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Welcome back to Elevation Trail.  Today we chat about self image, comparing oneself to others, Ironman, CEO Challenges (i.e. buying your accolades), Gary’s high mountain experiences in NY, pacing, and my sorry excuse for Leadman preparation.  We look forward to your comments and opinions!

Special guest here today on Elevation Trail and the Footfeathers Show.  Welcome to Jason Lantz, fresh off his victory at the Vermont 100.  Hope you enjoy our chat about the race, the competition, attributes of ultras on the East Coast, and pressuring Jason to start a blog. Thanks for listening, Tim. Jason Lantz

Welcome to Elevation Trail and the Footfeathers Show.  Today Gary David and I talk about pacing and his pacing adventure at the Vermont 100 miler last weekend.  We also discuss the lack of coverage for Vermont’s race, as well as most East Coast events, Grand Slam top contender, Nick Clark (Gary’s new BFF), Leadville 100, […]

Fort Collins, Colorado resident, Alex May did everything all the other Western States 100 finishers did.  He lined up at 5am at the start line in Squaw Valley, covered all the check points along the 100 miles of trail, ran around the Placer High School track, and crossed the finish line with people cheering loudly. […]

Welcome back to Elevation Trail and the FM Show with Gary David and Footfeathers.  Today we cover a variety of topics, including older athletes dominating at Hardrock, the diversity of ultra events this week (Hardrock, Badwater, Self Transcendence, Vol State), PEDs and buying speed/results in sports whether through products or substances, and some other stuff […]

What were you doing at age 17?  Phil Shaw was training hard and finishing his first tough 100 miler on the podium.  Listen in to my chat with Phil as he goes for his 10th finish at Cascade Crest 100 mile at just 27 years old.  Lots to learn from this young man. Phil Shaw […]

Welcome back to Elevation Trail where today, on the eve of Independence Day, Gary David and I talk about concepts of freedom in trail and ultra running.  Hope you enjoy the show and have a great 4th of July.  Please comment with your thoughts on freedom of the trails. Freedom of Ultrarunning

Welcome to the Footfeathers Show here on Elevation Trail.  I’ve been following this guest since I ran my first ultra.  He’s tough, he’s fast, he’s competitive, and he’s a super nice guy.  It’s a pleasure to have Jeff Browning on the show.  We have a great conversation, in which he talks about how to run […]

Why do you run or want to run ultras?  Gary David joins me to discuss some of the reasons survey respondents gave when asked a similar question.  We also discuss Gary’s first 50 miler he raced over the weekend and some other stuff. Let us know in the comments why you run or want to […]

Welcome back to Elevation Trail and the Footfeathers Show.  Since Tan Nguyen doesn’t keep a blog and didn’t intend on recording his experience at his first 100 mile race at the San Diego 100, I thought it’d be a good idea to talk with him about his race and his feelings following the “ordeal”.  I […]

Welcome to Elevation Trail and the FM Show.  This week Gary David and I discuss sociology stuff like asking what makes an activity a sport or play.  We also talk about the pitfalls and benefits of organization in sports, rules, morals, and growth, while fitting in a little about the San Diego 100 coming up, […]

Welcome back to Elevation Trail and the FM Show with Footfeathers and Matt.  Today we recap my big race weekend in Gunnison Colorado, chat about Rob Krar, Western States, Sky Running, and other picnic-like festivities in our sport.  Matt curses, so put the earmuffs on the kids.

Welcome to Elevation Trail and the Footfeathers Show.  It’s a great time to be a fan of ultrarunning right now.  One of the biggest sparks igniting the fire in the competitive scene is Rob Krar.  Sit back and enjoy our chat about his racing, his injury resulting in surgery with a long recovery, his fastest known time […]

Welcome to Elevation Trail and the FM Show with Footfeathers and Matt.  Today we chat about the impact of organization and money in the sport of ultra and trail running.  We discuss the excitement of Skyrunning, the development of the ISF, and, of course, other mundane things like the weather.

Welcome to Elevation Trail and the Footfeathers Show.  He’s tall.  He’s lean.  He races in crew length socks.  Join me on this edition of the Footfeathers Show where I chat with Dylan Bowman, who’s settling into his new scene in the Bay Area and gearing up for a good shot at contending for the win […]