Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Welcome to the Singletrack, a podcast covering the growth of the mountain ultra trail running scene. Support the show
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Dylan Bowman | Future Of Trail Running, Pro Athlete Opportunities, Freetrail
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Dylan Bowman joins the podcast to talk abut his decision to go "all-in" on Pyllars, his broadcasting opportunities at Western States and UTMB, the rigors of being a professional athlete, the future of Mountain Ultra Trail Running, and the challenges of being a creator and visionary in our community. Support the show
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Chase Parnell joins the podcast to talk about whether this generation of elite ultra runners are as compelling as previous ones, Anton Krupicka's return to the Leadville 100 this month and whether it's the start of a greater comeback tour for one of the legends, the tools at his disposal and his process for providing pre, post, and in-race coverage, the price of being a full time creator in this sport and what's required to make it, and more!Support the show
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Jimmy Daly | Social Media, Content Creation, Branding For Trail Runners
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Jimmy Daly joins the podcast to talk about how pro trail runners currently handle social media obligations, what can be improved, how they can measure their ROI to brands they work with, and how those brands can better support athlete content creation efforts. We riff on a constant theme in this show - how to grow the sport of Mountain Ultra Trail Running. And finally, we have a ton of fun going back and forth on some business ideas we'd like to see take shape in our sport. Support the show
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Eric Senseman | Coconino Cowboys, Trail Running Towns, Sports Philosophy
Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!On today’s show, we have Eric Senseman. Eric is a professional trail runner for Hoka One One, Rabbit, and Gu Energy. Alongside Jim Walmsley, Tim Freriks, Stephen Kirsch, Jared Hazen, and Cody Reed, Eric is also a member of the Coconino Cowboys, the famous training group based in the American endurance sports Mecca of Flagstaff, AZ. Like previous guests of the pod, one of the things I appreciate about Eric is how willing and excited he is to comment on some of the biggest issues, opportunities, and questions around our sport.  We discuss: the factors required to create the Coconino Cowboys, the similarities and differences of their setup to counterparts like Hoka NAZ Elite in the track and field space, as well the conditions needed to build similar training groups elsewhere in the US. Eric reflects on his strategy of surrounding himself with better runners in order to fast track his ascent in the sport. We talk about the makings of a good trail town, and we cover how media coverage is evolving in our sport and what innovation will look like in the near and long terms. Enjoy!Support the show
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