Hello, world. How is it going? I am soaking in the last few days here in California before heading back

home to Portland. It has been so nice to get a little sunshine, heading home a tiny bit fitter

than I was when I arrived a couple weeks ago, which is a small victory, something I hope to build

on when I get home.

But I hope you all are doing great wherever you are in the world.

Welcome back to the free trail podcast.

Of course, my name is Dylan Bowman.

And today, we are sharing an interview I recorded last week with the great Claire Gallagher,

the champion trail runner from Boulder, Colorado, who is just coming off another

awesome victory in her career, that being a first place finish at the Black Canyon, 100K,

just a couple weeks ago in the desert, in Arizona. Claire should need no introduction to this

crowd. She is only 30 years old, but she really is

already one of the most decorated ultra runners in the world, at least over the past six or seven

years. She's a Leadville champion, a Western States champion, a CCC champion, among many other

things.

But I think what I and what most of us love most about Claire is that in addition to being a great champion, she's also wise and hilarious and generally just a good example for us to

follow as to how to use your platform to do good in your community

and in the world. This honestly is one of my favorite episodes ever, I have to say. We cover a lot of

stuff from her recent love affair with diving to her abandonment of social media, her low volume training,

why she doesn't feel like she'll make a living as a pro athlete much longer.

Of course, we talk about the Black Canyon race, why she didn't take the golden ticket,

and a lot more.

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