The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

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This is the audio from our third annual pre-race live interview show from the Western States 100. This is the morning session from Friday June 23nd, our third of three sessions over the next 24hrs.

Today's guests include Katie Asmuth, Mathieu Blanchard, Meghan Morgan, Nico Mermoud, Leah Yingling and our analysis/prognostication session with Adam Peterman & Meghan Hicks.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

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This is the audio from our third annual pre-race live interview show from the Western States 100. This is the afternoon session from Thursday June 22nd, our second of three sessions over the next 24hrs.

Today's guests include Megan Roche and Emily Kraus, Tom Evans, Keely Henninger, Cole Watson, Ida Nilsson, Adam Merry, Kaci Lickteig, Ludovic Pommeret.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

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This is the audio from our third annual pre-race live interview show from the Western States 100. This is the morning session from Thursday June 22nd, our first of three sessions over the next 24hrs.

Today's guests include Craig Thornley, Diana Fitzpatrick, Katie Schide, Dakota Jones, Emily Hawgood, Ryan Montgomery, Heather Jackson, and Hellah Sidibe.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Paddy O'Leary is an Irish pro trail runner living in San Francisco. Last Weekend, Paddy won The Dipsea in Marin County -- the 112th running of the world's oldest trail race. In this conversation we discuss what makes Paddy unique, his recent engagement, living as an immigrant in the USA, the Dipsea victory, and more.

At the end, we bring in another hyper-talented Irish mountain runner, Zak Hanna, to reflect on his participation at the World Championship, Irish pride, and look ahead to their race at Broken Arrow.

Paddy's Strava activity from The Dipsea

Eleanor Sholz's IG account

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

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Jamil Coury is the Owner and CEO of Aravaipa Running - a media and events company in trail running. In this episode we talk about what makes Jamil unique, the origin story of Aravaipa, lessons in leadership, growing and scaling the business, expanding into Colorado, acquiring White Mountain Endurance, the trail event and media landscape, and a lot more.

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Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Mike Foote is a pro trail runner from Missoula, MT. He is also the race director of The Rut Mountain Runs -- one of the largest events in North America. Mike was recently featured in a short film called Shining Mountains about the intersection of trail running and climate action. We talk about Mike's running career, his events business, his long relationship with Adam Peterman, family life, the film, and a lot more. Hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Craig Thornley is the Race Director for the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. In this conversation, we discuss the Memorial Day Training Camp, Craig's predecessor Greg Soderlund, leadership, the Mosquito Fire restoration project, the 2023 snowpack, the new Golden Ticket race docket, and a lot more.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Matt Walsh works in media and advertising at an agency in the UK. He operates a great newsletter called Trailmix which analyzes the trail running media ecosystem. In this conversation we talk about the current media landscape in the sport, live streaming, demographics, UTMB and Golden Trail World Series distribution deals and a lot more.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Darcy Piceu is a ultrarunner and therapist from Boulder, CO. Over her 22 year career, Darcy has been one of the most successful and consistent athletes in the sport's history. In this conversation, we talk about transitioning to a new part of her athletic journey, her therapy career, motherhood, and a lot more.

Therapy in Action

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Cole Watson is a professional trail runner for HOKA, living in Sacramento, CA. He is the 2023 champion of the Canyons 100k where he earned a Golden Ticket to the Western States 100. In this conversation we talk about Cole's upbringing in rural Oregon, the significance of running culture in Oregon, his development as an athlete, his training, the Canyons race execution, look ahead to Western states and a lot more.

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Brice Partouche is the Founder and CEO of Satisfy Running, a new apparel brand in the trail category that marries culture, media, and product. We discuss Brice and his personal background. We talk about the influences music and skateboarding have had on his creative instinct, we talk about differentiation and brand positioning in a market, using original media, like the Satisfy brand magazine, Possessed, as part of the brand's marketing, we of course talk about the product, the future of the brand, and a lot more. Hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Possessed Interview with Anton Krupicka

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Adam Peterman is a pro trail runner from Missoula, MT. He is undefeated in his ultra running career. In this conversation, we talk about crewing his partner Erin Clark to victory at Lake Sonoma, his meteoric rise in the sport, emotional stability, Western States, The World Championships, his training methodology, his anticipated 2023 racing schedule, and more!

