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Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running — 304 episodes

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Western States Wants to Protect, UTMB Wants to Grow

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Why Western States is America's Most Important Race | More than a Run

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Why Trail Running Hides Competition

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What Happens When Running Becomes Your Job? | Jacob Puzey

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The Race That Makes Trail Running Real

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What SATISFY Reveals About Trail Running

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Can Trail Running Stay Human?

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Can Trail Running Handle Growth?

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Why Ultrarunners Keep Going When Their Body Says Stop | Matt Johnson

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How People Become Ultrarunners (No Clear Path)

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The Problem With Professional Trail and Ultra Running

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Why Running Changes You (It’s Not Just Fitness) with Raz Rauf

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A Risk Most Running Brands Wouldn’t Take

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Ultra Running Exposes Who You Really Are (wtih Mike Kratzer)

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Why People Run 100 Miles (with Billy Yang)

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Why Trail Running Feels Like Skateboarding but Isn't

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How Do You Rebuild a Life? Tommie Runz on Sobriety, Loss, and Running

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Is Ultrarunning Losing Its Charm?

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Is Ultrarunning Changing? Dirtbag Culture vs Luxury Running Brands

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44 Running Shoes Tested Over 6,000 Miles | Honest Verdicts

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10 Things I Love About Trail Running Right Now (Spring 2026)

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How Ciele Athletics Built a Running Movement

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What It Takes to Break Records in Ultrarunning

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Ultra Running Nutrition: An Elite Coach Reframes Fueling

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Balancing Training, Work, and Ultrarunning at the Elite Level

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Francesco Puppi | Black Canyon and Running in America

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Trail Running Culture: Alex Zono on Dirtbag Ultras and Design

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Why Running Is Becoming Part of Fashion Culture

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Running Industry: Why Trail Runners Should Be Paying Attention

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Ultra Running Influencers: The Love–Hate Reality

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How Laz Lake Changed (and Preserves) Ultrarunning

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Inside the Barkley Marathons with Laz Lake

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What Barkley Marathons Reveals About Ultrarunning

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Ultra Running with Dean Karnazes: Simplicity, Letterman and Legacy

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Scott Jurek | Has Ultra Running Become Too Polished?

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The Speed Project: The Underground Race Changing Running

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The End of the Beginning for Borderlands Trail Running

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300 Miles at 22 Weeks Pregnant: Allie Gibbons' Speed Project Atacama Story

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For DIE HARD Trail Running Shoe Fans

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Trail Runner-ish, Light the World through Running, & The Next Great French Running Brand

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Was I Right About SATISFY? Aravaipa? | a Recap of 2025 Predictions

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Running Recovery Slides & The Big Lebowski w/ Inky Steve

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Endurance is Punk Rock with Mike Herrera of MxPx

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What Happens When You Stop Using Strava?

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Who is the Alex Honnold of Trail Running? with James Lauriello.

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Ryan Becker on the Changing Landscape of Pro Running

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Mount to Coast: Inside the Trail Running Shoe Brand

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Running Gave Ian Morgan Life, Took It Away, and Gave it Back Again

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40,000 Kids in East African Run Clubs

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Growing the Heart of Trail Running | Borderlands Family Meeting

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Jason Schlarb, Elite Runner and Norda Team Manager

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Rocky Raccoon 100 | Where Roots Come Alive [trail icons: Texas]

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Caleb Bowen & Javelina Jundred | Revenge After a 14:20 Finish Last Year

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Careth Arnold & Javelina Jundred | 2025 Wins at TDS, Twisted Fork, and Hurricane 100k

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Sage Canaday & Javelina Jundred | Two Ultrarunning Legends

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Can You Beat Mount to Coast H1s for the Price?

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What did Hans Troyer Say? Matt Johnson, Ultrarunning Hallucinations, Lesser Knowns, + More | Hyperlyte Hotline

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From Scrubbing Toilets to Running Ultras: Biel

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Taking Nolan's 14 FKT Back from Francois D'Haene

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Running Insight from Matt Johnson, Dylan Bowman, and Candice Burt

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Patrick Stangbye talks Portal, Big Mountain Running, and Beating Zach Miller's Split

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Finish in a Good Place | UNNA and the Heart of Running

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Elite Ultrarunning Nutritionist Shares Race-Winning Secrets

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TheROCKER by Satisfy is Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

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For the Trail Running Geeks Out There | Pro & Lesser Knowns | + Listener calls

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theMAMMOTH 200 + Jimmy Elam, the Chico State Legend

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The Unbelievable Winning Streak of Rachel Entrekin | theMAMMOTH 200

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Max Jolliffe on theMAMMOTH 200, Satisfy Running Team, and more.

