Wes Plate has carved out a niche documenting some of the longest footraces. He's taken on nearly every 200+ mile race in North America, he's a 5 time Cocodona 250 finisher, and like me he films the experience from a first-person perspective.

We talk about what it takes to capture these massive efforts, how his background as a professional video editor shapes his approach, and the ways in which trying to document these long races affects his experience in doing them.

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Jeff Garmire has numerous FKT's to his name, including the Arizona Trail, Colorado Trail, Wonderland Trail, John Muir Trail, and many more, and he's run the Cocodona 250 five times, where I paced him this year. Jeff's also an author and the host of the Free Outside podcast. We talk about the media circle that was this year's Cocodona 250, as well as some of the challenges of creating content as an athlete.

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Dylan Harris is the filmmaker behind The Chase, a documentary about the extremely competitive 2024 Cocodona 250. In this episode, we take a deep dive into how the film came together, and get Dylan’s take on the fast-growing world of trail running filmmaking.

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Ryan Thrower is relatively new to the world of content production, but in his short career has collaborated with filmmakers like Ethan Newberry and a ton of brands. And as one of the founders of Freetrail along with Dylan Bowman, he's now working with some of the biggest names in the sport.

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Filmmaker Derrick Lytle has worked with many of the top athletes and brands, and he was responsible for the cinematography on my film from the Moab 240 and more recently he helped me with my film from Softrock.

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Michael Ko, better known as Kofuzi, is one of the biggest names in running shoe reviews on YouTube. Mike and I talk about how he got started and about his approach to making his shoe reviews, including how he works with brands while balancing the need to remain unbiased.

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Drew B Darby's work includes collaborations with Sally McRae on the films from her 200 milers, and more recently with Singletrack on The Finisher about Jasmin Paris and the Barkley Marathons.I sat down with Drew to hear about how he fell in to filming running-related content, how he works with brands and athletes, and some of the lessons he's learned about filming some of the challenging races in the world.Check out Drew's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@drewbdarby

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Hilary Yang wears many hats within the world of trail running, including that of photographer, podcaster, and more recently, race director. But this wasn't always the case. Just a decade ago, she was on a very different path, building a career in the corporate world.

I sat down with Hilary to talk about what led her to make the leap from corporate to creative, how she’s carved out a unique space in the trail running community, and the evolution of her work as a content creator.

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