Hello and welcome to the free trial podcast.

Of course, I am your loving host, Dylan Bowman, here today with Killian Corth, the king of 200

milers, is finally on the show,

and I'm excited to share the conversation for those who don't know.

Killian was one of the major stories of 2025, racing and winning three different 200-mile

events in the span of less than four months, the Tahoe 200 in June, Bigfoot 200 in August,

and the Moab 240 in October. Doing so, Killian also

smashed the existing record for the triple crown of 200s. That is the cumulative time across

those three races. He is in some ways becoming the figurehead of the 200-mile discipline, which is

probably the fastest growing subcategory

of the sport. And while all those accomplishments are incredibly impressive, Killian

was not recognized in either Trail Runner of the Year or Ultra Runner of the Year at the

end of 2025, leading many to feel that his accomplishments were not being properly respected by the trail

and ultra running community, something that brought Killian and I together for the talk and that

we discuss at length in the episode.

Overall, I have grown to really appreciate Killian, and it was awesome to get to know

a bit better here on the show. Some topics

we discuss his journey into trail and ultra running, the rise of 200 mile races generally. We

talk about philosophy and spirituality as maybe performance enhancers in some way. We talk

about strength training and interval training, the roles they play in 200 mile prep.

Talk about overcoming early challenges and DNF experiences, how they shaped him into the great

athlete he's become.

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