I am Finn Melanson and you are listening to the single track podcast.

In this episode, we talk with Abby Hall.

Abby is a pro trail runner for Adidas Terricks

based in Flagstaff, Arizona.

We talk about the intersections between running and her previous career in design, her decision

to become a full-time athlete, sponsored life in the changing relationships between athletes

and brands, her move from Boulder to Flagstaff, some non-running-related topics like

DIY housing and van projects. And we close it up by looking forward to what's on tap in 2022.

I was a fan of Abby before this conversation. I'm an even bigger fan now. I think you will be

too. Enjoy this one. Abby Hall, welcome to the single track podcast. Thanks so much, Finn.

Thanks for having me on. So I like to start almost every conversation off by asking a pretty

basic question that you can take in any direction. And that is, what is exciting you most about

the sport of trail and ultra running right now? I love that. I love that you

ask that because I think our sport is growing so much right now that there could be a different

answer to that question every month. And so it feels like a really exciting time to be in the

sport for many reasons. But the first that comes to mind for me is I feel like it's a really exciting time to be in the sport for many reasons. But the first that comes to mind for me is

I feel like it's a really exciting time for to be a woman in sports in general. And I feel that,

especially in our sport. I feel like everyone is listening to and paying attention to female athletes in a way that hasn't been

done historically. And it's something I really appreciate. And I think our sport is setting a good

tone for that because it's a newer sport. We don't have maybe the decades and decades of

backwards history that maybe other sports might,

we can write it how we want to. And that's one thing that excites me about towing every start

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