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340 Mile Speed Project Record, Salomon Next Gen, + Pro Trail Runner Salary Data (Singletrack News)

Singletrack

Finn Melanson

Wilderness, Sports, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Ultra Running, Running, News, Sports News, Mountain Running, Ultrarunning

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Marathon des Sables is underway in the Moroccan Sahara, and this year's field is one of the most talked-about in recent memory. Ryan Sandes, Magda Boulet, Maryline Nakache, Ludo Pommeret, Des Linden, and yes, Harry Styles are all on course across six stages and 155 miles of largely unsupported desert racing. Salomon made waves this week with the launch of their "Next Gen" program, a structured athlete development pathway for trail runners aged 18 to 25. Nine athletes were selected from 17 in...

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0:00.0

This episode of the single track podcast is brought to you by precision, fuel, and hydration,

0:04.3

the official nutrition partner of the show. So here's the situation. I am nine weeks out from

0:09.0

the Scout Mountain, 100-mile are up in Pocatello, Idaho, and over the next few weeks, I am introducing

0:14.1

longer runs into my rotation. We're talking four, five, six-hour outings. One of my go-to products

0:20.4

in the field will be precision's 300 gram

0:22.7

flow gel pouches. That's 10 of their standard PF30 gels in a single resellable pouch. It makes

0:28.8

carrying a lot of nutrition really simple. Oh, other thing is the same gel, but it's re-engineered

0:35.9

to flow more easily without even adding water. So

0:38.9

sometimes I'll bring their flow bottles too, and I'll put about 120 grams in each. It makes

0:43.8

hourly consumption easy to track too. Anyways, of all else, go to Precision's website, check out their

0:49.7

fuel and hydration planner. I have a link for that in our show notes. That's going to get you

0:53.6

squared away planning-wise for your next big race too. And if you end up getting some product, use code

0:58.8

single track for a nice discount at checkout. This episode is also brought to you by Norda, the official

1:04.3

footwear partner of the show. By chance, did you see that they released new colorways for the

1:08.9

005? That is right laser and comet colored both

1:13.1

look sick they make the lightest fastest most stable super shoes even more cooler and fun to run in

1:20.0

go check them out at norder run dot com this is the monday april 6th edition of single track news

1:26.8

joined by friend colleague al Alyssa, Alyssa.

1:29.4

How are you doing this Monday morning?

1:32.2

I'm doing pretty well.

1:33.7

It's hard to believe that we are into April.

1:36.8

I feel like we are just ramping up for race season.

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