Welcome back or welcome to the single track podcast. I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this

episode, I'm chatting with Seth Ruling, professional trail runner for the North Face.

Seth is coming off his second win at the JFK 50 this past Saturday, and we do spend a fair

bit of time on that, but we also get into some good discussion around his overall racing style,

his career progression towards the upper echelon of Ultra Trail,

the highs and lows of his 2023 season,

which include rebounding from a heart condition

to take sixth at CCC this past August and much more.

I found Seth to be a really dynamic guy

and engaging conversationalist,

so I think you'll enjoy it and take a lot

from this one. Before we get started, though, thanks to NAC for sponsoring this episode. NAC is the

official nutrition sponsor for SingleTrak, and they have a special deal for listeners where you can

use code single track 15 at checkout for 15% off your next order.

At the time of this recording on November 20th,

I am eagerly awaiting another shipment of their products.

I restocked on a bunch of my favorites,

including their salted soup drink mix,

which I honestly consume throughout the day

while working on this podcast because it just tastes so good

heated up in winter conditions and yeah i've also been really digging their drink mixes too

especially the watermelon flavored stuff also the bars in fact the bars taste so good i tend to

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