Sally McRae | Nike Trail Running Start, Pro Trail Runner Business Considerations, Western States Stories

This episode was recorded live at Singletrack’s Olympic Valley studios ahead of the 2024 Western States 100. We were joined by Sally McRae who probably needs no introduction. Sally is another person I've wanted to talk with since the inception of this podcast and even though this was technically a pre-race interview, so much of what we talked about was only peripherally related to the event, so similar to the Scott Jurek conversation I wanted to save it for a stand-alone podcast a few weeks on. Specifically, we talk about the trajectory of her career starting with her Nike trail contract signing in the mid-2010s, how to think about the business side of trail running as a creator or athlete, and some of her favorite Western States 100 stories dating back to some of those great Billy Yang films a few years ago. Sponsors: Brooks - check out their new Cascadia 18 shoe and High Point apparel collection ( https://www.brooksrunning.com/singletrack ) Naak - use code SINGLETRACK20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.naak.com/ ) to get 20% off your purchase. Rabbit - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.runinrabbit.com/ ) to get 20% off your next order. deltaG Ketones - use code Singletrack20 at checkout on their website ( https://www.deltagketones.com/SINGLETRACK20 ) to get 20% off your next order. Additional Links: Follow Singletrack on Instagram , Strava , Youtube Support the show