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Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running

Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running

Josh Rosenthal | Ultra Runner

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Frequency: 1 episode/3d. Total Eps: 303

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Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running is a storytelling podcast for ultra runners who love this sport deeply, the iconic races, the legendary athletes, the gear, and the culture that makes all of it worth caring about. Hosted by Josh Rosenthal, founder of Borderlands Trail Running, this show exists to collect the ultra running stories that define the sport, from spending a day at Laz Lake's home to deep conversations with Scott Jurek, Dean Karnazes, Camille Herron, and the everyday runners doing extraordinary things out on the trails. This podcast covers the full world of ultra and trail running: race coverage and analysis of marquee events including Western States Endurance Run and UTMB, honest trail running shoes reviews and ultra running gear breakdowns from someone who has tested 44 pairs over 6,000 miles, and big conversations about where the sport is headed, including what dirtbag runners bring to a sport that's growing fast. This show gives ultra runners the stories, perspectives, and gear knowledge to go deeper into a sport they already love while celebrating what makes trail and ultra running unlike anything else. We'll answer questions like: - Who is Laz Lake, and why does everyone in ultra running revere him? - What makes the Barkley Marathons the hardest race in the world? - How does Western States Endurance Run work, and why is it so hard to get in? - What are the best trail running shoes and ultra running gear right now? - Who are the greatest ultra runners of all time? - What does dirtbag running culture actually mean? - How is ultra running changing, and is that a good thing? - What does it take to run a 100 mile ultra marathon? - What should ultra runners eat during training and on race day? If you want the stories, the gear, and the culture that make ultra and trail running the most addictive sport on earth, you're in the right place.
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UTMB Week 2024 • Is Trail Running ready for super fandom? UTMB doubled prize money; is that enough? Bad Runners Take.

Season 1 · Episode 75

lundi 26 août 2024Duration 01:00:28

Happy UTMB week.

@wolffrunner joins me on Bad Runners take to talk UTMB.

Forget about the drama surrounding UTMB over the last year for a week (if not forever). If you don't like the juggernaut of UTMB, disregard them.

But don't disregard the 10,000 people running in the mountains around Mont Blanc. This week we celebrate the human spirit taking them from point A to point B, the French culture that surrounds it, and the Heart of Trail Running moving like an avalanche as the running world watches runners take care of business in French/Italian/Swiss Alps.

Brian and I go into topics and recall moments you won't hear anywhere else this year.

  1. Favorite UTMB moments
  2. Is trail running ready for super fandom?
  3. UTMB doubled its prize money. Is that enough?
  4. 2024 picks

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Brian's interview with Troy on Midpacker Pod.

Billy Yang's UTMB film of Zach Miller + David Laney

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VKTRY Insoles - I wear these every run, 20% off.

PATH Projects - My favorite running shorts, Borderlands10 for 10% off.

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A flow state not available to trail runners with Jacob Puzey

Season 1 · Episode 74

jeudi 22 août 2024Duration 57:39

I asked the Borderlands audience who I should talk to about my fascination with running a road ultra. The number one suggestion was Jacob Puzey.

After this conversation I understand why.

He brings the perfect insight as a decorated road and trail runner, former coach and trail race director. There's a flow state in running not available to trail runners that comes with repetitive and predictable terrain.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Jacob Puzey

5 Peaks Trail Running

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VKTRY Insoles - I wear these every run, 20% off.

PATH Projects - My favorite running shorts, Borderlands10 for 10% off.

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A Wise Runner has many Counselors. Trail Grit Serial Podcast 3 of 4

Season 1 · Episode 65

jeudi 25 juillet 2024Duration 41:26

A wise trail runner has many counselors. There's no other way. The sport is challenging by design and this episode is my pursuit of wisdom from those who have gone before me/

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Bad Runner's Take: Is the trail running too young to be a spectator sport? Is a profitable volunteer-ran race the way to go?

Season 1 · Episode 64

mardi 23 juillet 2024Duration 15:43

This week on a bad runners take:

Big Trail Running • it’s a consolidation of attention around a few names and events but is trail running to new as a spectators sport to do it to this scale?

Volunteer Labor • there’s lots of money to be made in trail running events. Are RDs dependent on volunteer labor? It’s the industry standard but is it ok for a for profit entity to rely on volunteer labor?

Leadville • it exists in its own world and plays by its own rules. And I’m excited for it.

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VKTRY Insoles - I wear these every run, 20% off.

PATH Projects - My favorite running shorts, Borderlands10 for 10% off.

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Why Do I Find Hope in Ultra Running? Trail Grit Serial Podcast 2 of 4

Season 1 · Episode 63

lundi 22 juillet 2024Duration 19:54

Despite all my 100 mile failures I'm going to try again. Before I do, I need to see how my fitness is coming along. In this episode I run the Dead Horse 50 miler by Mad Moose in Moab, Utah to see how my fitness is progressing.

VKTRY Insoles - I wear these on every run

PATH Projects - my favorite shorts to run in

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How Do I Go From DNFs to Belt Buckles? Trail Grit Serial Podcast 1 of 4

Season 1 · Episode 62

jeudi 18 juillet 2024Duration 17:00

Why do we keep going after the big goals that crush us? I'm obsessed with the 100 mile distance even though it continues to crush me.

I've DNFed 8 of 9 100 mile attempts. And I'm back for more.

VKTRY Insoles - I wear these on every run

PATH Projects - my favorite shorts to run in

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the life of PATH Projects with co-founders Brian and Scott

Season 1 · Episode 61

lundi 15 juillet 2024Duration 01:22:32

PATH Projects started in 2017 to solve a problem: running shorts. They were mostly designed by shoe companies who are looking to increase average transaction sizes when runners are buying shoes.

In this episode we explore Scott Bailey and Brian Rather's history as founders of  @pathprojects . Scott start SPLIT, Kr3w, and Supra Footwear. Brian started a denim company acquired by Huckberry and went on to develop inhouse brands for Huckberry and others.

The amount of experience here is staggering and since their relaunch in 2023, they're making waves in trail running.

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VKTRY Insoles - I wear these every run

PATH Projects - My favorite running shorts

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A Bad Runners Take | UTMB + Gary Robbins, Hardrock storylines, death in the family

Season 1 · Episode 60

jeudi 11 juillet 2024Duration 21:20

It's the second edition of Bad Runners Take. In this episode we review the UTMB + Gary Robbins debaucle and I offer my two cents on where its at and how it will resolve it self. Also I talk about Hardrock and the hope of an unexpected outcome.

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Japanese take on American Trail, 100 Miles 100 Times, Caveman Instincts

Season 1 · Episode 59

lundi 8 juillet 2024Duration 53:17

Tomokazu Ihara is a Japanese Ultratrail runner by way of Tokyo going for 100 100 mile finishes. He first came on my radar after interviewing the RDs of Devils Gulch in Washington. He ran it last year and was one of three finishers in what was a very hot year at DG.

Tomo offers his story and wisdom in this interview and I'm stoked for you to hear it.

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A Bad Runner's Take on Western States | American River Baptism, Doing the Expected, the Problem with Golden Hour

Season 1 · Episode 58

mercredi 3 juillet 2024Duration 17:47

The first edition of A Bad Runner's Take on the news. It's all about Western States.

This is commentary not journalism. I'm not breaking the news. I'm not unbiased.

• I'm super impressed that Jim and Katie did the expeced.

• Landy got baptized in the American River.

• Not a fan of Golden Hour

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VKTRY Insoles | I wear the gold insoles and absolutely love them.

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