Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Milanson, and in this episode, we're releasing our first three

Havillina 100 pre-race interviews with Preston Cates, Tara Dauer, and Riley Brady.

But before diving in, thank you so much to NAC for sponsoring this show.

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Let's get on to the show.

Preston Cates, it is a pleasure to have you on the single track podcast.

How are you doing today?

I'm doing well. I'm glad to be on it

i've been watching it grow and it's getting cool i appreciate it well yeah it's as i was saying offline

it's your first appearance in the pod so this might be slightly longer than a usual pre-race convo

i think the first question i have is like you know know, looking at your resume, you ran collegiately

at both Western Colorado and you of Arkansas. Did you get the trail running inspiration,

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