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UTMB Week Recap Show | Key Performances, Stats, & Storylines

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Release Date: 08/31/2025

Rest Day | UTMB Expansion, Kilian Back at Western States, Road Stars Move to Trails, & New World Records show art Rest Day | UTMB Expansion, Kilian Back at Western States, Road Stars Move to Trails, & New World Records

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Rest Day, Freetrail's occasional news pod covering the latest happenings in trail running. This week we're joined by to talk through the following topics:   UTMB's Purchase of Zugspitz Ultra Trail The global event landscape and where independent events fit Caleb Olson wins GPT100 Kilian Jornet registers for Western States 2026 Molly Seidel and Des Linden moving from roads to trails Eliud Kipchoge wears Radical Air Flow at NYC Marathon New 50 Mile and 100 Mile World Records Personal running and life updates A lot more!   ...

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Eric Lagerstrom | From Triathlon to Trail show art Eric Lagerstrom | From Triathlon to Trail

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

is a longtime pro athlete across sports. He's also an entrepreneur and creator, leading , a popular , , and driving culture in multisport.    After a long and successful pro triathlon career, Eric is now experimenting with elite level trail running, including a 2nd place finish in the 2025 Black Canyon 50k - a very impressive result in a deep field.    Topics discussed: Eric's triathlon career and move to trail Building That Triathlon Life: Early inspiration, building momentum, & evolving over time What trail can learn from triathlon How Eric has changed his...

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What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports | TrailCon Live Panel show art What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports | TrailCon Live Panel

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This is a recording of a panel from the 2025 edition of , a two-day trail running festival, conference, and trade show hosted in Palisades Tahoe, CA in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States.   Today's panel is entitled What Trail Running Can Learn From Other Sports. As trail running continues to grow rapidly around the globe, we wanted to draw parallels to similar periods from other sports to explore what we can learn from their growing pains and maturation arcs.    Our panelists today:   Aaron Lutze (Moderator) Adrian Ballinger,...

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The State of Trail Running in 2025 | TrailCon Live Panel show art The State of Trail Running in 2025 | TrailCon Live Panel

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This is a recording of the opening panel from the 2025 edition of a two-day trail running festival, conference, and trade show hosted in Palisades Tahoe, CA in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States.   Today's panel is entitled The State of Trail Running in 2025, which we approached from two angles - trail events and the trail running consumer.   Our panelists today: , Co-CEO of (moderator) , Founder of , Event Director In the panel you'll hear our panelists talk about five key trends emerging in the sport in 2025.          ...

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Rest Day | Courtney's Marathons, VK World Records, Race Results, & Javelina Preview show art Rest Day | Courtney's Marathons, VK World Records, Race Results, & Javelina Preview

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Rest Day, Freetrail's occasional news pod covering the latest happenings in trail running. This week we're joined by Corrine Malcolm to talk through the following topics:   Kodiak by UTMB - Results and how UTMB Majors are impacting the event landscape GTWS Final results and the “Make Trail Running an Olympic Sport” activation Is Courtney Dauwalter a road runner now?  Diagonale des Fous results and how it impacts TROY New Vertical Kilometer World Records Javelina Jundred preview and Golden Ticket thoughts      ...

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Nina Engelhard | Uphill & Classic Mountain Running World Champion show art Nina Engelhard | Uphill & Classic Mountain Running World Champion

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Nina Engelhard is an ascendant star in short distance trail running. Hailing from Germany, Nina recently took home two gold medals at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in Canfranc, Spain, winning both the Uphill and Classic races.    Chapters 00:00 Introducing Nina Engelhardt 02:47 Navigating Newfound Media Attention 05:24 The Journey into Trail and Mountain Running 07:59 Nina's Running Club and its Role in her Success 10:44 Living Off the Digital Grid 13:28 Balancing Professional Life and Athletics 16:23 Reflections on European Championships 19:09 Training...

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ANNOUNCING: The Big Alta 100k show art ANNOUNCING: The Big Alta 100k

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

In this episode, we announce the inaugural running of The Big Alta 100k!     Beginning in Sausalito, CA directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, runners will head north on a point to point course, along the coast, tagging Mt. Tam and Big Rock Ridge, before finishing in Marinwood, CA.   The course is 61 miles with 13k’ of climbing traversing the entirety of Marin county from south to north on beautiful NorCal trails. The Big Alta 100k will happen alongside our existing 50k and 28k races, extending the event into a three day trail running festival March 20-22nd...

