The Sub Hub Podcast

We sit down with some of our favorite athletes of the year! Make sure to check out our full episode The Sub Hub's Picks to hear about our top 10 athletes of the year. Please enjoy our episode with World Short Trail Champion Frédéric Tranchand! Cover photo by @alanis_duc Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Po...

We sit down with some of our favorite athletes of the year! Make sure to check out our full episode The Sub Hub's Picks to hear about our top 10 athletes of the year. Please enjoy our episode with the overall Golden Trail World Series winner Madalina Florea! Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠...

We sit down with some of our favorite athletes of the year! Make sure to check out our full episode ⁠The Sub Hub's Picks⁠ to hear about our top 10 athletes of the year. Please enjoy our episode with the 2025 Sierre Zinal and Mountain Classic men's champion Philemon Kiriago! Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We broke down the season and ranked the Top 10 men and Top 10 women in short trail , plus honorable mentions , performances of the year , and top Americans , all to help you lock in your FreeTrail Fantasy picks before voting closes 👀 Voting closes Tuesday, December 16th at 12pm PST , with the official rollout beginning January 1st . 🎧 And we’re not done yet… We’ve got more episodes coming , incl...

Today we break down the biggest news to hit trail running in years: Nike ACG is now the title sponsor for Broken Arrow Skyrace , and with it comes a record-shattering $150,000 prize purse , the largest of any trail race in the world. In this episode we cover first reactions, what this means for short trail, how that potentially effect other big name June races, and more! This was a last minute epi...

Dani and EmKay sit down with the crew at Wild Strides Paper Co. You may know them from their performances on the trails, but we chat with Grayson, Rachel and Courtney about the entrepreneur side of their lives. We go over their founder story, some of their favorite products and our Sub Hub x Wild Strides collaboration. This women led company is one to follow! Check out our sticker bundles at this...

In this episode, we sit down with Taylor Stack, Brooks Trail star fresh off a massive breakout season that landed him 4th overall in the 2025 Golden Trail World Series rankings. From his DII days at Western Colorado to top 5 podiums on some of the most technical courses in the world in 2025 Taylor has quietly built one of the most exciting résumés in sub-ultra trail running this year. We talk thro...

Dani and EmKay catch up after being out of office for the last 3 weeks! We talk about EmKay's birth, Dani's surgery and what is next for us and the podcast! Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode Sponsors: Neversecond: Use code SUBHUB25 for 25%...

In this episode, Dani and EmKay sit down with Tove Alexandersson, fresh off her gold medal performance in the short trail race at the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Widely regarded as one of the most versatile endurance athletes in the world, Tove shares insight into her racing mindset, how she balances a packed multi-sport schedule, her background in orienteering, and what s...

Dani and EmKay do a quick preview of the upcoming Golden Trail World Series Final in Italy! Top contenders like Elhousine Elazzoui and Madalina Florea took a bit oof a break in the lead up to the finale, but will it be enough to hold off athletes like Philemon Ombogo, Patrick Kipngeno, Lauren Gregory and Naomi Lang? The battle between the "fresh" athletes and those doubling back from Wor...

In this episode, Dani and Emkay break down the biggest moments from World Champs, including Tove Alexandersson’s historic short trail win, Rémi Bonnet’s jaw-dropping climb in the uphill championship, and Nina Engelhard’s impressive double medal performance. They also update their Trail Athlete of the Year and Performance of the Year picks as the race for 2025 heats up with three months still to go...

In this episode, Emkay and Dani break down the Mountain Classic World Championships, where Kenya once again comes in as the team to beat. On the men’s side, the trio of Philemon Kiriago, Michael Selelo, and Paul Machoka return as heavy favorites, but they’ll face strong challenges from David Norris (USA), Abel Chebet (UGA), and the American duo of Cam Smith and Taylor Stack. The women’s race is eq...

