Hello, happy new year and welcome to free trails rollout of the 2023 Trail Router

of the Year award presented by Ketone IQ.

I'm your host Dylan Bowman, and for the first 10 days of 2024, we will be counting down the top 10

trail athletes in the world for both men and women, as was voted on by a thousand trail running fans

from around the world. Together with the athletes, we recount their seasons,

contemplate highs and lows,

meditate on some learnings,

and look ahead to their goals for the future.

As I said,

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You'll hear more from them later,

but please visit the show notes for a link you can use for 30% off your first subscription of this

amazing product. It's HvMN.com forward slash free trail 30. And again, that link is in the show

notes. Today, we're joined by the number six trail runners of the year, Judith Weider from Switzerland and Jonathan Albin from Great Britain, though he lives in Norway.

What amazing seasons from both.

Judith, a mother of two, posted a second place finish at the Short Trail World Championship,

another second place at the Pikes Peak Ascent, a win at Mammoth Trail Fest,

and then finished it off with a second place at the Goldenikes Peak Ascent, a win at Mammoth Trail Fest, and then finished it off

with a second place at the Golden Trail World Series final. Jonathan Albin, what an absolute

machine this guy is. Third place at Zagama, fifth place at the World Championship, and then double

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