Welcome back or welcome to the Single Trek podcast. I'm your host, Finn Melanson, and in this episode,

we talk with someone who needs no introduction. Zach Miller is a professional trail runner for the

North Face, one of the most decorated, accomplished athletes on the ultra trail scene over the last

10-ish years, and in this conversation, we talk training, racing, UTMBmb and more let's get right into it

Zach Miller it is an honor to have you on the single track podcast how are you doing this evening

i'm good how are you i'm doing great uh really excited to the chat and you know there's there's

so much i want to talk about your career how you train how you race or you're up to these days the first thing much I want to talk about your career, how you train, how you race,

or you're up to these days.

The first thing that I want to talk about, though, I was listening to your Trail Runner

of the Year episode with Dylan Bowman.

And I heard you say in passing that you might forego UTMB and possibly do this hypothetical

Gary Robbins race up in Whistler next September.

And I guess the first question I have is like at this point in time, I know we're nine months out.

Is UTMB completely off the table for you next year?

I mean, I would say it's off the table for the time being.

Today is the last day for, I have a spot.

Like I have all my qualification.

Today's, I think, the 11th.

So today's the last day to register for elites.

I don't plan to put it in.

So, yeah, I mean, I guess things, you know, if things were to change, if some things were to change before now and then, you know, I'm, you know, I'm a person who's, you know, open to re-looking at things. That's probably not the right word I'm looking for. But yeah, for right now, it's not in the plan together.

Yeah, I've been looking at other options, including Gary Robbins' potential new race up in Canada.

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