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Moab 240 Canceled, Jim Walmsley’s “Late Entry” Hint + Ben Dhiman’s Coaching Search (Singletrack News)
Oct 12, 2026
55m 00s
Courtney Dauwalter Is Scheming for 2027, Moab 240 Preview + Jasmin Paris Is "Keen" on Hardrock (Singletrack News)
Oct 5, 2026
48m 00s
Joe McConaughy | Beating François D'Haene on the JMT + The "Third Man Factor"
Sep 28, 2026
1h 11m 41s
Stringbean Takes Down D'Haene's JMT Record, a 13-Year-Old on Mammoth Podium + Kristin Johnson's "Unsung" Bear 100 Record (Singletrack News)
Sep 28, 2026
37m 59s
Ian Corless on Anton, Kilian, Frosty + the 2012 Room That Changed Trail (Sunday Conversation)
Sep 24, 2026
3h 37m 38s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/12/26 | Moab 240 Canceled, Jim Walmsley’s “Late Entry” Hint + Ben Dhiman’s Coaching Search (Singletrack News) | In this week’s edition of Singletrack News, we discuss the mid-race cancellation of the Moab 240, Ben Dhiman’s public search for a coach, Jim Walmsley’s tease of an October start line, and a preview of the Big’s Backyard World Team Championship. We also cover results from Défi des Couleurs and Kodiak, then New England FKT news from David Sinclair on the Pemi Loop and Will Peterson on the Hundred Mile Wilderness. Alyssa sets the table for Diagonale des Fous, and we dig into the Ultra Mo... | 55m 00s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 | Courtney Dauwalter Is Scheming for 2027, Moab 240 Preview + Jasmin Paris Is "Keen" on Hardrock (Singletrack News) | Sign Up For The Antelope Island Fall Classic In this week's edition of Singletrack News, I'm once agan joined by Alyssa Clark, calling in from Paris on her way to Diagonale des Fous. We discuss Courtney Dauwalter's open call for 2027 racing and project ideas, the Hardrock lottery, highlights from The Mammoth, the triple crown record watch at the Moab 240, a few other key races on the schedule including Kodiak and Défi des Couleurs, and we close with Vinny Mauri's remarkable trea... | 48m 00s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | Joe McConaughy | Beating François D'Haene on the JMT + The "Third Man Factor" | Joe McConaughy returns to Singletrack, fresh off his fastest known time on the John Muir Trail, one of the world's premier FKT routes. The JMT runs 221 miles through California's Sierra Nevada from Happy, with more than 46,000 feet of climbing and nearly all of it above 8,000 feet. It's often called America's most famous trail and is named for the influential environmentalist John Muir. The conversation covers Joe's full experience on the route, where he stands among the sport's multi-d... | 1h 11m 41s | ||||||
| 9/28/26 | Stringbean Takes Down D'Haene's JMT Record, a 13-Year-Old on Mammoth Podium + Kristin Johnson's "Unsung" Bear 100 Record (Singletrack News) | Sign Up For The Antelope Island Fall Classic This week I'm joined by Alyssa Clark, just back from Mammoth Trailfest. We talk about what Tim Tollefson has built there, the 13-year-old who podiumed the Ascent, and where Mammoth fits in the fall 2027 competitive picture. I share my weekend crewing and pacing at the Bear 100, where Kristin Johnson ran 18:50:37 to break the women's course record by over an hour and a half. It was a big FKT week too: Joe McConaughy's new supported John ... | 37m 59s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Ian Corless on Anton, Kilian, Frosty + the 2012 Room That Changed Trail (Sunday Conversation) | Sign Up For The Antelope Island Fall Classic As the voice behind Talk Ultra and one of trail running's most prolific photographers, Ian Corless has been monitoring and contributing to the development of our sport since the early 2010s. In this three-and-a-half-hour conversation, we cover the new Run Rabbit Run's $100K prize award, the impact of Ben Dhiman's 18:16 UTMB win, which pros are most at risk in the current era, the post-COVID podcast glut, the skyrunning golden age and ot... | 3h 37m 38s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | Hartmuth's "Performance of the Year" at Tor, Meg Eckert's 636 Miles + Mammoth Preview (Singletrack News) | Sign Up For The Antelope Island Fall Classic Singletrack News is back from its summer break, and I'm joined by Alyssa Clark, fresh off a podium finish at TDS. We discuss Katharina Hartmuth's Tor des Géants course record victory, Meg Eckert's 636-mile six-day world record, course records