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The Midpacker Podcast — 137 episodes

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MidPacker Pod - Field Notes 04 | Western States Takeaways, Entrepreneur Life, & Chasing the Right Goals

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#120 Tim Tollefson | Betting on Yourself, Building Mammoth Trail Fest, & The Courage to Reinvent

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#119 Sara Duncan | First 100 Miler Lessons, Building Community, & Refusing To Quit

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#118 Troy Meadows & Julio Palma | Hellbender 100, Battling the DNF Demons, & Through Endurance We Conquer

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#117 Matt Van Dalsem | Community, Perspective, & More On The Fragility of Life

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#116 Ryan Thrower | Curiosity, Creativity, & The Fragility of Life

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MidPacker Pod Field Notes – EP 03 | 3 Weeks to Hellbender: Training Around a Wedding, Leasons Form the Training Camp, & Troy's Heat Acclamation Protocol

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#115 Jordan Battaglia | Building PlayOn, Strength for Longevity, and Staying Injury Free

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#114 Stevie Smith | Fueling for your next Ultra, Betting on Yourself & Building an Endurance Nutrition Coaching Business

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#113 Dr Jeff Hammond | Cocodona Dreams, Foot Health, Plantar Fasciitis, Injury Lessons, & Chasing Big Goals

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#112 Cody Taylor | From Touring Drummer to FKT Machine, Reinvention, & Unsupported Adventures

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#111 Christi Thompson | From Burnout to Breakthrough, Timed Ultras, and Stretch Lab

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#110 Jessica Loudermilk | Black Canyon 100K, Having an Adventure Mindset, & Her Burrito League Experience

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MidPacker Pod Field Notes – Ep 002 | 9 Weeks to Hellbender: Finishing the Tempo Block and Starting the Endurance Phase

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#109 Carrie Baris | RD of the Hellbender 100, President of the Run 828 Foundation, Ride and Tie, & Healing Through Service

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#108 Kirk Cherep |Building Trail Blaze Running, Trail Golf, & Building Trail Community in the Midwest

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#107 Melissa Londry | Building Safe Trail Communities, Running 240 Miles, & Doing It All with Heart

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#106 Kayla Fitzgerald | Building Palmetto Ultras, Fueling the Dream, & The Barkley Fall Classic,

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MidPacker Pod Field Notes – Ep 001 | Reset to Rise: VO2 Max, Intentional Rest & the Road to Hellbender

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Trailing Indicators 09 | Year-End Reflections & Big 2026 Goals

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#105 Angie Lake | Re-finding the Joy of Running, Wild Women Trail Runs, & Listening to Your Body

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#104 Miranda Williamson | Negative Splitting High Lonesome, RunCations, & Building Your Own Run Community

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#103 Malcolm Pascotti | Can't Buy Cool Studios, The Anti-Hustle Philosophy, & Taking Big Beets on Yourself

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#102 Jon Eisen | Navigating Barkley, Finding Your Why, & Bushwhacking Your Way To Your Dreams

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#101 Erica Rupp | Herbal Remedies for Trail Runners, Supporting Your Race Director Partner, Finding Belonging in the Ultra Community

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#100 Lazarus Lake | The Barkley Blueprint, Backyard Ultras, Embracing the Edge, & Why Comfort’s the Enemy

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#99 Dreama Walton | Motherhood, Trail Camps For Kids, & Building Dream Adventures

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#98 Jared Beasley | The Endurance Artist, Barkley’s Secrets, & Running Toward the Story

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Trailing Indicators 08 | Have 200’s Hit the Tipping Point & How Do you Track Your Training

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#97 Troy Meadows with Guest Host Jon Eisen | Dark Divide, First DNF, & Failing Forward

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#96 Emory Atterberry | Running Leadville, The HyperLyte Crew Doing Hard Things, & That New New Product Drop

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#95 Jeff Waldmuller | Musician, Prosthetist, Para-Athlete, and Leadville Dreamer

