Golden Tickets Decided at Tarawera + Black Canyon, February Barkley Shocks the Sport

In one of the most action-packed weekends of ultrarunning in recent memory, we followed Tarawera, Black Canyon, and the Barkley Marathons as they unfolded simultaneously. Jeff Colt joins the show to break it all down. We also cover the PTRA’s advisory vote on pacing at championship-level races, crowdfunded prize purses, Outside Interactive’s profitability, the 603 Endurance sale to Marathon Sports, Mount to Coast’s pro team announcement, and Broken Arrow’s Trail Futures initiative.

Chapters

00:00 Black Canyon 100K + 50K Highlights
04:04 Tarawera 102K Insights
08:06 Barkley Marathons Update
12:08 Crowdfunded Prize Purse Initiative
15:54 Pacer Vote and Its Implications
19:58 Outside Interactive's Profitability
23:57 603 Endurance Acquisition
25:46 Mount to Coast Team Announcement

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