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Tim Tollefson + Hilary Yang | theMAMMOTH 200

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Taylor Spike | Long Trail Running Veteran

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Joe Corcione | The Power of Belief: Achieving the Impossible in Ultra Running

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Bandera | No Whiners, Wimps, or Wusses [trail icons: Texas]

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This Week in Trail Running

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Dead Last at Wasatch 100

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Managing Sleep, Nutrition, + Overcoming Alcohol Addiction | Abraham Bejil + Edgar Lazoya

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Doug Mayer | Tor des Géants, Run the Alps, + the Race that Changed Running

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Mike Kratzer + Tom Reynolds | Two souls of endurance running UTMB and The Speed Project

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Emily Hawgood | UTMB 2025

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Dan Green | UTMB 2025 [CCC]

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Hannah Allgood | UTMB 2025 [OCC]

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Jason Schlarb | UTMB 2025

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Abel Recknold | UTMB 2025 [CRAFT team manager]

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Lotti Brinks | UTMB 2025 [CCC]

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Allison Baca | UTMB 2025 [CCC]

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Hayden Hawks | UTMB 2025

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Building Mental Strength for Ultrarunning Performance [Full Price Athlete]

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2025 UTMB: Deepest Field of All Time? + Leadville 100 Recap

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UTMB Addresses Our Travel Fee/Carbon Fee Concerns

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Explained: Big Mountain Running Nutrition for 50k to 250 Miles

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Wolfie's World, Patrick Stangbye x Zara, UTMB's Carbon Fee Response

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Training, Challenges, Setbacks: Countdown to Moab 240 [Full Price Athlete]

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UTMB: Great But Facing Critical Challenges | Bad Runners Take

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Borderlands Explained | a Brave New Running World

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Transformed by Running [Wolfie's World]

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The Pacer Debate: Should We Allow Pacers at 100 Milers?

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Ultrarunners Pay Full Price, Nothing's Free [Full Price Runner]

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The Hardrock 100: A Run not a Race? It's a Race. And a Run. [Bad Runners Take]

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What's Special About Hardrock 100? Hyperlyte Hotline, Outrider Running League, Dan Green/Max Jolliffe/Wolfie Run [Bad Runners Take]

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Paris Fashion Week + Run Culture - what's the connection? + PFW Recap

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Post Game Show: Western States 100 - What Will We Remember About 2025 10 Years from Now?

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Who is Going to Win? Pre Western States Race Coverage: Bad Runners Take

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Matt Daniels: 10 Minutes with The Nolan Ryan of Trail Running | Pre Western States Commentary

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Jeff Browning: 10 Minutes with the Great Bronco Billy | Pre Western States 2025

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Ryan Montgomery: 10 Minutes with a Legend in the Making | Pre Western States 2025

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Paris Fashion Week is for Runners

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Chris Severson: 10 Minutes with a non-elite running Western States | pre Western States

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Emily Hawgood: Ten Minutes with Zimbabwe's Finest Ultrarunner | Pre Western States 100

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Hans Troyer: 10 Minutes with the Kid himself | Pre Western States 100

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Dan Green: 10 Minutes with the Silver Bullet | Pre Western States 100

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Hans Troyer/The Kid, WSER Hype, Pure Running at Paris Fashion Week [Bad Runners Take]

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Feed Your Running Dream [Wolfie's World]

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Is Norda 001 the Air Max 1 of running? + Mallrats [Inky Steve]

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Lydia Oldham | 650km Projecto Portugal, Solo TSP, and How to Savor Big Accomplishments

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From 50 Miles to Moab 240 with Kade Wilcox

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Made Men vs the Associates, Haves vs Have Nots, Established vs Disruptors, WSER 2025 Narratives [Wolfie's World]

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Will Western States Records Fall in 2025? [States Debates]

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[Bad Runners Take] Max Jolliffe/Trail Earnhardt, BPN's Backyard, a Dirtbag Race, WSER Hype

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[Wolfie's World] Present Challenges Create Your Future Self

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Lindsay Dakota | Founder of Naked Sports Innovations

120

Speedland, Vans, + High Fidelity: Trail Running Shoes x Sneaker Culture

121

Fair vs Just, the Purpose of Discipline, and Legendary DQs [Wolfie's World]

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Made Men vs. Associates: Western States 100 2025

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[WEEKEND EDITION] Hayden Hawks is out of WSER. Why? What about UTMB? [Wolfie's World]

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The Race Director Hustle: what do they do?

