The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. If there is one thing we're sure of after this interview, it's that Tom Evans is really ready for a lap around Mont Blanc. He is cool, calm, collected, and confident and we wish him the best of luck this weekend. Freetrail Pro Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself. https://fantasy.freetrail.com/series/e1060adc-434c-40ce-9851-1b20c55ea96b

Dylan and Petter talk about his 2022 CCC victory, his 2023 racing season, and how he feels about being a favorite going into UTMB. Freetrail Pro Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself. https://fantasy.freetrail.com/series/e1060adc-434c-40ce-9851-1b20c55ea96b

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. In this interview, Helen announces that she recently signed on with Hoka as their newest trail running athlete. Freetrail Pro - https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/ Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself. https://fantasy.freetrail.com/series/e1060adc-434c-40ce-9851-1b20c55ea96b

Dylan and David Laney (Craft) talk about his history racing at UTMB, his recent training with Craft teammates Tim Tollefson and Ida Nilsson and how he's feeling heading into CCC. Freetrail Pro Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself.

Dylan sits down with David and Megan Roche, two of the most beloved coaches and characters in the sport. Their good energy is contagious and everyone in the studio was in a better mood after they came by. Dylan talks to them about training for UTMB, the art and science of coaching, and their advice for people preparing to race. Freetrail Pro Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself.

Welcome to Day 3 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Dylan is joined on Day 3 by elite athletes, content creators, and fan favorites in the sport of trail running: Sally McRae, Sage Canaday and Billy Yang. Sage joins us fresh off his race at TDS, which he finished last night. TDS is now nearly 100 miles and 28,000 feet of climbing, the trails are very technical, and it was even more challenging with the weather. They talk about his pulmonary embolism, his overall health and how he's feeling physically. Fun fact: The pack that Sage wears during TDS is the Zephyr Pro Vest, the same pack we're giving away 10 of for Freetrail Fantasy! Sally and Billy talk about their friendship, Billy's recent pacing of Sally, Billy's fun surprise this week, their past experiences at UTMB and how the race and community has changed over the past decade. Everyone talks about UTMB, past races and what the courses and trails are like here in Chamonix. The panel previews the OCC race. Who are they key players? Who do we think will win? If you're interested in playing Freetrail Fantasy this week, make sure to tune in! Finally, Tim Perry, who works in product and brand at CamelBak joins the panel to talk brand, product, UTMB partnership, and athlete strategy for the brand. Sage's Strava 2023 OCC Route Dani Moreno's OCC File Editor's Notes: There are 118 nations participating in UTMB this year. Courtney is actually Bib #1, not Jim. Freetrail Fantasy Make sure you play Freetrail Fantasy and pick 10 deep for both men and women for each participating race (OCC, CCC and UTMB). Go get your picks in. Make sure to stay tuned for the rest of the Good Morning, Mont Blanc shows this week where we will be doing race previews for all three races, and interviews with top contenders. Fantasy Prizes We have amazing prizes for Freetrail Fantasy this week. 10 winners will receive head to toe Hoka kits including footwear, a CamelBak Zephyr pack, Ketone shots from HVMN, and Freetrail swag. Please note: We do our best to ship prize packages outside the US, but cannot guarantee it due to shipping costs and logistics. Freetrail Pro Interested in joining the best community in trail running? Are you a veteran trail runner or new to the sport and looking to learn more? You've come to the right place! Freetrail Pro is the best global community of passionate and dedicated trail runners. Members get access to exclusive content, training plans, early access to races, discounts from partners, and more. Best of all? We have an incredible online community that lives and breathes in Slack - members talk about training, nutrition, racing, mental health, and so much more. Don't just listen to us. Sign up with a free trial now and see for yourself. Our Sponsors Thanks to our sponsors who are making this show possible, Hoka and CamelBak. Hoka and UTMB were born in the Alps - fueled by the thrill of flying up and down mountains. Trail running is in Hoka's DNA, and they are proud to be the 2023 UTMB World Series Premier Partner and help share the sport with as many people as possible Check out Hoka's AR experience and join athletes like Jim Walmsley for a run in the alps. CamelBak invented the hydration pack category a couple decades ago and has remained on the forefront of innovation for this very important product sector. Outside of footwear, the pack is the most critical piece of running gear and you'll see a bunch of people trusting CamelBak throughout race week out on the trails around the Mont Blanc. If you're here in Chamonix, there is a public event hosted by CamelBak on Thursday from 6-8pm at Folie Douce Hotel in Chamonix – there will be a panel discussion, followed by an open bar/mixer. They will also be previewing some of their 2024 products in the space. Again it's open to the public so feel free to stop by on Thursday, the Freetrail team will be there. If you can't make it, they have a booth at the expo, so stop by and check it all out.

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. Dylan and Drew Holmen talk about how he approaches his training and racing and balances being a professional runner with his full-time career. They talk about the push-push-glide philosophy, training, work life, and how he's feeling before CCC. This is Drew's first time racing during UTMB week and one of his first times racing internationally. He often flies under the radar, but Drew is a phenomenal athlete who has proved himself on the world stage (most recently he placed 5th at the World Championships Long Course in June). Join Freetrail Pro! Drew said so! Freetrail Fantasy

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. Dylan sits down with Courtney Dauwalter & Kevin Schmidt ahead of Courtney's race at the 2023 UTMB. They are joined by Ryan Thrower who recently ran the Swiss Alps 100 with Kevin. We've all heard thousands of pre-race interviews with Courtney and we wanted to do this one a little differently, involving her partner and long-time crew chief, Kevin. They talk about crewing each other, Kevin's top secret spreadsheets, how Courtney's feeling after her two hugely impressive performances at the Western States 100 and Hardrock 100 earlier this summer. For more on Courtney, check out our Day 1 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc, where Dylan and Corrine talk about the Top-10 Storylines of the 2023 UTMB; the number 1 storyline they discuss is the Courtney Slam. Additionally, Dylan will be previewing the UTMB race in more depth on the Good Morning, Mont Blanc Day 5 episode, launching Friday. Join Freetrail Pro! Freetrail Fantasy

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. In this interview, Dylan talks to professional athlete Hannes Namberger (Dynafit), who is racing UTMB this week. Hannes shares that he's nervous, but feeling good and strong heading into UTMB. Hannes and his wife live in Germany and are expecting their first baby next month - we wish them the best of luck with the next stage of life and of course in his upcoming race! Join Freetrail Pro! Freetrail Fantasy

This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races. In this interview, Dylan talks to professional athlete Ida Nilsson (Craft), who is racing CCC this week. They discuss her race at Western States, her recovery, training in the Alps with teammates David Laney and Tim Tollefson, her recent win at Ultravasan, and her goals for CCC. Join Freetrail Pro! Freetrail Fantasy