UTMB Week, Bear Attacks, and the Time Jake Paced Mick...Then Dropped Him

UTMB week is here, and we’re breaking down one of the biggest stretches of trail running all year.
This week, we dive into the stacked fields at OCC, CCC, UTMB, and the races surrounding trail running’s biggest week, make our Fantasy Free Trail picks, and debate some of the toughest matchups on the board.
We also get into Claire Rhodes’ terrifying brown bear attack in Alaska, our upcoming HYROX race, what happens when your pacer leaves you behind at the Bear 100, and the possibility of showing up to a 100-miler with no crew, no pacer, and nothing but a few drop bags.
Plus, we pitch a new series: Next Aid Station Cribs, where we tour the glamorous lives, closets, Subarus, and questionable living situations of trail runners.
Join us for race predictions, trail running news, questionable analysis, and everything else happening at the Next Aid Station.

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