Borderlands Trail (+ Ultra) Running

Camille Herron is an endurance and ultra running [world] Record Collector on the road, trail, and track.She's committed to pushing back the boundaries and guardrails put on women's sports with a list of accomplishments that should make anyone listen.Enjoy this conversation about Camille's great accomplishments with emphasis on Lululemon's 6 Day event, Spartathalon, Comrades, IAU Championships,...

In this episode we reframe endurance nutrition to thinking about endurance nourishment.In efforts under 24 hours, its reasonable to thinkg about it in simple terms of 'nutrition' but in these big multi-day ultra running efforts where you're sleep-deprived and putting enormous pressure on your system you have to think about nourishment. At some point you have to go beyond considering electorlytes...

There's no such thing as an overnight success but Anne Flower sure felt like it in the last year. She appeared virtually out of no where to snag the Leadville 100 course record from the great Anne Trason, set the 50 mile world record at Tunnel Hill, and get the overall Win at Javelina Jundred. But its not true. She's been running hard for a long time but her first passion has been in the drivers...

Francesco Puppi has been ultra trail running for a long time, but his 2025 wins at UTMB's CCC, The Canyons 100k, and Chianti 47k put him squarely on the radar of the average American fan.Anytime Francesco Puppi is in a race, he's a contender and one that the other contenders have to account for. The Black Canyon course suits his marathon speed even with its techincality. He wins big mountain...

Alex Zono designs running gear for anyone who truly digs running. He puts his heart and soul into it and its not necessarily optimized for a pace, but a mindset and spirit.But don't let that playful lightheartedness fool you, Alex Zono is going to run Black Canyon 50k with intent to finish on the leaderboard.Go see his apparel line and you'll feel the juxtaposition of a brand truly in its element...

Josh Rosenthal, Inky Steve, Sam Lohse, Mike Kratzer, and Simon Freeman (co-founder of Like the Wind) sat down in the Borderlands Podcast Studio at Paris Fashion Week to talk about the purpose of PFW and why its important for runners to pay attention to it.You certianly don't have to, but if you're curious or care at all about what's happening with Running Apparel and Clothing, its a brilliant...

Paul Mellor joins Josh on the show — founder of underdog-focused creative agency Mellor&Smith, executive producer and 4x BAFTA nominee on Boiling Point, and currently working on a fresh documentary about ultrarunning legend Lazarus Lake.We dive into why trail runners should care about the bigger outdoor industry, Nike's surprisingly humble return to trail running, what makes certain brands...

Tommy Lewis and Josh Rosenthal talk about how they're a bit tired with the business of running (content and everything else) but they share a continued commitment and fascination with running itself. Tommy is the final guest in our series celebrating those who bring light to the world through running. Others have included Laz Lake, Nils Arend, Scott Jurek, and Dean Karnazes.He's a content creator...

Lazarus Lake (Gary Cantrell) is the race director and creator of the Barley Marathons and Big's Backyard Ultra among others.In this interview, Josh pays homage to him with three artifacts designed to spur on conversation and attempt to explain more of who Laz Lake actually is.1. Cigarettes | Laz smokes Camel Yellows. We talk about his origins of smoking.2. LIke the Wind magazine | Mechanical...

Gary Cantrell (aka Lazarus Lake) is the last rebel of ultra running.Watch our conversation on Youtube.We love the professionalization of trail running but we don't want it all to go that way. In order for that to be interesing, the world of underground ultra running has to live strong.In this episode, Josh works through the stories of Popcorn Sutton and Andy Payne with Laz.Popcorn Sutton was a...