Breathing Techniques and Innovative Gear for Ultrarunners

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Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig convene for another edition of the Long Run Archives. They talk about business ideas for trail running, the rise of breathing sensors in training and racing contexts, Grand Slam Track, the continued golden ticket chase at Tarawera, the final year of Pine to Palm, and the Barkley Marathons.

Timestamps:

• (0:00) - business ideas for trail running
• (17:43) - breathing sensors
• (35:28) - Grand Slam Track
• (44:45) - Nnormal
• (57:07) - Tarawera
• (68:49) - Pine to Palm
• (87:09) - Barkley Marathons
• (91:02) - records that won't be broken anytime soon

Partners:

• Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (https://nordarun.com/)
• Gorewear - use code SINGLETRACKPOD30 at checkout on their website to get 30% off your purchase.
• Naak - use code SINGLETRACK20 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 20% off your purchase.
• Raide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains (https://raideresearch.com/)

Additional Links:

• UCI Article
• TymeWear
• Beth McKenzie
• Andrew Thompson - Concepts for Success
• Andrew Thompson - Barkley Race Report 
• Follow Brett on Instagram, Strava, Youtube, Coaching, Patreon
• Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Youtube, and Patreon

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