Recent Races, Public Lands, and Blaze Trails Running Race Directors Anne and Chris Barnwell

In this episode of the Trail Mix Running Podcast, Nick and Steven break down recent racing action across the trail and ultra world, including the Black Canyon 100K, the Barkley Marathons, Rocky 50, Race Purse updates, and the Austin Marathon.

They also dig into important updates impacting Texas State Parks and debate Steven’s top three public lands in Texas.

The episode wraps up with a conversation with Anne and Chris Barnwell, race directors of Blaze Trails Running and hosts of the Grasslands Trail Race - an Ultrarunning Magazine Old School Ultra taking place on March 21 in Alvord, Texas. The group talks about race founder Suzi Cope, what makes Grasslands special, and what runners can expect on race day.