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**Singletrack**

Singletrack is a podcast covering the professional trail and ultrarunning scene.

Latest Episodes:

Eszter Csillag | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview Aug 22, 2023

Show notes

Eszter Csillag is a professional trail runner for Hoka preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
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Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use this link. International listeners - use this link.

Links:

Follow Eszter on Instagram, Strava
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Youtube, and Patreon

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Jennifer Lichter | 2023 OCC Pre-Race Interview Aug 22, 2023

Show notes

Jennifer Lichter is a professional trail runner for the North Face preparing for the 2023 OCC in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use this link. International listeners - use this link.

Links:

Follow Jennifer on Instagram, Strava
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Courtney Dauwalter | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview Aug 22, 2023

Show notes

Courtney Dauwalter is a professional trail runner for Salomon preparing for the 2023 UTMB in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use this link. International listeners - use this link.

Links:

Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Caitlin Fielder | 2023 OCC Pre-Race Interview Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

Caitlin Fielder is a professional trail runner for Salomon preparing for the 2023 OCC race in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use (https://thefeed.com/pillar). International listeners - use (https://pillarperformance.shop/).

Links:

Follow Caitlin on Instagram, Strava, Website
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Tyler Green | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

Tyler Green is a professional trail runner for Nike preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use (https://thefeed.com/pillar). International listeners - use (https://pillarperformance.shop/).

Links:

Follow Tyler on Instagram, Strava, Website
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Ben Dhiman | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

Ben Dhiman is a Hoka-supported trail runner preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use (https://thefeed.com/pillar). International listeners - use (https://pillarperformance.shop/).

Links:

Follow Ben on Instagram, Strava, and Substack
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

Support the show

Tom Evans | 2023 UTMB Pre-Race Interview Aug 21, 2023

Show notes

Tom Evans is a professional trail runner for Adidas Terrex preparing for the 2023 UTMB race in Chamonix, France.
Sponsors:

Brooks Running - check out their High Point clothing collection and new and improved Cascadia 17 shoe at this link (https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack)
Maurten - head over to their website (https://www.maurten.com/) and shop for gels, bars, and drink mixes.
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.
Oladance - use code ST at this link (https://oladance.com/ST) to get $30 off the Oladance OWS2 headphones.
Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website for 15% off your next order. American listeners - use (https://thefeed.com/pillar). International listeners - use (https://pillarperformance.shop/).

Links:

Follow Tom on Instagram, Strava, Youtube
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

Support the show

Finn Melanson | 100 Mile Wilderness Unsupported FKT - Trip Report Aug 16, 2023

Show notes

On August 4th, 2023 I set an unsupported fastest known time on the 100 mile wilderness section of Maine's Appalachian Trail.
In an effort to pay it forward to anyone interested in testing their limits on this route in the future, I recorded this trip report with Xander Keiter, who is a fellow HMW enthusiast and owner of the fastest known supported and overall time on the route.
Xander and I discuss the history of the route, what makes it special and intriguing, where it fits in the broader context of the New England trail running scene, how I prepared for the run, what went well, what went poorly, and what might be next.
Sponsors:

Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order
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HVMN - use this link (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 30% off your first subscription to their Ketone IQ product.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.

Timestamps:

(3:29) - what makes the 100 Mile Wilderness so intriguing, what draws trail runners to the route
(22:52) - how I prepared for the 100 Mile Wilderness
(30:17) - how I fared on each section, what execution looked like
(67:58) - post-run reflections, contextualizing the 100 Mile Wilderness, future plans

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Links:

Xander Keiter on From The Backcountry Podcast
100 Mile Wilderness Fastest Known Time Page
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Bernd Heinrich | Why We Run, Endurance History, Racing The Biological Clock Aug 09, 2023

Show notes

Bernd Heinrich is a Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of Vermont where he made major contributions in the study of the physiological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations of animals and plants to their physical environments.
He’s also regarded as one of the best American ultramarathoners of all time. In the early to mid 1980s, for example, he set records in the road 100K, road 100 mile, and 24 hour track events.
Later in life, he published two books that have received widespread acclaim in our community - Why We Run and Racing The Clock. These two books, as well as Bernd’s notable running career and iconoclastic lifestyle serve as the basis of our conversation.
Sponsors:

Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20) to get 20% off your next order
Kodiak Cakes - use code Singletrack15 at checkout on their website (https://kodiakcakes.com/singletrackpodcast) to get 15% off your next order.
HVMN - use this link (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 30% off your first subscription to their Ketone IQ product.
Feetures - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website (https://feetures.com/) to get 20% off your next order.

Timestamps:

(1:06) - introduction, Ocean Spray sponsorship, 200 mile weeks, 80s ultrarunning culture, nutritional experiments
(7:40) - honoring evolutionary history through ultrarunning, cultural versus biological factors that lead to excellence, when records can longer can broken
(15:11) - whether its productive to be curious about aging, declining athleticism
(18:26) - curiosity, dreaming, and long-term goals in running, logic and emotion in running, hope and realism in running
(25:45) - explaining the Church of Nature
(32:59) - what day to day life looks like right now, tradeoffs of individualism, future work, final thoughts and advice to listeners

Links:

Salomon TV Throwback featuring Bernd
Email Bernd (bheinrich153@gmail.com)
Follow Finn on Instagram, Strava, Twitter, Youtube, and Patreon

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Latt Mansor | Using Exogenous Ketones for Ultra Trail Running Jul 31, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, I'm joined by Latt Mansor, Research Lead at HVMN.
Latt holds a PhD in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics from the University of Oxford, where his research focused on the metabolism of the type 2 diabetic heart in hypoxia. He also holds an M.A. (Columbia University) and B.Sc. (Hons) (University of Nottingham) in Biotechnology. He is a world expert in physiology and metabolism, and consults with elite sport, military, clinical and research organizations.
The focus of this conversation is on the practical applications of exogenous ketone supplementation in ultra-endurance settings.
Note - HVMN is a sponsor of the podcast. While I was a user of their products prior to this financial relationship and have been interested in this particular topic for a while now, it is important to disclose my ties to the company. Keep this in mind as you listen to the episode.
Timestamps:

(1:42) - defining exogenous ketones, experience with exogenous ketones
(9:23) - differences between endogenous and exogenous ketones
(12:58) - fueling simultaneously with carbohydrates and exogenous ketones
(16:35) - debating the performance versus recovery benefits of exogenous ketones
(23:56) - discussing potential recovery, adaptation, and sleep benefits during heavy training periods
(35:06) - suggested supplementation protocol for exogenous ketones during ultramarathons
(49:22) - addressing various criticisms of exogenous ketones
(67:57) - research requests for exogenous ketones

Sponsors:

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HVMN - use this link (https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20) to get 30% off your first subscription to their Ketone IQ product.

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