Welcome back. So I am rereading a book called Zero to One by a guy named Peter Thiel. And there is a

section where he talks about his interview style in the hiring process. In particular, he likes to ask

the following question. What important truth do very few people agree with you on? Here is the rest of

the passage and it's relatively short. Quote, this question sounds easy because it's straightforward.

Actually, it's very hard to answer.

It's intellectually difficult because the knowledge that everyone is taught in school

is by definition agreed upon.

And it's psychologically difficult because anyone trying to answer must say something she knows to be unpopular.

Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is an even shorter supply than genius, end quote.

Now you're probably wondering, how does this relate to trail and ultra running?

Well, I came across a really interesting Instagram post from a former professional slash ambassador level ultra runner who just gave a really honest

look at some of the biggest issues with athlete sponsorship in our sport. They made a lot of

great points that people weren't talking about publicly, at least until now. The author

stated their truth, probably broke a few unwritten rules in our sport, educated some people on the ugliness

of how these programs can work. And now, in my opinion, we're better off for it because

we're aware. We have the knowledge to act and to make things better. And yeah, I wanted to

give them a shout out because I love people that shake up things to make it better, you know, that don't

take the status quo for granted. And hopefully we can provide a platform for the conversation

I'm referring to soon on this show. I'll keep you posted. Okay, on to the episode. Welcome, Logan

Williams. Logan is a professional runner for Solomon in satisfied running based in the

Lake Tahoe area. We became good friends about two years ago while he was still living in Salt Lake

City. He is always someone I enjoy sharing miles with. And when I started this pod, I was determined

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