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  Everyone has experience with failure at some level. What impact or meaning does it have for us? Do we fear it irrationally? How can we leverage failure to increase success in our ultrarunning, other sports, and life in general? Also, hear about yo-yos and motorcycles… Hope you enjoy this fun show!   Download .mp3 […]

Welcome to our new show here on Elevation Trail called MTB Yard Sale.  For our first installment, I wanted to bring on Dave Grossman, the event director of Epic Rides’ Grand Junction Off Road MTB race event.  We discuss the trails in the Grand Valley, the great format of Epic Rides events, why the sport […]

Join me, Tim Long, and Gary David today as we chat with Tony Reed, the co-founder of the National Black Marathoners Association.  Lots of great information and insight into the next boom in distance running participation.  Hope you enjoy the show! NBMA website:  http://www.blackmarathoners.org/  

Join me today on Elevation Trail as Karl Meltzer chats with me about everything from running 100 milers “off the couch” to how the Speedgoat 50k is a good beginner ultra for newbies.  Hope you enjoy the show.

Join me, Tim Long, and Gary David today on Elevation Trail as we talk a bit about data and analysis available in trail and ultrarunning.  How do analytics impact a sport?  Hope you enjoy it!

Hold onto yourself for this show.  Today we have none other than Gary Cantrell, aka “Lazarus Lake” joining us to discuss his rich and deep history in ultrarunning and get his perspective on the changes our sport has seen and where it’s going.  We also chat about the events he’s involved in, including a little […]

Join me, Tim Long, and Gary David today on Elevation Trail as we welcome guests, Tracy and Rasmus Hoeg.  They’re both Drs. (the real ones and not just PhDs) and study the effects of endurance training and racing on the human body.  We address the questions that burn in many of our endurance-shaped minds.  Gary […]

As ultrarunning gains popularity and the number of runners flock to the trails, what impact does it have on the environment?  Today, we have a special guest, a geologist from Bentley University, Rick Oches, to discuss some of the issues revolving around us “loving” our trails to death. We hope you enjoy the conversation and […]

Geoff Roes joins us today to chat about his transition from being at the top of the ultrarunning world to remaining fully imbedded in the sport through other outlets and how he’s come to terms with health issues over the last couple years.  Hope you enjoy the show because we loved having him on it!

Welcome to Elevation Trail with Tim Long and Gary David.  Today we introduce our series on nostalgia.  Remember the good old days of ultrarunning?  We also lament about the dark side of the holidays – Happy Jesus Birthday! Please share your shitty Christmas (holiday) memories.  Suggest a name/title for the nostalgia series in the comments. […]

Join us today on Elevation Trail for our discussion about the Hardrock and Western States lotteries, Gary’s first DNF, and his fear of Elves working for the government.  Hope you enjoy the show.          

Untie the apron, put your feet up, and relax for an hour with our “chick show”.  Today, veteran ultrarunner and Hardrock 100 board member, Andrea Feucht chats with the East Coast’s speedster, Larisa Dannis.  Listen in, guys, you may learn a thing or two…  Hope you enjoy the show.

Join us today on Elevation Trail with me, Tim Long, and Gary David as we discuss a variety of topics from the publishing of his “Spirit of the Trail” research to the term “elite” in our sport of ultrarunning.  Hope you enjoy!

Join us today as we sit down with Nick Clark, fresh off his win at Wasatch 100 and completing a full summer of racing Ian Sharman for the fastest time over the course of four 100 milers (Western States, Vermont, Leadville, and Wasatch).  Hope you enjoy the show. If you appreciate the work we put […]

Welcome back to Elevation Trail.  Today we give an update and follow up to our conversation about the Leadville 100 Run and Lifetime Fitness.  We also discuss our connection as consumers to the sport of ultra/trail running, along with other ramblings and MTB awesomeness.  (sorry for cursing twice. whatever.)  Thanks for listening and please consider […]