Betting In Ultrarunning, Next Great Trail Running Towns, Golden Ticket Series Ideas (Long Run Archives #3)

Timestamps:

• (1:45) - greatest seasons ever in ultrarunning (Ann Trason, 1998)
• (5:13) - grand slam, what used to be competitively important in ultrarunning
• (9:19) - states with the least and most golden ticket winners
• (15:48) - easier to make money in ultrarunning during the Montrail Cup years?
• (24:35) - how and where the golden ticket series should be expanded
• (28:36) - improvements in ultrarunning media coverage
• (38:55) - hot take removing sponsor spots for more golden ticket spots
• (41:53) - a separate elite field race for Western States?
• (44:19) - are Missoula, MT and Salt Lake City, UT the next great trail towns?
• (48:05) - if a brand paid for it, where would you live year round for training?
• (50:59) - do altitude tents work?
• (54:46) - you need a recruitment strategy to build a trail town
• (56:40) - indicators for/how pro contracts should be awarded in ultrarunning
• (61:32) - whether to actively recruit from the college ranks for pro ultrarunning
• (65:55) - betting in ultrarunning
• (69:40) - kierin racing in Japan
• (76:22) - does betting increase the number of fans of ultrarunning?
• (78:14) - strava find of the week
• (83:56) - whether pro athletes have competitive advantage using shoe prototypes 

Links:

• How Utah Became A Fertile Ground For Pro Runners
• Cycling’s Billion Dollar Races - The Fascinating World Of Japanese Keirin
• Michael Owen's Twitter Thread On Pro Ultrarunning
• Trails and Tarmac

Additional Episodes You May Enjoy:

• Long Run Archives #1 | Jim Walmsley What Ifs, Black Canyon 100K Preview, Full-Time Ultrarunning
• Long Run Archives #2 | Ultrarunning Analytics, Elite DNF Debate, 3:47 Downhill Mile, Magda What If
  
  

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