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Aug. 29, 2023

2023 CCC Men's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the men's field lining up at the 2023 CCC in the UTMB World Series Finals. Sponsors: Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on t...

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Aug. 28, 2023

2023 UTMB Women's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the women's field lining up for the 2023 Ultra-Trail Du Mont Blanc. Sponsors: Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their we...

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Aug. 27, 2023

2023 UTMB Men's Field Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions

Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig provide in-depth analysis, commentary, and predictions for the men's field lining up for the 2023 Ultra-Trail Du Mont Blanc. Note - we will be releasing our women's field preview tomorrow evenin...

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Aug. 25, 2023

Eric LiPuma | 2023 CCC Pre-Race Interview

Eric LiPuma is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex preparing for the 2023 CCC in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes...

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Aug. 25, 2023

Sabrina Stanley | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Sabrina Stanley is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink ...

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Aug. 24, 2023

Tim Tollefson | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Tim Tollefson is a professional trail runner for Craft preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes. Kod...

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Aug. 23, 2023

Ruth Croft | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Ruth Croft is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes...

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Aug. 23, 2023

Pau Capell | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Pau Capell is a professional trail runner for the North Face preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixe...

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Aug. 23, 2023

Dakota Jones | 2023 CCC Pre-Race Interview

Dakota Jones is a professional trail runner for Nnormal preparing for the 2023 CCC in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes. Kod...

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Aug. 23, 2023

Eszter Csillag | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Eszter Csillag is a professional trail runner for Hoka preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes. Kod...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Jennifer Lichter | 2023 OCC Pre-Race Interview

Jennifer Lichter is a professional trail runner for the North Face preparing for the 2023 OCC in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Courtney Dauwalter | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Courtney Dauwalter is a professional trail runner for Salomon preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Maurten - head over to their website ( https://www.maurten.com/ ) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mix...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Caitlin Fielder | 2023 OCC Pre-Race Interview

Caitlin Fielder is a professional trail runner for Salomon preparing for the 2023 OCC race in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe a...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Tyler Green | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Tyler Green is a professional trail runner for Nike preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this...

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Aug. 22, 2023

Ben Dhiman | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Ben Dhiman is a Hoka-supported trail runner preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link ( ...

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Aug. 21, 2023

Tom Evans | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview

Tom Evans is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France. Sponsors: Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe ...

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Aug. 16, 2023

Finn Melanson | 100 Mile Wilderness Unsupported FKT - Trip Report

On August 4th, 2023 I set an unsupported fastest known time on the 100 mile wilderness section of Maine's Appalachian Trail. In an effort to pay it forward to anyone interested in testing their limits on this route in the …

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Aug. 10, 2023

Bernd Heinrich | Why We Run, Endurance History, Racing The Biological…

Bernd Heinrich is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Vermont where he made major contributions in the study of the physiological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations of animals and plants to their physica...

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July 31, 2023

Latt Mansor | Using Exogenous Ketones for Ultra Trail Running

In this episode, I'm joined by Latt Mansor, Research Lead at HVMN. Latt holds a PhD in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics from the University of Oxford, where his research focused on the metabolism of the type 2 diabetic heart ...

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July 22, 2023

Meghan Hicks | IRunFar, Trail Running Media, Western States 100, Hard…

In this episode, I'm joined by Meghan Hicks from IRunFar to reflect on the Hardrock 100 and Western States 100, the history and long-term trajectory of their race coverage and business model, and other media development topics.

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July 20, 2023

David Hedges and Jack Kuenzle | Nolan's 14 Fastest Known Time

In this episode, I'm joined by David Hedges and Jack Kuenzle. You may have already seen it in the news , but David recently set a new supported and overall FKT on the Nolan's 14 route in Colorado, finishing in …

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July 19, 2023

2023 Hardrock 100 Recap | Race Analysis, Takeaways, Top Performances

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and Jeff Colt recap the 2023 Western States 100 - the live coverage, major takeaways, top athlete performances, the possible futures of the event, and listener takes. Sponsors: Rabbit - use code S...

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July 12, 2023

Mallory Richard | Ultrarunning Data, Athlete Rankings, UTMB Insights

Mallory Richard writes a regular column for IRunFar called “Running The Numbers”, which uses quantitative data to talk about trail and ultrarunning. We discuss the pros and cons of the current athlete ranking systems in our s...

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July 9, 2023

Eurotrack #2 - Katie Schide | Western States 100, Lavaredo 120K, Hard…

We are back with cohost Katie Schide for another edition of our Eurotrack mini-series covering relevant happenings at the Western States 100, Lavaredo 120K, Mount Blanc 90K, and the 80K Trail World C hampionships last month before looking ahead to …

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