Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode, we're joined by Arlen Glick,

ahead of the 2023 Western States 100.

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With that, let's get started.

Arling Glick, it's great to have you back on the single track podcast.

Thanks. I'm excited to be here.

Yeah, it's exciting that we're finally all here in Palisades, it's race week.

So you're, you know, returning M3.

You get a special bib.

How much weight does like that bib number carry going into the 50th running of this race?

Well, I mean, it's funny because, like, I mean, if I analyzed last year, like, I have to remind myself, that was my first mountain race ever.

Yes.

So, like, I think, like, if you, when I look at that element, that's pretty cool.

I agree.

Talk about what went right on that day and also talk about what you felt went wrong on

that day that you're looking to correct this time around.

Yeah, there's like last year leading up to it, I remember people talking about the importance

of experience on the chorus.

And I kind of wanted to joke around and be like, yeah, right.

Like, I can get it the first try, right?

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