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Episode 081: Midwest States 100, UTMB Psych Up, and a Sub 6 Hour 100k

-Race Results:
*TDS (UTMB Race)
*Midwest States 100
*Continental Divide 50k
*East Fork Trail Races
*Habanero Trail Races
-FKTs:
*Dalton Highway (AK), Jenny Hoffman, Female Supported
*Update on Liz Derstine and her PCT FKT attempt
*Update on Jeff Garmire and his AT FKT attempt
*Update on Kristian Morgan and his AT FKT attempt
-News:
*UTMB Preview and Picks
*UTMB Weather and OCC delay / reroute
*Oregon Cascade 50 bad AQI and race conditions
*Oregon 200 cancelled mid race (5 finished) due to wildfire
*Sibusiso Kubheka goes sub 6 hours in a 100k
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Gels (yay or nay)
-Socials:
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Episode 080: Leadville 100 Records Broken and Tara Dower’s Long Trail FKT

-Race Results:
*Leadville 100
*Headlands 50k
*Jigger Johnson
*Marquette Trail 50
*Twisted Branch 100k
*Squamish 50/50
-FKTs:
*Tara Dower, Long Trail, Supported, Overall (still being verified)
*Hunter Leininger, Colorado Traverse, Supported (still being verified)
*Caroline Himbert, John Muir Trail, Unsupported
*Update on Liz Derstine and her PCT FKT attempt
*Update on Jeff Garmire and his AT FKT attempt
*Update on Kristian Morgan and his AT FKT attempt
*Update on Nick “Chezwick” Gagnon and his triple crown of thru hikes
-News:
*LazCon Update
*Tim Olsen is gearing up for Mammoth 200
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Headphones (yay or nay)
-Socials:
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Episode 079: Eastern States, Wy’east, Wyoming Range, and Fat Dog

-Race Results:
*Eastern States 100
*Wy’east Trailfest
*Wyoming Range 100
*Fat Dog 120
*Sierre-Zinal
*Swiss Alps 100
*Bigfoot 200
*Pines to Vines 55k
-FKTs:
*Long Trail, Female Unsupported, Tori “Chewy” Constantine
*Colorado Trail, Female Unsupported, E to W Col W, Dena Carr
*Colorado Trail, Male Self-Supported, E to W Col W, Jonathan Thomas
*Colorado Trail, Male Supported, E to W Col E, Andre Michaud
*Liz Derstine, PCT Update
*Jeff Garmire, AT Update
*Tara Dower starting a Supported Long Trail FKT attempt
*Donations for Tara’s Charity: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/longtrailday2025/account/2081536/
*Kristian Morgan, AT Update
*Nick “Chezwick” Gagnon, Triple Crown Update
-News:
*Laz’s Trans Con has resumed
*Leadville 100 this weekend
*William Spruce 41 straight 100s without a DNF
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Stretching (yay or nay)?
-Socials:
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Episode 078: Canadian Death Race, Angeles Crest, Waldo, and Kilian’s States of Elevation

-Race Results:
*Canadian Death Race 118k
*Angeles Crest 100
*Waldo 100k
*Badger Trail Races
*Volcanic 50k
*Rodeo Valley 50k
-FKTs:
*Appalachian Trail, Northbound, Female Self-Supported: Sarah Baker
*Teton Circumnavigation, Female Unsupported: Annie Myrvang & Sam Diaz
*Three Sisters Loop, Female Unsupported: Brittany Haver
*CO Trail FKTs still being ratified
*Update on Liz Derstine’s Self-Supported PCT Attempt
*Jeff Garmire starting a Self-Supported Appalachian Trail FKT Attempt Aug 7th. The link to his Fundraising page for the Trevor Project: https://give.thetrevorproject.org/fundraiser/6530749   
-News:
*Kilian Jornet announces a new project “The States of Elevation”
*Rachel Entrekin win a trail marathon 2 weeks after her High Lonesome victory
*Beer mile men’s world record and women’s championship record
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*None this week
-Socials:
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Episode 077: Vermont, High Lonesome, Cascade Crest, and Crazy Mountain

