Building a Race Season, Hardrock News & Suunto Vertical 2 Testing

A wide-ranging catch-up episode covering training, race planning, gear testing and community updates. We talk through how we’re building a full race season, balancing training load, recovery and racing priorities, and what actually matters when planning months ahead. We also cover the latest Hardrock 100 news, including Caleb Olson pulling out of the race, and what that means for the field. We announce a Trail Talk community meet-up at Swiss Canyon Trail in May 2026, including an exclusive offer for community members. To round it out, we dive into early testing of the Suunto Vertical 2 — what we like so far, what we don’t, and how it’s stacking up in real training. We cover: – Building a race season and long-term planning – Training structure and decision making – Hardrock 100 updates and race context – Trail Talk meet-up at Swiss Canyon Trail (May 2026) – Suunto Vertical 2 testing: pros, cons and first impressions 📌 SUBSCRIBE for weekly ultra-trail race coverage, gear testing, training insight and community conversations. • / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / Merch https://store.irunovermountains.com/ XMiles 10% https://xmiles.avln.me/c/FlZlRfhosOqx Tantrums 15% https://tantrums.avln.me/c/SrLvDYbqkDna Code: TrailTalk15 GOREWEAR 30% https://www.gorewear.com Discount Code: irunovermountains30 Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains