his rationale for not taking part in the GTWS...

Caleb Olson is a professional trail runner for Nike living in Salt Lake City, UT. In the last couple years, Caleb has had a remarkable streak of high performance, including qualifying for the World Championships, winning a Golden Ticket, and running 14:40 at Western States -- the fastest debut in the race's history. This is his first appearance on the podcast.   Topics discussed: Caleb's mountaine...

On this episode of Freetrail Unfiltered, Travis Loncar joins to talk about the deeper context from Wikipedia-gate and how the public narrative doesn't fully align with the facts of the case. We also talk about some of our early feelings ahead the third edition of Trail Runner Of The Year and finish with a quick skateboarding tangent.  Fast Women article: https://fastwomen.substack.com/p/fast-women...