Is This Ultrarunning’s Next Big Controversy? (Long Run Archives #27)

Singletrack

Finn Melanson

Wilderness, Trail Running, Sports, Sports News, Mountain Running, Running, Ultrarunning, Ultra Running, News, Ultramarathon

5 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Brett Hornig and Mike McMonagle join Finn Melanson on the Singletrack Podcast for another edition of the Long Run Archives. In this episode, the trio reflects on a retroactive controversy surrounding a runner's time penalty (instead of DQ) at this year's Black Canyon 100K, the majesty of UTMB Snowdonia, the sustainability of pro ultrarunning, and whether there will be a "next venue" for the Mike-Finn-Brett ultra rivalry. ...

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0:00.0	This is the 26th edition of the Long Run Archives.
0:02.7	I am joined by friend, Colley, Brett Hornig.
0:04.7	And I almost hesitate to say that this is a new co-host because we basically have
0:09.5	Long Run Archives-esque conversations with him on the daily.
0:13.1	But I guess technically, this is your first appearance on the Long Run Archives.
0:16.5	Mike McBonagall.
0:17.3	How are you doing today?
0:18.3	I'm doing great.
0:19.4	Excited to chat with you guys for a little bit.
0:21.7	I love these episodes.
0:23.6	And Brett, how about you?
0:25.2	Dude, I'm doing good.
0:26.0	I've been, you know, I was, like, nervous for this episode because we always have such
0:31.3	great conversations.
0:32.2	And I just hope that, like, when we hit record, we fall into our groove and it, like, I
0:37.2	don't know, lives up to the internal hype.
0:40.0	I think I had the same feeling a little bit, right?
0:42.1	Yeah, I think it's like pre-race nerves where I'm just like, man, I really hope I really hope I nail this.
0:47.2	That's a great way to put it.
0:48.3	I think I was feeling the same thing without actually verbalizing it.
0:52.5	Yeah, like how many times did you poop today? They weren't good ones.
0:57.1	See, pre-raiser's? They were like Finn's poops before he does a workout with me. Yeah, exactly.
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