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What is the Ultimate Why? [Wolfie's World]

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THE 100 MILE DISRUPTOR: Bad Runners Take

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Born to Run author, Chris McDougall - Caballo Blanco, Barefoot Ted, and the Rest of the Gang.

128

Wolfie's World: Pressure of Racing, Gym Bro Ultrarunners, + Balancing Ego

129

Bad Runners Take - Cocodona 250 Coverage, Hardrock Gatekeeping, WSER: Mademen vs. the Rest

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10 Ultramarathons I want to Run RIGHT NOW

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Karl Speedgoat Meltzer Joins the STATES DEBATES: Nike vs. Hoka

132

Big Mountain Trail Running Shoes: Arc'Teryx, La Sportiva, Rossignol

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Cocodona Rivalry: Finn Melanson vs Max Jolliffe [Wolfie's World x Bad Runners Take]

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DFL Before DNF, How to Keep Going, Zion 100 miler

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Facing Darkness: The Psychology of Ultrarunning + the Goggins Effect [Wolfie's World]

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English Ultrarunning with Inky Steve

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[Soar Running] Serendipity in Running + Design

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Trail Running is Supposed to Be Messy [Wolfie's World]

139

Running, Self-Actualization, & Toxic Masculinity

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Pre-Race Nutrition for Ultramarathons

141

Preparing to Run Further than Ever (+ the price)

142

Every Runner's Journey is Valid and Inspiring [Wolfie's World]

143

Trail Running for All: Past the Gates, Into the Wild

144

From Baseball to Ultrarunning, Maurten Sponsors Hardrock [Wolfie's World]

145

Bad Takes on Trail Running Current Events: Cam Hanes + Courtney, Max to BPN, AZ Monster vs Cocodona

146

Borderlands: 3 Year Anniversary

147

Chianti: the Race We Wanted + Needed [Wolfie's World]

148

The Running Shoe Revolution You May Not Know About

149

Is Jurek or Walmsley the Male GOAT of WSER? AJW + Wolfie: STATES DEBATES 2.0.

150

Nike Trail Running: the Big Bad Wolf or Best of the Best?

151

Buy/Sell: David Roche, Portal, the Speed Project, Self-Expression in Nutrition, Walmsley x UTMB

152

What are the Effects of Marijuana + Alcohol on Running?

153

Reflections on the First 'States Debate' [Wolfie's World]

154

Wind + Fire at Oklahoma Ultra, French Ultra Kit Requirements, & Training for 100+ Milers

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Is Western States Vulnerable to a New Premier American Trail Race? [States Debates]

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Training, Recovery, Nutrition, and Hydration: Trail Runner Juggling [Wolfie's World]

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How Many TRAIL RUNNERS Are There?

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How to Actually Finish an Ultra Marathon

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JIM WALMSLEY IS BACK [Wolfie's World *911*]

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[Wolfie’s World] The Greatest Era of Running | Running as Performance Art

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The Heart of Trail Running [Vision Update]

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FIVE Mobile Apps for Runners (not Called STRAVA)

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[Wolfie’s World] Running Gear: Performance or Persona?

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The Trail Running League is Happening

165

Running Nutrition: What you ACTUALLY need

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[Wolfie’s World] Failure at Jackpot 100

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[Wolfie's World] Are We Overthinking Running? + the Joy of Crewing

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Altra and Topo Athletic: Wildly Similar/Different Shoes

169

Nutrition Myths for Ultra Runners

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Has Western States Peaked as the Premier American Ultramarathon? [Wolfie's World]

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Impressions of Norda: Obsessed with Excellence and Hospitality

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Fast Nutrition Tips for Ultra Runners with Elite Runner and Nutritionist

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Wolfie's World | No Prize Money for Golden Tickets? + Black Canyon 100k Preview

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New Trail Running League + Angermund Reaction | Bad Runners Take

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Billy Yang | An Interview with the Best Running Filmmaker

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[Wolfie's World] 'Clean Sport' is an Illusion in Trail Running.

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Mike Kratzer Runs Paris, solo TPS, Fashion Week + Running...why?

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Increase Race Entry Fees, Swag Bags, Belt Buckles, + Listener Calls

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[Wolfie's World] Running Discipline is Freedom, about Taylor Spike - a Trail Testimony

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How to Keep Running When You Want to Quit, Late Race Survival.

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Are We Paying too Much for Ultramarathons? How Did Laz Lake Become an Icon? Listener Calls.

