Singletrack Long Run Archives #10 | Black Canyon Reflections, Western States Storylines, Prize Money, Future Of Crewing
Feb 22, 2023
02:03:58
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I am joined by Brett Hornig to talk about some of our takeaways from Black Canyon, prize money and professional support in ultrarunning, emerging storylines for Western States, the future of live-streaming, the future of pacers and crew at race, and which sports outside of trail running produce the best athletes for our world.
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Timestamps:
- (4:35) - recapping Black Canyon
- (12:11) - what makes a race so competitive
- (18:27) - livestream hypotheticals
- (27:03) - competitive fluidity of ultra races outside of Western States
- (34:00) - prize money debate, supporting professionals
- (48:31) - Western States golden ticket discussion, emerging storylines
- (82:32) - getting rid of pacers and crews
- (95:42) - future of livestreaming discussion
- (111:12) - which athletes from other sports make the best ultrarunners
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- #182 - Long Run Archives #9 | True Fans Of Trail Running, 100 Mile Hot Takes, UTMB World Series