The Midpacker Podcast

By Freetrail - Hosted by Troy Meadows

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Episodes: 83

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Freetrail presents The Midpacker Podcast, which follows middle and back of the pack trail runners and ultra runners at the heart of the trail running community. Join host Troy Meadows weekly as he talks through what it takes to balance life and running with everyday runners doing extra ordinary things on and off the trails.

Episode Date
#74 Josh Ross | Running Through Adversity, Embracing the Wild, & The Power of Storytelling
Apr 02, 2025
#73 Wes Plate | Cocodona 250, Arizona Monster 300, & Running 550 Miles In A Month
Mar 26, 2025
#72 Lauren Beihoffer | Balancing Motherhood, Coaching & Ultra-Endurance
Mar 19, 2025
#71 Adam Copeland | Building Tantrums, Get Out Of Your Head, & Taking The Unconventional Path
Mar 12, 2025
#70 Sarah Scozzaro | The Power of Strength Training, Resilience, & Toe Yoga
Mar 05, 2025
#69 Jason Hardrath | Talking FKTs, SpeedMo, And The Art Of Reinvention
Feb 26, 2025
#68 Dirk Friel | Building Training Peaks, Optimizing Your Training & A Life Of Endurance
Feb 19, 2025
#67 Andy Glaze | Finding Joy in Movement, Mental Toughness, & Running 100-Mile Weeks
Feb 11, 2025
Trailing Indicators 06 | Winter Running, Annual Goals, & Catching Up With Corinne, Matt, & Troy
Feb 04, 2025
#66 Zoë Rom & Kylee Van Horn | Your Diet Sucks, Tackling Pseudoscience in Ultrarunning, Troy's Supplement Review
Jan 29, 2025
#65 Adam Lee | Community Trail Running, The Trail Running Film Fest, Jumping Feet First Into Small Town Mountain Life
Jan 21, 2025
Mali Noyes 64 | Free Skiing, Ultra Running, Building Your Personal Brand, & The Mali Channel
Jan 14, 2025
#63 Gary Saxton | 100 Marathons after 50: A Runner's Journey of Discovery, Performance and Growth.
Jan 06, 2025
#62 Mick Sullivan | Great Grand Masters UTMB Champion, Running Ultras in your 60's, & Living An Enduring Life
Dec 17, 2024
#61 Ian Morgan | Making Radical Changes, Life Design, & Appreciating The Journey
Dec 06, 2024
#60 Brandon Thrower | Old Fort Strong Endurance Fest, Tanawha Adventures, Building Ultra Community In The WNC
Nov 30, 2024
Trailing Indicators 005 | Troy & MVD Run The California Fall Classic, Corinne Crushes the Javelina 100, Troys Musing On His Live Stream Experience.
Nov 24, 2024
#59 John Kelly | Giving Back With Action , WNC Strong, & The Helene Aftermath
Nov 14, 2024
#58 Stephen Parker | There Is No Finish, The Backyard Ultra Story
Nov 07, 2024
#57 Kate Arsenault | Building Rnnr, Creating True Fans, Javelina 2024 Activation
Oct 23, 2024
#56 Simon Guérard | Cocodona, Tor De Géants, & Loving The 100 Mile Distance
Oct 18, 2024
#55 Checking in with Troy | Helenes Impact on Western North Carolina, Running Lake Sonoma 100k, & Joining the Javelina Live Stream
Oct 11, 2024
Trailing Indicators 004 | UTMB Banter, Headlands 27k Banter, The Value of Having a Coach, Favorite Workout, Pole Techniques
Sep 20, 2024
#54 Kelly Newlon | RAD Boulder, Life Design, and Helping Athletes Know Their Worth
Sep 12, 2024
#53 Rachael Norfleet | The New Director of Partnerships at Aravaipa, Running Fast While Balancing Family, & Living A Beautiful Life
Aug 26, 2024
#52 Sarah Bergeron Larouche | Going All In On Trails, Running Postpartum, & Norda 665 Fam
Aug 16, 2024
#51 Skip Brand | Founding HRC, Growing the Lake Sonoma Race Series, & Building Community
Aug 10, 2024
#50 Elliot Matson | Becoming a FOLK LORD, Creative Pursuits, & Embracing Community
Aug 02, 2024
#49 Travis Loncar & Troy Meadows | Laurel Highlands Ultra A Beast Coast Classic in Rocksylvania
Jul 26, 2024
Trailing Indicators 003 | WSER Banter, Heat Adaptation Protocols, To Pole or Not to Pole, & What's In Your Earbuds
Jul 19, 2024
#48 Victor Ballesteros | Victory Bags, Tamalpa Headlands 50k, Trails In Motion Film Tour
Jul 11, 2024
#47 Michele Bousquet | Finishing Her First 100 Miler, Working Through Trauma On The Trails, & Shepherding The Culture At Strava
Jul 06, 2024
003 Revisiting Unbreakable with Dylan Bowman - Inspiring The Next Generation
Jun 27, 2024
002 Revisiting Unbreakable with Hal Koerner - The Runners Perspective
Jun 20, 2024
001 Revisiting Unbreakable with JB Benna - The Origin Story
Jun 13, 2024
#46 Teresa Bowser & Troy Meadows | Quest For The Crest, Running In Western NC, & Exploring The Blue Ridge
Jun 05, 2024
#45 Dylan Bowman | A Chance Meeting On Cal St, Building Freetrail, & Those Finish Line Feels With Your Son In Your Arms.
May 27, 2024
#44 Bethany Taylor | Empowering Women In The Outdoors, Iron Soul Trailblazers, & Building A Business Through Your Passions
May 21, 2024
