Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running is a storytelling podcast for ultra runners who love this sport deeply, the iconic races, the legendary athletes, the gear, and the culture that makes all of it worth caring about. Hosted by Josh Rosenthal, founder of Borderlands Trail Running, this show exists to collect the ultra running stories that define the sport, from spending a day at Laz Lake's home to deep conversations with Scott Jurek, Dean Karnazes, Camille Herron, and the everyday runners doing extraordinary things out on the trails. This podcast covers the full world of ultra and trail running: race coverage and analysis of marquee events including Western States Endurance Run and UTMB, honest trail running shoes reviews and ultra running gear breakdowns from someone who has tested 44 pairs over 6,000 miles, and big conversations about where the sport is headed, including what dirtbag runners bring to a sport that's growing fast. This show gives ultra runners the stories, perspectives, and gear knowledge to go deeper into a sport they already love while celebrating what makes trail and ultra running unlike anything else. We'll answer questions like: - Who is Laz Lake, and why does everyone in ultra running revere him? - What makes the Barkley Marathons the hardest race in the world? - How does Western States Endurance Run work, and why is it so hard to get in? - What are the best trail running shoes and ultra running gear right now? - Who are the greatest ultra runners of all time? - What does dirtbag running culture actually mean? - How is ultra running changing, and is that a good thing? - What does it take to run a 100 mile ultra marathon? - What should ultra runners eat during training and on race day? If you want the stories, the gear, and the culture that make ultra and trail running the most addictive sport on earth, you're in the right place.
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Episode #325
Ultrarunning: You Don’t Have to Be Good to Feel Strong
Sep 29, 202623 minS1
Ultrarunning gives ordinary people a rare place to feel strong, capable and tested. You don’t have to be elite, or even particularly good at it, to experience that. I know because I’ve DNF’d plenty of 100 milers, and when I finally finished Zion 100, I was the last guy across the line. Watching The Rookie with my son made me realize why that feeling matters so much. As adults, most of us lose the arenas where we get to find out what we’re made of. Maybe ultrarunning is one of the last ones we have left. Presented by Kiprun . Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 00:00 You Don’t Have to Be Good at Ultrarunning 01:03 What The Rookie Made Me Realize 03:46 Adults Lose the Arena 06:16 Stepping Back Into the Arena 12:26 Finishing the Zion 100 16:31 The Dignity of Ultrarunning 20:17 Long Live the Local Ultra Resources / Links Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races Borderlands.cc Related Episodes Ultra Running isn't Just Running ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack
Anton Krupicka | Trail Running, Identity, and Ignoring Trends
Sep 22, 202625 minS1
Anton Krupicka has spent two decades becoming something harder to define than a trail runner. This conversation is about how that happened, why he stopped caring about fitting the sport’s mold, and what it looks like to keep evolving without chasing relevance. We talk about the injury that changed his relationship with running, the move toward scrambling and climbing, his influence on trail culture, the Leadville comeback, and why La Sportiva still makes sense for the athlete he is now. More than anything, it’s Anton on identity, aging, design, and trying to stay the peak version of yourself without pretending you’re still who you were ten years ago. Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 00:00 Anton Krupicka on why 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 Resources / Links Unbreakable | Western States Film Anton's 2021 Leadville Race Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races Borderlands.cc Related Episodes Ultra Running isn't Just Running Presented by Kiprun . ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack
Trail running is growing fast, but what happens to the races that don’t scale cleanly? After spending one night volunteering at the Wasatch 100 and the next day at a brand-new UTMB race, I came away wondering whether the messy, human parts of ultra running are exactly the parts we can’t afford to lose. Pacers, old-timers, exhausted volunteers, DNFs, polished finish lines, UTMB, and the strange ways a race becomes more than a race. This isn’t an argument for grassroots over corporate. It’s about why trail running needs both, what each is uniquely good at, and what disappears when every race starts looking the same. Presented by Kiprun . Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 2:22 Races like Wasatch fill the human spirit. 6:09 I love ultrarunning pacer culture. 10:29 Someone else’s problem becomes mine. 14:55 The back of the pack is where I come alive. 16:52 Wasatch rewards staying. 22:04 You can’t manufacture heritage. 26:21 The fragile one is not the one I thought. Resources / Links Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races Borderlands.cc Related Episodes Ultra Running isn't Just Running ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack
"I Need This to Stay Alive" | Inside the Compulsive Mind of Biel
Sep 8, 202629 minS1
Ultrarunning rewards people who can keep going. Biel makes you wonder what happens when stopping no longer feels like an option, and where ambition ends and compulsion begins. Biel is a Brazilian ultrarunner, Speed Project athlete, tattoo artist and printmaker living in Berlin. He has represented Brazil at the 24-Hour World Championships and set records from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and Chamonix to Marseille. But the more interesting story is the force connecting his face tattoos, his art and the extreme experiences he says he needs to stay alive. Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:27 Face Tattoos, Identity + Freedom 05:17 Why Ultrarunning Keeps Biel Alive 07:19 TSP | Chamonix-to-Marseille Record 10:59 24-Hour Racing x The Speed Project 13:07 A Perfect Fit for Biel 18:40 From Nightclub Cleaner to Pro Runner 22:48 Art + Life Beyond Running 27:39 Beyond Records + Limits Resources / Links Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races Borderlands.cc Related Episodes Ultra Running isn't Just Running Presented by Kiprun . ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack
UTMB is the center of trail running for one week every year, and somehow the people most frustrated by it keep showing up. After a week in Chamonix, I came home thinking the problem with hating UTMB is that the race keeps complicating the argument against it. The fan experience is better than the criticism suggests, TDS might be the hardest race of the week, the women are racing with ego, and some of the most interesting parts of UTMB have almost nothing to do with racing. Ten observations from inside the chaos, including what brands keep getting wrong, what Chamonix reveals about status in trail running, and why everyone should be reading Raz Rauf. Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. Presented by Kiprun . If you’re new to Borderlands, start here . Topics / Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:36 The Critics Are at UTMB 08:12 UTMB Doesn’t Have a Fan Problem 12:24 TDS Might Be the Hardest Race at UTMB 16:26 The DNSs Aren’t About Professionalization 20:38 The Women Are Racing With Ego 24:57 UTMB Isn’t Just About Running 28:20 The Ultimate UTMB Flex Is Not Needing Chamonix 30:34 Brands: Embrace the Chaos 32:21 Read Raz Rauf. Read Running Sucks. 35:45 Limiting Brand Activations Made UTMB Better - The Chamonix Mayor was Right Resources / Links Like the Wind | Run Culture Live Running Sucks - Raz Rauf Borderlands.cc Related Episodes Cocodona Has a Fan Problem ---- Borderlands explores trail running through culture, media, and the forces shaping it. Watch on YouTube Read on Substack
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