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Matt Daniels is a pro trail runner for Nike from Boulder, CO. He just won the Gorge 50k in spectacular fashion and will soon be racing the Canyons 100k for a chance to race into Western States. In this conversation, we discuss what makes Matt unique, the highs and lows of his running journey, Matt's military service, dealing with the anxiety of competition, the value of training partners, his race at Gorge, and look ahead towards Canyons. It was great to have Matt on the show!

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Adam Merry is a pro trail runner for Saucony living in Boulder, CO. He recently won the Chuckanut 50k in Bellingham, WA -- a historic and competitive early season event on the North American circuit. Adam is also a brand new dad, welcoming a baby boy in February of 2023. In this conversation we talk about his new chapter as a dad, the value of training partners, Adam's high volume training block, Chuckanut race execution, what led to the breakthrough, and a lot more.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Matt Walsh is a Physical Therapist based in Portland, OR. He is also a member of the Freetrail Experts, providing strength and movement training services to runners of all levels. This is his second appearance on the show. In this episode, we discuss what makes Matt's approach unique, why he enjoys working with trail runners, his thoughts on lifting heavy, flexibility, form, efficiency, practical examples in working with Keely Henninger and Tyler Green, and a lot more.

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Matt's first appearance on the show

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

John Kelly is a two-time finisher of the infamous Barkley Marathons. One of only seventeen people to finish and one of only three people to finish more than once. In this conversation we discuss the 2023 race, the mentality that led to success, and what makes the event such a puzzle.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Jeff Browning is an ultra running legend, living in Flagstaff, AZ. In this conversation, we discuss his Jeff's rural midwestern roots, his relationship with Karl Meltzer, the evolution of the sport, graphic design and personal brand, longevity and DNFs, 200 mile racing, and a lot more. Hope you enjoy the show.

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Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Last week, Business of Fashion published an article calling trail running "activewear's next big category" citing the emergence of startup brands and the market growth that's attracted incumbents from the road and track space. It's an exciting time in the sport, so we figured we do a show analyzing the brand and product landscape. Corrine and Dylan are joined by Mike Ambrose, former Product Line Manager at Salomon and current USA country manager at NNormal. First we chat about some of the sponsor shakeups that have occurred and summarize the athletes who've aligned with new partners. Then we go big picture and talk about the fascinating state of the market, providing our perspective on where we are headed.

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Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Allie Ostrander is a pro runner from Seattle, WA. She has been a world-class athlete since high school, eventually going pro as a track and road runner after an illustrious career at Boise State University. Allie recently went through a hard moment in her career, struggling with an eating disorder, injury cycles, and loss of her main sponsor, Brooks.

Allie recently signed with NNormal and will be transitioning to focus mostly on trail running. We talk about that new partnership, what Allie learned from eating disorder treatment, and her goals are for the future.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

We're proud to launch a new show in the Freetrail Podcast Network -- The Sub Hub, hosted by Dani Moreno and EmKay Sullivan. As the name suggests, the show will focus on sub-ultra distance trail racing both domestically and internationally. Dani and EmKay both race professionally on the sub-ultra circuit for Adidas TERREX and Craft Sportswear respectively.

