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Borderlands Trail (+ Ultra) Running

The Heart of Running. Part of the Borderlands Pod Network. Hosted by Josh Rosenthal, founder of Borderlands Trail Running.

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Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
41 minutes
Episodes
233
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Trail Shoe Therapy, help me (and you) find the right shoe

Trail Shoe Therapy, help me (and you) find the right shoe

In this episode, Taylor Bodin of Believe in the Run joins me to help him find the right shoe.

I honestly don't enjoy buying gear. I want to have great gear, but I loathe the process of finding it whi…

00:54:58  |   Fri 13 Dec 2024
Steve Prefontaine meets Anthony Bourdain: Wolfie's World of Running

Steve Prefontaine meets Anthony Bourdain: Wolfie's World of Running

Welcome to Woflie's World of Running.

Brian Peterson (@wolffrunner) will do a weekly monologue on the Borderlands Podcast all about how he sees the running world.

In his first episode, he casts visio…

00:30:44  |   Tue 10 Dec 2024
Community over Competition, Self-expression over Performance, Training over Racing

Community over Competition, Self-expression over Performance, Training over Racing

Michael Mazarra owns halfmarathons.net + Rogue Expeditions.

He's a firehouse of insight and information and we're all better that he's focusing that energy on trail running through his recent aquisiti…

01:05:11  |   Mon 09 Dec 2024
Why We Run: The Misunderstood Motivations of Trail Runners

Why We Run: The Misunderstood Motivations of Trail Runners

Wolfie and I delve into the world of trail running to uncover the motivations that drive these athletes to push themselves to the limit. 

It's not what you think. And Wolfie challenged me to rethink s…

01:02:26  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
Unlocking the Secrets of Speed & Endurance Training with Floris Gierman

Unlocking the Secrets of Speed & Endurance Training with Floris Gierman

Floris Gierman, host of the Extramilest Podcast and co-founder of PATH Projects, joins Josh Rosenthal to discuss his transition from skateboarding to ultra running, the importance of patience, and in…

00:53:58  |   Tue 03 Dec 2024
Why Trail Running is the Ultimate Holiday Escape

Why Trail Running is the Ultimate Holiday Escape

Trail running has lost some of its fun, and in this discussion, Josh Rosenthal and Wolfrunner (Brian Peterson) delve into the need for the sport to embrace new ideas and bring back some of the old on…

00:56:52  |   Fri 29 Nov 2024
The Post-Covid Trail Shoe Awakening: NNormal, Speedland, + Norda

The Post-Covid Trail Shoe Awakening: NNormal, Speedland, + Norda

I went into this conversation ready to hate on NNormal and Taylor Bodin (lead trail reviewer of Believe in the Run) changed my mind.

  • Trail Shoe Innovation: Brands like NNormal, Speedland, and Norda f…
00:58:37  |   Tue 26 Nov 2024
The Unexpected Joy of Urban Running

The Unexpected Joy of Urban Running

How do trail runners survive in cities? Josh Rosenthal and Tommy Lewis dive into the challenges and rewards of maintaining a running lifestyle in urban environments.

They discuss the unique rhythms o…

00:49:42  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
The Problem with Ambassador Culture in the Running Community: BAD RUNNERS TAKE

The Problem with Ambassador Culture in the Running Community: BAD RUNNERS TAKE

Wolfrunner (Brian Peterson) and Josh Rosenthal (host) discuss the problems with ambassador culture in this episode of Bad Runners Take.

  • Ambassador culture in running blends brand connections with pote…
01:07:55  |   Wed 20 Nov 2024
Storytelling in Running with Matt Trappe

Storytelling in Running with Matt Trappe

Matt Trappe recently started a Trail Running lifestyle brand called Auteur Sportif. He writes a brilliant substack (a Matter of Brand) celebrating running brands and their storytelling.

In this episo…

01:03:45  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
BAD RUNNERS TAKE: Breaking Down DNF Culture: Why We Need to Celebrate Our Miles.