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Jim Walmsley | 2025 Long Trail World Champion show art Jim Walmsley | 2025 Long Trail World Champion

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

is one of the greatest trail runners of all time. Two weeks ago, he won the Long Trail World Championship, a brutally technical 80k race in Canfranc, Spain. This was Jim's second World Title following up a Short Trail victory in 2019. In this conversation, we reflect on the performance and discuss Jim's plans for the future.   Chapters: 1:00 Jim Walsmley's Clutch Gene 10:00 The Success of Doubling Back in Racing 13:04 Technical Challenges of the Course 16:04 Race Dynamics and Early Strategies 19:07 Mid-Race Mindset and Team Dynamics 21:54 The Turning Point at Candanchu 24:52...

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Frédéric Tranchand | Short Trail World Champion Interview show art Frédéric Tranchand | Short Trail World Champion Interview

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This show is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships. Our shows and athlete interviews are hosted by Dylan Bowman who sits down to talk with some of the favorites from Team USA who are racing this year.   Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 World Championships: Tuesday September 23rd: Top 10 Storylines of the 2025 World Championships Wednesday September 24th: Opening Ceremony Recap + Uphill Preview Thursday September 25th: Uphill Recap + Short Trail Preview Friday September 26th: Short...

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Remi Bonnet | Uphill World Champion Interview show art Remi Bonnet | Uphill World Champion Interview

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

This show is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships. Our shows and athlete interviews are hosted by Dylan Bowman who sits down to talk with some of the favorites from Team USA who are racing this year   Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 World Championships: Tuesday September 23rd: Top 10 Storylines of the 2025 World Championships Wednesday September 24th: Opening Ceremony Recap + Uphill Preview Thursday September 25th: Uphill Recap + Short Trail Preview Friday September 26th: Short...

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More Episodes

This show is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Our shows and athlete interviews are hosted by Dylan Bowman who sits down to talk with some of the favorites who are racing this year.

 

This is our UTMB Week Recap show. Today’s show is hosted by Dylan Bowman with co-hosts Keith Byrne, Topher Gaylord, and Kim Gaylord.

 

Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 UTMB. All shows hosted by Dylan Bowman, with special guests listed below:

 

  • Friday August 22nd: Top 10 Storylines of the 2025 UTMB with Tim Tollefson
  • Saturday August 23rd: OCC Preview Show with Dani Moreno
  • Sunday August 24th: CCC Preview Show with Hayden Hawks
  • Monday August 25th: UTMB Preview Show with Sally McRae
  • Tuesday August 26th: Final Predictions Show with Corrine Malcolm & Keith Byrne
  • Wednesday August 27th: TDS Recap Show with Ryan Sandes & Martina Valmassoi 
  • Thursday August 28th: OCC Recap Show with Corrine Malcolm and Ryan Montgomery
  • Friday August 29th: We’ll provide photo and video coverage of the race for the Freetrail social channels. Make sure to follow along here and @runfreetrail on Instagram.
  • Saturday August 30th: UTMB Instant Reactions + CCC Results Show with Jim Walmsley & Sally McRae
  • Sunday August 31st: UTMB Week recap

 

Make sure to play Freetrail's own fantasy trail running at https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events and pick 10-deep for OCC, CCC & UTMB for a chance to win sweet prizes including Freetrail swag and special items from our partners HOKA, SunGod and more!

 

Our 2025 UTMB coverage is brought to you by HOKA, the best people and products in the trail running business. The show is also made possible with support from Red Bull & SunGod. We're grateful for their support! 

HOKA

Make sure to check out the HOKA Mafate 5, the shoe Hayden was wearing during his interview and the CCC Preview show recordings today!

The Mafate 5 is a shoe with plush cushioning for tough terrain. A pinnacle product for technical trail, the Mafate 5 goes the extra mile with more cushioning and protection than ever before. Built tough for mileage chasers, this tenacious trail runner helps maintain control during long haul efforts with our Rocker Integrity Technology™ and protects from trail debris with an optional ankle gaiter. Finished with a soft, springy foam just underfoot and impact-absorbing foam near the sole, the Mafate 5 is grounded in aggressive Vibram® Megagrip traction lugs. No doubt, this is the shoe our team will be wearing on the trails all week in Chamonix!

SunGod

 

A longtime friend of Freetrail, we’re grateful for SunGod’s support of Freetrail’s UTMB coverage this year! SunGod makes performance eyewear worn by the world’s top trail running athletes.

 

Use code FREETRAIL10 off SunGod products at https://sungod.avln.me/c/xfOAIzPFAeSd

 

Freetrail Pro members receive a deeper discount on SunGod, available after you sign up at https://freetrail.com/pro

 

Red Bull

 

Thanks to one of Dylan’s longest sponsors for supporting our coverage of UTMB. To get your daily dose of epic adventure content, follow @redbulladventure. Make sure to also check out the latest season of Red Bull’s How to Be Superhuman podcast for immersive stories of incredible achievements in trail running and beyond.



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