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#94: Ashley “Nelly” Nelson | Flyathlons, Boulder Collective, & Running with Purpose

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#93 Richard Abernathy | Dirty Wolf Racing, Creative Race Design, & Building Community on the Trails

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#92 Jenny Maier | SFRC Origins, Trail Running Generations, Finding Your Passions & Giving Back Through Community

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#91 Phil Cutti | Ripple Beer Project, Headlands 50K, & From Stanford Physiology to Ultras

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#90 Emily Holland | Trail Running, Storytelling, and Building Community Through Creative Work

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#89 Rini Sugianto | Western States Golden Hour Finish, Crafting a Mountain Life, & Just Say Yes

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#88 Ann Ongena | A Golden Hour Hardrock Finish, Starting Late, & Running with Heart

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#87 Julio Palma | Hope on the Hardrock Wait-List, Grit in the San Juans, & The Gift That is the Ultrarunning Community

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#86 Michael Sugianto | Life Design, Following Your Passions, & Finding Trail Running

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#85 Lindsey Dwyer | Full-Time Teacher, Cocodona 250 Podium & Running Through Adversity

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#84 Adam Kimble | Pushing Limits, Legacy & the California Biodiversity Project

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A History of Western States w/ Tim Twietmeyer & Andy “AJW” Jones-Wilkins

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#83 Emory and Jeremy | Building Hyperlyte, Finding The Kid, & Running Every Step Of The Bear 100 Together

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#82 Randi Zuckerberg | From Postpartum to Cocodona, Well-Lopsided Balance & Reclaiming Your Story Through Ultrarunning

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#81 Dr. Jeff Hammond | Footcare For Ultrarunners, Pacing &Chasing Cocodona

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#80 Matt McDaniel | Talking Coffee, Building Cooperative Coffee Roasters, & Being Faster As A Master

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#79 Pete Ripmaster | The Iditarod, Owl Run 100s, & Running with Purpose

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#78 Adam Popp | From Learning How To Walk Again to Running Western States, Mental Mastery, & Redefining Limits

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#77 Mike Ambrose | Growing In The Trail Running Industry, Mentorship in Motion, & Pacing the GOAT

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#76 Sam Pate | Building Bear Butt Wipes, Trail Dad Life, & Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit

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#75 Deanna Doane | Florida Trail FKT, Run Bum Races, & Trail Stewardship

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Trailing Indicators 07 | Big Alta recap, Tapering for Gorge Waterfalls, and Ramping up training for your Ultra A goals

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#74 Josh Ross | Running Through Adversity, Embracing the Wild, & The Power of Storytelling

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#73 Wes Plate | Cocodona 250, Arizona Monster 300, & Running 550 Miles In A Month

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#72 Lauren Beihoffer | Balancing Motherhood, Coaching & Ultra-Endurance

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#71 Adam Copeland | Building Tantrums, Get Out Of Your Head, & Taking The Unconventional Path

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#70 Sarah Scozzaro | The Power of Strength Training, Resilience, & Toe Yoga

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#69 Jason Hardrath | Talking FKTs, SpeedMo, And The Art Of Reinvention

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#68 Dirk Friel | Building Training Peaks, Optimizing Your Training & A Life Of Endurance

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#67 Andy Glaze | Finding Joy in Movement, Mental Toughness, & Running 100-Mile Weeks

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Trailing Indicators 06 | Winter Running, Annual Goals, & Catching Up With Corinne, Matt, & Troy

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#66 Zoë Rom & Kylee Van Horn | Your Diet Sucks, Tackling Pseudoscience in Ultrarunning, Troy's Supplement Review

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#65 Adam Lee | Community Trail Running, The Trail Running Film Fest, Jumping Feet First Into Small Town Mountain Life

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Mali Noyes 64 | Free Skiing, Ultra Running, Building Your Personal Brand, & The Mali Channel

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#63 Gary Saxton | 100 Marathons after 50: A Runner's Journey of Discovery, Performance and Growth.

