Long Run Archives #3 | Betting In Ultrarunning, Next Great Trail Running Towns, Golden Ticket Series Ideas

(1:45) - greatest seasons ever in ultrarunning (Ann Trason, 1998)

(5:13) - grand slam, what used to be competitively important in ultrarunning

(9:19) - states with the least and most golden ticket winners

(15:48) - easier to make money in ultrarunning during the Montrail Cup years?

(24:35) - how and where the golden ticket series should be expanded

(28:36) - improvements in ultrarunning media coverage

(38:55) - hot take removing sponsor spots for more golden ticket spots

(41:53) - a separate elite field race for Western States?

(44:19) - are Missoula, MT and Salt Lake City, UT the next great trail towns?

(48:05) - if a brand paid for it, where would you live year round for training?

(50:59) - do altitude tents work?

(54:46) - you need a recruitment strategy to build a trail town

(56:40) - indicators for/how pro contracts should be awarded in ultrarunning

(61:32) - whether to actively recruit from the college ranks for pro ultrarunning

(65:55) - betting in ultrarunning

(69:40) - kierin racing in Japan

(76:22) - does betting increase the number of fans of ultrarunning?

(78:14) - strava find of the week

(83:56) - whether pro athletes have competitive advantage using shoe prototypes