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The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanUTMB Week Recap Show | Key Performances, Stats, & Storylines This show is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2025 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Our shows and athlete interviews are hosted by Dylan Bowman who sits down to talk with some of the favorites who are racing this year. This is our UTMB Week Recap show. Today's show is hosted by Dylan Bowman with co-hosts Keith Byrne, Topher Gaylord, and Kim Gaylord. Make sure to tune into all of Freetrail's coverage leading into the 2025 UTMB. All shows hosted by Dylan Bowman, with special guests listed below: Friday...
2025-08-311h 17
Freetrail FamThe Spirit of Western States | Topher Gaylord's TrailCon KeynoteThis bonus episode is a recording of Topher Gaylord's keynote presentation from the 2025 TrailCon, a multi-day trail running conference and festival located in Palisades Tahoe. Topher is a longtime leader in the trail running industry, holding executive level roles at important brands including The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, and Under Armour. Among other things, he now serves as the President of the Board of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. This presentation was delivered live in front of hundreds of onlookers and focuses on the spirit of Western States - past, present, and future.
2025-07-2534 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanThe Spirit of Western States | Topher Gaylord's TrailCon KeynoteThis bonus episode is a recording of Topher Gaylord's keynote presentation from the 2025 TrailCon, a multi-day trail running conference and festival located in Palisades Tahoe. Topher is a longtime leader in the trail running industry, holding executive level roles at important brands including The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, and Under Armour. Among other things, he now serves as the President of the Board of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. This presentation was delivered live in front of hundreds of onlookers and focuses on the spirit of Western States - past, present, and future.
2025-07-2538 min
SingletrackWestern States in Transition? What’s Next for the Iconic 100-Miler (Topher Gaylord Interview)Topher Gaylord is the newly appointed President of the Western States Endurance Run—arguably the most iconic ultramarathon in the world. A seven-time WSER finisher, Topher brings decades of experience in global outdoor industry leadership and a deep well of insight from more than 75 ultramarathons run across the globe.In this conversation, we discuss:– The direction he wants to steer Western States in– His views on the Golden Ticket Series and how it’s evolving– How he processed recent controversies with UTMB– The tension between commercialization and community in trail running– What e...
2025-07-181h 50
Crack A Brew With AJWTopher Gaylord - Honoring Older Runners at Western States and the Future of the RaceIn this episode AJW cracks a brew with Topher Gaylord, veteran ultrarunner and President of the Board of Directors of the Western States 100. In their conversation they discuss the tradition of honoring older runners at Western States, the outlook for the 2025 race, and the long term future of the event. Follow Topher on Instagram @tgaylord
2025-06-071h 09
Second NatureSpeedland: What Happens Next?Kevin Fallon and Dave Dombrow join Second Nature today to talk about the evolution of Speedland from the early days of starting up until now. They've passed through multiple inflection points on their journey to establish the brand, and this discussion digs into the topics of focus and discipline as they build both the brand and the business. Show Notes: Speedland: https://www.runspeedland.com/ The Running Event: https://www.therunningevent.com/ Birkenstock Speedlands: https://www.instagram.com/p/C3seRioLqy3/ Everyone makes everything: https://www.hereandthere.club/post/everyone-makes-everything Under Armour x Speedland Collab (Infinite Mega): https://meta-endurance.com...
2024-12-171h 00The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanCraig Thornley & Topher Gaylord | 2025 Western States Golden Ticket CalendarToday my guests are WS Race Director Craig Thornely and WS Board Vice President Topher Gaylord. Together the three of us work every year to construct the Golden Ticket calendar as part of our responsibilities with the race organization. In today's episode, we discuss the 2025 Golden Ticket Calendar, and more importantly, the rationale that went into the decisions so that the global trail community can understand our thought process. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WSER YOUTUBE CHANNEL Sponsors: Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition Use code freetrail10 for 10% off...
2024-06-2026 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanTrailgating | Canyons Post-Race Show with Katie Schide, Rod Farvard, & Drew HolmenThis is Freetrail's 2024 Canyons instant reactions race recap show after Canyons by UTMB. Our hosts today are Dylan Bowman, Paddy O'Leary, and David Lam Guests: Katie Schide, Rod Farvard, Drew Holmen, Kim Gaylord, & Topher Gaylord Our coverage is made possible by HOKA. Check out their wide range of trail running products at: https://www.hoka.com/en/us/ Play fantasy trail running: https://fantasy.freetrail.com/events Freetrail Links: Website | https://freetrail.com/ Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/freetrail-pro/ Patreon | https://www.patreon.c...
2024-04-281h 31
UTMB - 20 ans de PassionEpisod 8 (english) - Topher GaylordDo you remember what you were doing on August 30, 2003 at 4am?You were probably sleeping...But Topher Gaylord, our guest today, was about to live one of the most intense experiences of his life.That Saturday morning in 2003, the 34-year-old American, European director for The North Face, was in Chamonix, under the starting arch of the UTMB... In the cool of dawn, with over 700 runners, pumped up, ready to give their all on the trails...20 years after this first run into the unknown, Topher Gaylord remembers everything: each pass, each d...