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#62 Mick Sullivan | Great Grand Masters UTMB Champion, Running Ultras in your 60's, & Living An Enduring Life

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#61 Ian Morgan | Making Radical Changes, Life Design, & Appreciating The Journey

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#60 Brandon Thrower | Old Fort Strong Endurance Fest, Tanawha Adventures, Building Ultra Community In The WNC

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Trailing Indicators 005 | Troy & MVD Run The California Fall Classic, Corinne Crushes the Javelina 100, Troys Musing On His Live Stream Experience.

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#59 John Kelly | Giving Back With Action , WNC Strong, & The Helene Aftermath

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#58 Stephen Parker | There Is No Finish, The Backyard Ultra Story

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#57 Kate Arsenault | Building Rnnr, Creating True Fans, Javelina 2024 Activation

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#56 Simon Guérard | Cocodona, Tor De Géants, & Loving The 100 Mile Distance

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#55 Checking in with Troy | Helenes Impact on Western North Carolina, Running Lake Sonoma 100k, & Joining the Javelina Live Stream

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Trailing Indicators 004 | UTMB Banter, Headlands 27k Banter, The Value of Having a Coach, Favorite Workout, Pole Techniques

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#54 Kelly Newlon | RAD Boulder, Life Design, and Helping Athletes Know Their Worth

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#53 Rachael Norfleet | The New Director of Partnerships at Aravaipa, Running Fast While Balancing Family, & Living A Beautiful Life

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#52 Sarah Bergeron Larouche | Going All In On Trails, Running Postpartum, & Norda 665 Fam

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#51 Skip Brand | Founding HRC, Growing the Lake Sonoma Race Series, & Building Community

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#50 Elliot Matson | Becoming a FOLK LORD, Creative Pursuits, & Embracing Community

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#49 Travis Loncar & Troy Meadows | Laurel Highlands Ultra A Beast Coast Classic in Rocksylvania

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Trailing Indicators 003 | WSER Banter, Heat Adaptation Protocols, To Pole or Not to Pole, & What's In Your Earbuds

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#48 Victor Ballesteros | Victory Bags, Tamalpa Headlands 50k, Trails In Motion Film Tour

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#47 Michele Bousquet | Finishing Her First 100 Miler, Working Through Trauma On The Trails, & Shepherding The Culture At Strava

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003 Revisiting Unbreakable with Dylan Bowman - Inspiring The Next Generation

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002 Revisiting Unbreakable with Hal Koerner - The Runners Perspective

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001 Revisiting Unbreakable with JB Benna - The Origin Story

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#46 Teresa Bowser & Troy Meadows | Quest For The Crest, Running In Western NC, & Exploring The Blue Ridge

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#45 Dylan Bowman | A Chance Meeting On Cal St, Building Freetrail, & Those Finish Line Feels With Your Son In Your Arms.

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#44 Bethany Taylor | Empowering Women In The Outdoors, Iron Soul Trailblazers, & Building A Business Through Your Passions

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#43 Jacky Hunt-Broersma | Surviving Cancer, Finding the Trails, & Run Streaking

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42 Jen Laughlin | Building Community, Tushers 100k, & Running During Perimenopause

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41 Troy X MVD | Freetrail Memorial Day FundRaiser, Promise Land 50k, Troy's First Ultra of 2024

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Chris Morrison | Being a Stay at Home Father, Creating Relatable Content, & Unintentionally Becoming An Advocate

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Trailing Indicators 002 | Setting Race Day Goals, Race Day Nutrition, & What Do You Have In Your Drop Bag

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39 Brooks Bash | 100 Marathons in 100 Days, Earthy Energy & Getting Back To Wild

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#38 Andy Pearson | Liquid Death, Vol State, & Creating Joy In Everything You Do

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#37 Cal Gates | The Blood Run, Running with Purpose, & An Unwavering Willingness to Keep Moving Forward

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#36 Mason Boswell | Ultra Crew Hub, Ouray 100, & Giving back to the Ultrarunning Community.