BAD RUNNERS TAKE: Breaking Down DNF Culture: Why We Need to Celebrate Our Miles.

This podcast episode dives deep into the culture surrounding DNFs (Did Not Finish) in ultra running, with hosts Brian and Josh discussing the social constructs and emotional weight attached to these …

00:45:41  |   Fri 15 Nov 2024
Music Inspired by Trail Running Suffering

Music Inspired by Trail Running Suffering

In Episode 100 I introduced 4 songs along with their stories. In this episode I offer brief introduction and give you the music back to back without interuption.

I'm calling this music project CAVALE…

00:15:56  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
[MUSIC] Suffering and surviving an ultratrail race, EPISODE 100

[MUSIC] Suffering and surviving an ultratrail race, EPISODE 100

I wrote 4 songs of what I think midrace suffering sounds like.

On the occassion of episode 100, I am releasing them along with what inpsired them and this podcast.

Survey

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Devil's Gulch 100 miler, 5…

00:40:57  |   Tue 12 Nov 2024
Ultra Runners on a Sanctioned Russian Plane to Antarctica: Exposing the Controversy

Ultra Runners on a Sanctioned Russian Plane to Antarctica: Exposing the Controversy

In this episode we talk about articles by Marley for Canadian Running Magazine. In my opinion there is no better magazine on running news.

  1. U.S. running tourism company using disguised Russian plane f…
00:54:20  |   Sat 09 Nov 2024
HOKA Revolution: How a Brand Changed Trail Running Forever

HOKA Revolution: How a Brand Changed Trail Running Forever

Hoka is directly repsonsible for much of the exponential growth of trail running.

The Best Hoka Running Shoes Right Now.

Josh Rosenthal and Taylor Bodin (Lead Trail Reviewer, Believe in the Run) dive d…

00:56:37  |   Thu 07 Nov 2024
200-Milers: the New Frontier or a Distraction?

200-Milers: the New Frontier or a Distraction?

Today on Bad Runners Take:

  1. Are 200-mile races becoming a distraction or the main attraction in the ultra running community?
  2. How do you feel about profitable races existing on volunteer labor?
  3. Josh got …
00:52:07  |   Mon 04 Nov 2024
The Best Races Under 10 miles: Cirque Series founder Julian Carr

The Best Races Under 10 miles: Cirque Series founder Julian Carr

Cirque Series is a brilliant mountain race with distances between 6 and 9 miles. But don't be fooled ultrarunners. Cirque races are hard as hell, straight up the gut of big mountains and right back…

00:41:46  |   Fri 01 Nov 2024
Two running empires, Adidas vs Puma.  The famliy feud + the current trail shoe portfolio.

Two running empires, Adidas vs Puma. The famliy feud + the current trail shoe portfolio.

Thomas Neuberger joined me from Believe in the Run to talk about the familiy feud that built two great running empires. Puma + Adidas.

Rudi and Adi were the perfect team until they weren't. They spe…

00:48:20  |   Mon 28 Oct 2024
Matt Johnson's Run Across Texas + Sally McRae's Mammoth Project

Matt Johnson's Run Across Texas + Sally McRae's Mammoth Project

In this conversation, Josh and Drew Darby discuss Matt Johnson's journey across Texas in 17 days and Sally McRae's 200 mile Mammoth Project.

Drew Darby was there for both.

They explore the challenges …

00:49:35  |   Thu 24 Oct 2024
Billy Yang's Question, Javalina Jundred's HEAT, How do We Build Bigger Hype for Golden Tickets?

Billy Yang's Question, Javalina Jundred's HEAT, How do We Build Bigger Hype for Golden Tickets?

In this conversation, Josh and Brian explore the world of running, focusing on the Satisfy brand and its unique appeal to a specific audience.

They discuss the recent success of Satisfy runners at Mo…

00:40:07  |   Tue 22 Oct 2024
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