Hey, fam, welcome to the free trail podcast for some special coverage of the

Havillina 100 taking place here in Fountain Hills,

Arizona. Tomorrow, this legendary race is celebrating its 20th running. And as has been the case for

the past few years, it will play host to a battle for golden ticket. Some of the sports best

athletes have traveled here to do battle in the desert.

The top two getting automatic entry into next summer's Western States 100.

Free Trail will be doing a pre-race and a post-race show to cover the action this weekend.

What you're about to hear is a pre-race conversation between myself and my two co-hosts for the weekend,

Adam Mary and Abby

Hall, two pro athletes and bona fide trail running experts here to share their knowledge

and analysis with you all. In this episode, we talk about the history of Havillina, the course

and what makes it special, the conditions the athletes will face this weekend, and finish by previewing the fields

and who will be competing for those golden tickets. Our coverage of Havillina is done in partnership

with Hoka, the great trail brand, who sponsors Havillina, Western States, and the entire

golden ticket calendar. Make sure you play fantasy with us this weekend,

where Hoka will be providing full head-to-to-toe kits for the top predictor. Second and third

place will also get a fresh pair of Hoka footwear. So visit fantasy.freetrail.com and pick

five deep for your chance to win. As usual, Aerovipa and Mountain Outposts will be live streaming the whole race tomorrow.

So check out the description here for links to where you can follow the race live all day on Saturday.

Abbey Hall, Adam Mary, Havillina, let's go.

Thank you. Avalina, let's go.

Good morning, Havelina.

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