The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman Freetrail

Get ready for a full week of Freetrail coverage leading into the 2024 Western States 100. We'll have a daily show Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday before we turn our work towards the race broadcast all weekend.
 
We'll kick things off on Monday June 24th at 3pm PT, where we'll discuss the Top 10 Storylines of the 2024 Western States 100 and are joined by the one and only, 3x champion and course record holder, Jim Walmsley.
 
The show will be hosted by Dylan Bowman, with co-hosts Corrine Malcolm and Tim Tollefson. Tune in to hear what our hosts consider the top 10 storylines to follow in this year's race. We have a very special guest joining us so this is one you won't want to miss!
 
All week, our shows will be broadcast from 'The Freetrail Saloon' in Coffeebar Olympic Village. You can tune in live each day and you can join us in person Thursday since that show will be broadcast on YouTube in front of a live audience. See you at States! 
 
Want to learn more about Freetrail? Check out Freetrail.com to learn more and consider joining our membership community, Freetrail Pro, to be part of the best global online community of passionate trail runners. Best sport in the world!
 
Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events.
The top 3 Fantasy winners at Western States will receive sweet prizes. Our Western States coverage is brought to you by our good friends at HOKA. We're grateful for their generous support and belief in Freetrail. Join us and your favorite trail characters for the Thursday morning shakeout run at at 7:30am Thursday at the Saloon, nestled in Palisades at Coffeebar. You can register for the shakeout here: ttps://westernstatesshakeoutrunpresen-9777.splashthat.com/
 
Friday, you can join the HOKA family for the High Camp challenge, details here: https://hokahighcampchallenge.splashthat.com/
For those following along, HOKA has unveiled the highly-anticipated Tecton x2.5, inspired by the pair that conquered UTMB. Reservation details have been shared with Western States athletes and can be claimed starting Friday at the Fleet Feet EXPO. If craving that stoke from afar; the global release of the Tecton x3 hitting shelves worldwide this August. 
 
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Freetrail is the Official Media Partner of the 2024 Broken Arrow Skyrace and is hosting a series of Trailgating shows all weekend plus capturing content out on the courses each day.
 
In this episode, host Dylan Bowman is joined by co-hosts Corrine Malcolm and Tim Tollefson and a host of special guests to recap the Broken Arrow 23k race and share their reactions for the full weekend of racing. We kick off the show joined by 23k podium finishers Jade Belzberg, Eli Hemming, Tabor Hemming, Taylor Stack, and Meikael Beaudoin-Rousseau.
 
Later in the show, we bring Thomas Neuberger up, founder of running media giant Believe in the Run. Want to learn more about Freetrail? Check out Freetrail.com to learn more and consider joining our membership community, Freetrail Pro, to be part of the best global online community of passionate trail runners. Best sport in the world!
 
Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events.
 Freetrail Links:
Website | https://freetrail.com/
Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/dylanbowman
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrail/?hl=en
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MKI1xB8YMchI1764zJXHg
Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-experts/
Dylan Links:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/?hl=en
Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo?lang=en
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bowman-06174380/
Strava | https://www.strava.com/pros/1596921

Freetrail is the Official Media Partner of the 2024 Broken Arrow Skyrace and is hosting a series of Trailgating shows all weekend plus capturing content out on the courses each day.
In this episode, host Dylan Bowman is joined by co-hosts Corrine Malcolm and Tim Tollefson and a host of special guests to recap the Broken Arrow 46k race.
Today, we are joined by race champions Toni Mccann & David Sinclair as well as podium finishers Adam Peterman, Jeff Mogavero, Klaire Rhodes & Amanda Basham. At the finish, the hosts preview the Broken Arrow 23k race taking place on Sunday.
 
Want to learn more about Freetrail? Check out Freetrail.com to learn more and consider joining our membership community, Freetrail Pro, to be part of the best global online community of passionate trail runners. Best sport in the world! Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events.
 
Freetrail Links:
Website | https://freetrail.com/
Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/dylanbowman
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrail/?hl=en
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MKI1xB8YMchI1764zJXHg
Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-experts/
Dylan Links: 
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/?hl=en
Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo?lang=en
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bowman-06174380/
Strava | https://www.strava.com/pros/1596921
 

Freetrail is the Official Media Partner of the 2024 Broken Arrow Skyrace and is hosting a series of Trailgating shows all weekend plus capturing content out on the courses each day.
 
In this episode, host Dylan Bowman is joined by co-host Corrine Malcolm, Tim Tollefson and a host of special guests to recap the Broken Arrow VK race.
 
To kick off the show, they are joined by men's race champion, Patrick Kipngeno, women's race champion, Joyce Njeru, and additional top finishers from the race. 
 
At the finish, the hosts preview the Broken Arrow 46k race taking place tomorrow.
 
Want to learn more about Freetrail? Check out Freetrail.com to learn more and consider joining our membership community, Freetrail Pro, to be part of the best global online community of passionate trail runners. Best sport in the world!
 
Play fantasy trail running: https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events
 
Freetrail Links:
Website | https://freetrail.com/
Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/dylanbowman
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrail/?hl=en
YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MKI1xB8YMchI1764zJXHg
Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-experts/
 
Dylan Links:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/?hl=en
Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo?lang=en
LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bowman-06174380/
Strava | https://www.strava.com/pros/1596921
 

Today my guests are WS Race Director Craig Thornely and WS Board Vice President Topher Gaylord. Together the three of us work every year to construct the Golden Ticket calendar as part of our responsibilities with the race organization. In today's episode, we discuss the 2025 Golden Ticket Calendar, and more importantly, the rationale that went into the decisions so that the global trail community can understand our thought process.

 
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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

 
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   

Des Linden is a professional runner for Brooks living in Michigan. She is one of America's most decorated distance athletes - a two-time olympian, Boston Marathon champion, and 50k World Record Holder. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

 
Topics discussed:

Des’s reputation for being a workhorse and having a blue collar attitude Her transition from college to pro running Her early move to the marathon Living in MI as opposed to other training hotbeds The realities of being an Olympian and competing at the games Her exposure to trail running Her experience at UTMB Aging and retirement for pro athletes Her trip to Japan with Tim, Magda, & Ruth Her new role as Chief Running Adviser at Brooks Her media projects including her book, podcast, and race commentary And a lot more! Des's Book Choosing To Run


 
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Sponsors:

Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear Grab a trail running pack from Osprey Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts
 
Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

 
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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:
 
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