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#35 Justine Bello | Running While Being A Single Parent, The Power of Your Support Group & Knowing When To DNF

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34 Catra Corbett | Reborn on the Run, The 200 miler Queen, & Working Through Trauma with Running

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33 Andrew Grillos | Running Ultras After Surviving A Stroke, Fortitude As A Superpower, & Loving The Process

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Trailing Indicators 001 | Race Calendar Creation, Taking an Offseason, & Speed Work is Good.

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#32 Joe Corcione | Overcoming Addiction, Life Design, & The Give Value First Mindset

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#31 Josh Rosenthal | Borderlands, DFL Before DNF, & Building Community

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#30 Mathias Eichler | Trail Running Film Festival, The Original Singletrack Podcast, Speculation and Collusion about UTMB

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#29 Deb Hamberlin | The Grand Canyon R2R2R, Balancing Work, Life, & Running, Longevity in Ultra Running

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#28 Yan Fournier | Finding Running Late In Life, The Joy of Running Ultras with Your Kids, & Epic Adventures with Kapic 1 Expeditions

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#27 Christopher Thomas | Competing as a Grandmasters Ultrarunner, Getting Your Mojo Back, Fueling for Success

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#26 Sarah Lavender Smith | Why Western States Needs to Break Up with UTMB, Increasing Women's Participation & Ultrarunning Longevity

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#25 Brian Peterson | Going Beyond Your Percieved Capabilities, The Javalina 100k, Trail Talk Youtube Reactions Show

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#24 Zach Friedley | Being An Adaptive Athlete, Not Saying No For An Answer, & Trail Blazing

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#21 Kyla Maher | Radical Transformation, Following Your Passions, Finding Community

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#23 Aum Gandhi | Living Your True Calling, Crafting A Life Of Service, The Triple Crown of 200’s

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#22 Shelby Farrell | Betting On Yourself, Living The Van Life, Long Trail FKT Atempt

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#20 Travis Loncar | Building Freetrail Fantasy, Jigger Johnson 100, The Power of Doing Hard Things

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#19 Callie Vinson | Body Image, Crafting Meaningful Content, and Running for the Joy of Running

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#18 Hillary Li & Celeste Banks | Trail Sisters Boston | Diversity & Inclusion | Run Club Culture

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#17 Timothy Lock | Talking Sustainability How You Should Think About Your Footprint as a Runner

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#16 Michael Loeffler | The Mental Side of Being an Athlete, Mammoth Trail Fest, and Canyons 100k

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#15 Matt Chittim | MidPack Rambling and Dissecting the Run Media Landscape

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#14 Grindstone 100 Mile Recap with Troy, MVD, and Corinne

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#13 Matt Feldhake | The Art of The Live Stream & Coming Out of Retirement

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#12 Heidi Garner | Finding Your Stoke Again, Volunteerism, & Building a Small Business Around Your Art

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#11 Eugene Day | The Value of Doing Hard Things, Leadership, and Poetry

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#10 Jessica Grinspan | Dealing with Injury & Aligning Running with Social Advocacy

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#9 Ari Sonnenberg | Austerity, Selfless Service, Remembering the Fallen and Endurance

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#8 Mat Glaser & Maureen Cane | Life Design, Moving to France, PTL and TOR

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#7 Vivian Tang | Through Example and Creating Inclusivity on the Trails

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#6 Mellisa Sorenson | Finding the Trails, Backyards Ultras, and Running with Kids

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#5 Travis Weller | Art, Working with Brands and Loving the Trails

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#4 Jessica Vandenbush | Creating content and having fun trail running

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#3 Doug Mayer | The Race that Changed Running

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#2 Corinne Shalvoy | Getting Faster with age, Making time for yourself, and a family history with the Hardrock 100

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#1 Matt Hoadley | Addiction, Sobriety, Running, and Meditation