The Big Alta 28k Preview Show | Course, Conditions, & Contenders
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman
4.8 • 866 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Freetrail's Trailgating coverage of the 2026 Big Alta. This year's race is presented by Salomon. Salomon makes the gear that transforms sports, experiences, and culture – helping unleash the best in people through mountain sports. Born in the French Alps and refined around the world, check out Salomon's S/LAB range to find your best solutions for shoes, packs, and apparel. We've been running in the new S/LAB Ultra Glide 2 lately and enjoying the balance of comfort and performance on the trails.
Make sure to tune into our full weekend of Trailgating, hosted by Dylan Bowman and presented by Salomon. You can join us in person during race weekend at the Marinwood Community Center right at the finish line, or follow along at the Freetrail YouTube channel or listen in the Freetrail Podcast audio feed.
You can find Salomon gear on salomon.com or in your favorite running store near you.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, fam, welcome to free trails trail getting coverage of the 2026 edition of the big |
| 0:18.5 | Alta, presented by Solomon. |
| 0:21.5 | Very excited to welcome everybody to this three-day trail running festival hosted here in my |
| 0:26.6 | neighborhood, Marinwood, California, and of course the race would not be possible without |
| 0:32.3 | our great friends at Solomon. |
| 0:34.7 | Let me tell you a bit about the Solomon products I've got in my rotation. First, |
| 0:39.3 | the S-Lab Ultraglide 2. I love this product. A great well-cushioned, well-supported, stable |
| 0:46.3 | option for long course trail running. This is definitely what I would wear if I were doing the |
| 0:51.5 | 100K race this weekend myself. We've also got the S-Lab |
| 0:56.1 | Pulsar 4 here, a lower to the ground, lighter weight option that I'd probably rock if I were |
| 1:02.4 | doing the 50K or 28K. And finally, potentially my favorite piece of footwear ever invented because Solomon not only crushes it |
| 1:12.6 | with performance, but also with lifestyle. I got my sick. Solomon XT.6 is here that I just picked up |
| 1:22.1 | with my own money because I love the product so much. Of course, Solomon is a leader not only in performance, |
| 1:29.8 | but also in pushing mountain sport culture forward. And we're very grateful to have their partnership |
| 1:36.2 | at the Big Alta. Hope you guys enjoy our coverage. |
| 1:52.3 | All right, folks, welcome back to Free Trails Trail Getting covered to the 2026 Big Alta. |
| 1:54.6 | This is the 28K preview show. |
| 1:57.8 | Rapping up our pre-race content. |
| 1:59.8 | Joining me, as usual, Danny Morano. |
| 2:04.6 | Danny, nice to see you. Three for three three and uh yeah excited to chat about the 28k 28k the shortest race at the big alta also the grand finale the |
| 2:12.6 | sunday race we saved the short one for the last one which which for the race management team, I got to say, |
| 2:20.1 | is pretty nice after the long day with the 100K to be able to wrap it up with a short |
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