This week Brian Morrison from Seattle shares some insights into the challenges of running a brick and mortar running store and what it takes to turn the dream of a 100 Mile race in the Teanaway Country into reality. These first few years of this epic race were bumpy, but if you’re looking for a truly tough race in a truly beautiful place you gotta check out the Teanaway Country 100.

Zion 100 double finisher Aum Gandhi joins Singletrack this week to share what it takes to actually finish this race, why he runs for a higher purpose and how you can support him in raising funds for a cause near and dear to his heart.

We also unveil the new Beast of Big Creek race for 2022. Come race Mt. Ellinor with Rock Candy Running.

This week I chat with running legend David Papineau from Vancouver, BC about mask collecting, running every single street, designing logos and running marathons. Oh, and David’s Chuckanut 50 story is one for the history books. You’re welcome.

Michael Linscott joins Singletrack this week again to share his experience at this year’s Badger Mountain Challenge. This time I get to be the sounding board and hear all about the challenges a 100 mile race can throw at your even if you’re a seasoned and experienced ultra runner as Michael. But, not all is lost as new plans are already in the works with Lumberjack 100 looming large in the not so distance future.

In this episode of Singletrack I meet up with German superstar Hannes Namberger from Bavaria. We chat about the differences in support systems for professional athletes, races in Germany and his sponsor Dynafit. We also talk about his Watzmann FKT, his breakout performance at UTMB in 2021, and what’s on the horizon for Hannes for this year and beyond. Danke Hannes für’s Gespräch!

This week we’re traveling east to meet up with Virtual VERT finisher Lou D’Onofrio. Learn about deciduous forests, famously rocky trails and pretzel races. This episodes makes us long for a cross country train ride to the other coast.

This week I’m sharing miles and the mic with good friend of the show Keith Yates.
He’s about to run Badger and turned this 100 mile adventure into a fundraiser for his local summer food program for kids in need. Running creates community and Keith runs for his local community. Please do check out the fundraiser and support him in any way you can.

Alex Hasenohr Borsuk brings cabbage noodles, nutrition advice, and rad stories of mountain adventures to this week’s episode of Singletrack. She holds multiple massive FKTs in the Pacific Northwest and her adventure lust for big days out in the mountains is intoxicating. Exactly what we need to get the season in the high country kicked off on the right foot.

Breaking news from this morning: Fastest Known Time sells to Outside Interactive. Here’s a first commentary by Alex Bond, Ashly Winchester and Jason Hardrath on the possibly exciting changes and the worries for the trail running community.

For this special episode Thomas Reiss returns to Singletrack to share the story of his epic climb of Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside the Himalayas and one of the Seven Summits. What a perfect inspiration to chase mountains during Virtual VERT Challenge weekend.

Zooming in from the beautiful Methow Valley Alison Naney is a trail runner, running coach, massage therapist and owner of Cascade Endurance. We chat about running a business and running the Grand Canyon.

Keith Laverty is back on the show to talk about his win at last weekend’s Fat-Ass style Burt 55K on Bainbridge Island, Washington. We chat about how to build a race and adventure run calendar for the year and we share some fun new gear for 2022.

Trail Legend Krissy Moehl joins Singletrack to talk about circumnavigating Mt. Baker, her upcoming book release and Chuckanut 50. It’s Krissy’s 20th year directing this classic ultra in the Chuckanut Mountains outside Bellingham, Washington. We chat about the history of the race, the gritty details of permitting and rules during COVID and what this race means to her and the trail community here in the PNW and beyond.

This week I am chatting with Daniel Probst, race director of the one of a kind Mount Baker Ultra. After racing Tor De Géants Dan was inspired to bring this race with a 100+ year history back to life. Hear about the challenges and beauty of creating a race route that traverses glaciers, crosses rivers and requires serious mountain expertise by the participants and volunteers alike.

High altitude mountaineer and explorer Andrew Hughes joins us for a very special episode of Singletrack to share his story and journey from growing up in the shadow of Mount Rainier to climbing the Seven Summits.