Josh Rosenthal and Wolfie dive deep into the upcoming Western States 100.

They discuss the dynamics between established elite runners ('Made Men') and emerging talents ('Associates'), the impact of age on performance, and the significance of prize money in the sport.

The conversation also highlights the competitive landscape of the women's race and the potential for community engagement to shape the future of ultra running.

With insights on key runners like Killian Jornet, Hans, and Dan Green, this episode is a must-listen for ultra running enthusiasts.

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Matt Daniels needs no introduction in the trail world. He's a speedy elite runner with a great career. He's not running Western States 100 but he knows what its like and can bring us insight that few others could.

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Jeff Browning is a legend in ultrarunning even if he stopped running today. At the age of 53, he has an incredible resume of performance and influence in the sport ultra trail running.

But he isn't slowing down or stopping. He's running WSER 2025 planing to compete with the young guys with an eye on the over 50 years old age group record for WSER.

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Ryan Montgomery is an endurance athlete of layers - a high performer in every facet of life.

Yes, many know him from his triumphant entry into the WSER arena with a 7th place finish in 2023. But Ryan has run races like Badwater, Desert Solstice, + Tahoe 200. Ryan is an endurance runner's endurance runner.

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Sam Lohse joins Josh to talk about Paris Fashion Week and why its important for runners world wide. We understand that the problem here is squarely that this movement is happening at Paris Fashion Week.

We understand that hesitiation with accepting this movement if you're not in it, but hear us out. The only thing more beautiful than the aesthetic is a lot of the people participating in it.

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Chris Severson is an ER doc, husband, father of many and running Western States 2025.

In this interview we talk about how someone spinning all the plates prepares and thinks about Western States.

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Emily Hawgood has been dominating the world's hardest ultramarathons in recent years. She joins a stacked 2025 women's field and joins Josh and Brian for a 10 minute prerace interview.

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It's a big season for the Hans Troyer - a Golden Ticket giving him an entry to WSER and a world class doc called 'The Kid' by Hyperlyte Liquid Performance.

10 Minutes with Hans before the great 2025 WSER.

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