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The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Karl Meltzer, Nico Mermoud, & Jared Smith | Speedgoat Live Podcast

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Ultrarunning, Training, Wellness, Endurance, Health, Running, Commentary, Trailrunning, Sports, Run

5773 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

This is a live panel discussion recorded at the 2024 Speedgoat Mountain Races in Snowbird, UT. Our guests today:

  • Nico Mermoud - Co-Founder of HOKA
  • Karl Meltzer - Winningest 100 mile runner in history
  • Jared Smith - Global Product Line Manager, Performance Footwear at HOKA

We discuss the founding story of HOKA, the initial connection with Karl Melzter, the creation of the Speedgoat footwear franchise, and a lot more!

 

Sponsors:

Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts

 

Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey fam, welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I'm your host, Dylan Bowman,

0:18.9

and today we share a fun bonus episode

0:21.4

from last weekend at the Speedgoat Mountain Races in Snowbird, Utah. This is a recording of a

0:27.3

live panel discussion recorded at the Race Expo with a very talented cast of characters. Our guest

0:33.6

today are Nico Mermude, one of the co-founders of Hoka, Carl Meltzer, the Speedgoat himself,

0:40.0

the winningest 100-mile racer of all time.

0:42.8

And finally, Jared Smith, the global product line manager for performance footwear at Hoka.

0:48.1

We talk about the founding story of the brand, Carl's original connection with Hoka, the creation and development of the Speedgoat

0:55.8

Footwear franchise, and a lot more. It's a great convo with at least a couple fascinating

1:01.5

anecdotes that I hadn't heard from the history of this transformational trail brand.

1:07.8

A big thank you to Hoka for supporting our race coverage over the weekend. Typically, we're doing analysis and commentary in our trail brand. A big thank you to Hoka for supporting our race coverage over the weekend. Typically,

1:11.5

we're doing analysis and commentary in our trailgating shows. So this was a fun departure to have a

1:18.4

different but equally fun conversation in front of a live audience. Hope you enjoy the episode.

1:35.9

Okay, everybody.

1:41.2

Welcome to the 2024 Speedgoat mountain races in a very important panel.

1:52.8

Yes, a big round of applause. This is a super important panel discussion, something that I am honored to be able to host here. My

1:57.6

name is Dylan Bowman and with me is a star-studded group here. They probably

2:03.6

will need no introduction, at least a couple of them to my right here. Nico Mermud, one of

2:09.5

the founders of Hoka, a pioneer in the trail running space. Nico Mermud, he ran the 28K

2:17.1

today, no big deal. Live in the trail running space, Nico Mermud. He ran the 28K today, no big deal.

2:19.3

Live in the brand.

2:21.3

In the middle, of course, the Speedgoat himself,

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