Alex Nichols | 2022 Western States 100 Pre-Race Interview

Singletrack

Finn Melanson

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

5 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Alex Nichols is a professional trail runner for Scott based in Colorado Springs, CO. Alex is lining up for the Western States 100 following a 10th place finish at last years event.Timestamps:(1:42) - lessons from prior Western States races(2:54) - fitness now compared to previous two years racing the event(4:19) - what he attributed long-term racing consistency in the sport to(6:13) - race plan(7:26) - background, work expe...

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0:00.0	Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track podcast.
0:04.0	I'm your host Finn Melanson, and in this episode we talk with Alex Nichols,
0:08.0	a professional trail runner for Scott based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
0:13.0	Alex is lining up for the Western States 100 this year following a 10th place finish at last year's event.
0:20.0	Before we get started though, this episode of Single track is brought to you by SOAR Running.
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1:32.8	With that, let's get on with the show.
1:35.5	Alex Nichols, welcome to the single track podcast.
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