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I am joined by Brett Hornig to recap the Lake Sonoma 50, discuss the new UTMB-Outside live-streaming partnership, and debate the practicality of gambling, leagues, and agents in pro trail running. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order…

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6 spots for the USA 80K Mountain & Trail Running Team are on the line in a certified barn burner of a race this coming Saturday at the Lake Sonoma 50 and I’m joined by Brett Hornig and Leah Yingling to break it all down. We analyze the course, talk…

Brian Metzler from Trail Runner Magazine talks about the potential growth of trail running through major shoe brands. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get…

“If you look at fandom in other sports like basketball, football, baseball, and soccer, the audience is largely spectators, right? The difference with our world is that everyone in this sport is presumably running at the same events that most of the pros are running - they’re immersed in it…

"It stems from the genesis of my career back in high school. I didn't make a state meet as a high school athlete. I was a walk-on at Chico State. I never was all American. It took me another four years after college before I made the Olympic Trials. So…

"I really dislike the fact that we're lumping this idea of commercialization and professionalization together. They are not needed to be together. They're lumped together because the money makes the connection cloudier, but we don't need it. We've been professionalizing this sport just fine for about four decades. We don't…

Finn: "Does [rejection from some brands] give you, in any way, shape, or form a chip on your shoulder when it comes to competing in the future where you want to show brands that you still got it and if anything, you're gonna come back stronger in the process?" Allie:…

"What if a company like Hoka said: 'Alright, we admit we've only been paying most of our athletes like $20,000. We're going to fill 5 spots on the men's and women's side of ultra running. We're gonna pay all of them a minimum of $100,000. The tryout is going to…

“Should we be elevating people who focus 100% on the sport? A good example is Free Solo. I think Honold soloing El Cap is one of the greatest achievements in human history. That being said, his soloing in many ways did not come from a good place. And I think…

"Running [media] is still in that nascent phase where there's a lot of placating and it's because journalists, podcasters, and editors don't wanna lose their connections to athletes. They feel like they have to pat them on the back...because if they push back in any way, they'll never get to…

“The idea has been stuck in my head for quite a while. It would be really, really cool to be 40 years old and to go for under 40 days on the Appalachian Trail. It’s such a cool number. It’s not something I’m saying I could do with certainty, but…

“Everyone reaches that point out there where you know you're gonna hit a wall. There's going to be every part of you telling you to stop, telling you to sleep, take a nap, whatever it is. And there's not enough extrinsic motivation in the world. There are not enough Twitter…

John Kelly is a professional endurance athlete and now 2-time finisher of the Barkley Marathons. In this conversation, we get his thoughts about the media attention and public perception surrounding Barkley, what draws the general public to our sport, his views on using intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation for high performance,…

Sabrina Little is a Philosophy Professor and Professional Ultrarunner based in Newport News, VA. Sabrina is also a regular columnist for IRunfar and we spend the majority of this conversation discussing a recent post she wrote about what it might look like to be a good fan, as well as…

I am joined by Brett Hornig to debate whether the culture has groomed elites to be passive about their career prospects, the biggest scams in our sport, whether it's harder to get to the top or stay at the top as a pro athlete, and why fans fixate on fast…

The Singletrack Podcast crew heads to the Arizona desert for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. This is a brief look behind the scenes of all the race action as we preview the course, prepare for the live commentary, and get a candid interview with race winner Anthony Costales. Discounts: Rabbit…

Dani Moreno is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. She returns to the Singletrack Podcast to discuss sponsorship changes, her history and insights from navigating the athlete brand relationship over the course of her career, and her racing schedule for 2023. Discounts: Rabbit -…

Head Coach of Ultrarunning at CTS, Jason Koop, answers the question: "If you were to create the absolutely ideal 100 mile Mountain Ultra Trail runner in a lab, what would the traits be and how would you weight them?" Follow Singletrack on Instagram: www.instagram.com/runsingletrack/ Subscribe to Singletrack on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/singletrack/id1572382413…

Allie Ostrander is a professional runner for Nnormal based in Seattle, WA. Allie has notched many accomplishments on the track winning 3 national collegiate titles in the steeplechase, running professionally for the Brooks Beasts, and winning the 3K event at the 2020 Millrose Games among accolades while also demonstrating impressive…

Jason Koop is the Head Coach of Carmichael Training Systems Ultrarunning. In this conversation, we talk about whether and how the increasing professionalization of the ultrarunning is changing the ways athletes train and race and generally commit their livelihood to the craft, the potential for professional co-located trail running teams,…

Michael Brandt is the Founder-CEO of HVMN, a company that makes exogenous ketones. In this clip from our interview on the Singletrack Podcast, he discusses when it makes sense to measure ketone levels. Interested in using exogenous ketones to improve your nutritional strategy in training and racing? Use code Singletrack20…

Michael Brandt is the Founder-CEO of HVMN, a company that makes exogenous ketones. In this clip from our interview on the Singletrack Podcast, he discusses whether you can drink exogenous ketones and coffee simultaneously. Interested in using exogenous ketones to improve your nutritional strategy in training and racing? Use code…

Michael Brandt is the Founder-CEO of HVMN, a company that makes exogenous ketones. In this clip from our interview on the Singletrack Podcast, he talks about his experience running the Burning Man Ultramarathon. Interested in using exogenous ketones to improve your nutritional strategy in training and racing? Use code Singletrack20…