Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.

I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode, we're talking with Caleb Olson,

an ultra trail runner based in Draper, Utah, who recently won the Grindstone 100K,

which simultaneously earned him an auto qualifier to next year's CCC and a golden ticket to next year's Western States 100.

In this episode, we talk about Caleb's mountaineering background, upward trajectory in the

sport, the up-and-coming Salt Lake City trail running scene, his grindstone race report, and how

he'll approach next season's slate of high-profile races. Before we get started, though, I am really excited to announce a new partnership between

Single Track and NAC. NAC will be the nutrition sponsor for this show through at least the end of

2024. If you are curious to learn more or to try some of their products yourself, I encourage

you to head to their website and use code Single Track 15 in all capital letters at checkout for 15% off your purchase.

I'm stoked on this partnership for many reasons. One, they offer the complete range of products,

energy, hydration and recovery in the form of bars, waffles, drink mixes, protein powders, and pureas.

Two, it's all specifically tailored to ultra trail runners.

Three, they are a B-Core certified company.

They care about the environment.

And there's a lot more I'll say about their team and what I like about this company

over the next few months and beyond.

But one thing I recommend checking out right now is

their race day nutrition quiz on their website, which goes through a whole battery of questions

based on your goals, stomach sensitivity, sweat rate, and way more to create an actionable,

detailed plan for your race day nutrition. With that, let's get this show started. Caleb Olson, I can't believe it took us 268 episodes, but it is my honor to have you on the

podcast here today.

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