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Hannah Allgood is a professional runner for Dynafit based in Colorado Springs, CO preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this conversation we talk about her relatively late entry into the sport, where she draws confidence from as a pro trail runner, the level of preparation she puts into each event, and her motivation to get to the start line at Black Canyon. Guest Links: Follow Hannah on In...

Tim Freriks is a professional runner for Craft Sportswear based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about his career to date, what it takes to compete at a high level, racing alongside fellow Coconino Cowboys, and Western States ambitions. Guest Links: Follow Tim on Instagram Follow Tim on Strava Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout...

David Laney is a professional trail runner for Craft Sportswear based in Bellingham, WA preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about golden ticket aspirations, his history with Western States, and his thoughts on nomadic training. Guest Links: Follow David on Instagram Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/...

Ryan Miller is a professional trail runner based in San Antonio, TX preparing for the 2023 Bandera 100K. Guest Links: Follow Ryan on Strava Follow Ryan on Instagram Maverick Running Community 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...

John Raneri is a professional runner based in Flagstaff, AZ. John is coming off a 2:12 marathon performance at the California International Marathon last December and will be lining up for his debut ultra at the Black Canyon 100K next week. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order H...

Fred Abramowitz is Co-Race Director of the Run Rabbit Run series held every mid-September in Steamboat Springs, CO. In addition to race directing, Fred is the author of “A Blueprint for Sponsors of Ultrarunning” and we use that document to riff about prize money in our sport, why to make ultrarunning more interesting to the casual sports fan, the state of sponsorship, race directing issues, and mo...

Caleb Efta is one of the Race Directors for the High Lonesome 100 in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. He joins the show to discuss why UTMB races have been excluded from the qualifying process for High Lonesome, the values of our sport, the nature and purpose of community events, and the increasing commercialization and professionalization taking shape in this space. Timestamps: 3:30 - introduction,...

I’m joined by co-host Brett Hornig and special guest Tim Tollefson to riff pretty much free-form about the world of mountain ultra trail running for 2 hours. It's a good one.    Timestamps: (2:46) - Tim's sponsorship change, being a darkhorse, the latter stages of ultrarunning careers, UTMB aspirations, other goals for 2023 and 2024 (18:47) - what it means to be a true fan of the sport,...

Courtney Dauwalter returns to the podcast to talk about Bandera, the moment she went all in on ultra running, whether she’s interested in returning to Barkley, and for the hometown listeners here in Salt Lake City, whether she will race the Wasatch 100 one day. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order Gn...

Brett Hornig, Leah Yingling, and Mike McMonagle join the podcast to talk about the livestream experience, ideas for future races, and analysis of how everything played out in the men’s and women’s fields at Bandera this past weekend. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order Gnarly Nutrition - use code Si...

Peter Abraham is a content marketing expert who has worked with brands like Nike, ESPN, Red Bull, Lululemon, Hoka NAZ Elite, and the LA Marathon. He joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about athlete sponsorship, trail running teams, fan creation, live coverage, and event management in the trail running scene. Timestamps: (1:54)  - biggest pain points in the athlete-sponsorship landscape (7:48) -...

Amanda Basham is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Boulder, CO lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://gognarly.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order Kodiak Cak...

Ryan Montgomery is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Wanship, UT lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://gognarly.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order Kodiak C...

Joe McConaughy is a professional trail runner for Brooks based in Seattle, WA lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://gognarly.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order Kodiak C...

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2023 Bandera 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. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runi...

Courtney Dauwalter is a professional trail runner for Salomon based in Leadville, CO lining up for the 2023 Bandera 100K later this week. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next order Gnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://gognarly.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order K...

Andy Wacker is a professional trail runner for Salomon based in Boulder, CO. The focus of our conversation is on Andy’s new organization called the “Trail Team” , which is launching in 2023 to support and develop rising American athletes into the best professional trail runners in the world. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to ge...

In our last episode of 2022 we are talking with Dan Curts, a professional trail runner based in Norwich, VT.  This is a wide-ranging conversation in which we talk about the disillusionment that can come about in the collegiate and post-collegiate track and road running worlds, how Dan ultimately landed in the sub-ultra trail racing scene, building a running team in the Northeast and the pros and c...

Rod Farvard is a professional trail runner based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He returns to the podcast to reflect on his racing, training, and life events in the second half of 2022. Sponsors: 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...

I am joined by co-hosts Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to recap the year in mountain ultra trail running. We cover our personal highlights, favorite storylines, biggest changes in the sport, the rookie athletes that burst onto the scene, runners that had "comeback" type seasons, our thoughts on all the voting systems out there for ultra runners and trail runners, how we made our own deci...

What if there was a dedicated event series where brands like Hoka, Salomon, North Face, and Adidas Terrex had the opportunity to showcase the strengths of their teams and exclusively compete against each other across the primary mountain ultra trail running distances? In this episode, I am joined by Dani Moreno, as well as frequent co-hosts Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling, to reflect on Dani's...

We talk about Brett’s new Youtube channel, the first place tie at Ultra Trail Cape Town, UTMB Thailand, the timing of the 2023 World Trail Championships, the idea of no pacers at Western States, and contract season for pro runners. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use...

This is a special episode where I am on the other side of the microphone, so to speak. Joe Corcione from the Everyday Ultra Podcast had me on his show about a month ago and I agreed to repost the conversation here as well. We talk about how I got into trail running, how I got into the media corner of our sport, the pitch for Salt Lake City, and  end on some philosophical notes.  Discounts: Rabbit...

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town 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-5 finishers this year. Timestamps: (0:30) - catching up with Leah and Brett on their recent perfo...

Nicole Bitter is a professional trail and ultra runner for Altra based in Austin, TX preparing for her race at the Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K this weekend. Timestamps: (0:26) - balancing two professional careers (2:00) - reflecting on barely missing golden ticket at Javelina (4:37) - handling a quick turnaround from Javelina to Cape Town (6:36) - international racing experience (7:40) - training f...