at Run Rabbit Run, the IAU 100K World Championships, and the Barkley Fall Classic. On the business side, we break down Salomon's title partnership with the Ironman World Championship and what... | 52m 10s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 | Run Rabbit Run's $100K Bombshell + Did Ben Dhiman End the Stone Age? (Long Run Archives #43) | Brett Hornig and Jeff Colt join the show for another packed edition of the Long Run Archives. We discuss the news that Run Rabbit Run will pay $100,000 to each winner in 2027 and 2028, whether Mike McKnight should have raced Tor, Dakota Jones' latest article, "The Stone Age", and whether Ben Dhiman's UTMB recap needed more relatability, the CCC golden ticket class headed to Western States, and close with content finds: Shelby Houlihan's Skechers deal, On's move into soccer, Nick Fowler's self... | 1h 25m 55s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | Tor des Géantsrace analysis+3 | Will Peterson | — | — | Tor des GéantsWill Peterson+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 05m 08s | ||
| 9/5/26 | ultra runningrace victory+3 | Ben Dhiman | — | — | Ben DhimanUTMB+7 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 12m 18s | ||
| 8/30/26 | race executioncareer reflection+3 | Caleb Olson | — | — | Caleb OlsonUTMB+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 39m 18s | ||
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| 8/30/26 | UTMBtrail running+3 | Rachel Entrekin | — | — | Rachel EntrekinUTMB+4 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 27m 25s | ||
| 8/29/26 | UTMB recaptrail running+3 | Brett Hornig | — | — | UTMBBen Dhiman+6 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 44m 42s | ||
| 8/28/26 | UTMB World Series Finalsrace recap+3 | Brett Hornig | — | Chamonix | CCCUTMB+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 40m 41s | ||
| 8/28/26 | OCC Championshiprunning victory+3 | Lauren Gregory | — | — | Lauren GregoryOCC Champion+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 21m 03s | ||
| 8/27/26 | race analysisrunning+3 | Brett Hornig | — | — | OCCLauren Gregory+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 39m 58s | ||
| 8/27/26 | Western Statesultrarunning+4 | Anton Krupicka | — | — | Western StatesAnton Krupicka+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 24m 48s | ||
| 8/26/26 | ultrarunningadventure+4 | Michael Versteeg | 005Satisfy+2 | — | ultrarunningadventure+8 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 24m 15s | ||
| 8/25/26 | Joe Grant in Chamonix: UTMB's Early Days, Matt Carpenter Influence and Hardrock Stories | A legend of the sport, Joe Grant joins us in our Chamonix studio. We discuss the early days of UTMB and Tor des Géants, his relationship with Roch Horton and stories from the Kroger’s Canteen aid station at Hardrock, the influence of Matt Carpenter on his approach to ultrarunning, and why he thinks running media too often puts the act of running ahead of the landscapes it moves through. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNord... | 1h 33m 19s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Max Jolliffe on Badwater, Barkley, and the Faith He's Never Talked About | In what (hopefully) has become an annual UTMB week tradition, Max Jolliffe joins us in our Chamonix studio for another long-form conversation. We discuss insights from his course-record win at Badwater, why he might skip Cocodona next year for a backyard ultra, his continued fascination with the Barkley Marathons, and closes with some reflections on religion and spirituality. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNorda - check ... | 51m 51s | ||||||
| 8/24/26 | Leah Yingling | 2026 UTMB Pre-Race Interview | Leah Yingling returns to UTMB three years after an impressive 8th place debut finish back in 2023. In this conversation we discuss her history of racing in Chamonix, adapting to a rapidly professionalizing sport, why success here equates to rejecting complacency, hiring Jack Kuenzle, balancing peak training with parenthood, and some of her predictions for the deepest women’s field ever. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNor... | 35m 40s | ||||||
