Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running
Josh Rosenthal | Ultra Runner
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S1E304 The Trail Running Sea of Sameness | Nike ACG, Nostalgia, and the Cost of Optimization
Modern trail running shoes are better than they've ever been. So why do so many runners still find themselves drawn to older designs like the Nike ACG LDV?Josh and Inky use one nostalgic shoe to…
S1E303 Why Western States is America's Most Important Race | More than a Run
Western States 100 occupies a different place in trail running than almost any other race. Months before the starting gun, runners and fans are already studying the field, imagining the canyons,…
S1E302 Why Trail Running Hides Competition
Trail running culture loves winners. That's obvious. The sport builds documentaries about them, fills Instagram feeds with them, and spends months debating who will win Western States. But the more…
S1E301 What Happens When Running Becomes Your Job? | Jacob Puzey
Professional running can quietly turn into pressure, performance, sponsorship obligations, and constant visibility. This episode with Jacob Puzey is for runners who have felt burnout creeping into…
S1E300 The Race That Makes Trail Running Real
Trail running usually becomes real for people at a local ultra, not while watching UTMB or Western States online. The parking lot at 5am with 53 runners, one exhausted race director, and volunteers…
S1E299 What SATISFY Reveals About Trail Running
Trail running culture melted down this weekend after a Satisfy x Adidas event triggered accusations of cringe, elitism, rich-kid cosplay, and the death of authenticity. But the backlash revealed…
S1E298 Can Trail Running Stay Human?
Trail running is getting bigger fast. Bigger races, bigger brands, bigger media, and more money entering the sport every year. What happens to trail running culture as all of that growth accelerates?…
S1E297 Can Trail Running Handle Growth?
Cocodona 250 exposed something trail running still doesn’t totally want to admit: the audience is already here, but the fan experience still hasn’t caught up. After spending more than 13 hours inside…
S1E296 Why Fueling Stops Working During Ultras
Ultra running nutrition is getting more extreme. More carbs, more precision, more pressure to “get it right.” But if you’ve ever had your stomach shut down mid-race, you know something isn’t adding…
S1E295 Why Ultrarunning Feels Necessary
Ultra running promises performance, progress, and control. But for a lot of people, it’s filling a gap that normal life doesn’t. This episode explores what ultra running actually gives people and why…
S1E294 Why Ultrarunners Keep Going When Their Body Says Stop | Matt Johnson
Why do some people keep going when everything says stop? If you’ve ever hit a breaking point in endurance sports and wondered what actually determines whether you quit or keep moving, this…
S1E293 How People Become Ultrarunners (No Clear Path)
Nobody plans to become an ultra runner. There’s no clear path into the sport, no obvious starting point, and most people don’t grow up anywhere near it. So how do people actually find their way…
S1E292 The Problem With Professional Trail and Ultra Running
Trail running is growing fast, but is it actually scaling? If you’ve ever felt like the sport looks bigger than it is, or struggled to follow it as a fan, this episode breaks down why. This is for run…
S1E291 Why Running Changes You (It’s Not Just Fitness) with Raz Rauf
Trail running and running culture go beyond training plans, races, and performance. Raziq Rauf explains why running isn’t just a sport, but a reflection of identity, place, community, and modern runni…
S1E290 A Risk Most Running Brands Wouldn’t Take
Kiprun used to feel like an entry-level running brand, not one serious runners would put in the same conversation as the best trail running shoes in the sport. If you’re curious how a brand changes…
S1E289 Ultra Running Exposes Who You Really Are (wtih Mike Kratzer)
Ultra running reveals what happens when race plans fail, training falls apart, and things don’t go the way we want. Running helps strip away all the things we distract ourselves with and forces us to…
S1E288 Why People Run 100 Miles (with Billy Yang)
Why do people run 100 miles and keep coming back to ultra running even after it hurts, slows them down, and offers no obvious reward? If you’ve ever been curious about ultra running or felt the pull t…
S1E287 Why Trail Running Feels Like Skateboarding but Isn't
Trail running culture is starting to look a lot like skateboarding—crews, aesthetics, a more raw identity.But if you’ve ever wondered whether that comparison actually holds up, this episode breaks it…
S1E286 How Do You Rebuild a Life? Tommie Runz on Sobriety, Loss, and Running
Many runners come to ultrarunning through performance, but what happens when running comes after everything else falls apart? This episode explores how sobriety, loss, and identity shape the path…
S1E285 Is Ultrarunning Losing Its Charm?
Ultrarunning is evolving and growing fast and with that growth, ultra running feels different. Josh digs into how the sport is changing as it becomes more competitive, more visible, and more…
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