In this episode, Emkay and Dani dive into the Short Trail World Championships, where Spain enters as the undeniable team to beat on both the men’s and women’s sides. The men’s field is headlined by Antonio Martínez, Andreu Blanes, and Manuel Merillas, giving Spain incredible depth, but they’ll face stiff competition from David Sinclair (USA), Davide Magnini (ITA), and Kristian Jones (GBR). On the...

In this episode, Emkay and Dani cover the Uphill World Championships happening this weekend in Spain. On the men’s side, reigning champion Patrick Kipngeno (KEN) will face fierce challenges from Remi Bonnet (SUI), Joe Gray (USA), and Christian Allen (USA). Without Andrea Mayr in the field, the women’s race will crown a new champion, with Philaries Kipngeno as the top returner, Laura Tottenroth in...

Jane Maus is a trail runner, mountain athlete, and dietitian based in Boulder, Colorado, competing for La Sportiva and Precision F&H. Fresh off setting the women’s FKT on the iconic Grand Teton, she’s now heading to Spain to represent Team USA at the 2025 World Mountain Running Championships in the short trail event. In this episode, Jane shares her journey into trail running, the preparation...

UTMB week has come to a close and OCC may have been the most dramatic change of the weekend! A 55K turned 61K with significiantly less vert made for an interesting race with some new characters coming out of the woodwork. Dani and Emkay gaive you the rundown in this episode and talk a bit about what is coming next in the season. Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠...

Dani and Emkay chat all things OCC, as the world prepares for this year's edition of OCC. They chat course, weather, top contenders, and more. photo credit : Ryan Thrower Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode Sponsors: Neversecond: Use code SUBHUB25 for 25% off your...

Dani and EmKay recorded a special collaboration episode with James Lauriello of the Steep Stuff Podcast to cover the current events and hot topics happening in the sub ultra world this year. This is just part 1 of the episode so be sure to go over to The Steep Stuff Podcast to listen to part 2! In this episode we cover the pros and cons of the current sub-ultra series as well as needing more VKs i...

Dani and Emkay give a quick rundown of the 2025 Sierre-Zinal top race results!

Emkay and Dani have a good catch up regarding all things in life. They chat Emkays pregnancy, Dani's recent injury (yes, another one) and where her head is at going into CCC, what it takes to be a fashion icon in the early 00s, Jenn Lichter's insane season so far, who they think the current versatile goats are and more. This was a fun catch up, perfect for any run you have on the docket.

Dani and Emkay are honored to share the names of the athletes who will represent Team USA this September 25-28 in Spain. They begin by discussing the U20 team. Then, they chat about the beautiful mountain course for the Short Trail team, before diving into the men's and women's rosters. --- Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast: ⁠...

In this episode, Dani and Emkay chat with Anna Gibson, Brooks trail runner and recently crowned USATF Mountain Running and Ascent Champion! With wins at both the Sunapee Scramble and Broken Arrow Ascent, she has proven herself not only as America's best climber but also as one of the best climbers in the world. In this episode, we recap her races at Zegama, Sunapee Scramble, and Broken Arrow,...

Rick Floyd joins us on the podcast again, but this time to talk about Broken Arrow 46k! Rick had 4 women finish in the top 11 at the US team qualifier race and one athlete on the podium. Rick gives us some insight into what it looks like to coach different athletes to similar goals and what race day prep looks like for each one of them. If you enjoy this episode, make sure you go back and listen t...

Dani and Emkay break down a historic weekend at the Broken Arrow Skyrace in Olympic Valley. They dive into each of their races, discuss the standout moments, and explore the impact of this unforgettable weekend. With course records shattered and world-class talent taking on the rugged terrain of Palisades Tahoe, this race weekend was truly one for the books! Follow us: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emka...

Dani and EmKay preview the Broken Arrow 23K—Race 4 of this year’s Golden Trail World Series, and the first time Broken Arrow has been included in the series. They dive into the course, the athletes, and share their speculations on how the race might unfold. Be sure to listen before making your Freetrail Fantasy picks! Follow us:Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @emkaysulli ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@dan_yell...