| 8/22/26 | 2026 OCC Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions | Brett Hornig joins me in our Chamonix studio to preview the men's and women's fields at the 2026 OCC, part of the UTMB World Series Finals. In both fields, we cover top storylines and what to watch for, we answer some listener mail about the race, provide analysis of top contenders, categorize who we see as candidates for the win, for the podium, and the top 10, and we make bold predictions across a number of other fun categories. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRA... | 49m 06s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | 2026 CCC Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions + Toni McCann Interview | Brett Hornig joins me in our Chamonix studio to preview the men's and women's fields at the 2026 CCC, part of the UTMB World Series Finals. In both fields, we cover top storylines and what to watch for, we answer some listener mail about the race, provide analysis of top contenders, categorize who we see as candidates for the win, for the podium, and the top 10, and we make bold predictions across a number of other fun categories. At the end of the preview, we transition to a pre-race interv... | 1h 27m 26s | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | 2026 UTMB Preview | Analysis, Storylines, Predictions | Note: Kilian Jornet and Jim Walmsley are, unfortunately, out of UTMB this year. This information became public shortly after the recording of this podcast. Brett Hornig joins me in our Chamonix studio to preview the men's and women's fields at the 2026 Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc (UTMB). In both fields, we cover top storylines and what to watch for, we answer some listener mail about the race, provide analysis of top contenders, categorize who we see as candidates for the win, for the podium... | 1h 27m 06s | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | Caleb Olson | 2026 UTMB Pre-Race Interview | Caleb Olson joins us in our Chamonix studio a little over a week out from his debut at UTMB. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNorda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever madeRaide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains Support the show | 36m 07s | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | Lauren Gregory On Racing OCC, YouTube Life, And The Tove Category | Lauren Gregory joins us in our Chamonix studio a week ahead of her debut at OCC. Partners: Precision Fuel and Hydration - use code SINGLETRACK at checkout for 15% off your next orderNorda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever madeRaide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains Support the show | 44m 37s | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | coachingultramarathon+3 | John Fitzgerald | Carmichael Training Systems | — | coachingWestern States+5 | — | 1h 05m 48s | ||
| 7/19/26 | athletic greatnesssports psychology+3 | Wright Thompson | The Cost of These DreamsThe Barn+1 | — | Wright Thompsonathletic greatness+5 | — | 1h 11m 09s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Hardrock 100 recap2026 mid-season review+3 | Ryder Jay | — | Broken Arrow | Hardrock 1002026 review+4 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 42m 40s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Hardrock 100ultramarathon+3 | Tom Evans | — | — | Tom EvansHardrock 100+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 03m 30s | ||
| 6/29/26 | Western States 100running+3 | Brett HornigLeah Yingling | — | — | Western States 100course records+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 09m 44s | ||
| 6/29/26 | runningtrail racing+3 | Jennifer Lichter | — | Auburn, CA | Western States 100course record+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 43m 29s | ||
| 6/25/26 | runningcoaching+3 | David Roche | — | — | David RocheWestern States 100+3 | — | 54m 24s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Western States 100men's field analysis+3 | Brett HornigJeff Colt+1 | — | — | Western States 100running+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 43m 13s | ||
| 6/24/26 | runningultramarathons+3 | Zach Miller | — | San Francisco | Zach MillerWestern States 100+5 | — | 51m 41s | ||
| 6/24/26 | Western States 100Hardrock+4 | Tara Dower | — | — | Tara DowerWestern States 100+5 | — | 35m 34s | ||
| 6/8/26 | athlete injurieslottery analysis+3 | — | — | Vietnam | Kilian JornetCocodona 250+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 04m 49s | ||
| 5/25/26 | injury updatedoping enforcement+4 | — | BPC 157USADA | — | Kilian KorthRachel Entrekin+8 | — | 42m 51s | ||
