Trail Running

One of our favorite weekends of the year has come to a close and the 13th running of the El Vaquero Loco is in the books. We cannot say enough about how amazing this race/course is and deserves an A+ all the way around. We met up with some friends and TrailManners listeners to swap stories and enjoy the flowers. Enjoy the podcast and have a great weekend!
Show Notes:
El Vaquero Loco 50/25k
Iker Karrera- Nolan 14 FKT: 47:40
TrailManners Strava leaders for the week
Where Did Your Feet Take You Winner: Heather Stoffers
 
PC: Heather Stoffers: EL Vaquero Loco Course- Winner : WDYFTY?

We are jumping into the time machine and going back a year to the El Vaquero Loco where we sat down with Leon Lutz after a great day on the trails. This is one of our favorite shows and just an all around good human. Have a listen and enjoy- we will see you next week for Episode #95.
Info and show notes are HERE.
 

August is already here and things are still heating up. We run down our list of cool new things you need to check out from the last Outdoor Retailers show in Salt Lake City. So many solid new companies and products as well as established companies really dialing it in. We also do the first "Studio 78 Confessional" which is a little different than we are used to.
Have a great weekend and we hope to see some people at El Vaquero Loco this weekend!
Show Notes:
Episode #94 recap: Gabe Joyes
Outdoor Retailers hot list
UnTapped
Petzl Bindi
Ledlenser Neo
Gorilly Goods
Know Brainer
SpeedGoat 50k results
Where Did Your Feet Take You- Winner
TrailManners group Strava Week
Studio 78 Confessional
Boco Hat Sale
PC: Where Did Your Feet Take You? Winner: Lori Cepa- South Phoenix

 
We first interviewed Gabe in February 2017 (Episode 72), at the Park City Running Company as he was about embark on a 12 hour and 18,000 feet of climbing sufferfest at the Running Up For Air race. In our initial interview we got to know Gabe as the inventor of trail running (you need to go back and listen to show #72, it’s awesome), cheese aficionado, and Hardrock lottery winner.
 
Of course we had to follow up on Gabe’s impressive 4th place finish at Hardrock and find out what else he has cooking for 2017
 
Show Notes:
 
RUFA - 18,000 feet of climbing
Quad Rock and brain melting heat
Lander High School Soccer - 4th place in the State
Skate Skiing for winter training
Never Summer Ridge Traverse - Hardrock prep
Hardrock game plan...Be Conservative, until mile 80ish then game on!
PBJ & Cheese  Sandwich
Running full of gratitude
Mantra - Patience - Patience
Reality met expectation
Plans on returning to Hardrock
Run Rabbit Run
 
You can find Gabe Joyes here:
Blog | Instagram | Strava

We hit a half a million downloads and we cannot thank you enough! Singletrack Session #47 recaps Episode #93 with Amy Puzey and we go deep into upcoming races. Is there a race we need to have on the radar for 2018? Let us know...and make sure you check out the link below for details on the Double Grand 50k!
PC: Ali Riecke- Bigfoot 100k course- Where Did Your Fee Take You Weekly winner
 
Show Notes:
Episode #93 Recap: Amy Puzey
500,000 Downloads and counting (That's 1/2 of a milion)
Double Grand 50k
Upcoming Races

If you want to run a trail race in Canada look no further- 5 Peaks and Amy Puzey have you covered! What an absolute pleasure it was to sit down with Amy in Studio 78 and talk about her race directing, balancing it all and what she plans to do when the RD life winds down. Listening to Amy talk about 5 Peaks had us all ready to head up north and run. This year they are launching a new race that looks and sounds spectacular- Round the Cape in Cape Chignecto, Nova Scotia. If you head over to 5 Peaks website and look at the photos you will see what all the talk is about. 
Thank you Amy for joining us and keep up the great work. TrailManners is dreaming about some sweet trail miles with our neighbors to the north.
Show Notes:
5 Peaks Adventures
Newest Race: Round the Cape
Kids & Balance
AIDS Research

He Did It! We have been following Jeff Hart for the past 5 months as he prepared for the Hardrcok 100 and he was kind enough to swing by Ogden to jump into Studio 78 to give us a solid recap of the race. For Jeff it was the pinnacle of his trail running life and as he puts the race into words- you can see and hear the emotion as he recaps the journey. 
Thank you Jeff for taking us along and Congrats on not only the Hardrock finish but also the engagement to Jen. You are a class act and someone who continues to inspire. On behalf of TrailManners and our listeners- we are proud to call you our friend!
 
Show Notes:
Hardrock 100 Finish 40:09
The Race
Lipstick
Hardrock Atmosphere
Advice
The Proposal

Singletrack Session #46 brings a good dose of Hardrock 100 and upcoming races. We finally launch our prizes for the "Where Did Your Feet Take You" weekly photo contest thanks to our good friends at The Sign Garage in Ogden, Utah. Each week (for a year) will we be giving away 1 TrailManners Trucker hat to the weekly winner. These are not available in the store so you gotta play to win. 
Show Notes:
Episode #92- Recap: Jacob Puzey
Hardrock 100 Results
Hardrock 100 TM Contest winner
Upcoming Races
Where Did Your Feet Take You Winner!
 
