Dakota Jones is a longtime professional trail runner for NNormal, living in Salt Lake City, UT. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of Footprints, an environmental non-profit that endeavors to nurture a new generation of leaders in tackling climate action projects in their local communities. On February 15th, Dakota will be chasing the 100-mile American Record at Jackpot Ultras in Las Vegas, NV, currently held by Zach Bitter in 11:19:13.

As part of this record attempt, Dakota is raising money for Footprints, hoping to secure $30k to support the 2025 campers. Freetrail is proud to contribute and support the fundraiser.

Topics discussed:

Reflecting on 17 years in the sport
Evolving with the times and continuing to improve
Training for the record attempt
How Footprints provides purpose for Dakota
The idea of pursuing our life's work
Collective action & heart work
Footprints fundraising goals
Dakota's goals for the rest of the season
A lot more!

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