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[Wolfie's World] Why Trail Runner of the Year Misses the Mark.

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Training for Success in Your A Race: Strategies for Ultra Races

184

Why Print Media is Making a Comeback with Simon Freeman, Like the Wind Magazine

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[Wolfie's World] Why Satisfy's Response to Nike was Uninspiring.

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2025 Buy/Sell: Satisfy Running, Cocodona 250, Ketones, Nike, UTMB, Here for the Women's Race: Bad Runners Take

187

Rethinking the Running Community (and why it matters): the Future of Borderlands

188

Trail Running Brotherhood: Wolfie's World

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Best Trail Running Shoes and a peek at 2025

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Think Speed to Run Faster: Wolfie's World

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Jasmin Paris at Barkley Marathons, no name UTMB winner, Cirque Series, and Sörmlands

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The Secret to Ultra Running: Unshakeable Confidence [Wolfie's World]

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Trail Shoe Therapy, help me (and you) find the right shoe

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Steve Prefontaine meets Anthony Bourdain: Wolfie's World of Running

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Community over Competition, Self-expression over Performance, Training over Racing

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Why We Run: The Misunderstood Motivations of Trail Runners

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Unlocking the Secrets of Speed & Endurance Training with Floris Gierman

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Why Trail Running is the Ultimate Holiday Escape

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Why the Trail Running Shoe Industry Is Exploding Right Now

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The Unexpected Joy of Urban Running

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The Problem with Ambassador Culture in the Running Community: BAD RUNNERS TAKE

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Storytelling in Running with Matt Trappe

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BAD RUNNERS TAKE: Breaking Down DNF Culture: Why We Need to Celebrate Our Miles.

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Music Inspired by Trail Running Suffering

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[MUSIC] Suffering and surviving an ultratrail race, EPISODE 100

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HOKA Revolution: How a Brand Changed Trail Running Forever

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200-Milers: the New Frontier or a Distraction?

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The Best Races Under 10 miles: Cirque Series founder Julian Carr

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Two running empires, Adidas vs Puma. The famliy feud + the current trail shoe portfolio.

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Matt Johnson's Run Across Texas + Sally McRae's Mammoth Project

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Billy Yang's Question, Javalina Jundred's HEAT, How do We Build Bigger Hype for Golden Tickets?

212

The New Satisfy Running Shoe, Jean-Marc Djian, and Desert Ultrarunning

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Do I Have Trail Running Credibility?

214

Why Brooks Running Shoes Still Fly Under the Radar

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The 215 Mile "Race Across Scotland"

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Golden Trail World Series Explained: The Trail Running Competition I Missed

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Running Into Midlife: Nico's First Ultra at 52 and emotions running on former East German land.

218

Trail Running’s Most Underrated Brand Right Now | The North Face

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How to Finish Leadville 100: Belief + Disbelief at Altitude

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It's Javelina Jundred Season. the Burningman of Ultra Trail Running

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Finding Peace of Mind in Ultrarunning with War Photographer Jacob Zockerman

222

Why Can't We Compare Courtney + Katie? Who is the GOAT? Where Did All the Rock Stars Go? Bad Runners Take.

223

Trail Running Gear: Salomon’s Legacy and Evolution

224

Where is the Trail Running Capital of North America?

225

The only running brand I see in Copenhagen? with SAYSKY Founder Lars Pedersen

226

Why Didn’t the Salt Lake foothills have a proper ultra?

227

What Happened to Leadville 100, Badwater 135, + Dean Karnazes? Remember the Titans.

228

Is Wasatch 100 the Best 100 Miler in the World? Did UTMB live up to the hype? 3 more things that inspire me.

229

UTMB Week 2024 • Is Trail Running ready for super fandom? UTMB doubled prize money; is that enough? Bad Runners Take.

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A flow state not available to trail runners with Jacob Puzey

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What do Race Directors do? The Jonas Vingagaard of Trail. The Spirit of Running transcends Borders.

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Is there room for more trail runners? with Randi Zuckerberg

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The Myth of Trail Running, the Origin of the 'DNF Before DNF' documentary, and How to Keep Going When the Finish Line is Torn Down.

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Is Borderlands Improving Trail Running? What is Believe in the Run doing at Ultratrail Events?

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Is West Coast or East Coast Trail Running better? The Hellbender 100 with MidPacker Pod's Troy Meadows

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Is Buffalo 100 one of the great American Ultramarathons? with Ben Sorenson

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Bad Runners Take | Can the Trail Running Industry Afford to Sponsor Athletes? Did Hayden Hawks Say the Right Thing?

