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PODCAST

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler

Electric Cable Car / Mathias Eichler

The companion podcast for Electric Cable Car. Conversations with the people who shape the world of trail, ultra, and mountain running.

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01:01:25

324: 'The New Generation is Different', with...

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2025/01/15

It’s the first episode of 2025 and Francesco Puppi, who needs no introduction, joins me for a candid conversation about the state of the trail running media and it’s influence on our sport. We also talk about the message behind Nike’s ad for the Olympic Games and how a new generation of athletes are redefining what participating and winning in a sport really means. People like Francesco are why our sport is so incredible special. What a way to kick off the new year! LINKS Francesco Puppi on

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01:04:38

323: 'First Dig Then Shred', with Tim Tollefson

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/11/28

Tim Tollefson wears many hats and came to Singletrack with important business. Tim is newly on the board of directors for Runners for Public Lands. The environmental organization just recently shared the uncomfortable news that our trails and trail races may be significantly impacted this coming year and beyond by the U.S. Forest Service budget and staffing shortfalls. Luckily for us, Tim is a man with a plan and offers hands on experience, and with that solutions and ideas on how we can get

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46:05

322: ‘Racing the Snowman Trek’, with Thomas Reiss

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/11/23

Thomas Reiss is back on Singletrack and back from Bhutan where he supported the runners and race organization of the famous and grueling Snowman Race. We chat about the event, the mission that inspired its founding, and mostly the people and how connecting with other cultures makes us better human beings. Climate change affects us all and we really one have that one rock floating in space we call home. LINKS Thomas Reiss on Instagram Snowman Race Thomas Reiss on Singletrack Nate Bender’s Snowman

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01:26:21

321: 'Backstage on Grand Teton', with Alex Rienzie

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/11/13

On September 2, 2024 Michelino Sunseri set a new speed record on Grand Teton in 2h 50m 50s. It was supposed to be a new FKT, beating an old record that has stood for over 12 years. What ensued afterwards turned an epic run into a much talked about news story, a social media fire storm, and an eventual lawsuit. Friend of Michelino, Alex Rienzie was out on the trails that day and shares his observations and some background info on all of it. Alex joined Singletrack on his own initiative and any views

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01:33:37

320: 'Road Soda, Let's Go!', with Troy Meadows

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/11/08

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01:01:38

319: 'All The Mountain Sports', with Jessie McAuley

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/10/19

Canadian multi-sport athlete Jessie McAuley, repping Arc’teryx, joins the show to talk about his journey from competitive mountain bike racing in his youth to finding skimo racing for his winter adventures and trail racing for the summer. As if that’s not enough Jessie still finds time to bike and climb and goes on long adventure runs in the coastal mountains in British Columbia. This seems to works for the Squamish resident who came in 3rd at this year’s Mount Marathon in Seward Alaska and who’s

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01:08:00

318: ‘Knowing your Why’, with Katharina Hartmuth

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/10/05

After a year plagued by accidents and injury Katharina finds herself at the starting line of her dream race: the massive, and mighty Tor des Géants in the Aosta Valley of the Alps. Over the following days Katharina goes through the usual challenges any trail runners faces in a massive ultra distance event but always stays in the leading position and in the process crushing the women’s course record and arriving in seventh overall, almost 5 hours ahead of the second woman. This episode is not a race

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47:08

317: 'We Are Not Machines', with Rosanna Buchauer

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/09/23

Rosanna follows up her incredible performance at Lavaredo earlier in the Summer with a stunning 3rd place finish at CCC in Chamonix at the UTMB World Series Finals. Here on Signletrack we chat about her race, misplaced chocolate, the surprise Western States Golden Ticket reception, and her upcoming trip to the Snowman Race in Bhutan. LINKS Rosanna Buchauer on Instagram Rosanna Buchauer on UTMB Snowman Race Cover shot by Helge Roeske for Dynafit Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm

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01:04:53

316: ‘Great Until It Wasn’t’, with Julie Urbanski

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/09/23

Julie and I ran OCC. And while we both ran the same race we had very different days out there on the trails around Mont Blanc. Here we share our stories, our challenges, and our celebrations. And here’s to more gelato in town cheering on runners and connecting in person. LINKS Julie Urbanski on Instagram Team RunRun Team RunRun on Instagram OCC Results on Electric Cable Car Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm Instagram Brought to you by Electric Cable Car - your trail and mountain

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33:42

315: 'Back in Chamonix', with Scott Michie

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/08/13

Finally I got Scott Michie on Singletrack. It’s only taken 315 episodes. And all it took was Scott heading back to Chamonix for another dance around that big white mountain. Over the last few years Scott and I have trained together, run many trails, and climbed many mountains. And in a couple of weeks we’ll both be in Chamonix together. He will run UTMB, for the second time while I put on a bib for OCC. In this episode we’ll chat about Scott’s experience at UTMB a couple years ago and how he’s

