Tim Tollefson | Mammoth Trail Fest, 2022 Western States 100, Running Sponsorships, Running Psychology

Singletrack

Finn Melanson

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

5 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes!Tim Tollefson a professional runner for Hoka based in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Tim probably needs no introduction, but of course he is one of the most decorated mountain ultra trail runners of all time, most notably with podium finishes at the 2015 CCC, 2016 UTMB and then again at the 2017 UTMB which most ultra historians would say was the most competitive 100 miler ever in our sports history. In this conversation, we talk ...

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0:00.0	Welcome back or welcome to the Single Track podcast.
0:04.0	I'm your host Finn Malanson, and in this episode we meet with Tim Tullifson,
0:09.0	a professional runner for Hokka based in Mammoth Lakes, California.
0:13.0	Tim probably needs no introduction, but of course,
0:16.0	he is one of the most decorated mountain ultra trail runners of all time. Most notably with a podium finish at the 2015 CCC, 2016 UTMB, and then again at the 2017
0:28.6	UTMB, which most ultra historians would say was the most competitive 100-miler ever in our
0:35.5	sports history.
0:36.6	In this conversation, we talk about his focus these days on the Western States 100,
0:41.3	his new role in the sport as a race director for the Mammoth Trail Fest, which takes place this September,
0:47.3	his thoughts on athlete brand relationships, and the importance of training for the mental aspects of the sport as well.
0:53.3	Let's get started. Welcome Tim. Tim Tollison, welcome to the single track podcast.
1:00.6	Thanks for having me, Finn. Suddenly your voice got a lot clearer and more focused as soon as you hit record.
1:07.8	It's, uh, yeah, we're going for the NPR vibe here at single track. Um, but hey, I feel like it's uh yeah we're going for the mpr vibe here at single track um but hey i feel like it's been
1:14.9	a long time coming because we have a lot of mutual connections i'm based here in salt lake city
1:20.0	and at least 75% of this famous chico state uh trail running convert tribe lives out here i know jim Jimmy Elam and Anthony Costalis, and one day we're going to get the famous Brent Handa
1:33.9	out onto the trails, but it's good to meet you too.
1:37.9	Yeah, I'm a little sad that they all migrated east and didn't stay in Mammoth, but it's understandable that it's cool to see all those guys still crushing.
1:49.4	And a fun fact, Brent, he actually officiated my wedding wearing toe shoes, which was hilarious
1:57.8	because I've always made fun of those.
2:01.4	Another fun fact, he is the creator of the logo for this show, not just a legendary
2:06.0	runner and extremely talented graphic artist as well. And apparently he does wedding.
2:10.4	So what can that man not do in Brems?
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