Welcome back or welcome to the single track podcast. I am your host, Finn Malanson. In this episode,

we meet Dave Stevens. Dave is a trail runner based in Nelson, British Columbia. A place that I

learn is a hidden gem as far as trail running communities go. Dave came on my radar through a listener

recommendation. So thank you very,

very much. And most notably, Dave was the winner of the 2021 run, rabbit run 100 in Steamboat Springs,

Colorado, one of the more competitive 100-mileers here in North America. In this conversation,

we cover the Nelson, British Columbia trail running scene, Dave's background in the sport, his training philosophy.

We get into the weeds on his run, rabbit run experience.

We talk about whether he would entertain life as a full-time athlete.

We talk about some of the constraints on being a Canadian runner trying to get over here to the U.S. to compete and much more.

This was one of the first conversations we've had on this podcast, really focusing on the U.S. to compete and much more. This was one of the first conversations we've

had on this podcast, really focusing on the athlete and performance side of the sport. So I hope

you like it. I'm a huge fan of Dave. It was great to get to know him. And I feel like I even made

a friend. Dave, if you're listening and you are ever passing through Salt Lake, let's go crush

some vert in the Wasatch.

All right.

Let's get started.

Welcome, Dave.

Dude, before we get in, uh, I was talking to my buddy Anthony Costalus yesterday on Instagram.

And I was like, yeah, man, like I'm having Dave on the podcast.

I know you ran with him at Run Rabbit Run.

And we'll get to Run Rabbit Run in full later in the conversation.

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