What is up, fam? How is it going? Hope you're doing great. Wherever this podcast finds you, welcome to the Pillars

podcast. I am Dylan Bowman, your loving host. And this week we're talking to another rising star

in the great sport of trail running. In keeping with our recent theme, today's guest is Darren Thomas, the young and supremely

talented trail runner from Reno, Nevada, who has been on an absolute tear recently and who, in my

mind, has the potential to be one of the best athletes in the world in this emerging

generation of great, great young runners. And I just think so highly of this kid, as you will

hear in our conversation. Seriously, if I worked for a brand in the sport right now and we're starting a team from

scratch, Darren would seriously be the first athlete that I would recruit.

I have gotten to know Darren a bit over the last few years.

And as talented as he is as a runner, an athlete he is also a really humble hardworking

likable guy who embodies and I think respects the deeper values of the sport of trail running

I really think this kid is the next generation especially when it comes to American Trail and Ultrarunners.

So I think you guys will really enjoy getting to know him here in this podcast.

In our conversation, we talk all about Darren's background, his early introduction to the sport

in college, his attempt at the Barclay Marathons when he was only 20 years old, his evolution

as an athlete, some of his recent amazing accomplishments, and of course finished by

talking about what he has planned for himself in the future. I think you guys are really going to

enjoy this one and grow to be big

fans of this kid as I have over the last couple of years. And if you are a trail runner,

needing some guidance or some support or even just some friendships or some general insights

and inspiration in your journey in this wonderful sport, I will remind you that

you can subscribe to the Pillars Training app where for only $10 a month, you can take

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