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Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Keely Henninger is a professional trail runner for Altra based in Portland, OR preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K.Guest Links:Follow Keely on InstagramFollow Keely on StravaFreetrail ExpertsTrail Society PodcastDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#189 - Hannah Allgood | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race InterviewShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Hannah Allgood is a professional runner for Dynafit based in Colorado Springs, CO preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this conversation we talk about her relatively late entry into the sport, where she draws confidence from as a pro trail runner, the level of preparation she puts into each event, and her motivation to get to the start line at Black Canyon.Guest Links:Follow Hannah on InstagramFollow Hannah on StravaDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#188 - Tim Freriks | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100KShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Tim Freriks is a professional runner for Craft Sportswear based in Flagstaff, AZ preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about his career to date, what it takes to compete at a high level, racing alongside fellow Coconino Cowboys, and Western States ambitions. Guest Links:Follow Tim on InstagramFollow Tim on StravaDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#187 - David Laney | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100KShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!David Laney is a professional trail runner for Craft Sportswear based in Bellingham, WA preparing for the 2023 Black Canyon 100K. In this episode, we talk about golden ticket aspirations, his history with Western States, and his thoughts on nomadic training. Guest Links:Follow David on InstagramDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#186 - Ryan Miller | 2023 Black Canyon 100K Pre-Race Interview#185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100KShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Ryan Miller is a professional trail runner based in San Antonio, TX preparing for the 2023 Bandera 100K. Guest Links:Follow Ryan on StravaFollow Ryan on InstagramMaverick Running CommunityDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (hhttps://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#185 - John Raneri | 2:12 Marathoner Making Ultra Debut At The Black Canyon 100KShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!John Raneri is a professional runner based in Flagstaff, AZ. John is coming off a 2:12 marathon performance at the California International Marathon last December and will be lining up for his debut ultra at the Black Canyon 100K next week.Discounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderLinks:Follow John on StravaFollow John on InstagramShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Fred Abramowitz is Co-Race Director of the Run Rabbit Run series held every mid-September in Steamboat Springs, CO. In addition to race directing, Fred is the author of “A Blueprint for Sponsors of Ultrarunning” and we use that document to riff about prize money in our sport, why to make ultrarunning more interesting to the casual sports fan, the state of sponsorship, race directing issues, and more. Discounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderTimestamps:(2:30) - background in ultrarunning, Run Rabbit Run history, blueprint motivation(14:59) - marketing our sport beyond the "diehards" to the participants, rest of the community, and casual sports fans(25:58) - prize money and race directing discussion(36:10) - Geoff Roes discussion, the ceremony of elite athlete phase shifts(44:30) - European racing scene, what it means fro American fan base(49:13) - why we can learn from Nascar, poker, etc to grow our fan base(59:42) - final thoughts on ultrarunning blueprint, why more of these shoudl exist(69:50) - the role of live coverage in ultrarunningLinks:A Blueprint For Sponsors Of UltrarunningLeadville 100 - 1994 Race Across The Sky VideoHow To Run 100 MilesUltra Crew HubRun Rabbit Run 100Email Fred: info@runrabbitrunsteamboat.comAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#183 - Caleb Efta - High Lonesome 100 | UTMB Policy, Trail Running Values, Grassroots Races#179 - Peter Abraham | Athlete Sponsorship, Live Race Coverage, Fan Creation In Trail Running#135 - Kelly Newlon | Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship ThoughtsShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Caleb Efta is one of the Race Directors for the High Lonesome 100 in the Sawatch Range of Colorado. He joins the show to discuss why UTMB races have been excluded from the qualifying process for High Lonesome, the values of our sport, the nature and purpose of community events, and the increasing commercialization and professionalization taking shape in this space. Timestamps:3:30 - introduction, trail runner magazine article quote6:13 - explaining UTMB stance, reasons for exclusion from qualification process25:45 - how these issues should be hashed out by the greater ultrarunning community 34:41 - whether corporate races are a threat to grassroots races59:14 - commercialization and professionalization of the sport64:59 - how community values are decided Links:High Lonesome 100Ultrarunning Magazine PodcastTrails and Tarmac - Get CoachedDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#179 - Peter Abraham | Athlete Sponsorship, Live Race Coverage, Fan Creation In Trail Running#135 - Kelly Newlon | Real Athlete Diets, Crewing FKT Projects, Athlete Sponsorship ThoughtsShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!I’m joined by co-host Brett Hornig and special guest Tim Tollefson to riff pretty much free-form about the world of mountain ultra trail running for 2 hours. It's a good one.   Timestamps:(2:46) - Tim's sponsorship change, being a darkhorse, the latter stages of ultrarunning careers, UTMB aspirations, other goals for 2023 and 2024(18:47) - what it means to be a true fan of the sport, whether 100 milers are what matter most in the sport right now, how the sport should be covered (54:34) - UTMB World Series discussion, pro sport narratives, qualifying for top races, fate of the competitive sport(69:37) - UROY discussion(81:43) - "Buy or Sell" segment(107:10) - Final hot takesLinks:Mammoth Trail Fest - RegisterTrails and Tarmac - Get CoachedFollow Tim on Instagram and StravaFollow Brett on Instagram and StravaDiscounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#168 - Long Run Archives #8 | Ties In Ultrarunning, Pacers At Western States, Best Free Agent Runners of 2022, ITRA National League Confusion#140 - Long Run Archives #7 | Olympic Ultra Running, UTMB World Series, Race Coverage Ideas, Agents#104 - Long Run Archives #6 | Future of Trail Running Content, USATF Debates, Unusual Athlete Sponsorships, Joe Gray Versus Kilian Jornet#94 - Long Run Archives #5 | Western States Reactions, Zach Miller Return, Arizona Trail Duel#72 - Long Run Archives #4 | Cocodona 250, Mammoth Trail Fest, Super Shoe Influences, Strava Finds#62 - Long Run Archives #3 | Betting In Ultrarunning, Next Great Trail Running Towns, Golden Ticket Series Ideas#53 - Long Run Archives #2 | Ultrarunning Analytics, Elite DNF Debate, 3:47 Downhill Mile, Magda What If#43 - Long Run Archives #1 | Jim Walmsley What Ifs, Black Canyon 100K Preview, Full-Time UltrarunningShow Links:Follow Singletrack on InstagramWatch Singletrack on YoutubeBecome A Singletrack PatreonFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaSupport the show

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Courtney Dauwalter returns to the podcast to talk about Bandera, the moment she went all in on ultra running, whether she’s interested in returning to Barkley, and for the hometown listeners here in Salt Lake City, whether she will race the Wasatch 100 one day.Discounts:Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 20% off your next orderGnarly Nutrition - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://gognarly.com/) to get 20% off your next orderHVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next orderTimestamps:(2:00) - whether racing and the pain cave ever get easier, more routine(4:56) - challenges at Bandera(6:29) - whether improvement is felt in training in addition to race results(8:03) - racing intuitively(10:52) - Salomon discussion(13:06) - what she attributes leveling up in 2016-2017 to(17:39) - driving force to go full-time as an ultrarunner(20:54) - mentorship(22:12) - reducing training, racing load in recent years(25:01) - UTMB(27:42) - whether she will return to BarkleyLinks:Follow Courtney on InstagramFollow Finn on Instagram and StravaAdditional Episodes You May Enjoy:#174 - Courtney Dauwalter | 2023 Bandera 100K Pre-Race Interview#54 - Garrett Heath | Switch To Trail Running, Pro Lifestyle, Running Teams, Brooks BeastsSupport the show