1 hr 45 min

#17 Timothy Lock | Talking Sustainability How You Should Think About Your Footprint as a Runner The Midpacker Podcast

    • Running

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Today on the pod Troy Meadows talks with Tim Lock. They focus a lot of the conversation on sustainability and practical ways to minimize your carbon footprint. 

Tim is an architect and partner at a firm called OPAL where their focus is on sustainable building design. Tim is a subject matter expert in sustainability and they go deep on this topic.  Tim is also a husband, father, and trail runner who loves the ultra side of the sport. They touch on Tim’s background growing up in Maine, what got him into running, and how he balances the demands of a very busy work life with showing up for his family and getting in some training. Toward the end of the episode, They dive into a few questions on what trail and ultrarunners should be thinking about concerning our actions and how they impact the planet.



Coach Sasha Teninty - IG @sasha.teninty

Presi Traverse

Mountain Lakes 100

Bold Coast 50K

On Running Cyclon Program Recyclable shoe

Got Sneakers - Mail in shoe recycling program



Timothy Lock Personal Links

IG - @timothylock

LinkedIn - Timothy Lock



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Sponsor Links: 

Run Trail Life - This is a brand I am super passionate about because I am the Founder and Chief everything officer for RTL. Run Trail Life Brings you casual apparel that lets you show off your love of trail running and ultrarunning while giving back to ensure that everyone has access to the beauty of nature for generations to come. With each item purchased, we donate $1 to runners for public lands.

Use code: midpackerpod to double the donation from your purchase. 

Visit RunTrailLife.com to check out our line of Hats and Organic cotton T's.

Freetrail - Bring Trail Culture with you everywhere you go and join an amazing community of extraordinary trail runners. Freetrail Pro membership is just $96 a year, giving you access to the Freetrail Slack community, training plans, weekly office hours, and so much more. I absolutely love this community and have personally used the training plans to get ready for my ultra efforts.

Visit Freetrail.com to sign up today.



MidPacker Pod Links: Instagram | Patreon

Troy Meadows Links: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteFreetrail Links: Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts.

You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon.

Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods.



Today on the pod Troy Meadows talks with Tim Lock. They focus a lot of the conversation on sustainability and practical ways to minimize your carbon footprint. 

Tim is an architect and partner at a firm called OPAL where their focus is on sustainable building design. Tim is a subject matter expert in sustainability and they go deep on this topic.  Tim is also a husband, father, and trail runner who loves the ultra side of the sport. They touch on Tim’s background growing up in Maine, what got him into running, and how he balances the demands of a very busy work life with showing up for his family and getting in some training. Toward the end of the episode, They dive into a few questions on what trail and ultrarunners should be thinking about concerning our actions and how they impact the planet.



Coach Sasha Teninty - IG @sasha.teninty

Presi Traverse

Mountain Lakes 100

Bold Coast 50K

On Running Cyclon Program Recyclable shoe

Got Sneakers - Mail in shoe recycling program



Timothy Lock Personal Links

IG - @timothylock

LinkedIn - Timothy Lock



If you are enjoying the content, please consider supporting our sponsors using the links below.



Sponsor Links: 

Run Trail Life - This is a brand I am super passionate about because I am the Founder and Chief everything officer for RTL. Run Trail Life Brings you casual apparel that lets you show off your love of trail running and ultrarunning while giving back to ensure that everyone has access to the beauty of nature for generations to come. With each item purchased, we donate $1 to runners for public lands.

Use code: midpackerpod to double the donation from your purchase. 

Visit RunTrailLife.com to check out our line of Hats and Organic cotton T's.

Freetrail - Bring Trail Culture with you everywhere you go and join an amazing community of extraordinary trail runners. Freetrail Pro membership is just $96 a year, giving you access to the Freetrail Slack community, training plans, weekly office hours, and so much more. I absolutely love this community and have personally used the training plans to get ready for my ultra efforts.

Visit Freetrail.com to sign up today.



MidPacker Pod Links: Instagram | Patreon

Troy Meadows Links: Instagram | Twitter | WebsiteFreetrail Links: Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube

1 hr 45 min