#43 Jacky Hunt-Broersma | Surviving Cancer, Finding the Trails, & Run Streaking
May 06, 2024
42 Jen Laughlin | Building Community, Tushers 100k, & Running During Perimenopause
Apr 29, 2024
41 Troy X MVD | Freetrail Memorial Day FundRaiser, Promise Land 50k, Troy's First Ultra of 2024
Apr 20, 2024
Chris Morrison | Being a Stay at Home Father, Creating Relatable Content, & Unintentionally Becoming An Advocate
Apr 13, 2024
Trailing Indicators 002 | Setting Race Day Goals, Race Day Nutrition, & What Do You Have In Your Drop Bag
Apr 06, 2024
39 Brooks Bash | 100 Marathons in 100 Days, Earthy Energy & Getting Back To Wild
Mar 30, 2024
#38 Andy Pearson | Liquid Death, Vol State, & Creating Joy In Everything You Do
Mar 23, 2024
#37 Cal Gates | The Blood Run, Running with Purpose, & An Unwavering Willingness to Keep Moving Forward
Mar 16, 2024
#36 Mason Boswell | Ultra Crew Hub, Ouray 100, & Giving back to the Ultrarunning Community.
Mar 09, 2024
#35 Justine Bello | Running While Being A Single Parent, The Power of Your Support Group & Knowing When To DNF
Mar 02, 2024
34 Catra Corbett | Reborn on the Run, The 200 miler Queen, & Working Through Trauma with Running
Feb 23, 2024
33 Andrew Grillos | Running Ultras After Surviving A Stroke, Fortitude As A Superpower, & Loving The Process
Feb 16, 2024
Trailing Indicators 001 | Race Calendar Creation, Taking an Offseason, & Speed Work is Good.
Feb 09, 2024
#32 Joe Corcione | Overcoming Addiction, Life Design, & The Give Value First Mindset
Feb 02, 2024
#31 Josh Rosenthal | Borderlands, DFL Before DNF, & Building Community
Jan 26, 2024
#30 Mathias Eichler | Trail Running Film Festival, The Original Singletrack Podcast, Speculation and Collusion about UTMB
Jan 20, 2024
#29 Deb Hamberlin | The Grand Canyon R2R2R, Balancing Work, Life, & Running, Longevity in Ultra Running
Jan 11, 2024
#28 Yan Fournier | Finding Running Late In Life, The Joy of Running Ultras with Your Kids, & Epic Adventures with Kapic 1 Expeditions
Jan 04, 2024
#27 Christopher Thomas | Competing as a Grandmasters Ultrarunner, Getting Your Mojo Back, Fueling for Success
Dec 28, 2023
#26 Sarah Lavender Smith | Why Western States Needs to Break Up with UTMB, Increasing Women's Participation & Ultrarunning Longevity
Dec 21, 2023
#25 Brian Peterson | Going Beyond Your Percieved Capabilities, The Javalina 100k, Trail Talk Youtube Reactions Show
Dec 14, 2023
#24 Zach Friedley | Being An Adaptive Athlete, Not Saying No For An Answer, & Trail Blazing
Dec 07, 2023
#21 Kyla Maher | Radical Transformation, Following Your Passions, Finding Community
Dec 05, 2023
#23 Aum Gandhi | Living Your True Calling, Crafting A Life Of Service, The Triple Crown of 200’s
Nov 30, 2023
#22 Shelby Farrell | Betting On Yourself, Living The Van Life, Long Trail FKT Atempt
Nov 25, 2023
#20 Travis Loncar | Building Freetrail Fantasy, Jigger Johnson 100, The Power of Doing Hard Things
Nov 09, 2023
#19 Callie Vinson | Body Image, Crafting Meaningful Content, and Running for the Joy of Running
Nov 03, 2023
#18 Hillary Li & Celeste Banks | Trail Sisters Boston | Diversity & Inclusion | Run Club Culture
Oct 25, 2023
#17 Timothy Lock | Talking Sustainability How You Should Think About Your Footprint as a Runner
Oct 19, 2023
#16 Michael Loeffler | The Mental Side of Being an Athlete, Mammoth Trail Fest, and Canyons 100k
Oct 13, 2023
#15 Matt Chittim | MidPack Rambling and Dissecting the Run Media Landscape
Oct 05, 2023
#14 Grindstone 100 Mile Recap with Troy, MVD, and Corinne
Sep 30, 2023
#13 Matt Feldhake | The Art of The Live Stream & Coming Out of Retirement
Sep 21, 2023
#12 Heidi Garner | Finding Your Stoke Again, Volunteerism, & Building a Small Business Around Your Art
Sep 14, 2023
#11 Eugene Day | The Value of Doing Hard Things, Leadership, and Poetry
Sep 08, 2023
#10 Jessica Grinspan | Dealing with Injury & Aligning Running with Social Advocacy
Sep 02, 2023
#9 Ari Sonnenberg | Austerity, Selfless Service, Remembering the Fallen and Endurance
Aug 25, 2023
#8 Mat Glaser & Maureen Cane | Life Design, Moving to France, PTL and TOR
Aug 17, 2023
#7 Vivian Tang | Through Example and Creating Inclusivity on the Trails
Aug 10, 2023
#6 Mellisa Sorenson | Finding the Trails, Backyards Ultras, and Running with Kids
Aug 03, 2023
#5 Travis Weller | Art, Working with Brands and Loving the Trails
Jul 28, 2023
#4 Jessica Vandenbush | Creating content and having fun trail running
Jul 20, 2023
#3 Doug Mayer | The Race that Changed Running
Jul 13, 2023
#2 Corinne Shalvoy | Getting Faster with age, Making time for yourself, and a family history with the Hardrock 100
Jul 06, 2023
#1 Matt Hoadley | Addiction, Sobriety, Running, and Meditation
Jun 28, 2023