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Bad Boy Running

Ep 520 | Trail Runner Magazine Founder Brian Metzler

Bad Boy Running

Jody Raynsford & David Hellard

Runner, Sports, Leisure, Fitness, Ultramarathon, Marathon, Health & Fitness, Running Injuries, Running, Hobbies, Ultrarunning

4.7539 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered what happens when you blend the thrill of trail running, insights from a seasoned expert, and the pulsating world of social media? We sat down with Brian Metzler, a trail running maestro and the founder of Trail Runner magazine, to navigate this intriguing blend. Brian takes us from the heart of a dispute between Gary Robbins and UTMB, through the evolution of trail running and media coverage, to his humanitarian trip to Cuba. His intricate storytelling skills p...

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0:00.0

Hello, do bad out and welcome to bad boy running.

0:02.8

I've just finished up our interview with Brian, who I've been on tour with for the most part of this year.

0:09.8

Really, really interesting conversation.

0:12.2

He started trail runner.

0:13.1

He knows more about trial running than pretty much anyone else on earth.

0:17.0

And during this episode, we go into not only him being caught in the middle of a bit of a battle between Gary Robbins and UTMB and over the most recent race, we're talking about the future of trail running, but also how trail has changed, how the media around trail has changed and how the art of story telling

0:38.9

and trail running has changed over that time. Really cool episodes. You're going to love it.

0:43.8

You're going to find out so much about trail history. So strap in. Hope you enjoy.

0:51.3

They're bad. They're boys. and occasionally they talk about running.

0:56.9

Yes, it's the Bad Boy Running podcast with your host, Jody Rainsford, and David Heller.

1:03.2

Come back.

1:06.3

Baby, come back.

1:07.9

But a bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.

1:10.6

I must admit I was a clown to be messing around.

1:14.6

But that doesn't mean that you have to leave town.

1:18.8

So do bad is our next guest I met for the first time in.

1:22.7

Actually, I can't even remember where it was.

1:24.6

Was it Switzerland?

1:25.4

Somewhere like that.

1:26.2

Maybe Italy.

1:27.1

And he was introduced to me as like that maybe italy and um he was introduced

1:28.9

me as like you know who that is that is like trail running royalty set up trail running magazine

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