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EP 477: Going All in: From a Hobby to a Lifestyle with Michael Ambrose

Trail Runner Nation

Trail Runner Nation

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Michael was looking for a new wet suit online and clicked on a link that said "trail running" because he had never heard of it.  This started a pivot in his life that would eventually lead him to be a product line manager for Salomon and living in France with his wife, Steph.  Mike joins us to explain why this sport and community quickly drew him in and how it has enriched his life.

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Watch Michael talk turkey about Salomon's 2020 offering in this VIDEO

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0:00.0

Hey Scott, $350 or less, a complete seven-day guided tour from Shamanay through the

0:12.3

elves.

0:13.3

I say we go.

0:14.3

Holy cow, that's cheap, Freeman.

0:16.5

Well, it's a value, as for sure.

0:18.6

Let me tell you a little bit more about this.

0:20.2

Our new trail friend and the new producer of TrailRunnerNation podcast, Doug Mayor, he lives

0:26.4

in Shamanay, France.

0:27.4

He's from the United States, lives in Shamanay.

0:30.0

He's the owner of RunTheAlps.com and this is a company that gives guided tours of some

0:37.0

of the most spectacular mountains trails in the world.

0:42.2

And he does place it tours of like Tour de Mont Blanc, the Eiger Trail, the Italian Dolomites,

0:48.4

the Matterhorn.

0:49.8

But in this time of COVID, they can't do those tours and he has developed, I think, one

0:55.8

of the most genius things I've heard in trail running.

0:59.0

And that is a seven-day virtual tour of those trails around Shamanay.

1:06.3

You always can't get out there, Scott.

1:08.4

There's things to get in our way, travel, but you need to experience this beautiful part

1:13.1

of trail running and you can do it with this tour.

1:16.5

Starting on July 4th, so you need to register now.

1:20.6

July 4th is the kickoff zoom meeting where you'll meet your group and your guides and

1:26.1

some of these iconic trail runners that Doug has put together.

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