Marianne Hogan | Western States 100 Pre-Race Interview 2026

Release Date: 06/22/2026

CCC Preview Show | 2026 UTMB

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In today’s show we’ll share our preview of CCC 2026. Our host Dylan Bowman will be joined by special guests Hayden Hawks...

OCC Preview Show | 2026 UTMB

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In today’s show we’ll share our preview of OCC 2026. Our host Dylan Bowman will be joined by special guests Hayden Hawks...

Molly Seidel | Withdraws from OCC

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Molly Seidel as she discusses her decision to withdrawl from the 2026 OCC Who...

Riley Brady | UTMB Pre-Race Interview 2026

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Riley Brady as they prepare to run UTMB starting Friday. Who are you picking...

Top 10 Storylines of the 2026 UTMB

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In today’s show we’ll share our Top 10 Storylines of the 2026 UTMB. Our host Dylan Bowman will be joined by special...

Toni McCann | CCC Pre-Race Interview 2026

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Toni McCann, 2024 CCC Champion, who is looking to become the first female 2 time CCC...

Ben Dhiman | UTMB Pre-Race Interview 2026

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Ben Dhiman, 2nd place at last years UTMB, who is looking to close another loop...

Jim Walmsley | The Decision to Withdraw from UTMB

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! The big news in the Chamonix valley yesterday was the withdrawal of Jim Walmsley and Kilian Jornet from the UTMB fields...

Rachel Entrekin | UTMB Pre-Race Interview 2026

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Rachel Entrekin, 2026 Cocodona 250 champion who is racing UTMB on Friday. Who...

Lauren Gregory | OCC Pre-Race Interview 2026

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 UTMB hosted in collaboration with the UTMB race for the first time ever! Join us during race week as we discuss the top storylines of this year’s race, preview the fields and provide our expert analysis and predictions for the win. All of our shows will be recorded in the studio in the heart of Chamonix just steps from the UTMB start / finish line. You can join us all week on the Freetrail and UTMB YouTube channels! In this interview, Dylan sits down with Lauren Gregory who is racing OCC by UTMB on Thursday. Who are you picking for...

More Episodes

Marianne Hogan Interview | 2026 Western States Race Week Coverage

Welcome to Freetrail’s coverage of the 2026 Western States 100 hosted in collaboration with the Western States race!

In this interview, we sit down with Marianne Hogan.

Freetrail's Western States Schedule

• Monday, June 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT
The Top 10 Storylines of the 2026 Western States 100

• Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT
Western States Preview Show

• Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT
Western States Champions Show featuring Katie Schide, Caleb Olson, Nikki Kimball, and Clare Gallagher

• Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM PT
Western States Final Thoughts & Predictions

• Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM PT
Tune into the live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/@WesternStates

• Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM PT
Western States Instant Recap Show

Starting on June 19th, we'll be hosting interviews with top personalities and athletes leading into race weekend, including Abby Hall, Kilian Jornet, Molly Seidel, Tommie Runz, a press conference with Jim Walmsley, and much more.

Make sure to subscribe to the Freetrail YouTube channel and follow us on Instagram @runfreetrail to stay up to date and ensure you don’t miss a thing!

Presented by HOKA

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!

Check out the latest and greatest from HOKA, the Rocket X Trail — speed-tuned performance for the most runnable terrain and built for trails like Western States.

Learn more and shop here:
https://www.hoka.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-HOKA-US-Site/en_US/Coveo-Show?q=Rocket+X+Trail&sz=2