Freetrail Fam

Tara Dower is a trail runner and thru-hiker from Virginia. Last week, Tara Dower managed to lower the overall Fastest Known Time on the Appalachian Trail (AT), previously held by the legend Karel Sabbe, by 13hrs. This is her first appearance on the podcast.   Topics discussed:   -       Tara's background -       Her failed attempt to thru hike the AT in 2017 and her struggles with anxiety -      ...

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In the debut episode of Freetrail Unfiltered, we talk about the recent controversies in trail running: Camille Herron's Wikipedia edits and subsequent lululemon fallout, the bump heard round the world at Mammoth Trail Fest, and the FKT that wasn't -- Michelino Sunseri's Grand Teton mishap.    Today's episode is co-hosted by my friend Aaron Lutze.    Thanks for your support of Freetrail!   DBo

Jean-Marc Djian is the brand new VP of Footwear for SATISFY and one of the OG shoe dogs of trail running. Jean-Marc worked at Salomon for almost 20 years, pioneering trail running footwear during an important moment for the sport. After Salomon, Jean-Marc went to The North Face where he was able to significantly improve the brand's footwear offering. We talk about his career and learnings from bot...

After a break from Office Hours, we regroup today! Dylan shares some of the feedback from our member survey and plans for Office Hours. We will share more feedback and results from the survey with everyone soon. We talk about our time at Cirque A-Basin, our new favorite trail runner Johen, and hear from a few people about their recent races. It's good to be back! Thanks to everyone who joined us.

Today we had a fun group discussion about various training related topics: Strength training Sleep considerations for international races Pre-run warmup Returning from injury Interval 101 And more!

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Katie, Ellie & Corinne each chose content they found in the Freetrail Slack and talk about whether they are gamers or grinders, their goal for carb/calories per hour of running, and the importance and fun of volunteering at races. Plus the race organizers responsibility when it comes to volunteers. This is a fun episode with a lot of laughs!

Today on Office Hours, we recapped the weekend of racing (Tillamook Burn and Cocodona) and then were joined by special guest Nick Morrison from the Wounded Warrior Project. Nick shared his story from the war in Iraq, the struggles he faced returning to life at home, and how Wounded Warrior has helped him and so many other veterans. For those interested in donating to this great cause, you can do s...

In the May 15th episode of the newly coined Freetrail Fam podcast, the team is back. They kick off by going over the changes and what you can expect moving forward, and then get right to it. We hope you enjoy! Topics: - Catching up - Genius way to store carbs - Our favorite types of trail to run - Effect of parental involvement in ultrarunning on childhood development Questions? Feedback? Please d...

We talk the influence of brands on our sport- with a deep dive on Lululemons Further project    #restdaybestday