Welcome back or welcome to the single track podcast. I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and this episode was recorded in person at Brooks H.Q in Seattle, Washington, with Joe McConaughey shortly after the Barclay marathons. We recount Jasmine Paris's finish, the historical significance of that moment for our sport, the impact of five finishers this year.

What makes Barclays so interesting in our minds?

Joe's Race Recap with Training, Nutritional, and Racing Insights for future editions,

and we conclude with a few other memorable moments across the three-day stretch.

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With that, let's get on to this episode with Joe McConaughey.

I was just trying to think, except for our Western States pre-show last summer, this is the first time we've ever done a one-on-one live podcast interview on single track.

We are in...

Wait, this is a live podcast interview?

Not live, sorry.

It's not live.

It's recorded together.

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