| 5/24/26 | mountain runningultra running+3 | Carl Morris | Dirtbag Dreams: A History of Mountain, Ultra and Trail Running | — | mountain runningultra running+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 32m 00s | ||
| 5/18/26 | race resultstrail running+3 | — | SatisfyRaide | ZegamaSnowdonia+2 | ZegamaSnowdonia+8 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 46m 32s | ||
| 5/11/26 | ultramarathonrace recap+3 | Rachel Entrekin | — | — | Cocodona 250Rachel Entrekin+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 00m 06s | ||
| 5/11/26 | race recaptrail running+3 | Kilian Korth | — | — | Kilian KorthCocodona 250+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 24m 47s | ||
| 5/11/26 | Cocodona 250Transvulcania+4 | Alyssa Clark | — | — | Cocodona 250Transvulcania+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 53m 07s | ||
| 5/7/26 | race recapevent analysis+3 | Brett HornigLeah Yingling | — | — | Cocodona 250race analysis+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 14m 16s | ||
| 5/4/26 | trail runningevent acquisition+3 | — | 005Aravaipa+1 | — | AravaipaTransvulcania+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 29m 28s | ||
| 5/2/26 | Western Statespower rankings+4 | Brett Hornig | Hoka | — | Jim WalmsleyWestern States+6 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 28m 56s | ||
| 4/28/26 | Cocodona 250race analysis+3 | Brett HornigLeah Yingling | Kodiak Cakes | — | Cocodona 250Finn Melanson+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 46m 54s | ||
| 4/27/26 | race recaptrail running+3 | Brett Hornig | — | CanyonsMt Fuji+1 | Canyons 100KWestern States+3 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 49m 09s | ||
| 4/24/26 | supershoesathlete development+3 | — | 005Climatic Health | — | supershoesScott Fauble+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 26m 23s | ||
| 4/21/26 | Cocodona 250professional athlete+4 | Max Jolliffe | Hurley | Cocodona 250Prescott | Cocodona 250Max Jolliffe+5 | — | 1h 19m 38s | ||
| 4/20/26 | ultra-trail newsrunning records+4 | Alyssa Clark | SalomonKiprun | North America | ultra-trailAshley Paulson+6 | — | 55m 31s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Canyons 100Krace predictions+3 | Brett HornigLeah Yingling | — | — | Canyons 100KFinn Melanson+5 | Precision Fuel and HydrationSINGLETRACK | 1h 24m 52s | ||
| 4/16/26 | ultramarathonrace preparation+3 | Courtney Dauwalter | — | TenerifeChianti | Courtney DauwalterCocodona 250+3 | — | 48m 37s | ||
| 4/13/26 | trail runningrace recap+3 | Alyssa Clark | — | Gorge Waterfalls 100K | trail runningGorge Waterfalls+5 | — | 36m 45s | ||
| 4/11/26 | talent developmenttrail running+3 | Christian Meier | Salomon | Annecy | SalomonNext Gen program+3 | — | 1h 51m 44s | ||
| 4/6/26 | Marathon des SablesSalomon Next Gen+3 | — | Salomon | Moroccan Sahara | Marathon des SablesSalomon Next Gen+3 | — | 35m 38s | ||
| 3/30/26 | race cancellationsponsorship controversy+3 | Alyssa Clark | Trailhouse | — | race cancellationEmma Bates+6 | — | 35m 59s | ||
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Chart history for Singletrack
Peaked at #3 in Italy, top 10 in 8 of 50 tracked markets, currently #3 in Italy.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| IL | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| CH | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Denmark | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| TW | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| RO | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| ID | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| South Korea | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| South Africa | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Sweden | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| HK | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| CZ | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| AE | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Finland | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PL | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PT | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| IS | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| United States | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| HU | — | #24 | #24 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.