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🗣️ UNWARRANTED CONFIDENCE “Unwarranted confidence is one of my favorite things in this sport. I've given speeches at running camps just about unwarranted confidence and how it's a beautiful thing where you can say that you're going to do something and accomplish something before you have any damn right to…

Sam Parsons returns to provide an update on Tinman Elite, a professional running team based out of Boulder, CO. We get into the challenges of building, maintaining, and growing the team, influencing the greater professional culture in running, and reflections on Sam’s athletic mortality and what the future might hold…

Zach Miller is a professional trail runner for the North Face. In this conversation, we cover this latest thoughts on training, racing, and UTMB. Timestamps: (1:06) - UTMB Thoughts (35:56) - Training, Racing, Career Thoughts (89:53) - Miscellaneous Topics, Next Steps Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on…

Late last month, the Singletrack media team headed down to Austin, Texas for the annual Running Event trade show. This video captured some of what we learned and were impressed by from all the shoes, apparel, gear, and other technology in the 2024 release pipeline. Timestamps: (1:20) - Nike group…

Jennifer Pharr Davis is perhaps best known in our community for her two fastest known times set on the Appalachian Trail in 2008 and 2011. The latter record, in my humble opinion, stands as one of the most important and influential feats in the ultra-endurance community during the 2010s. Jennifer…

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and special guest Jeff Colt talk about -UTMB parting ways with Corrine Malcolm, the latest, Hardrock 100 and Black Canyon 100K start lists, reactions to the new Strava messaging feature, race performances that defined the 2010s, and lower-key races that we want to see gain popularity.…

Christina Henderson serves as the Executive Director for the Running Event, the premier trade show for the running industry which takes place annually at the end of November in Austin, TX. At the time of this recording, we were just a few weeks away from the 2023 edition, so I…

Sam Renouf is the Founder and CEO of the Professional Triathletes Organization. In this conversation, we talk about the challenges of professionalizing and mainstreaming endurance sports, pro athlete welfare, generating more casual fans for sports like trail running, and we get into some of the details of the PTO’s relationship…

Seth Ruhling is a professional trail runner for The North Face based in Boulder, CO. Seth joins the podcast fresh off his 2nd win at the JFK 50 this past Saturday and we spend a fair bit of time breaking down the performance, but we also get into some good…

Eurotrack is back! Katie recaps her Grand Raid win and her decision to return to the Western States 100 next year, and then we do a retrospective on the 2023 European ultra trail scene offering our opinions on top performances, favorite moments, rookies of the year, emerging trends and from…

Lindsey McDonald is a trail runner for the Aravaipa Racing Team based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K. Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase. Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on…

Marianne Hogan is a pro trail runner for Salomon based in Montreal, Quebec preparing for the 2023 Ultra Trail Cape Town 100K. Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase. Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website…

Steve Brammar is the Co-Race Director for the Hong 100K and one of the key architects of the World Trail Majors, which launches today. Listen to our conversation to get all the details about what it is, how it works, and what it means for the trail running community. Timestamps:…

“As far as I’m concerned, in terms of ultrarunning, this stuff that spans thousands of miles really begins to test your mind. Karel Sabbe himself said, ‘I might not excel at UTMB but put me on a trail a thousand miles long, and it becomes a matter of mental strength.’…

In this episode, Kristian Morgan goes into detail about what it takes to pursue and set the fastest known time on the Appalachian Trail. If you're interested in this scene either as a fan of long trail attempts or as an athlete curious about making a similar attempt one day,…

Welcome to the thrilling world of ultramarathons at the Javelina Jundred, hosted by Aravaipa Running. In this video, we'll take you on an exciting journey through this challenging 100-mile race in the Arizona desert. 🏃‍♂️ Event Details: The Javelina Jundred has evolved into one of the premier American ultra-trail running…

Watch race leaders run through the early morning light in McDowell Mountain Regional Park at the 2023 Javelina Jundred. Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase. Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get…

Finn Melanson, Brett Hornig, and special guest Jamil Coury talk about the news of Eric Senseman's retirement, the end of the Kauai 50, whether Ryan Hall is getting into ultra trail running, the UTMB Whistler debacle, and a recap of the Javelina Jundred. Please note that this episode was recorded…

Jeff Pelletier is an outdoor adventure filmmaker and competitive ultrarunner who recently took 2nd place in an unusually thrilling finish (for a race of this distance) at the Moab 240 earlier this month and runs a popular YouTube channel linked below cataloging all of his activity in the sport. In…

Heather Jackson returns to the Singletrack Podcast to talk about her last year in ultra-trail running, Western States, gravel bike riding, Kona reflections, and her preparation and goals for the 2023 Javelina Jundred. Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your…

“Why do I still jump in the big ditch [Grand Canyon]? I mean, that place is a magical place. And right now, as I taper or go into races - and this is hippie-dippie - but I go to places that give me energy...I go to all the places that…

“I was at a point where I was like - Javelina 2022, this is the last hurrah. We’re going for broke. And we’re just going to send it and then just be done with running forever. And it worked. And then it was like sick. I can’t believe that actually…

Tara Dower is a pro trail runner for Altra preparing for the 2023 Javelina Jundred. She joins the Singletrack Podcast to talk about her recent success at Run Rabbit Run, managing racing schedules and race recovery, training for Javelina in Virginia Beach, and future plans to go for the Appalachian…

Frequent co-host and super fast media guy, Brett Hornig, returns to the Singletrack Podcast this time to talk about his return to the Javelina Jundred a year after a breakthrough performance at last year’s event running 13:45 and narrowly missing a golden ticket to the Western States 100. We get…