Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode, I am talking with Michael Brandt, the founder of HVMN,

a company that makes exogenous ketones for endurance athletes.

One important thing to disclose before we start this conversation, HVMN is a sponsor of this show. I receive money and

product from them in exchange for advertising reads and links in the show notes of these episodes.

So that's important for you, the listener to know. That said, I am also a super fan of their

products, as I am for all the products that I've ever endorsed on this show. I've been taking

exogenous ketones daily and during runs for the last three months,

for example, but regardless, it is important that I maintain the integrity of the show

and always provide context for critical relationships in certain episodes, and this is one of those times.

Moving forward, Michael and I talk about what exogenous ketones are,

their benefits for endurance athletes, how they can be used in an ultra-running setting, what the

future looks like for their products, and more. One last thing before we get started to bring it

back to that financial relationship. If you're curious about exogenous ketones and want to give them a try

in your daily life or in training, use code single track 20 at checkout on HVMN's website for 20%

off your next order. With that, let's get started. Michael Brandt, welcome to the single track

podcast.

It's been great to be here.

Looking forward to great conversation today.

This is a little bit out of the topic flywheel of single track.

Typically, we're focused on the pro-trail-nold running scene,

the stories of the athletes and stuff like that. But there are various times in the year where I like

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