Welcome to Rest Day, Freetrail's occasional news pod covering the latest happenings in trail running. This week we're joined by Tim Tollefson to talk through the following topics:

Trail Runner of the Year voting process, results recap & stats
Interpreting the results and what we can learn
Confronting TROY criticism
Free agency news: Hans Troyer, Will Murray, Theo Detienne, Ben Dhiman, etc.
Road to trail news: Molly Seidel, Des Linden, & Shelby Houlihan
Tim's Transcendent Truth
A lot more!

Chapters

03:26 – Introduction and Overview of Trail Runner of the Year 06:30 – Voting Process and Community Engagement 09:12 – Nationality Diversity in Rankings 11:52 – Distance Dynamics: Long, Short, and Mid-Distance Athletes 14:46 – Significance of Major Races and Championships 18:03 – The Rise of 200-Mile Racing and Its Recognition 20:58 – Criticism and Community Feedback on Rankings 42:19 – The Rise of 200-Mile Races 44:39 – Criticism and Integrity in Trail Running 47:00 – The Fragmentation of Trail Running 50:34 – Free Agency News and Athlete Transfers 59:51 – Emerging Athletes and New Partnerships 01:03:04 – The Complexities of Doping in Sports 01:09:35 – Tim's Transcendent Truth

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