Long Run Archives #10 | Black Canyon Reflections, Western States Storylines, Prize Money, Future Of Crewing

I am joined by Brett Hornig to talk about some of our takeaways from Black Canyon, prize money and professional support in ultrarunning, emerging storylines for Western States, the future of live-streaming, the future of pacers and crew at race, and which sports outside of trail running produce the best athletes for our world. Discounts: Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/discount/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order HVMN - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://hvmn.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order Trails and Tarmac - get $120 off your first 3 months of coaching ( https://trailsandtarmac.com/get-in-touch/ ) Timestamps: (4:35) - recapping Black Canyon (12:11) - what makes a race so competitive (18:27) - livestream hypotheticals (27:03) - competitive fluidity of ultra races outside of Western States (34:00) - prize money debate, supporting professionals (48:31) - Western States golden ticket discussion, emerging storylines (82:32) - getting rid of pacers and crews (95:42) - future of livestreaming discussion (111:12) - which athletes from other sports make the best ultrarunners Additional Links: Follow Finn on Instagram , Strava , Twitter , Youtube , and Patreon Follow Brett on Instagram , Strava , Youtube , and The Feed Additional Episodes You May Enjoy: #182 - Long Run Archives #9 | True Fans Of Trail Running, 100 Mile Hot Takes, UTMB World Series Support the show