The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman Freetrail

Grayson Murphy is a pro runner for Saucony, living in Utah. She is a two-time trail running world champion in 2019 and 2023. In addition to being among the best short course athletes for several years, Grayson was one of the first to be a true crossover runner, racing on the road, track, and trail. She's also an entrepreneur, building a stationery business as she pursues running at the highest level. No matter what she does, Grayson brings a sense of professionalism and intention, contributing to her amazing success. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

 
Topics discussed:

What makes Grayson unique Her collegiate Coach Kyle Kepler at the University of Utah Her late start to running and fast development Her relationship with her twin sister Her engineering degree Struggles when she went pro for NAZ Elite Leaving the program and finding her calling on the trails Her 2019 World Championship  Her entrepreneurial journey Her mixed feelings on social media Moving back to UT and the significance of her home state Her GTWS debut Her upcoming wedding and her fiance's retirement from pro skiing Her expected 2024 racing schedule A lot more! RACIN' GRAYSON TRAINING LOGS


 
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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

This week is a special episode and new format on the podcast. Our guests are Hannah Allgood, pro athlete and coach, and Ryan Thrower, Freetrail Co-Founder and Creative Director. In addition to being a great friend, Hannah coaches both Ryan and I in our athletic goals. Coincidentally we all raced last weekend and we all had great days, so we decided to jump on the pod and record an episode about it. 

 
Topics included:

Hannah's personal and athletic background Her personal transformation and path to coaching The importance of emotional health for performance Hannah's friendship with Ryan Trail Running Radio Her race at Transvulcania Recent epiphanies from sport psychology Ryan's race at Tillmook Burn 50 miler Coaching Ryan towards Western States My race at Tillmook Burn 20 miler  What's next for Hannah's racing career LISTEN TO TRAIL RUNNING RADIO


 
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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

Today's episode is an announcement of TrailCon, a brand new industry conference for the sport of trail running. TrailCon will launch on June 26th, the Wednesday in between Broken Arrow and Western States, for an afternoon of conversation about the present and future of our sport with some of the leading voices and stakeholders in the industry. My guests today are my co-founders in the event -- Brendan Madigan, Owner of Alpenglow Sports and Broken Arrow RD, and Doug Emslie, a 30-year events industry leader. 

 
In today's episode we talk about the vision and purpose of the event and then unpack the content of the panels we'll host.

 
A brief summary of TrailCon:

2:30-3:00pm - Registration & Coffee 3:00-3:30pm - Events Panel 3:30-4:00pm - Media Panel 4:00-4:30pm - Brands & Athletes Panel 4:30-5:00pm - Trail Retail Panel 5:00-7:00pm - 100 Mile Happy Hour & Networking Event
TrailCon is FREE and open to the public. Visit trailconference.com to register. 

Corrine Malcolm is pro athlete, Trail Society podcast co-host, and Freetrail Editor-in-Chief. She joins this week to talk through some of the news and race results that have occurred recently in trail running. Some topics we discuss:
Our respective upcoming races this weekend Katie Schide & Courtney Dauwalter's recent historic performances The conclusion of the 2024 Golden Ticket chase The Golden Trail World Series season debut in Asia Trail running in the Olympics Madeira Island Ultra Trail results Live reactions to Cocodona 250 Transvulcania preview Mid-season TROY watchlist Ben Dhiman's Substack

 
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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

Chris Myers is a professional trail runner living in Boulder, CO. He is also a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry, working on movies, TV, and streaming media. This year, Chris finished 3rd at the Black Canyon 100k, earning a Golden Ticket to Western States. He then won and set the course record at the Gorge Waterfalls 50k. Chris is among the new class of young pros changing the game in trail running and this is his first appearance on the podcast.

 
Topics discussed:

Artistic background and influences Art for work vs. art for recreation The state of the entertainment industry Growing up in Southern California Moving to Boulder Training under coach David Roche Being an underdog Dealing with nervousness Black Canyon 100k performance and the duel with Jupiter Carera Casas Gorge Waterfalls 50k victory Crewing for Makai Clemons at Canyons 100k Goals and training for Western States A lot more! 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 hvmn.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

This is Freetrail's 2024 Canyons instant reactions race recap show after Canyons by UTMB.
Our hosts today are Dylan Bowman, Paddy O'Leary, and David Lam Guests: Katie Schide, Rod Farvard, Drew Holmen, Kim Gaylord, & Topher Gaylord
Our coverage is made possible by HOKA. Check out their wide range of trail running products at: https://www.hoka.com/en/us/
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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