The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

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Alex Borsuk is a nutritionist and sports dietician based in Portland, OR. She's also an ultrarunner, rock climber, mountaineer, ski mountaineer, cyclist, and overall amazingly versatile outdoor adventure athlete. She's a self-described weekend warrior who balances a full-time job with an insanely impressive resume of athletic achievement. In this conversation we discuss Alex's career and some of her adventure highlights including the Mt. Rainier Infinity Loop and unsupported Wonderland Trail FKT. Hope you enjoy!

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• Advice for young athletes
• Performances of 2020
• Staying motivated
• Dealing with injury
• Mission behind pyllars
• Beginning a mindfulness practice
• The future of Ultrarunning
• My training
• Strength and PT
• Dietary habits, dealing with fatigue, coaching and more!

In this episode, we announce the launch of a new project called Pyllars. Pyllars is a mobile app platform built for runners who want to improve as athletes and as human beings. The core philosophy is that our athletic success comes down to two fundamental pillars that are equally important – our physical fitness AND our emotional fitness. Oftentimes athletes emphasize the former at the expense of the latter, sometimes with detrimental personal consequences. Pyllars is committed to supporting athletes as they strive to reach their athletic potential, while also providing tools for maintaining a healthy and balanced internal environment. We believe this 360-degree approach to the athlete produces the best long-term outcomes on and off the racecourse. We hope you'll join our community and become part of the movement.

***IMPORTANT*** Starting January 1st and going forward, this podcast will rebrand to become The Pyllars Podcast. You won't have to resubscribe. It will begin appearing in your feed under the new name in the new year.

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It was an honor to welcome ultrarunning sensation Jim Walmsley to the show! Jim has been a personal inspiration of mine and has single handedly changed the paradigm in our sport over the last 5 years. We cover a lot of ground in this 90min conversation, exploring what sets Jim apart as a man and athlete. We talk about his sporting heroes, his relationship to social media, self-belief and self doubt, dealing with critics, his personal time trial on the Hardrock 100 course, the Golden Trail World Championship, and much more.

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Video of Jim's personal time trial on the Hardrock 100 course

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Aaron Lutze is my Athlete Marketing Manager at Red Bull. That makes him my boss, but he's also been an amazing friend and mentor over the formative years of my career. He has unique insights into the past, present, and future of sports marketing in the ever-evolving competition and media environment. We talk about Aaron's background, his career trajectory, the complexity of working with athletes, the future of pro sports and athlete marketing, his introduction to ultrarunning, his new YouTube channel, and more!

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Supplement Sommelier episode with Dylan

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We talk about that here in this episode along with Abby's background, her previous failed attempt on the route, why she chose to go unsupported this time, the details of her approach as it relates to pacing, gear, and sleep on such a long push, her dramatic finish amid the smoke of a terrible nearby wildfire, and much more.

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Mike Alfred is an old friend and personal inspiration of mine. He's a successful entrepreneur and dedicated athlete. Mike is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Assets Data and was previously the Co-Founder and CEO of BrightScope, which was acquired in 2016 for $30 million.

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Hayden Hawks is a professional ultrarunner from Utah. Just last weekend Hayden won and set the course record at the JFK 50 miler -- the oldest ultramarathon in the USA. In this conversation we talked about that performance, Hayden's recent move back to HOKA One One, his future goals and much more.

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Markelle is my friend and occasional training partner. We met when he was serving a 15 years to life sentence in San Quentin State Prison in Northern California. This is Markelle's story of redemption through running and consistent self work. It is an honor to share it with you all.

Markelle's feature in the New York Times

26.2 to Life: San Quentin Marathon Documentary

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Stephanie Howe has been a top ultrarunner for a decade. She's achieved great things in the sport including winning one of the world's most important races, the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run, which she did in 2014. While she's been on the top for a long time, Stephanie has also been through some tough challenges both in her personal and athletic life. Last year, 2019, was a particular tough year for her as she went through both a surgery and a divorce and all the psychological and emotional pain that came as a result. We talk a lot about what she learned from such a shitty year and how she feels she's emerged a better and stronger version of herself. Stephanie recently announced that she's expecting a baby boy in 2021, so we also spend a lot of time discussing motherhood and how it will relate to her future as an athlete. This one is full of good vibes.

