What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports | TrailCon Live Panel

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This is a recording of a panel from the 2025 edition of TrailCon, a two-day trail running festival, conference, and trade show hosted in Palisades Tahoe, CA in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States.

Today's panel is entitled What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports. As trail running continues to grow rapidly around the globe, we wanted to draw parallels to similar periods from other sports to explore what we can learn from their growing pains and maturation arcs.

Our panelists today:

  • Aaron Lutze (Moderator)
  • Adrian Ballinger, Professional Alpinist & Guide
  • Amie Engebritsen, Professional Skier
  • Laura King, Cycling Industry Insider & Race Director
  • Steve DeKoker, Global Sports Marketing Leader (Brooks, On, HOKA)

LEARN MORE ABOUT TRAILCON

REGISTER FOR THE BIG ALTA

REGISTER FOR GORGE WATERFALLS

Sponsors:
  • Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
  • Use code FREETRAIL25 for 25% off your first order of NEVERSECOND nutrition at never2.com
  • Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ
Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava
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This is a recording of a panel from the 2025 edition of TrailCon, a two-day trail running festival, conference, and trade show hosted in Palisades Tahoe, CA in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States.

Today's panel is entitled What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports. As trail running continues to grow rapidly around the globe, we wanted to draw parallels to similar periods from other sports to explore what we can learn from their growing pains and maturation arcs.

Our panelists today:

  • Aaron Lutze (Moderator)
  • Adrian Ballinger, Professional Alpinist & Guide
  • Amie Engebritsen, Professional Skier
  • Laura King, Cycling Industry Insider & Race Director
  • Steve DeKoker, Global Sports Marketing Leader (Brooks, On, HOKA)

LEARN MORE ABOUT TRAILCON

REGISTER FOR THE BIG ALTA

REGISTER FOR GORGE WATERFALLS

Sponsors:
  • Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
  • Use code FREETRAIL25 for 25% off your first order of NEVERSECOND nutrition at never2.com
  • Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ
Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava
2025-11-03 40 min
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