After seeing Run Again, an amazing trail running film by Alexis Berg, I reached out to Dave Pen. As featured in the film, Dave is a lead singer and songwriter for the U.K. band Archive and also a veteran of some of Europe's most extreme endurance running events. The film Run Again skillfully interweaves Dave running in the Winter Spine race through dark, icy expanses in rain and muck with him performing in stadium shows with the band. It's a cinematic exposition on grit, artistry, rock and roll, and raw life experience. Most recently, Dave completed Tor de Geants. He has great stories and trail wisdom to share, and he's an refreshingly down-to-earth human being. I'm sure you'll enjoy our conversation. If you have a chance, watch for the film to appear on YouTube again once it's off the festival circuit.

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Have you heard about the Trail House Project? Three young trail and ultra runners, coached by Matt Daniels, training to be part of the next generation of elite trail runners. Of the cast of characters in the Trail House, Bayden is the mountain running purist. He's humble and hungry. In the podcast, I call him a young Anton, but really he's finding his own path which naturally tends toward high places. He joins Ares Reading and Dylan Flewelling in this home just off the trails outside of Boulder, Colorado. Check out the Trail House channel on YouTube sometime. For sure you'll be hearing more and more about these guys.

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Meet Arlen Glick, one of the most fascinating and fast people in the trail and ultra running community. He was featured in the film, The Chase, after he finished third at the Cocodona 250 in 2024. You may be wondering where he's been. He's never been on social media, and he's not currently sponsored by a shoe company. I met the morning after his most recent run at Hardrock when we had a very brief conversation about his race and his plan to take his nephew fishing later that day. Arlen is outgoing, well-liked, and more than meets the eye. We talked about topics ranging from how he got started to his time in prison. Repeated visits. Ministry. I really enjoyed my conversation with him.

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