Episode #1 of the Sub Hub is up now and episode #2 will be published on 3/10.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Heather Jackson is a pro trail runner and gravel cyclist. She's a former pro triathlete with several top-5 finishes at the IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 world championships. She recently finished 2nd place at the Black Canyon 100k, running under the previous course record, in only her 2nd career ultramarathon.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Tom Evans is a champion ultrarunner from the UK. Last weekend he finished 2nd place, well under the course record, at the Black Canyon100k. We talk about his race, his method of training, cultivating self-discipline, race management, race evaluation, learnings for Western States and a lot more.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Daniel Jones is a pro trail runner from New Zealand. He is the 2023 champion of the Tarawera 102k, earning a Golden Ticket to the Western States 100 in June. We talk about his background, his history with running, his relationship with Hayden Hawks, the victory at Tarawera, and look ahead to Western States.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Mario Fraioli is a dear friend and inspiration in many ways. He is the author of The Morning Shakeout newsletter and host of the podcast bearing the same name. He is one of the most respected voices in running in addition to being a passionate coach and talented athlete. In this conversation we talk about his recent race at the New Balance Grand Prix mile, we explore the state of his media platform and how it's evolving, we talk about his new coaching venture, his moral framework, people he admires, and what he's learned about life through his participation in the sport.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Gediminus Grinius is a pro trail runner from Lithuania. He served for many years in the Lithuanian military before finding ultra running and becoming one of the world's best. We talk about Gediminus' military career, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, his running career, dealing with injury, and his great 3rd place finish at UTMB Thailand in December 2022.

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Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Luke Nelson and Nate Bender are trail runners and environmental advocates based in Idaho and Montana respectively. They recently took part in the Snowman Race in Bhutan -- a trail ultra marathon organized to bring awareness to the effects of climate change in the Himalaya. In this conversation, we discuss the intersection of trail running and climate action, Luke and Nate's experience on the trail in Bhutan, and what trail runners can do to take action in support of the places we recreate.

As we discuss at the end, Freetrail and Footprints, an organization that Nate helps to manage, are partnering on creating sustainability oriented content. We're very proud to work with them and look forward to making this information easily accessible to trail runners.

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Scout Mountain Ultras -- Luke's race in Idaho

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Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Keely Henninger is a pro runner for Altra, co-host of the Trail Society Podcast, aspiring medical professional, and now the Head Coach of Freetrail Experts -- a coaching marketplace for trail runners of all skill and experience levels. In this conversation we announce Freetrail Experts, the vision, and coaches involved. We then transition to talk about Keely's 2022 Western States, her training for Black Canyon 100k, Trail Society, and a lot more.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Jeff Colt is the 2023 champion of the Bandera 100k. This is a conversation about his preparation and execution of the race.

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Francesco Puppi is an Italian runner representing Nike. He is an #anysurfaceanydistance athlete who competes across various disciplines in the sport. On the trails, he focuses on sub-ultra distance events, finishing 2nd in the 40k World Championship in November. Outside of running, Francesco is a content creator, organizer, and leader in the sport, including being a founding member of the Pro Trail Runners Association.

In this conversation, we talk about the state of affairs in sub-ultra racing, Francesco's 2022 season, and finish by talking about his work with the PTRA.

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Corinne Malcolm is a pro runner, Freetrail's Editor-in-Chief, & Trail Society co-host. In this episode, we discuss the biggest stories and performances from the 2022 trail racing season and look ahead to the future of the sport in 2023 and beyond.

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Christian Meier is a Canadian trail runner living in Girona, Spain. He was a professional cyclist for many years before retiring to focus on various entrepreneurial ventures. He later became enamored with the sport of trail running and has emerged as a very solid pro, sponsored by Buff. We talk about his cycling career, his entrepreneurial life, and the intersection between sport and business.

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Bailey Kowalczyk is a pro trail runner from Boulder, CO. This season, Bailey finished fifth place overall and the 2nd American at the Golden Trail World Series Final in Madeira. Bailey has a powerful personal story and a ton of potential in the sport.

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Bailey's website

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Martina Valmoassoi is an Italian professional trail runner and ski mountaineer. She's also a professional photographer and runs a small brand called Insane Inside. In August, Martina won TDS, the 145k race as part of UTMB week.

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This episode is a conversation between host Dylan Bowman and Freetrail team member and the inventor of fantasy trail running, Travis Loncar, to announce the launch of Trail Runner of the Year -- a new year-end award recognizing the best athletes in the sport for the 2022 racing season.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

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Shannon O'Grady is the Chief Product Officer and the Chief Operating Officer for Gnarly Nutrition -- one of the longtime sponsors of the Freetrail podcast. In this episode, we go deep on some of the most interesting topics in nutrition for trail and ultra marathon performance. Topics include: electrolytes, amino acids, collagen, creatine, intermittent fasting, the microbiome and a lot more.

