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Western States 2015: Jason Green Interview Jun 09, 2015

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Meet Jason Green. Jason’s an Atlanta native who runs the Yeti Trail Running Group and will be making his way to Squaw Valley to run his first Western States. This, after four unsuccessful years of lotteries. Let’s find out how he’s preparing and what he’s expecting to go down in …

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Jared Burdick Interview Jun 05, 2015

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Meet Jared Burdick. We went into this interview knowing very, very little about Jared, other than that he’d just finished 2nd place at Cayuga Trails 50M championship in New York. We’d heard that it was his first ultra, and that he had some decent times on the road. But …

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Rachel Bell Kelley Interview May 28, 2015

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Rachel Bell Kelley was born with a backwards foot, but started running as a kid and hasn’t stopped. She chooses ultras that scare her and take her out of her comfort zone and it seems to be working! Rachel runs with the Trail Heads running club in North Carolina where she’s …

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IAU Trail World Championships Preview w Krissy Moehl and Alex Varner May 26, 2015

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Slipping on a racing singlet with USA emblazoned across the front is a big deal, and this weekend, eight MUT runners from this country will toe the line at the 85km IAU Trail World Championships in Annecy, France. I chatted with two of our best – Krissy Moehl and Alex Varner …

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Bob Shebest Interview May 22, 2015

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Bob Shebest is having a pretty remarkable 12 months, and it’s setting up to only get better. He’s not a spring-chicken-living-in-his-truck type of guy…Bob is a middle school teacher who qualifies as a masters runner, but who’s won his share of hundreds and has really found his stride. Ethan and I …

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Western States President John Trent Interview May 05, 2015

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Sarah and I sat down with Western States Endurance Run President John Trent to get his take on the MUT world, Western States in particular, and what we should expect in the future. John’s got a great story about how he got into ultrarunning, what the WS Board is chartered …

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Travis Macy – The Ultra Mindset Apr 30, 2015

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Sarah and I sit down with The Ultra Mindset – An Endurance Champion’s 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life (Lifelong Books) author Travis Macy to learn how we can apply what we know as ultrarunners to our every day lives. Though Travis is an experienced endurance athlete and …

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Ben Gibbard Interview Apr 23, 2015

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Many of you know Ben Gibbard as the lead singer/songwriter for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, but it turns out, he’s just as big of an ultrarunning geek as the rest of us. When most of us talk about our records, Ben has to clarify which he’s referring …

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Devon Yanko Interview Apr 16, 2015

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Scotty and I spoke with Devon Yanko (then Crosby-Helms) a few years ago after she ran her Olympic qualifier for the marathon, but she’s been busy opening a bakery for the past few years and has stayed away from the ultra circuit. She’s back. After a recent 7th place finish …

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Lindsay Tollefson and Jim Walmsley pre Lake Sonoma Interviews Apr 09, 2015

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Ooooeeee! This is going to be a fun weekend at Lake Sonoma! Both Lindsay and Jim have limited trail racing experience, but each are ready to shake up the front of the pack. Lindsay Tollefsen is running her first fifty miler–only her second ultra–and has confidence from Way Too Cool …

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