Trail people. Welcome to the Free Trail podcast. Of course, I'm your loving host, Dylan Bowman,

here today with a couple of Olympians. Fancy that's joining us, of course,

are Cam Smith and Anna Gibson, the two trail running superstars who are on the cusps of their

Olympic debuts in ski mountaineering. And it is such a great story. I loved recording this episode.

I'm a big fan of both Cam and Anna, and I'm so psyched to paint my face, red, white, and blue

and cheer them on at the Milano Cortina Games, which is just around the corner.

Of course, this is a bit of a departure from our normal trail running content.

This is a schemo-heavy episode, naturally.

We start with the emotion of the finish line at the Olympic qualifying race

at Solitude. We talk about their personal relationships with the Olympic Games over time, though

in different sports. We get a download on the mixed relay format. Talk about Cam's recruitment

of Anna persuading her to make this Olympic attempt.

We talk about specific skill development required for schemo, lessons from the Trail World

Championships that map to the Olympics, building confidence through competition, mentorship,

and team dynamics.

We talk about the evolution of ski mountaineering as a sport. What Trail can learn

ahead of its planned Olympic debut. Maybe in 2032. We talk about embracing an experience as a strength.

Cam's recent health challenges in the process of overcoming. We look ahead towards their trail seasons

and a lot more. It was a super fun chat. Good luck to Cam and

Anna wishing them best of luck on the cusp of this bucketless moment in their athletic careers.

So, so cool. Before we get to it this week, we debuted a new show, Rest Day Live, a new weekly

live stream on Monday evenings at 5 p.m. Pacific

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