Singletrack With Mathias Eichler

While drinking too much tea Doug and Mathias discuss the challenges of running on difficult downhill terrain. The team celebrates local parks and owls and highlights the gnarliest trails. Mathias gets a lesson on the history of cross country racing. And Doug learns about an ice skating rink for Olympia. For full show notes visit: outdoor-society.com Sponsors: Heritage Bank – we're as local as it g...

We interview Joseph Bridges from Stagrack, a brand new roof rack coming to Kickstarter this October. Afterwards a heated discussion ensues about the virtues of building and kicking cairns. Mathias volunteers at an elementary school and Doug shares the latest on the #NatureWritingChallenge. For full show notes visit: outdoor-society.com Sponsors: Heritage Bank – business banking made easy.

The show is kicking off with an interview with Sanni McCandless about Outwild - The new event series, resource hub and fall festival for adventurers seeking community. Afterwards the team is discussing favorite race t-shirts, race starting line music, and Duck Tales. We're also celebrating National Public Lands Day and towels. For full show notes visit: outdoor-society.com Sponsors: Eastside Big T...

We're officially introducing a rebranding of this fine outdoor podcast to the newly christened: SingleBREAD. Mathias bakes bread and Douglas eats it. Oh right, we're also recapping our weekend runs up to Electric Peak and Mt. Gladys respectively. There's a conversation about fall running and finding joy on trails in the lowlands once the snow hits the mountains - which will happen very soon. For f...

Back from vacation the team dives into a jam-packed show headlined by an interview with the awesome Jenny Vierling, cofounder of Tailwind Nutrition. The team discusses the benefits of training slow, the UTMB carnage from the prior weekend, new FKTs on the Wonderland Trail, and the endless/pointless discussion around people misbehaving in the wild. Phew… are you still with us? For full show notes v...

Mathias shares some big personal news, which brings the hosts to question their facial hair choices. Recovery footwear is tested, approved and may or may not require a towel. For full show notes visit: outdoor-society.com Sponsors: Got a cool product to advertise? Get in touch.

It's finally family vacation time for Mathias and he's in the exciting planning stages to escape the wildfire smokes in the Pacific Northwest and head to Yosemite. Douglas shares his childhood experiences from visiting this crazy popular National Park and they try to figure out how to make this trip the most memorable ever. We'll also bring you a interview with Johannes Ariens, Co-founder and CEO...

Between praising the virtues of night running and discussing the challenges of running on sandy beaches we're bringing you this week an extra special interview with U.S. Congressman Derek Kilmer representing Washington's 6th District. Derek is co-sponsoring an important bill with bipartisan support that aims to help the National Parks with their maintenance backlog. There's discussion about sendin...

We're excited to bring you an exclusive interview with the ladies who just crushed the FKT on the Press Traverse in Olympic National Park. Also: Mathias runs up to Camp Muir at sunrise and Doug is stretching before his runs while dreaming of the cooler temperatures of fall. For full show notes visit: outdoor-society.com Sponsors: Kevin Hayward State Farm Sabre Frontiersman Heritage Bank

Mathias finally gets to run a seriously epic route and makes Douglas envious. Delicious FourPoints energy bars are being throughly tested. Your hosts also take a look at the new premium features in Strava called 'Summit' and their cool route creation tool. The community board Fastest Known Time gets as cool facelift which inspires for more trail shenanigans. For full show notes visit: outdoor-soci...

In this very special episode we interview friend of the show Chuck Malinski, who with his friend Matt attempted to trail run/climb Mount Lena along the Hood Canal in Olympic National Park. With bad visibility the two got completely turned around and found themselves lost on the section beyond Upper Lena Lake. Stumbling through bear country and thick underbrush they had to spend the night under the...

The crew celebrates the perfect weekday run. Right out the door, a great mixture of terrain, like a great burger, it's there for you when you need it most. Also: Mathias has a great idea on how to keep that commitment to our personal dream projects. It involves $150 and might get you a t-shirt, it might. Full shownotes on outdoor-society.com SPONSOR: This episode of SINGLETRACK is brought to you b...

Server transition - sorry about all the dust! Doug runs Bangtail Divide and is all smiles. Summer is here and our training runs are sweaty and sometimes shirtless. Mathias dreams up a new audacious project, that's both doable and insane. SPONSOR: This episode of SINGLETRACK is brought to you by Heritage Bank – What's your Heritage. Check out Scott's post on their blog. Thank you for supporting the...

Douglas tells us about his upcoming race: Bangtail Divide. Mathias almost died of heatstroke on his Kaiser loops. Both share their favorite drinks from the Fourth of July. The big topic they tackle is around how to properly train for a big race and how to not let your inflated expectations frustrate you on race day. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com. SPONSOR: This episode of SINGLETRACK is br...

Your hosts take a deeper look at the gear that carried them through the Broken Arrow Skyrace and what food they love eating at aid stations. We answer the question how important mental strength is during a long race and how cool it would've been if Mathias' iPhone had any juice left for some music on the last few miles of the race. We also dive into some Western States coverage from last weekend a...

This is our very very special Road Trip episode. Douglas and I wanted to capture the thrill and the essence of our road trip all the way from Olympia to Squaw Valley by Lake Tahoe where we finally got to run the Broken Arrow Skyrace. There's a lot in this episode, a detailed breakdown of Douglas and Mathias's races and some 'Choco Tacos'. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

Almost road trip time! Your hosts are discussing plans for their trip down to Tahoe for the Broken Arrow Sky Race. Doug also gives a detailed play-by-play of his recent crash on the trails where he tripped downhills and fell flat on his face. Glad he's okay! This is a great time to remind everyone of the importance of bringing your "10 Essentials" and proper protection when heading onto the trails...

With less than two weeks to their first big race of the season Douglas and Mathias compare final notes and training runs thus far. When will tapering begin, what are their plans for nutrition on race day, and what shoes will they be wearing? Also: A first look at some planned adventures in the mountains once the final snow is melted and they are fully recovered from their race in Tahoe. Full show...

Douglas takes a road trip to Badlands National Park and Mathias wakes up early to run up Mt. Rose, twice – finally. Training for Broken Arrow is going well for the both of them and they are pushing themselves to keep up their mileage and elevation goals. Mathias bought new shoes – thank you REI anniversary sale, and Douglas has holes in his running socks. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

Hungry as always Mathias and Douglas continue to dig into their training routine leading up to their next big race: Broken Arrow Skyrace at Lake Tahoe. They discuss diners in middle America, the best use of poles while attacking hills and why trail running is vastly superior to city marathons. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

Mathias is frustrated about buying running shoes, Douglas's hamstrings are sore, and neither of them are wearing tights because it's Springtime. Also, grizzlies, good training routes to get elevation and planning for upcoming races. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

In this week's fine installment of our audio experience Douglas and Mathias are in full on nostaglic mood. For the anniversary of their epic run of the fabled R2R2R route at the Grand Canyon they remember the good times, and laugh about the bad ones too. Do you hear that Phantom Ranch, do you, do you? Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

Doug and Mathias, and Trixy (sady not featured on this fine audio experience) climb Mt. St. Helens. On the popular Worm Flows Route they encounter snow, sun, professional glissaders and get sunburned. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.

Douglas Scott and Mathias Eichler sit down and talk running, as if they know what they're talking about. Full show notes at outdoor-society.com.