Anton Krupicka Doesn't Care About Trends

Anton Krupicka has spent two decades becoming something harder to define than a trail runner. This conversation is about identity, resisting trends, and what happens when running becomes just one way of moving through the mountains.

Anton talks about the broken leg that changed his trajectory, discovering scrambling and climbing, his influence on trail running culture, his relationship with La Sportiva, the unexpected Leadville 100 comeback, and what it means to keep pursuing the peak version of yourself as you get older.

00:00 Trends don't matter
01:30 From trail runner to mountain man
03:52 When the whole landscape opened up
08:24 Identity, trends, and trail running culture
16:45 The Leadville 100 comeback
21:12 The peak version of yourself

Presented by Kiprun bit.ly/kiprun_yt

Unbreakable | Western States Film - youtube.com/watch
Anton's 2021 Leadville Race - lasportivausa.com/blogs/blog/leadville-100-part-two-anton-krupicka

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