Long Run Archives #10 | Black Canyon Reflections, Western States Storylines, Prize Money, Future Of Crewing

I am joined by Brett Hornig to talk about some of our takeaways from Black Canyon, prize money and professional support in ultrarunning, emerging storylines for Western States, the future of live-streaming, the future of pacers and crew at race, and which sports outside of trail running produce the best athletes for our world.

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Timestamps:

• (4:35) - recapping Black Canyon 
• (12:11) - what makes a race so competitive 
• (18:27) - livestream hypotheticals
• (27:03) - competitive fluidity of ultra races outside of Western States
• (34:00) - prize money debate, supporting professionals
• (48:31) - Western States golden ticket discussion, emerging storylines
• (82:32) - getting rid of pacers and crews
• (95:42) - future of livestreaming discussion
• (111:12) - which athletes from other sports make the best ultrarunners

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• #182 - Long Run Archives #9 | True Fans Of Trail Running, 100 Mile Hot Takes, UTMB World Series