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Cat Bradley is a professional trail runner for Brooks based in Boulder, CO. In this conversation, we reflect back on her experience winning the 2017 Western States 100, navigating the professional trail running world after that event, her thoughts on social media and decision to start a podcast, her decision to change sponsors last year, and the balance between passion and professionalism when set...

CJ Albertson is a professional runner for Brooks based in Fresno, CA who just set a new 50K world record in 2:38:43. In this conversation we talk about his motivations to break that record, whether he’s interested in moving up in distance on the ultra scene, and his general thoughts on competition, physical training, mental training and more. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout o...

Tyler Clements is the Founder of Surveyor Sports Management where he serves as an Agent/Athlete Manager for some of the most notable trail and ultra runners in our sport.  Similar to our recent talk with Kelly Newlon, I was really excited to have this conversation with Tyler because it was an opportunity to shed light on another point of view in the athlete-sponsor landscape.  We talk about: his b...

Scott Dunlap is the VP of Mobile at Adidas and the GM of Runtastic, a subsidiary of Adidas where he is creating the future of the quote un quote connected athlete.  In this conversation, we talk about: being an early voice in the ultrarunning media contributing to the blogging wave of the late 2000s and early 2010s  a few of his popular articles including his idea for the Strava GOAT program and w...

Kelly Newlon is the Co-Owner of Real Athlete Diets, a catering company that focuses on feeding ultra endurance athletes. We talk about her experiences and insights supporting well-known runners in our sport on fastest known time projects, as well as her interests in and knowledge of the athlete-sponsorship landscape in trail and ultrarunning. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout o...

Josh Eberly is the Head Coach of the Western Colorado University trail running team.  In this conversation we get into the details of how he's built the team, how it's currently structured, how the team trains, where they compete in the trail and ultra worlds,  and what it's going to take to expand their model to other colleges and universities across the country. Sponsors: Rabbit -...

In this episode I’m talking with Scott Kummer who, among a few other roles in the ultrarunning community, is the host of the popular Ten Junk Miles Podcast . If you’re a longtime listener, you know this show is capable of going on streaks. Sometimes it focuses on the pro athletes, then it'll focus on the business side of the sport, and so on. Right now, I’m really into these conversations wit...

Matt Chittim is the Host of Rambling Runner, a podcast for dedicated amateur runners who are working hard to get better and achieving inspirational results while balancing running with the rest of their lives. He is also the Founder of Relay, a collection of some of the best content creators and athletes in running coming together to put out the most creative and collaborative running content on t...

Jonathan Levitt is the Host of the "For The Long Run" Podcast , a show that explores the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated. In this conversation, we talk in-depth about the state of running podcasts, changes in the athlete-sponsor landscape, and how to build a career in the endurance world. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their web...

Robin Thurston is the CEO of Outside, the largest media company in the outdoor industry by orders of magnitude. In this conversation, we discuss Robin's entrepreneurial background building MapMyRun into the largest running community in the world, the state of connected fitness, putting a price tag on running-related and other outdoor media, the "Outerverse", and how Robin thinks abo...

Des Linden is a professional runner for Brooks Running. She joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about a range of topics including her interests in sports psychology, her nascent career as a commentator for NBC in their running broadcasts, and perhaps most notably to this audience - her intentions to transition more significantly from road marathons to trail and ultra running as early as next yea...

Katie Schide is a professional trail runner for the North Face based in Isola, France. We talk with her following her win at the 2022 Ultra Trail Du Mount Blanc. 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 website ( https://hvmn.com/SI...

Jack Kuenzle returns to the podcast to talk about his recent FKT on the Bob Graham Round, which lowered Kilian Jornet’s former record by about 30 minutes sending shockwaves not just through the FKT community, but really through the mountain running community as a whole. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to...

I am joined by frequent co-hosts Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to recap the week that was in Chamonix, France for the UTMB series of events. We talk about some of our favorite performances and memorable moments, what the events will look like in years to come with all of the application changes, the impacts of these races on the overall 2022 mountain ultra trail running season, and much much more...

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2022 UTMB. 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 yes, make our predictions for the female and male top-5 finishers this year. Note - this episode focuses exclusively on the women's and men's UTMB fields. We...

Abby Hall is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2022 UTMB-CCC. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:42) - life talk (3:44) - recovery from knee injury (6:11) - training in Chamonix this summer (9:09) - motivations to return to CCC again (11:...

Adam Merry is a professional trail runner for Saucony based in Boulder, CO preparing for the 2022 UTMB-CCC. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:39) - reflecting on the decision to focus the year on CCC instead of Western States after Bandera (3:48) - motivations for racing CCC (5:24) - talki...

Matt Daniels is a professional trail runner for Nike based in Boulder, CO preparing for the 2022 UTMB-CCC. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:47) - reflecting back on injuries and lessons learned in 2020 and 2021 seasons (4:38) - advice to sponsored athletes currently dealing with injuries...

Rod Farvard is a professional trail runner for Ultimate Direction based in Mammoth Lakes, CA preparing for the 2022 UTMB. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:34) - Western States 100 reflections, takeaways (3:48) - whether racing UTMB this year is driven by redemption or inspiration (8:00) -...

Taylor Nowlin is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Spokane, WA preparing for the 2022 UTMB-CCC. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: - (1:42) - Western States 100 takeaways - (3:03) - training strategy for a quick turnaround to CCC - (4:38) - preparation in Spokane, WA - (6:...

Sabrina Stanley is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Silverton, CO preparing for the 2022 UTMB. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition . Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:31) - insight into her decision to go "all-in" on UTMB this year (3:20) - whether she was considering the Hardrock-UTMB double (...

Stephen Kersh is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2022 UTMB-CCC. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:53) - talking about the Coconino Cowboys (4:17) - opportunities for trail and ultrarunning content (7:23) - passing on Western States thi...

Avery Collins is a professional trail runner for Speedland based in Silverton, CO preparing for the 2022 UTMB. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:51) - whether he considers himself to be "underrated" among the American male ultrarunning elites (5:22) - whether being an outspoken a...

Seth Swanson is a professional trail runner for the North Face based in Missoula, MT preparing for the 2022 UTMB. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:53) - reflecting back on his success doing the Western States-UTMB double in 2015 and what he did in training that spring and summer to make i...

David Hedges is a professional trail runner for Norda and Satisfy Running based in Intervale, NH preparing for the 2022 UTMB. Sponsors: This episode is brought to you by Gnarly Nutrition. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order. Timestamps: (1:27) - whether 2021 and 2022 should be considered "breakout" years in his evolution as an ultrarunner (2:32) - moving to...