@mel5mac Honestly, we probably overlooked 40+ people. To truly do all the top athletes justice, we'd have to devote an entire episode to name-dropping. I think the Fantasy Freetrail lists are a great reference point for a comprehensive list here!

“I’m definitely here to throw down. And I think that’s what makes races like this exciting - having all these girls that are potentially in the same fitness category and they’re all out there, and it’s honestly like, who has it that day? Who wants it the most that day?” Jenn Lichter returns to the Singletrack Pocast to reflect on her rise in the sport, the headway she’s made in 2023, and her intentions for OCC. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you download podcasts.

“I’m gonna go out there and try and run with those guys and look, if it doesn’t feel sustainable, I’ll pull back a bit. But I don’t think it’s gonna be anything too wild. I mean, maybe Jim [Walmsley] goes wild. I don’t know. And the rest of those guys, like Tom [Evans] and Mathieu [Blanchard] - they’re spectacular runners. Extremely strong, but I’m sure I can hang with them.” Ben Dhiman joins the podcast to reflect on his breakthrough ultra performances over the past year, bits of his overall training and racing philosophy, and his competitive approach to UTMB later this month. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you download podcasts.

“Yeah. Yeah. I’ll go hard, for sure... I feel like these interviews are always a competition with everybody else to see who can sandbag each other the most. You know, like, ‘Oh, yeah, I feel fine. But you never know.’ I don’t know. Everybody’s training hard. Whatever. I mean, I’ve been training hard. I feel like I’m super fit. I’ve had some incredible runs. I’m super, super excited.” Dakota Jones returns to the Singletrack Podcast to reflect on his history with the UTMB race series, how Western States and the rest of his summer unfolded, and what might be on tap from a performance standpoint at CCC later this month. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you download podcasts.

“My motivation is really based around this triple now. The double turned to the triple and I’m just seeing if I can get back to that finish line and what it will look like to get there. Like I’m really intrigued by what will happen. I have no idea. I don’t know how my body is going to react and I really have no clue on what will happen when I get to that moment where I enter the pain cave.” Courtney Dauwalter returns to the podcast to reflect on the moment that clinched the triple attempt, her outlook for this year’s @UTMBMontBlanc, and some of her mental strategies that have been especially put to the test this summer at @wser and @hardrock100. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you download podcasts.

@hypotheseyes @MelansonFinn Thanks so much! I won't be running RRR after all (but I will be there for some media stuff, so let's link up!)

Aurelien Dunand-Pallaz is the first finisher at the 2023 @hardrock100 in 23:00:07. #HR100

Some of the race leaders through the Telluride Aid Station (Mile 74.7). #HR100

Race leaders through Ouray (Mile 58.6). #HR100

Some of the race leaders through Cunningham Gulch. #HR100

Moments before the 2023 Hardrock 100. #hr100

Pre-Hardrock 100 Vibes 📸 @scotthickyy

@irunovermtns No photo rights 😔

The Hardrock 100 starts tomorrow! We’ll be providing photo and video highlights of the race leaders. Men’s Field Top Contenders: — Dylan Bowman — Arlen Glick — Jeff Browning — Mark Hammond — Aurelien Dunand-Pallaz — Benat Marmisosolle — Javier Dominguez — Avery Collins Women’s Field Top Contenders: — Courtney Dauwalter — Annie Hughes — Claire Bannwarth — Darcy Piceu — Anne-Lise Rousset Seguret — Kimino Miyazaki — Darla Askew #hr100run

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“These [French] athletes were very well supported [ahead of the 80K World Trail Championships]. They had training camps throughout the year. They were on the course doing a big training camp five weeks before the race. They’d all seen the race, run together, and talked about the race.” We are back with Co-host Katie Schide for another edition of our Eurotrack mini-series covering relevant happenings at the @wser 100, @LavaredoUT, Mt Blanc 90K, and the 80K Trail World Championships last month before looking ahead to some of the European runners toeing the line at the @hardrock100 this weekend. Watch on Youtube or listen wherever you download podcasts.

“One was of the best quotes of the entire day overhead on the livestream was Dakota saying ‘I am trying to break Tom’ — that is commentary, in the moment, race intel gold. Absolute gold.” Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig return to the Singletrack Podcast to recap the 2023 Western States 100 �� the live coverage, major takeaways, top performances, possible futures for the event, and respond to listener comments and questions. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you download podcasts. 💥💥 @hoka @MaurtenOfficial @Feetures @runinrabbit

“To put myself in it was the ultimate goal. I feel like I did that.” Tyler Green reflects on his 2nd place performance at the 2023 Western States 100. #ws100

“I think I got the best out of myself that I could have on the day.” Katie Schide reflects on her 2nd place finish at the 2023 Western States 100 in which she ran the second fastest women’s time in the history of the race. #ws100

“Spent a lot of time in the pain cave and it for sure got a lot bigger.” Courtney Dauwalter reflects on her win and massive course record at the 2023 Western States 100. #ws100