Jon Rea is a professional trail runner for HOKA, living in Boulder, CO. In 2023 he finished 4th at CCC and broke the CR at Javelina Jundred. Next weekend, Jon lines up as one of the favorites at the Black Canyon 100k. This podcast is a companion conversation for a training video Freetrail released, documenting one of the final key workouts in Jon's build to Black Canyon. In the podcast we discuss the following topics:

Jon's background and family
"From runner to racer" philosophy
Team sports as the foundation for his running career
This important moment in Jon's career
His training for Black Canyon
Flux workouts
His unorthodox taper strategy
The value of hardwork
His PhD work and career at RMI
Not needing a Golden Ticket
"Big Cat Mode"
Who Jon admires

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Jon Rea | From Runner to Racer