Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.

I'm your host Finn Melanson and in this episode we are talking with Avery Collins,

a professional trail runner for Speedland based in Silverton, Colorado, preparing for the

2022 UTMB.

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Every Collins, it's great to meet and it is great to have you on the single track podcast.

Thanks, Finn. Yeah, man. I'm starting to be on here and have a little chat about UT&B and the fun that's getting ready to take place.

Right on. Well, I do want to go back in time a little bit before we get into that. You came on my radar about five years ago. I think you put together a pretty masterful performance at the 2017 GDR. And then I'm pretty sure you parlayed that into a golden ticket at Western States and he took care of business. You got sixth overall in a in a hot year and a competitive field. And I guess the reason why I bring all that up is because, yeah, you came on my radar then,

but I feel like in my mind you're kind of underrated as a runner.

And you maybe don't get the credit you deserve and your versatility and stuff.

So I'm curious if you feel the same way.

If you feel like your career,

you've kind of flown under the radar. And yeah, wherever you want to take that, what are your

thoughts there? Yeah, I mean, I would tend to agree with that assessment. You know, unfortunately,

my last couple of years, especially last year, have been very injury prone.

So my opportunity is to maybe change that maybe, I guess you could say stigma around me of perhaps being under the radar or underrated.

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