About this episode

Kelsey Hogan discusses her experiences and preparations for the Quebec Mega Trail, a premier event in Canadian trail racing.

For all of Canada’s incredible venues for trail racing, none captures the attention of the running world quite so much as the famed Quebec Mega Trail. For years, QMT has been the proving ground for the nation’s top ultra endurance athletes and one that has increasingly drawn the interest of some of the sport’s biggest names globally as a stop on the World Trail Majors circuit. Whether it’s the raucous crowds, the beautiful scenes along the St. Lawrence, or the ever-increasing depth of competition, the Quebec Mega Trail weekend has established itself as the crown jewel on the schedule of the Canadian trail scene. Adding further intrigue to the 2026 iteration is its status as the Canadian trail championships for long and short course, pulling nearly all of the country’s top names to compete head-to-head over the 80 & 50k distances. No stranger to QMT is one of Canada’s top returners for this year’s event, Kelsey Hogan. While her global accolades continue to impress, it is here at QMT that Hogan seems to find her very finest form and after 4 straight years on QMT podiums, including back-to-back 100 mile championships in 2022/23, she’s back again in 2026 and looking to reclaim top…

People in this episode

Host: David Stol

Guest: Kelsey Hogan

Topics covered

• trail racing
• Quebec Mega Trail
• ultra endurance athletes
• Kelsey Hogan
• Canadian trail championships
• race preparation
• competition

Keywords

• Quebec Mega Trail
• Kelsey Hogan
• trail racing
• ultra endurance
• Canadian championships
• competition
• running

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quebec Mega Trail

Places: Canada, St. Lawrence

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