-Race Results:
*Vermont 100 and 100k
*Cascade Crest 100
*High Lonesome 100
*Ouray 100
*Speedgoat 50k
*Crazy Mountain 100
*Burning River 100
*Hood Hundred
*Minnesota Voyageur 50
*Tushers Mountain 100k
-FKTs:
*Colorado Trail (W to E, Collegiate West), Female Unsupported, Jessica Pekari
*100 Miles of Wilderness in Maine, Male Supported, Xander Keiter
*New Hampshire 4000 footers, Self Powered, Male Unsupported, Andrew Drummond
*PCT Oregon Section, Female Unsupported, Kaylee Levine
*Oregon Coast Trail, Female Self-Supported, Katie Gunvalson
*Mike Wardian, Several FKTs in the British Virgin Islands
*Update on Liz Derstine’s PCT FKT Attempt
-News:
*2025 US Mountain and Trail Running Teams announced
*Courtney Dauwalter and Jim Walmsley both running UTMB this year
*Bear 100 moves to a lottery system
*John Kelly’s MRI is clear and he is contemplating running Tor de Geants
*A guy in Wales does an epic feat for charity to honor his late wife.
-Socials:
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Episode 076: Hardrock 100, Top 10 Hardest Races, and UT Fishing License for Trail Running

-Race Results:
*Hardrock 100
*Alpine Glow 100k
*Dances with Dirt Devils Lake 50
*Merrill’s Mile 48 hour
-FKTs:
*Hundred Miles of Wilderness Female Supported
*Update on Liz Derstine PCT FKT attempt
-News:
*Bob Becker 80 yr old finished Badwater 135
*Simon’s top 10 toughest ultras
*UT requires a hunting or fishing license for access to Wildlife Management Areas in 4 counties
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Gratitude
-Socials:
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Episode 075: Special Guest Robert Santoro, Major FKT News, and Hardrock Preview

-Race Results:
*Badwater 135
*Mt. Marathon
*Afton Trail Run 50k
-FKTs:
*Nolans 14
*White Mountains
*AT New Hampshire Section Southbound
*Update on Liz Derstine PCT FKT attempt
-News:
*US 24 hour team virtual run fundraiser
**Link to fundraiser: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/AnyTown/DaysToGlory 
*Hardrock preview and picks
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Multi-day races
-Socials:
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Episode 074: Western States 100, Black Hills 100, and FKT News

-Race Results:
*Western States 100
*Lavaredo 120k
*6 Days in the Dome
*Black Hills 100
*Wy’East Wonder
*Many on the Genny
*Buckeye Trail 50k
*Yeti 100 - Washington
-FKTs:
*Superior Hiking Trail
*PCT Bridge of Gods – Timberline (Northbound)
*Update Liz Derstine PCT self-supported FKT attempt
*John Kelly AT FKT attempt aborted
-News:
*Cool Western States Finisher Stories
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*Recovery
-Socials:
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Episode 073: Western States Picks w/ Cole Crosby & Broken Arrow Snow Day!

-Race Results:
*Broken Arrow
*Bighorn 100
*Last Annual Heart of the South
*Catamount Ultra 50k
*New River Gorge Trail Fest 50k
*Summer Spine Race
*Mid State Mile
*Dead Cow Gully Backyard (World Record)
-FKTs:
*Female Unsupported Double S.C.A.R. - Jacqueline Howard
*Update Liz Derstine PCT self-supported FKT attempt
*Nick Fowler PCT FKT attempt aborted
*Update John Kelly AT FKT attempt
-News:
*Senate pulled land sale out of budget bill
*Adaptive runner Pierre Borgella racing Marathon Des Sables in Turkey on crutches
*Adaptive runner Adam Popp doing Western States
*Will Murray and Lin Chen withdraw from Western States
-Western States Picks
*Cole, Johnny, and Farley make their picks for this stacked field of runners.
-Socials:
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Episode 072: Old Dominion, SD 100, Kettle, Comrades, Laurel Highlands, and More!

-Race Results:
*Old Dominion 100
*San Diego 100
*McKenzie River Trail Run 50k
*Comrades 89k
*Scout Mountain 100
*Huron 100
*Kettle Moraine 100
*Laurel Highlands 70.5
*Tahoe 200
-FKTs:
*Michigan Shore to Shore Trail
*Liz Derstine PCT attempt underway
*Nick Fowler PCT attempt underway
*Update on John Kelly AT attempt
-News:
*Ben Gibbard is running Western States!
*Jia-Sheng Shen pulls out of Western States
*Ethan Newberry “Ginger Runner” wins an Emmy
*AJW releases his annual Western States storylines and predictions article
*Ultrarunning Magazine’s ultrarunning stats for May
-Tips, Tricks, and Thoughts (3Ts):
*How to handle the night before a big race
-Socials:
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