Long Run Archives #18 | Backyard Ultra Olympics, Disrupting Western States 100 Elite Field, Moonshot Ultrarunning Ideas

Brett Hornig and Jeff Colt join the Singletrack Podcast for another edition of the Long Run Archives. We talk about the prospect of the backyard ultra format being added to the Olympic games, insights for trail runners from the Tour de France, a Western States 100 with no automatic returning top-10 runners, the value of increasing popularity in fastest known time attempts, and speculate where top runners like Zach Miller and Courtney Dauwalter might race next. Timestamps: 00:00 Imagining the Backyard Ultra Format in the Paris Olympics 08:28 Tour de France Nutrition Strategies for Trail Running 27:29 Training Partners vs. Crew Service 39:40 Changing the Invitation System for Western States 44:40 The Impact on Race Dynamics and Strategies 48:04 The Role of Team Support and Camaraderie 53:51 Improving the World Trail Majors' Team Format 1:15:09 Harnessing the Power of Self-Talk in Sports Performance 1:31:50 The Strava Pro Badge Purge 1:35:34 The Worth of Increasing the Popularity of the FKT Scene Sponsors: Naak - use code SINGLETRACK20 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 20% off your purchase. Rabbit - use code Singletrack10 at checkout on their website (https://www.runinrabbit.com/) to get 10% off your next order. Pillar Performance - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout on their website (https://pillarperformance.us/) to get 15% 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 Jeff on Instagram , Strava , Youtube Follow Brett on Instagram , Strava , Youtube , and Coaching Follow Finn on Instagram , Strava , Twitter , Youtube , and Patreon Support the show