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Threshold Expeditions

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Tom Evans is a British ultrarunner who has made a very quick and impressive mark on the sport in the last few years. Without a background in running, Tom found trail and ultrarunning while serving in the British military when he signed up for the Marathon des Sables on a drunken whim. Incredibly, he finished third, launching him on his amazing career trajectory. Recently, Tom ran a 1:03 half marathon, showing his range and talent in shorter races as well. I hope this conversation gives you all a glimpse into the mind of one of the world's best and someone who represents the future of professional trail and ultrarunning.

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Jason Schalrb is an ultrarunner from Durango, CO. He's been a friend and fellow competitor for many years. Jason recently won the IMTUF 100 miler in Idaho, which initially motivated this discussion. While we do talk about that in some detail, the bulk of the conversation confronts the human side of the sport. Jason shares some recent struggles he's dealt with, how he processed them, and how the experience made him a better person. We also talk about aging as an athlete and how to stay at our best through that process.

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Meghan Hicks is best known as the Managing Editor of iRunFar.com but she's also a very strong and highly accomplished ultrarunner. After a decade of Meghan interviewing me before and after races, it was great to turn the tables on her after her amazing speed record performance on Colorado's legendary Nolan's 14.

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Tyler Green is an ultrarunner from Portland, OR. On Monday 8/24, Tyler broke the fastest known time on the Wonderland Trail -- a spectacular 90ish mile circumnavigation of Mt. Rainier. In doing so, Tyler broke a record held by me for only 5 days. This is the story of both our record attempts told over a couple beers.

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On July 2nd 2020 Joey Campanelli set a new speed record for Colorado's legendary Nolan's 14 -- a burly route involving summiting fourteen different 14k' peaks in a single push. He managed to break the record by more than five hours, changing the paradigm of what's possible on the route. Even more impressively, he did the record completely unsupported. Hear the story of this insane performance from Joey in his own words.

Joey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/joey.camps/?hl=en

Joey's blog writeup: https://joeycamps.blogspot.com/2020/07/nolans-41.html

Joey's interview with iRF: https://www.irunfar.com/2020/07/joey-campanelli-post-nolans-14-unsupported-and-overall-fastest-known-time-interview.html

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Sasha DiGiulian is a professional climber, world champion, writer, activist, and philanthropist. She's the quintessential modern professional athlete, forging her own path in non-traditional sport. We talk about her introduction to climbing, her rapid ascent in the sport, her personal and professional ambitions outside of sport, and how she deals with setback and injury, which she's dealing with now. Sasha is a remarkable person and athlete -- it was a pleasure to chat with her!

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Joe Gray is a world champion mountain runner from Colorado Springs, CO. As an African American athlete, he's a powerful voice of diversity in a pretty homogenous sport. We talk about race relations in the US, growing up Black and raising Black children, and how the rest of us can be better advocates for underrepresented people in our communities. #BlackLivesMatter

Dylan chats with Sabato Sagaria about how the Coronavirus is impacting the restaurant industry. Sabato is a highly admired hospitality professional who has spent his whole career managing restaurants and growing hospitality brands around the USA, most recently at the Union Square Hospitality Group and Bartaco. Sabato recently launched a YouTube project where he and his contemporaries will discuss how the Coronavirus is impacting the restaurant industry.

Dylan sits down with Pau Capell after his 4th consecutive victory at Transgrancanaria 128k — one of the most important ultra races in the world.

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Dylan checks in to provide his perspective on some of the recent news in ultrarunning, specifically focused on the UTMB and Western States fields being assembled, as well as a brief recap of the Bandera 100k -- the first Golden Ticket race of 2020. Finally, Dylan introduces a new segment called Deb's Poetry Corner, in which his mother-in-law reads one of her poems for the listeners. Enjoy!

Dylan sits down with Hillary Allen to talk about her rebound from serious injury to reclaim her position as one of the best trail runners in the world. They talk about the physical and emotional consequences of injury and how the power of belief brought Hillary back to the top of the sport. This episode was recorded in September 2019, two weeks after Hillary finished 2nd at TDS in France.

Dylan sits down with Dominic Grossman for a nostalgic reflection on the last decade in ultrarunning. They discuss performances, athletes, and themes from the last 10 years that have launched the sport into the next generation. Finally, they ponder and offer predictions for the future of ultrarunning in the next decade.

Dylan sits down with Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy to discuss living a high-achieving life, dedicated to a craft. They discuss the similarities between sport and the sommelier life, Carlton's training strategies, his career trajectory, his new venture and much more.

This episode was recorded in April of 2019 at The Little Nell Hotel where Dylan and Carlton both worked for many years.

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