The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

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Des Linden | Olympian & Boston Marathon Champion Jun 13, 2024

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Des Linden is a professional runner for Brooks living in Michigan. She is one of America's most decorated distance athletes - a two-time olympian, Boston Marathon champion, and 50k World Record Holder. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

Topics discussed:

Des's reputation for being a workhorse and having a blue collar attitude
Her transition from college to pro running
Her early move to the marathon
Living in MI as opposed to other training hotbeds
The realities of being an Olympian and competing at the games
Her exposure to trail running
Her experience at UTMB
Aging and retirement for pro athletes
Her trip to Japan with Tim, Magda, & Ruth
Her new role as Chief Running Adviser at Brooks
Her media projects including her book, podcast, and race commentary
And a lot more!

Des's Book Choosing To Run

Nobody Asked Us

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Amelia Boone | Embracing Uncertainty & Athletic Career Transition Jun 05, 2024

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Amelia Boone is a longtime pro athlete living in Colorado. Amelia is one of the most decorated OCR athletes ever, winning four World Championships across Spartan and Tough Mudder. She has also had a decorated trail running career over many years. A few weeks ago, Amelia published a newsletter titled "Past My Prime," which explores aging as a pro athlete, yet finding joy as a lifelong practitioner of sport. That newsletter inspired this episode and occupies the bulk of the conversation.

Topics Discussed:

Amelia's relationship with writing
Her motto for 2024, "maybe"
Becoming an unsponsored athlete
Her inability to enjoy her prime athletic years
The balance between happiness and performance
Keeping a career outside of pro sport, even as a World Champion
Finding joy in her career transition
Turning 40
The idea of retirement
Pursuing purpose in life
Her current relationship with running
Goals for the future
A lot more!

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Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Philipp Ausserhofer & Dylan Bowman | Live Podcast from BOA's European HQ May 30, 2024

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Philipp Ausserhofer is a professional trail runner living in Innsbruck, Austria. He is the 2021 winner of the Mozart 100k, a race that I will be participating in this weekend. We talk about his history as a mountaineer, his development as a trail runner, his recent win at Snowdonia by UTMB, goals for UTMB Mont Blanc, and a lot more. We also talk about my upcoming race and answer some audience questions.

Sponsors:

Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition
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Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Grayson Murphy | Two-Time World Champion May 22, 2024

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Grayson Murphy is a pro runner for Saucony, living in Utah. She is a two-time trail running world champion in 2019 and 2023. In addition to being among the best short course athletes for several years, Grayson was one of the first to be a true crossover runner, racing on the road, track, and trail. She's also an entrepreneur, building a stationery business as she pursues running at the highest level. No matter what she does, Grayson brings a sense of professionalism and intention, contributing to her amazing success. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

Topics discussed:

What makes Grayson unique
Her collegiate Coach Kyle Kepler at the University of Utah
Her late start to running and fast development
Her relationship with her twin sister
Her engineering degree
Struggles when she went pro for NAZ Elite
Leaving the program and finding her calling on the trails
Her 2019 World Championship
Her entrepreneurial journey
Her mixed feelings on social media
Moving back to UT and the significance of her home state
Her GTWS debut
Her upcoming wedding and her fiance's retirement from pro skiing
Her expected 2024 racing schedule
A lot more!

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Sponsors:

Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition
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Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Hannah Allgood & Ryan Thrower | Transvulcania & Tillamook Burn Recap May 17, 2024

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This week is a special episode and new format on the podcast. Our guests are Hannah Allgood, pro athlete and coach, and Ryan Thrower, Freetrail Co-Founder and Creative Director. In addition to being a great friend, Hannah coaches both Ryan and I in our athletic goals. Coincidentally we all raced last weekend and we all had great days, so we decided to jump on the pod and record an episode about it.

Topics included:

Hannah's personal and athletic background
Her personal transformation and path to coaching
The importance of emotional health for performance
Hannah's friendship with Ryan
Trail Running Radio
Her race at Transvulcania
Recent epiphanies from sport psychology
Ryan's race at Tillmook Burn 50 miler
Coaching Ryan towards Western States
My race at Tillmook Burn 20 miler
What's next for Hannah's racing career

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Sponsors:

Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition
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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy: Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Announcing TrailCon May 16, 2024

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Today's episode is an announcement of TrailCon, a brand new industry conference for the sport of trail running. TrailCon will launch on June 26th, the Wednesday in between Broken Arrow and Western States, for an afternoon of conversation about the present and future of our sport with some of the leading voices and stakeholders in the industry. My guests today are my co-founders in the event -- Brendan Madigan, Owner of Alpenglow Sports and Broken Arrow RD, and Doug Emslie, a 30-year events industry leader.

In today's episode we talk about the vision and purpose of the event and then unpack the content of the panels we'll host.

A brief summary of TrailCon:

2:30-3:00pm - Registration & Coffee
3:00-3:30pm - Events Panel
3:30-4:00pm - Media Panel
4:00-4:30pm - Brands & Athletes Panel
4:30-5:00pm - Trail Retail Panel
5:00-7:00pm - 100 Mile Happy Hour & Networking Event

TrailCon is FREE and open to the public. Visit trailconference.com to register.

Corrine Malcolm | Mid-Season Trail News & Commentary May 08, 2024

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Corrine Malcolm is pro athlete, Trail Society podcast co-host, and Freetrail Editor-in-Chief. She joins this week to talk through some of the news and race results that have occurred recently in trail running. Some topics we discuss:

Our respective upcoming races this weekend
Katie Schide & Courtney Dauwalter's recent historic performances
The conclusion of the 2024 Golden Ticket chase
The Golden Trail World Series season debut in Asia
Trail running in the Olympics
Madeira Island Ultra Trail results
Live reactions to Cocodona 250
Transvulcania preview
Mid-season TROY watchlist

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Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition
Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear
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Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition
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Chris Myers | Black Canyon 100k, Gorge Waterfalls 50k, & Western States Training May 02, 2024

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Chris Myers is a professional trail runner living in Boulder, CO. He is also a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry, working on movies, TV, and streaming media. This year, Chris finished 3rd at the Black Canyon 100k, earning a Golden Ticket to Western States. He then won and set the course record at the Gorge Waterfalls 50k. Chris is among the new class of young pros changing the game in trail running and this is his first appearance on the podcast.

Topics discussed:

Artistic background and influences
Art for work vs. art for recreation
The state of the entertainment industry
Growing up in Southern California
Moving to Boulder
Training under coach David Roche
Being an underdog
Dealing with nervousness
Black Canyon 100k performance and the duel with Jupiter Carera Casas
Gorge Waterfalls 50k victory
Crewing for Makai Clemons at Canyons 100k
Goals and training for Western States
A lot more!

Sponsors:

Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition
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Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

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Trailgating | Canyons Post-Race Show with Katie Schide, Rod Farvard, & Drew Holmen Apr 28, 2024

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This is Freetrail's 2024 Canyons instant reactions race recap show after Canyons by UTMB.

Our hosts today are Dylan Bowman, Paddy O'Leary, and David Lam Guests: Katie Schide, Rod Farvard, Drew Holmen, Kim Gaylord, & Topher Gaylord

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Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-experts/

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Trailgating | Fantasy Prediction Show Apr 26, 2024

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This is Freetrail's 2024 Canyons prediction show. Four Golden Ticket to the Western States 100 are on the line in a very competitive 100k race. We will also preview the talent-packed 50k. Our hosts today are Dylan Bowman, Hayden Hawks, and David Lam.

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