2022 Year In Mountain Ultra Trail Running | Ultrarunner Of The Year Analysis, Favorite Storylines, Interesting Trends, Future Predictions

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 decisions when it came to ranking top athletes, our men's and women's top-10 picks for UROY, and predictions for 2023. 

Timestamps:

• (1:29) - personal highlights from 2022
• (4:53) - favorite storylines of 2022
• (12:23) - big changes in the sport this year
• (19:22) - newcomer/rookie athletes that stood out this year
• (25:07) - comeback runners of the year
• (27:17) - thoughts on the Ultrarunner of the Year (UROY) system and the new "Trail Runner of the Year" (TROY) award
• (42:03) - what factors influenced our rankings for UROY
• (57:03) - picks for 2022 top-10 women's UROY
• (74:54) - picks for 2022 top-10 men's UROY
• (89:26) - predictions for 2023

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Links:

• Follow Leah Yingling on Instagram and Strava 
• Follow Brett Hornig on Instagram and Strava
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