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How to finish 100 miles. Trail Grit Serial Podcast 4 of 4

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A Wise Runner has many Counselors. Trail Grit Serial Podcast 3 of 4

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Bad Runner's Take: Is the trail running too young to be a spectator sport? Is a profitable volunteer-ran race the way to go?

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Why Do I Find Hope in Ultra Running? Trail Grit Serial Podcast 2 of 4

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How Do I Go From DNFs to Belt Buckles? Trail Grit Serial Podcast 1 of 4

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the life of PATH Projects with co-founders Brian and Scott

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A Bad Runners Take | UTMB + Gary Robbins, Hardrock storylines, death in the family

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Japanese take on American Trail, 100 Miles 100 Times, Caveman Instincts

246

A Bad Runner's Take on Western States | American River Baptism, Doing the Expected, the Problem with Golden Hour

247

Go Run with Me + Scott Hickenlooper + the Hurt 100

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Western States is For Midpackers

249

Why does Mammoth Trailfest Sell Out

250

Only Three Finishers at Devil's Gulch 100

251

Ultramarathon Suffering on Video

252

The Brutal Last Mile of High Lonesome 100

253

Scout Mountain is the Best Community in Ultrarunning

254

A Heritage American Ultra Race | Palo Duro Trail Run

255

A Hurricane at Mozart 100 2024

256

Marathon des Sables with Meghan Hicks of iRunFar

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Emma's Race Looked Over at Mile 74, She Finished

258

The Fastest Growing Non-UTMB Ultra in Europe, The Sormlands 100

259

The Surprising Beauty of the No Business 100 Miler

260

Zion Ultras is the Greatest Desert Race in the World

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The flat and fast YETI 100 w Jason Atnip

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Cheese and meat UTMB Aid Stations

263

Cocadona Race + Course intel with Joe Corcione

264

Death March Run Co is killing it right now.

265

Tailwind Nutrition is nourishing runners all over the world

266

Satisfy Running Co-founder, Brice Partouche

267

Speedland Co-founder, Dave Dombrow

268

Shit in the Woods captures the best Ultrarunning Moments

269

I just finished a 100 miler after DNFing 8 times.

270

100 Mile Race Day, Aid Station, + Nutrition Strategies

271

Enduring Hard Races: Lessons from Late Race Survivors

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Willie Nelson’s Harmonica Player, Mickey Raphael

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Final Prep for Zion 100 Miler

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Mental Performance Tips for 100 Milers

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MxPx frontman on Endurance + Life | Mike Herrera

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028 • Ultrarunning Grandslammers | Landy + Kaden Coleman

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027 • Casey Brady | How to know your body is ok to keep going mid-race

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026 • Devon Yanko | 6 Days in the Desert going FURTHER

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025 • Jameel Gaskins | First Time Trail Runner

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024 • Chris McDougall | Born to Run author

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023 • Alex Horn | Evolutionary Biologist + C17 Pilot + DoD + Ultrarunner

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Ryan Mansell | Army Special Forces and Ultrarunner

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021 • Philip Speer | Comedor Restaurant + Comedor Run Club

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Hal Koerner Inspired a Generation of Trail Runners

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Break through the Deep Desire to Quit MidRace

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Quitting Cannot Be an Option in An Ultra

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206 consecutive 100+ mile weeks and you can too.

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The Intersection of Reading and Running: Insights from Colby Sharp

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From Pro Tennis Player to Ultra Runner with Alex Mueller

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Ultrarunning + Skateboarding + Hot Sauce with Brian Ambs

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Be a specialist at running 200 milers with Michael McKnight

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Michael Versteeg on Satisfy, Saddles, + Cocadona

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Surviving the Grindstone 100 Miler with Troy Meadows

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How did Tommy Green Run Across Utah (and why?!)?

295

TaMar's Tips on Running Mechanics

296

Candice Burt's Tips on Surving Long Endurance Runs

297

"I got 976th place, I told you I'm the best" with hybrid ultramarathoner Matthew Johnson

298

Elite Runner's Advice on Pushing Through Ultramarathons with Anthony Costales

299

Survivng the Wasatch 100 & Bear 100 Ultramarathons back to back

300

100 Mile Ultramarathon Nutrition Tips

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Dylan Bowman's Advice for 100 Milers | Freetrail Co-founder

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From DNF to Finish: Insights from Jeremy Cox

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How to Survive the Tahoe 200-Mile Trail Race with Elsa Jaworski

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