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FKT of the Year Winner Kelly Halpin on Going Solo and Unsupported
FKT of the Year Winner Kelly Halpin on Going Solo and Unsupported
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Trail and ultrarunning are evolving fast—so how do you keep up? Enter The Buzz, a podcast that cuts through the noise with grounded takes from a true expert in the sport. As a pioneering ultrarunner, FKT legend, and industry veteran, Buzz brings decades of experience and a sharp, critical eye to the big ideas shaping endurance sports. Each episode dives into the culture, philosophy, and future of trail running with the thinkers, historians, and innovators who define it—not just the athletes, but the voices behind the sport's biggest shifts. If you're here for more than just race results and training tips, The Buzz delivers the conversations that matter.
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- FKT of the Year Winner Kelly Halpin on Going Solo and Unsupported · 58 minKelly Halpin is a professional mountain runner, adventure athlete, and freelance illustrator from Jackson, Wyoming, with more than 30 FKTs to her name, the 2020 FKT of the Year…
- Running as Prayer, Medicine, and Healing with Navajo Race Director Shaun Martin · 1 h 12 minShaun Martin is a Diné (Navajo) runner and coach, the founder and race director of the Canyon de Chelly Ultra, a five-time Shiprock Marathon champion, and one of the featured…
- Why a Track 10K Is Harder Than the Matterhorn with Karina Andersen · 1 h 13 minKarina Andersen is a 23-year-old skyrunner, former University of Colorado track athlete, and holder of the fastest known women's time on the Matterhorn's Lion Ridge, which she…
- Hardrock 100's New Inclusion Policy, Explained by the Board Members Who Wrote It · 1 h 8 minStephanie Case is a human rights lawyer, founder of Free to Run, Hardrock 100 board member, and the runner who won Ultra-Trail Snowdonia in 2025 while stopping to breastfeed at…
- Mario Fraioli on 7 Training Fundamentals That Actually Work · 1 h 0 minMario Fraioli has spent nearly thirty years in running and still describes himself as infinitely curious, which is how a guy who came up through cross country and track ended up…
- Trueheart Brown: The Fire Chief Who Gave Up His Western States Ticket · 44 minTrueheart Brown is the fire chief for the Coconino National Forest, a former hotshot, and the 2022 Black Canyon 100K champion who set a course record at the Sedona Canyons 125…
- Run Rabbit Run Race Director Fred Abramowitz on Prize Money, UTMB, and the Future of American Ultras · 40 minFred Abramowitz is a retired natural resources attorney, the author of Travels in Africa, a veteran of 75 ultras, and the co-founder and co-race director of Run Rabbit Run in…
- Dean Karnazes on Greece, the First Ultramarathon, and Running Strong at 63 · 58 minDean Karnazes is the author of Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, a ten-time Badwater finisher, a ten-plus-time Western States finisher, and the guy who once…
- Mountain Photographer Dan Patitucci on the Best Trail Running in the Alps, Nepal, and the Eastern Sierra · 1 h 10 minDan Patitucci is a professional mountain-sport photographer and athlete whose images for Patagonia, Black Diamond, and others helped shape the look of modern trail running, and…
- Hunter Leininger: From 7-Year-Old Adventure Racer to Pro FKT Athlete · 52 minAt seven years old, Hunter Leininger talked his way into his first adventure race; by ten he was a national champion, and he's spent the eighteen years since turning a childhood…
- ATRA Founder Nancy Hobbs on Whether Trail Running Belongs in the Olympics · 55 minNancy Hobbs founded the American Trail Running Association in 1996, helped establish USATF's Mountain Ultra Trail Council and chaired it for decades, and has served on the…
- Adventure Racing Legend Danelle Ballengee on a 60-Foot Fall, Two Freezing Nights, and the Dog That Saved Her Life · 56 minDanelle Ballengee is one of the most decorated endurance athletes in American history, a four-time Pikes Peak Marathon champion, two-time Adventure Racing World Champion, and…
- Matt Carpenter on Records, Obsession, and Knowing When to Stop · 1 h 14 minMatt Carpenter is the most decorated mountain runner in American history, 18-time Pikes Peak champion across twelve marathons and six ascents, holder of the Pikes Peak Marathon…
- Dave Mackey on the Accident That Changed Everything, and the Career He Built After · 49 minDave Mackey is a two-time USATF Ultrarunner of the Year, former rim-to-rim-to-rim Grand Canyon record holder, JFK 50 champion, and, after a freak fall off Bear Peak in May 2015…
- Jason Blevins on Water, Snow, and the Future of Mountain Towns · 55 minJason Blevins is a veteran journalist at the Colorado Sun who has spent nearly three decades covering outdoor recreation, public lands, and the mountain communities of the…
- The Winningest 100-Mile Runner on Earth: Karl "Speedgoat" Meltzer on Chasing 100 Hundreds, the Hoka Legacy, and What It Means to Live First · 1 h 12 minBuzz sits down with Karl "Speedgoat" Meltzer, 50-time 100-mile winner, previous Appalachian Trail FKT holder, and the man behind one of trail running's most iconic nicknames…
- Computational Physicist, 2,000 Summits, Zero Sponsors: The Anti-Career in Adventure · 51 minSean O'Rourke holds a PhD in computational physics. He also lives in a Ford Transit Connect, bathes in hot springs, and has climbed roughly 2,000 peaks across the American West…
- Skimo's Wild Olympic Debut with Nikki LaRochelle · 27 minSki mountaineering just made its Olympic debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, the first new sport added to the Winter Olympics since 2002. Nikki LaRochelle, former U.S…
- World Champion to Warrior Dash: Max King on 30 Years of Running for Fun · 60 minCheck out all the shows on the Ultrasignup Podcast Network! The Buzz is supported by Wahoo. Max King might be the most versatile distance runner on the planet. A World Mountain…
- Who's the Best Ultrarunner in North America? Inside the Vote with John Medinger · 1 h 3 minThe 44th annual Ultrarunner of the Year Awards are in, and this year delivered one of the deepest fields of women's performances in the history of the award. Buzz Burrell talks…