PC: Jeff Hart at Mile 92 of the Hardrock 100 where he proposed to his longtime partner Jen- then he went on to finish Hardrock in 40:09

Jacob was down from Calgary and in our neck of the woods so we talked him into Studio 78 for Episode #92. Jacob has a great story of how he not only got into running but how he continued to grow through running. Last December he set the World Record for the fastest 50 mile run on a treadmill- 4:57...just to get a treadmill. We explore his coaching roots, TranSelkirks Race and talk a lot about Poutine. 
Thank you Jacob- it was a pleasure meeting you and we sure hope to find our way to Canada in 2017!
 
Show Notes:
Globe Trotter
50 mile treadmill World Record
Coaching: Peak Run Performance
Pass the Poutine baby!
TranSelkirks Run

TrailManners is back from the Beaverhead 100k and although race day didn't turn out as planned we still had an amazing time meeting new friends and exploring new areas. We talk about the race and discuss why you need to put this on your "to do list". 
We also announce our Hardrock 100 contest and our Top 3 male and female picks PLUS we have a contest for your top picks. Just head over to the TrailManners website under this podcast and post your picks for a chance to win some cool TrailManners swag! Hurry though- contest ends Friday morning at 6am since the race gets under way.
Have a great week and don't forget to share us with your friends.
Show Notes:
Episode #91- Recap: Jeff Hart & the Hardrock 100
Beaverhead 100k recap
Hardrock 100 review
Hardrock 100 Contets (hurry)
New races
Outdoor Retailers

Jeff Hart is coming to us live from Silverton, Colorado- home of the Hardrock 100. Much like the race, this episode is raw and uncut. We even get a guest appearance from Mr. James Varner. We have been keeping up with Jeff on his preparations and training for Hardrock and we are finally here. This show is the last time we get to talk to Jeff until after the race. We cannot thank him enough for taking us on this journey. Jeff -Good Luck and Thank you but most of all we all want you to "KISS IT".
Show Notes:
Training & Trail Marking
Hardrock Parade
Silverton Vibe
"Getting Real"

We hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July! TrailManners (Aric & Joel) are gearing up and heading to Salmon, Idaho for the Beaverhead 100k this weekend and we are pretty pumped. When we get back we will share the experience is photos, dance and song....okay maybe just photo and words. This week we hit a few hot topics and announce the winner of the El Vaquero Loco contest we held. 
Have a listen and do not forget to post your 4th of July photos! Have a great week!
 
Show Notes:
Episide #90 Recap: Eric Chrisman of Elevation Culture
Aric & Joel are heading to the Beaverhead 100k
UTMB- Points and payment
Be safe and be smart
El Vaquero Loco Entry Contest- Winner is....gotta listen
Post your 4th photos
TrailManners Strava weekly leaders
 
PC: Mike Pace: Indian Trail- Ogden, Utah

Happy 4th of July everyone! With this weeks show we catch up with Eric Chrisman of Elevation Culture and talk about everything from racing 200's, the fact he is a former soccer player (Aric & Joel dig that) and being the Owner/Founder/Designer at Elevation Culture in San Diego.  
Eric took his passion for the trails and turned that into an amazing small business. If you are a RD or need any type of award- we cannot recommend Elevation Culture highly enough. Thanks Eric for taking the time to join us on the TrailManners Podcast and thank you for what you are bringing to the trail world.
Show Notes:
Intro to Eric
Trail Runner
Owner/Founder/Designer @ Elevation Culture
Kindred Soccer Player
Tahoe 200- 18 hours of AS time
Elevation Culture

This is the first time we have had a show interrupted by a rattlesnake but we battled through and kept recording. There was just too much to cover and we wanted to talk about WS100, Sink Canyon and the El Vaquero Loco 2017 Race entry contest.
Have a listen, enjoy and participate in the contest so we can see you at El Vaquero.
Show Notes:
Episode #89 Recap- Psychology of Recovery
Rattlesnake Interruption- WTH?
Sink Canyon 50 recap
Western States recap
4th of July show off- let's see it
El Vaquero Loco 2017 Entry Contest
Stop the trolling
PC: Racheal Zeiler- Blogett Arch (Where did your feet take you weekly winner)

TrailManners super fan, Curtis Thompson, busted his wheel while volunteering at the 2017 RUFA and needed surgery to fix torn ligaments and tendons in his ankle. The long recovery meant his 2017 Wasatch 100 was out of the question as was most running for the summer. Curtis asked if we could do a show on the Psychology of Recovery and we're happy to make that happen!
Dr. Chris Heilman from Mindset Coaching,  jumped on a call to answer Curtis' burning question...what is the optimal way to psychologically deal with an injury and what tools can we acquire and sharpen during the recovery process.
 
Show Notes:
Honor the Present
Make a Suffering Inventory
Allow Recovery to Happen
Mindfullness and Meditaiton
Jar of Awesomeness
Passion Statement