2023-09-0426 min
UTMB - 20 ans de PassionEpisode 8 (french) - Topher GaylordVous vous souvenez de ce que vous faisiez le 30 août 2003 à 4h du matin ?Vous étiez sûrement en train de dormir à cette heure-là…Topher Gaylord, lui, s’apprêtait à vivre une des expériences les plus intenses de sa vie.Ce samedi matin de 2003, l’Américain de 34 ans, directeur Europe pour The North Face, était à Chamonix, sous l’arche de départ de l’UTMB.Dans la fraîcheur de l’aube, ils étaient un peu plus de 700 coureurs, le regard fixe, gonflés à bloc, prêts à tout donner sur les sentiers …20...
2023-09-0421 minThe Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanUTMB Instant ReactionsWelcome to Day 6 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Dylan is joined on Day 6 by Katie Asmuth, Topher Gaylord and Kim Gaylord. Topher and Kim helped found UTMB and have been here every single year since 2003. Dylan has been coming to Chamonix since 2013, exactly a decade. Katie is in Chamonix for t...
2023-09-021h 12The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanThe 20 Year History of UTMBWelcome to Day 2 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Dylan is joined on Day 2 by three incredible individuals: Topher Gaylord, Keith Byrne and Doug Meyer. Topher was instrumental in founding the UTMB and has been around since the very beginning. Today, he is still the highest placing American male in the...
2023-08-291h 26
The Mile 99 InterviewEpisode 98 - Western States Endurance Run - 50th CelebrationSend us a textReady for the Big Dance? The Western States Endurance Run is here!!! Join us as we sit down with race director Craig Thornley, board president Diana Fitzpatrick, and executive committee vice president Topher Gaylord and get all the details about the 50th Celebration of the Western States Endurance Run! Hear all about the trail work that has happened since the Mosquito Fire and a record breaking snow year. New water crossings, moonscapes, and 31 hours of live streaming. This will be a year to remember. WSERWSER Race Day Volunteering...
2023-06-161h 00
The Mile 99 InterviewEpisode 70 - Western States update with Craig Thornley, Diana Fitzpatrick and Topher GaylordSend us a textCraig, Diana and Topher were gracious enough to take time from their busy pre-race schedules with only 9 days before the start of the 2022 Western States Endurance Run. They joined us for an hour to give us all of the updates about what's been going on behind the scenes in the past year.We covered a wide variety of topics include the new WSER mission statement, major trail realignment projects in the high country, an update on the critical Cal Street trail section in Foresthill, medical research and personnel updates and so...
2022-06-181h 02
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan BowmanTopher Gaylord | Live Your Passion Topher Gaylord is an outdoor industry professional and ultrarunner from Marin County, CA. Topher has been a great friend and mentor throughout my career and he's a person who I really admire. In his career, he's helped to lead iconic outdoor and apparel brands like The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, and Under Armour. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of following your passions in life and how to best bring your professional career in line with what you love pursuing. Subscribe to the WS YouTube Channel _________________________ Pyllars Links: App Download | Instagram | Website | Y...
2021-06-141h 31
KoopCastUltrarunner of the Year and Performance of the Year with Meghan Hicks and Topher Gaylord⎮KoopCast Episode 7Coach Jason Koop discusses the Ultrarunner of the Year and Performance of the Year with irunfar.com's Meghan Hicks and Topher Gaylord. Apple Podcasts-http://bit.ly/KoopCastAppleSpotify- http://bit.ly/KoopCastSpotifyStitcher- http://bit.ly/KoopCastStitcherGoogle Podcasts- http://bit.ly/KoopCastGoogleSoundCloud- http://bit.ly/KoopCastSoundCloudTune In- http://bit.ly/KoopCastTuneIn
2020-01-011h 46
Digital Orthopaedics Conference (DOCSF)How wearable sensors turned Under Armour into a data company
In this key note from the 2018 Digital Orthopaedics Conference, Topher Gaylord shares how Under Armour is unlocking the potential of athletes with products, technology and data. They are unlocking the experience for consumers to allow them to reach their highest potential and train in a safe and effective way.Learn more about DOCSF by visiting DOCSF.healthListen and download all the DOCSF podcasts on the Health Podcast Network.
2018-12-0324 min
Billy Yang PodcastTopher Gaylord | BYP 007Topher Gaylord is many things: a storyteller, an avid traveler, a successful business man in the outdoor space and an incredible athlete in his own right. We discuss how he broke into the outdoor space, how his friendship with the "Ultramarathon Man" Dean Karnazes influenced his decision to become a distance runner and some of his keys to living a fruitful and empowered life. >Topher Gaylord on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tgaylord/ _____ Facebook.com/BillyYangPodcast Twitter.com/BillyYang Instagram.com/BillyYangPod
2018-01-261h 44
Podcasts Archives - Ultrarunnerpodcast.comWS100: Kim Gaylord and Vajin Armstrong – Crewing and Pacing Kim’s own ultra experience is probably what makes her such a valuable crew member for her husband, veteran ultrarunner Topher Gaylord. She’s raced and crewed all over the world, and now she sits down with me and chats about the traveling circus around the runner and what it takes to get them to …
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2014-06-231h 07Podcasts Archives - Ultrarunnerpodcast.comWestern States 100 Pre-Race InterviewsWESTERN STATES 100, PRE-RACE INTERVIEWS We sat down with Montrail/Mountain Hardware President Topher Gaylord, Mike Wardian, Zach Bitter & Gary Gellin and Western States Assistant Race Director Craig Thornley about this year’s race. We spoke with Topher Gaylord about running at this year’s WS100 for the 7th time and what …
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2012-06-2542 min