Rod Farvard is a professional trail runner based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He returns to the podcast to reflect on his racing, training, and life events in the second half of 2022. Sponsors: - Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/) to get 15% off…

In our last episode of 2022 we are talking with Dan Curts, a professional trail runner based in Norwich, VT. This is a wide-ranging conversation in which we talk about the disillusionment that can come about in the collegiate and post-collegiate track and road running worlds, how Dan ultimately landed…

What if there was a dedicated event series where brands like Hoka, Salomon, North Face, and Adidas Terrex had the opportunity to showcase the strengths of their teams and exclusively compete against each other across the primary mountain ultra trail running distances? In this episode, I am joined by Dani…

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…

We talk about Brett’s new Youtube channel, the first place tie at Ultra Trail Cape Town, UTMB Thailand, the timing of the 2023 World Trail Championships, the idea of no pacers at Western States, and contract season for pro runners. Sponsors: - Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout…

Adam Peterman, Adam Merry, Jeff Colt, and Eric LiPuma represented the United States men’s team and won the gold medal in the 80K event at the World Trail Running Championships in Chang Mai, Thailand earlier this month. In this conversation, we cover a lot of ground including why they chose…

Robbie Simpson is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Banchory, Scotland preparing for the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town 55K. Timestamps: (0:11) - training opportunities in northeast Scotland (1:15) - thoughts on pro athlete lifestyle (1:57) - whether there's a training and racing formula for the Golden…

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, and make our predictions for the…

Nicole Bitter is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Austin, TX preparing for the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town event series in a few days. Timestamps: (0:06) - balancing two professional careers (1:40) - reflecting on barely missing golden ticket at Javelina (4:17) - handling a quick turnaround…

Jared Hazen is a professional trail runner for Salomon based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town event series in a few days. Timestamps: (0:06) - reflecting on performance at the 2022 Western States 100 (3:01) - mindset, motivation post-Western States (4:56) - Why Cape Town…

Hillary Allen is a professional trail runner for Brooks based in Boulder, CO preparing for the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town event series in a few days. Timestamps: (0:07) - thinking in terms of season-long goals (2:47) - investing more in the 100 mile distance (4:02) - inspiration to race…

Olivia Amber is a professional trail runner for the North Face based in San Francisco, CA preparing for the 2022 Ultra Trail Cape Town event series in a few days. Timestamps: (0:08) - making the switch from Nordic skiing to trail running (2:47) - how the San Francisco trail running…

Drew Holmen is a professional trail runner for Nike, based in Boulder, Colorado who is preparing for the Ultra Trail Cape Town event series in a few days. Timestamps: (0:26) - revisiting Drew's ability to consistently go to the well in his races (3:12) - reflecting on whether there's more…

Anton Krupicka is a professional trail runner for La Sportiva based in Boulder, CO preparing for the Ultra Trail Cape Town 55K event. Timestamps: (0:09) - 2022 highlights (4:46) - international racing legacy (9:23) - whether he has same competitive mindset that he had 10 years ago (13:02) - whether…

Riley Brady is a trail and ultra runner based outside of Philadelphia, PA who punched their ticket to Western States late last month at the Javelina Jundred. In addition to memorable moments during training and the race itself, we spend a fair bit of time in the second half of…

Heather Jackson is a professional triathlete and now trail and ultra runner for Hoka who splits her time between Bend, OR and Tucson, AZ. Heather joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about her impressive debut ultra race at the 2022 Javelina Jundred, her decision to pause her triathlon career in…

This is another episode of the Golden Ticket Talks in which we chat with 1st place female finisher at the 2022 Javelina Jundred, Devon Yanko - a professional trail and ultra runner based in Howard, CO. In addition to memorable moments during training and the race itself, we talk about…

The Long Run Archives are back! It's been too long. In this edition, Brett Hornig and I are joined by Luke Webster, photographer and overall awesome creator for some of the most prominent brands in our sport. We talk about getting mountain ultra trail running in the olympics, the confusion…

Welcome back to another episode of the Golden Ticket Talks in which we chat with 2nd place finisher at the 2022 Javelina Jundred, Jonathan Rea. Jonathan is currently an unsponsored athlete based in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to memorable moments during training and the race, we also talk about Jon’s…

Frequent co-host Brett Hornig joins the podcast to talk about his 4th place finish at the 2022 Javelina Jundred. Brett talks about being a student of the sport, the conversations he had in the leadup with experienced professionals, how his philosophy around 100 mile training has evolved, how he oriented…

In this episode, I am joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to preview the 2022 Javelina Jundred. We analyze the course, talk about what it's going to take to be successful, note some of the interesting storylines around the event, and make our predictions for the female and male…

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