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Abby Hall is a professional trail runner from Flagstaff, AZ, running for Adidas Terrex. Most recently, Abby finished 3rd place at CCC, then followed it up with a victory at Transvulcania. We talked about Abby leaving her full time job as a designer to go all-in as a professional athlete, what she's learned from her friend and teammate Ruth Croft, self-confidence and self doubt, her season, and how she's been able to make such a leap in performances on the international circuit.

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Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

This live podcast was recorded on 11/10 at BOA Headquarters in Denver, CO. We talk about the science of fit, the prototyping and iteration process to arrive at a finished product, integrating athlete feedback in that process, what we know and what we don't know about how carbon plates impact trail performance, what sets the GS:TAM apart in a crowded trail footwear marketplace, and how Don Reichelt used it to set three world records just a couple weeks ago.

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Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest ultrarunners of all time. She returns for her second appearance on the show to discuss her 2022 season, including her victories at Harrock and Diagonale des Fous -- two of the most important races in the world. We also discuss her FKT on the Collegiate Loop in Colorado and her experience running an ultra with her mom.

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Petter Engdahl is a Swedish professional trail runner living in Norway. He races for Adidas Terrex and is the 2022 champion of CCC and Transvulcania. Get to know Petter in the wide-ranging conversation.

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Bruce Fordyce is a South Africa running legend. A 9-time Comrades Marathon Champion, Bruce is also the former 50-mile World Record holder. He now runs the Park Run organization providing free, weekly 5k community runs around the world.

In this conversation, we discuss Bruce's running career, his thirty Comrades finishes, longevity as an athlete, racing during the apartheid era in South Africa and the unifying nature of sports.

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Bruce's book, Winged Messenger

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Kaytlyn Gerbin a pro trail runner from Issaquah, WA. This is her 2nd appearance on the show and we discuss her 3rd place performance at UTMB, the North Cascades High Route expedition, returning from injury, the World Trail Championship, and a lot more.

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Katylyn's strava from NCHR

Katylyn's strava from UTMB

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Rich is an ultra runner from Seattle, WA. Rich has had a breakout season in 2022 with a 2nd place finish at the Gorge Waterfalls 100k, 1st place at Tushars 100k, and then another 1st place at Run Rabbit Run 100 miler. Get to know Rich in this fun conversation!

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This is a public release of the new member-only podcast from Freetrail called Rest Day. In this episode we talk about my race at Ultra Pirineu last weekend, the incredible returns of Miguel Heras and Nuria Picas, the recently announced selections for the US Mountain Running Teams heading to the world championships in Thailand next month, and then finish by giving some shoutouts to other Freetrailers out there crushing it.

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Mathieu Blanchard is a French ultrarunner living in Montreal, Quebec. He has finished on the podium at UTMB the past two editions including a 2nd place this year, only 4mins behind Kilian Jornet and under 20hrs -- one of the best 100 mile performances ever.

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Dani Moreno is a professional trail runner for HOKA living in Mammoth Lake, CA. Over the last couple of years, Dani has established herself as one of the best shorter distance and sub-ultra trail runners in the world. This season, Dani finished on the podium of both the Mont Blanc Marathon & OCC. This weekend, Dani will be racing Flagstaff SkyPeaks as part of the Golden Trail Series. Get to know Dani in this fun conversation.

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This episode details some important changes happening at Freetrail including the expansion of our team. The episode is broken into three parts:

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On today's livestream we previewed the races at the Run Rabbit Run 100 miler and the Pikes Peak Ascent. We also discussed a recent article written by Kilian Jornet about his 2022 training.

Katie Schide is an American professional trail runner living in France. In August 2022, Katie won the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc -- the most important ultramarathon in the world. In this episode we talk about that performance, the training leading up to it, and the emotions and lessons learned in its aftermath.

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Katie's UTMB Strava activity

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