Welcome back or welcome to the single track podcast. I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and this is a special episode of the show because I am joined by my lovely wife and business partner, Jules, to share some exciting single track race-related news.

Note a few things. First, that we recorded a video version of this conversation, So some of the references made require watching

the episode on YouTube to make sense. And second, that we recorded this back in mid-November.

So some of the information, including elite fields, have since evolved as more runners have

signed up. But anyways, without further ado, I am not going to spoil any more information.

Let's get into it.

Today we have a special episode, in part because I'm joined by my lovely wife, Julia, Jules, Camp and Allen.

Jules.

How are you doing today?

I'm good.

And another special guest?

Sloan, our baby Sloan, who, yes, we turn on our heat in our home. This is a new development that she'll only sleep in her snowsuit.

So here we are.

I am personally boiling with this baby on me.

We will get to the announcement in a second, but since this is your first time on the podcast,

I'm going to have to

ask you for the elevator speech on kind of your background, who you are in the Salt Lake scene

and in the trail scene. Yeah, yeah. So, hi, my name is Jules Campanelli. And I'm originally from New York,

but moved out to Utah four, four and a half years ago. I don't even remember at this point, but I was only supposed to visit on a road trip.

I was supposed to visit one of my friends and I just had the best weekend ever, so I moved

here.

So, and then I was going back and forth on whether I was going to stay, but found such amazing

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