Hey fam, welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I am your loving host, Dylan Bowman,

here today with Ali Ostrander, a very

exciting new character in the trail running landscape. Many of you will be familiar with Allie.

She was a world-class high school phenom runner in her home state of Alaska many years ago

before moving on to an illustrious career at Boise State University where she was a multiple-time

national champion on the track.

And while her high school and collegiate racing days were super-duper successful,

Ali's pro career has come with some ups and downs, some bumps in the road, so to speak.

But Ali is at a point now where she's ready for a new beginning

and a blank canvas. Enter normal, enter trail running. You may have seen that Ali recently signed

with Normal, the startup brand founded by Killian Jornae, and she will be making a concerted transition

off the track and onto the trails.

Another great example of a fantastic athlete in a peripheral sport that is moving to focus

predominantly on the best sport in the world, that being trail running.

Another amazingly talented person who will be fun to follow in the years to come.

We, of course,

talk a lot about this transition. We talk about Allie's experience dealing with an eating disorder and recovery from that tough period. We talk about dealing with perfectionism. We talk about

journaling and video creation. We talk about pursuing your passion in life. We, of course, talk at length

about her partnership with normal and a lot more. It's great to have Allie on the show,

great to have Allie in our sport, and I hope you enjoy the conversation. Of course, the free trail

podcast is made possible by Speedland, our presenting partner, and I have some happy news to share with you.

That is our shipping schedule for the GS-TAM. That's right. We are finally on the doorstep of

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