175. Francesco Puppi & Max Keith | Road to UTMB: Inside the World of Trail Running

175. Francesco Puppi & Max Keith | Road to UTMB: Inside the World of Trail Running

Francesco catches up with Max to debrief a packed couple of weeks: the HOKA training camp, a fast-and-furious Sierre-Zinal, and the final touches before Francesco’s CCC debut at UTMB. We get into all the nuances.
We cover:

  • Key takeaways from camp: how fun it is to meet teammates, train together, and connect with folks across the brand—plus a great chance to test products for the future.
  • Sierre-Zinal recap: why this race is so special and insanely competitive every single year—plus crazy performances like Katie Schide’s in this year’s edition. Francesco even hints at a break after running it 9 times… but you know he’ll be back.
  • All things CCC: the last big sessions and how training has evolved, knowing this will be Francesco’s longest race (in time) to date.
  • Lastly, some mixed thoughts on aid stations, crewing, and just how wild UTMB week is nowadays.

If you’re racing CCC/UTMB (or just love geeking out on mountain prep), this one’s for you.


Did you hear we’re doing a giveaway to race UTCT?
That’s right—we’re sending one listener to Ultra-Trail Cape Town (UTCT)! Pick your distance—we’ll cover race entry, flights, and a 3-night stay. To enter, start any Vert.run subscription. You can find all the details here. Free trials don’t count toward eligibility; winner announced at the end of September.


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128. Kirsten Kortebein | The behind the scenes that most people don't see: building Vert, unglamorous work, freelancing, life between the US and Europe

128. Kirsten Kortebein | The behind the scenes that most people don't see: building Vert, unglamorous work, freelancing, life between the US and Europe

I’m recording this interview live, from the Vert.run headquarters in Boulder and my guest today is Kirsten Kortebein. Kirsten is one of the vert.run co-founders, together with her partner Moises Jimen...

8 Touko 20241h 2min

127. Coach Lab with Steve Krenn | How to find new trails and how to build routes

127. Coach Lab with Steve Krenn | How to find new trails and how to build routes

Steve Krenn is a trail runner from New York and a Vert.run coach. In this episode, Steve and I give some tips on how to find trails when you're in a new place, for example for a work trip or when you ...

1 Touko 202437min

126. Francesco Puppi and Leo Pershall | Lake Sonoma recap: preparation, strategy, nutrition, gear and post race reflections

126. Francesco Puppi and Leo Pershall | Lake Sonoma recap: preparation, strategy, nutrition, gear and post race reflections

Last week Leo and I ran the Lake Sonoma 50 and Lake Sonoma Marathon in California. We both had very good races, with Leo placing 7th overall in the marathon in 4:01:53, and I winning the LS50 with a n...

24 Huhti 20241h 15min

125. Coach Lab with Parker Farabee | Strength Training for trail runners

125. Coach Lab with Parker Farabee | Strength Training for trail runners

Parker Farabee is a trail runner, physiotherapist, exercise physiologist and coach from Portland, Oregon. In this episode we talk about strength training for trail runners. Why is strength training s...

17 Huhti 202442min

124. Seth Ruhling | Boulder Boys fan favorite. Training and life in Boulder, the professionalization of the sport, comparing the US and European trail running scene and much more

124. Seth Ruhling | Boulder Boys fan favorite. Training and life in Boulder, the professionalization of the sport, comparing the US and European trail running scene and much more

I’m recording this interview live, from the vert run headquarters in boulder aka moi’s house, and my guest today is Seth Ruhling. Seth is a North Face sponsored athlete, a podcast host and a boulder b...

10 Huhti 20241h

123. Yngvild Kaspersen, Toni McCann, Dani Moreno | Updates from Auburn, CA

123. Yngvild Kaspersen, Toni McCann, Dani Moreno | Updates from Auburn, CA

Yngvild Kaspersen, Toni McCann and Dani Moreno are professional trail athletes for Adidas Terrex and respectively CCC 2023 winner, OCC 2023 winner and third place finisher at OCC 2022. Yngvild, Toni ...

3 Huhti 202458min

122. Benjamin Roubiol | Catching up with the 2023 trail running world champion

122. Benjamin Roubiol | Catching up with the 2023 trail running world champion

Benjamin Roubiol is our 2023 trail running world champion. Benjamin comes from France (Savoie) won the world title in the long race in Innsbruck, on a 80km course with 6000m of elevation. We catch up ...

27 Maalis 202433min

121. Coach Lab with Steve Krenn | Tips for trail running at night

121. Coach Lab with Steve Krenn | Tips for trail running at night

Steve Krenn is a trail runner from New York and a Vert.run coach. Running at night can be a beautiful and rewarding experience, if you know how to do it. Some of the most famous ultra trail races oft...

20 Maalis 202433min

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