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38:43

314: 'My Turn This Time', with Julie Urbanski

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/08/12

Julie Urbanski, cofounder of Team RunRun will be racing OCC in just a couple of weeks. No stranger to the UTMB madness Julie has been with her family many times in Chamonix, crewing and spectating, but this year it is her turn to run the race. I also ask her about some of her favorite places and things to do in the Chamonix valley, including what gondolas to ride! I cannot wait to touch down in the Alps and take it all in. LINKS Julie Urbanski on Instagram Team RunRun Team RunRun on Instagram

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01:04:27

313: 'Somehow I Managed', with Katharina Hartmuth

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/08/09

German superstar Katharina Hartmuth, running for Hoka, is back on Singletrack. She just ran the Hardrock 100 and had an incredible time in the San Juans above Silverton. We chat about her race, her time in the Wild West of America and the logistical challenges getting to Colorado and her dealing with recovering from a late injury. LINKS Katharina Hartmuth on Instagram Katharina Hartmuth on Strava Katharina Hartmuth on UTMB Cover Photo by Howie Stern Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm

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312: 'Making The Locals Proud', with David Norris

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/31

David Norris is the current record holder and 5 times winner, including 2024! of Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska. He runs for ON, often competes at Cirque Series events and in the winter switches to nordic skis. David is currently training to beat me racing OCC by UTMB in Chamonix in just a few weeks. LINKS David Norris on Instagram Endurance Training Strategies Mount Marathon Cirque Series Cover Photo by Mick Dees Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm Instagram Brought to you by

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59:43

311: 'Building A Racing Series', with Scott Sowle

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/26

Scott Sowle is the owner of ‘Mountain Running Races’ offering several awesome events east of Seattle in Washington State. On this episode we talk about his visit to the Broken Arrow Skyrace, one of America’s biggest trail events, where Scott volunteered and took in the atmosphere. We ponder on what the team is building down there at Lake Tahoe in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States, including the new Trail Conference. LINKS Mountain Running Races Vert Running Series Beast of Big Creek

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01:35:17

310: 'My Journey to Hardrock', with Michael Marchand

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/10

Michael Marchand, from Olympia Washington is running Hardrock in just a couple of days. He got his entry in the lottery and has been training his heart out at a local city park pounding the miles and vert just mere feet from his house. We talk about his training leading up to the race and his motivation to take on audacious challenges like this. Follow his tracker through the San Juan mountains and cheer him to a finish back to Silverton. LINKS Michael Marchand on Strava Hardrock 100 Endurance Run

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01:10:28

309: 'Touch That Rock', with Dale Garland

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/08

Dale Garland has been part of the Hardrock family since the first moments. He’s the run director and part of an incredible team of locals from the Silverton, Colorado area who deeply care about these mountains and love to share them with the runners, support crews and spectators who come every year to this tiny, remote and very special place. We talk about Camp Hardrock and many of the behind the scenes elements that make this event one of the top trail races in the world. LINKS Hardrock 100

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308: 'The King of Lavaredo', with Hannes Namberger

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/05

Hannes Namberger, German Dynafit athlete and now triple winner of the Lavaredo Ultra Trail is back on Singletrack. We’re chatting about the race and his conversation with Tom Evans in the last few kilometers of the race leading to Hannes charging ahead and taking first place. We’re also touching on the topics of the longevity of an athlete’s career, what it takes to win at highly competitive races, and most importantly the famous Hannes Namberger Pizza at Ristorante 5 Torri in Cortina. See you in

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307: ‘The Queen of Lavaredo’ with Rosanna Buchauer

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/07/05

The German Dynafit athlete Rosanna Buchauer is the new queen of Lavaredo. Last weekend she ran an incredible race leading from start to finish at the highly competitive Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K in Cortina, the heart of the Dolomites in Northern Italy. Rosanna is coming back from a rough winter battling injury and self doubt, raced her heart out and gained back her confidence with this stellar performance. Now, as she’s recovering and slowly restarting her next training block she has her eyes set on

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306: ‘We’ve Been Doing This a Long Time’, with Buzz...

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/06/28

Buzz Burrell needs no introduction. A giant in our trail running world, Buzz joins Singletrack to talk about the differences and similarities of trail running in Europe and North America. We touch on tourism, permitting, environmentalism and the way the media has influenced the past, present and future of our sport. LINKS The Trailhead Podcast with Buzz Burrell an Zoë Rom from UltraSignup Buzz Burrell on Strava Buzz Burrell on Wikipedia Connect with Singletrack on: Singletrack.fm Instagram

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01:59:53

305: 'A Cocodona Story', with Ben Mead

Singletrack With Mathias Eichler ·

2024/05/20

Ben Mead is a finisher of Cocodona 250 2024. After months of training, he almost didn’t make it to the starting line, and then just after a few miles his race seemed over before even the first nightfall. But, with his team by his side Ben rallied, adjusted, and gritted his teeth all the way to Flagstaff. The stories of humanity these ‘multi-day mega trail races’ like Cocodona generate are truly something special, and this is Ben's story. LINKS Ben Mead is Chasing Cutoffs on Instagram Cocodona, an

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