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The Running Public

Episode 607: Hans Troyer

The Running Public

Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker

Running, Sports:running, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Sports

4.9704 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

We first spoke to Hans in January 2024, days after his Ultra debut. Two years later, he’s arguably the fastest rising star in the sport. He recently won the JFK 50, won the Black Canyon 100k and signed a multi year deal with Hoka.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the running public with Brack and Crocker and Kirk DeWint.

0:13.1

Whether you are a brand new runner or you already have a great mustache.

0:16.4

We're here to help you increase your running knowledge and present it at a practical level.

0:20.5

This is the running public.

0:30.2

When you're ready to take your training or racing to the next level, go to the running public.

0:35.8

We have both monthly subscription training plans,

0:39.3

1999 a month, and Bracken and I both offer one-on-one customized coaching. Again, go to

0:45.1

the running public.com and check out our offerings. So Hans, you just moved two days ago?

0:51.8

I did, yeah. We moved to Boulder like six weeks ago, but we were staying at

0:56.7

a friend's house. So we just got our own place. We moved into two days ago. So yeah, we've been on

1:02.5

packing for two days straight. I didn't know you're rich. Definitely not. That Hoka contract must be paying out it's helpful for sure last time we talked to you

1:17.3

you were living out of a camper does that sound right yeah yeah i was actually i was laughing about it

1:23.7

with my wife grace like 20 minutes skirks we were talking about it was that was that that was the y'all's podcast was the first podcast I was ever on and I was so nervous and so I was in my camper

1:33.3

and it was like 90 degrees in Georgia that day and so I was like sweating like crazy but I didn't

1:38.9

know if I was allowed to like move and so I remember just sitting there like sweating and

1:43.0

finally you guys were like hey man are you are you okay I was like I'm actually really hot I was like I'm going to move. And so I remember just sitting there, like sweating. And then finally you guys were like,

1:48.5

Hey, man, are you, are you okay? I was like, I'm actually really hot. I was like, I'm going to move if that's okay. But I was just so nervous. It's funny. What a career arc has that has taken place

1:56.6

since we chatted. You were like, I mean, just literally the kid, you were just an up-and-comer that no one

2:02.8

knew was up or coming. And you're just a staple at the forefront of U.S. ultra running right now.

2:11.2

It's kind of as abrupt as we've seen anyone do it. Would you agree, Kirk? I can't think of anybody else to do it

2:19.1

quicker or younger or fitter. So no, I can't. So I guess congrats. Thank you. Thank you. It's been a

2:27.9

wild couple of years. I'm trying to think when we chatted. So you had one, gosh, when did we chat with

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