Leah Yingling | 2023 Western States 100 Pre-Race Interview

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Finn Melanson

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

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🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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0:00.0	Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track Podcast.
0:03.3	I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode, we're joined by Leah Yingling,
0:07.2	ahead of the 2023 Western States 100.
0:10.5	Before we get started, though, this episode is brought to you by Hoka, Rabbit, Morton, and Features.
0:15.9	Head to the show notes page of this episode for new product releases and discount codes
0:20.3	from each of our four sponsors.
0:22.3	With that, let's get started.
0:24.5	Leah Engling, it's great to have you here live in the Single Track Studios here in Olympic Valley.
0:30.1	I'm happy to be here.
0:32.1	I'm trying to think of where we can start this conversation. Maybe a good place is just
0:36.6	comparing and contrasting
0:38.2	how this week of Western States feels compared to your first year here in 2022. Talk about that.
0:45.2	Oh, man, this is way better. I mean, A, I'm staying in a house with you guys. Yes. Yay.
0:51.9	Yeah, last year was just honestly hectic.
0:55.0	And I was working up until the Wednesday before the race, flew into San Francisco.
0:59.5	Didn't get out here until Thursday night.
1:01.8	And it was just a wild ride.
1:03.6	So this is feeling way more relaxed.
1:06.2	Got my mom here this year instead of my dad, totally different energy.
1:10.9	Not your mom today or last night she's awesome.
1:12.9	Yeah, she's the best.
1:13.7	You already found a cavapoo out there today.
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