These trail running podcasts go beyond race results and surface-level interviews to explore the people, ideas, and tensions inside the sport.
Conversations move between human stories and the deeper forces influencing trail running.
For listeners who want both perspective and personality.
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Essential Listen
3 Artifacts of Laz Lake
Nobody Plans to Become an Ultra Runner
There’s no clear path into ultrarunning, no system, and most people don’t grow up anywhere near trail running culture. So how do people actually
Trail Running Has a Fan Problem
Trail running is growing fast, but is it actually scaling?
Why Running Changes You with Raz Rauf
Raziq Rauf explains why running isn’t just a sport, but a reflection of identity, place, community, and modern running culture.
I Was Wrong About Kiprun
I didn’t take Kiprun's trail running shoes seriously. Not because the shoes were bad they just weren’t in the conversation but the Kiprun Kipsummit
Ultra Running Exposes Who We Really Are
Ultra running reveals what happens when race plans fail, training falls apart, and things don’t go the way we want.
Why People Run 100 Miles [with Billy Yang]
Why do people run 100 miles and why do they keep coming back after it breaks them?