Running long - A trail and ultra running talk
Vert is the home for every trail & ultra runner. On this podcast we host conversations with key members of our Trail & Ultra running community from all over the world. From professional world class athletes to our Vert.run members and community. Narrating captivating stories and learning from and about this amazing sport.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 176
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
055. Allie McLaughlin | A 2022 like a world champion
Allie McLaughlin is a pro trail and mountain runner for On Running from Colorado Springs, USA.
She recently WON the uphill race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Th…
054. Simon Freeman - Like the Wind | It's not how to run, it's why we run. Culture, history, values, beautiful and ugly things about running
Like the Wind is my favorite running magazine. It's printed on paper, beautifully illustrated and incredibly well written, and it tells stories about runners, from all walks of life, gender and color…
053. October 2022 - Trail running in review | World Trail Running Championships, Golden Trail Series Finals, Mountain Running World Cup, Templiers, Transvulcania, Javelina and some surprises!
Thailand was the stage of the first ever unified Mountain and Trail Running World Championship (the two events used to be separate), from November 4th to the 6th. Francesco talks about his experience…
052. Ryan Thrower | Art, stories and culture on the trail
Ryan Thrower is a professional photographer and film maker, and the creative director and co-founder of Freetrail.
Besides being an athlete, I’ve always been interested in the way we communicate our …
051. Gian Marchet Schictanz | Training with data and technology, physical and mental states during an ultra, dealing with injuries and the importance of rest
Gian Marchet Schictanz is a professional trail runner from Switzerland sponsored by Brooks.
He burst on the international trail running scene after his second place at the year Lavaredo Ultra Trail, …
050. Anders Kjaerevik | How to improve your downhill skills, by the best Golden Trail Series downhiller!
Anders Kjaerevik is professional trail runner from Norway sponsored by Salomon.
He’s mostly famous for two things: being an “experimental mountain runner”, as he likes to call himself, and being extr…
049. Albert Jorquera | Telling the story of our sport: past, present and future of trail running, from a media standpoint
Albert Jorquera is a journalist, author, community manager and runner specialized in trail and mountain running. He's one of the voices from the sport that is contributing to its popularity and expan…
048. Andreu Blanes | Sierre-Zinal 2022 winner: one for the books. From orienteering to track and field, road and trail running, with Olympic dreams
Andreu Blanes is a Spanish runner for Club de Atletismo Serrano.
He really is an example of "any surface available", with world class results from the track (7:52 3000m, 8:33 3000st) to the roads (62…
047. Kertu Palo | Training with Vert: an experience of discovery and personal growth. Enjoying the process, feeling empowered and connecting with the trail running community
Kertu Palo is a Vert.run premium athlete from Estonia living in the United States.
Kertu has been my very first athlete that I've coached since I started collaborating with Vert. We finally had the …
046. September 2022 - Trail running in review | Pikes Peak Ascent, Flagstaff Skypeaks, Run Rabbit Run, WMRA World Cup and the preparation for the World Mountain and Trail Running Champs in Thailand
The Golden Trail Series coming to the US, the final rounds of the World Mountain Running Cup and the preparation for the 2022 World Mountain Running Championships in Thailand and the Golden Trail Ser…
045. Pikes Peak Ascent | An inside story from the atheltes
Pikes Peak Ascent is a 21km race from Manitou Springs, Colorado, to the top of Pikes Peak, also known as America's Mountain. It climbs 2380m of elevation gain, from 1920m at the start to the 4300m (o…
044. Peter Maksimow | A voice from the sport: race organizations, women's participation in trail running, Pikes Peak Marathon, media and future of trail running
Peter Maksimow is a lover of mountain and trail running at 360°. There aren't enough words to describe the passion and the incredible value that he has brought to the sport.
Peter lives in Manitou Sp…
043. Petter Engdahl | CCC 2022 win and course record: how to perfectly execute a 100km trail race!
Petter Engdahl is a Swedish trail runner sponsored by Adidas Terrex, Redbull and Maurten.
He's coming off a huge win at CCC, breaking the course record and becoming the first athlete to ever go under…
042. August 2022 - Trail running in review | UTMB, Sierre-Zinal and more
It was an incredible month of races and performances by so many inspiring athletes across the world.
UTMB week was a chance for the Vert.run team to finally meet and hang out together. Our founder Mo…
041. Dillon Quitugua | Running the perimeter of Guam and empowering Pacific Islanders through trail running
Dillon Quitugua is an Hawaiian trail and ultra runner sponsored by Janji.
Dillon recently ran the 100 mile perimeter of Guam, an island in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific. In doing so, Dillon want…
040. Trail running Q&A | Injuries and recovery
What are the most common injuries for a trail runner, and how can we deal with them?
What are the best strategies to prevent injuries?
Is it true that trail runners tend to get injured more than road…
039. July 2022 - Trail running in review
July was a relatively "more relaxed" month in terms of racing, compared to the previous month. We saw most of the elite athletes putting in great training blocks towards their big goals of the seaso…
038. Dakota Jones | Beyond just running. Environmental action, Hardrock 100 and an incurable curiosity for people and science
Dakota Jones is a trail and ultra runner from Colorado and an environmental activist.
Coming off a third place finish at Hardrock 100m Endurance Run behind Kilian Jornet and Francois D'Haene, we sat …
037. Hannes Namberger | Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2022 winner. How to perfectly execute an ultra trail race
Hannes Namberger is a professional trail and ultra runner from Germany sponsored by Dynafit.
On the last weekend of June he won Lavaredo Ultra Trail, a 120km - 6000m of elevation race in the Italian …
036. Trail running Q&A | Nutrition and gear
What should we eat during a trail race? how many calories should we aim for?
What are the best types of gels? caffeine or no caffeine?
Are carbon plate shoes the future of trail running shoes?
What's…