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00:00:00 Yeah, so we'll see what happens with MK and Ana.
00:00:04 Yeah, there's quite... I think Ana... No, MK's way ahead.
00:00:08 No, I mean like with the golden ticket.
00:00:10 Like if MK... She was a little hesitant on if she was going to take it or not.
00:00:15 So if she decides to take it, of course, and I know Ana, Cassius, she was going to do Black Canyon,
00:00:21 and so she really wants the golden ticket.
00:00:23 MK was a little hesitant about it, so that would potentially...
00:00:27 If she decided not to take it, it would roll down to Ana McKenna in fourth,
00:00:31 which Ana McKenna has literally been so close so many times.
00:00:36 So we'll just have to see.
00:00:38 And because there's two tickets up for grabs, it could go down as far as Coreth Arnold in fifth.
00:00:46 Yes, that is true.
00:00:48 We will have Craig Thornley, the race director of Western States, handing out the golden tickets today.
00:00:55 You saw in the interview with Rod, he handed out to Rod, and Rod did accept it.
00:00:59 That was like, "Are you going to Western States? Hell yeah!"
00:01:02 Oh, he was stoked, man.
00:01:04 And then I will interview both MK and Ana Cassius, because...
00:01:12 Yeah, we have two tickets left for the women, and we need to know who's going to be taking those tickets.
00:01:17 Yeah.
00:01:21 I did just see Adaptive Athlete Amy Palmiro-Winter, and Amy was running the 100 miles.
00:01:32 I've got no idea, actually.
00:01:33 I probably could have a quick look and see if Amy actually...
00:01:38 Did she finish this time?
00:01:39 Our next finisher, ninth overall, eighth male, will be most likely Matthew Seidel.
00:01:50 Right, so he should be coming in in the next five minutes.
00:01:53 Great performance for that young buck.
00:01:55 I mean, he's such a young guy.
00:01:58 He's got a bright future in this sport, and honestly, I'm really excited to see what he can do moving forward in this sport.
00:02:03 He lives over in the San Francisco area, so pretty close to here,
00:02:07 and he's definitely had some great performances over the years, and only getting better.
00:02:13 And then another young guy, Ryan Raff, is short.
00:02:16 He's three or four minutes behind Matthew Seidel.
00:02:19 Ninth overall, eighth male, or second, sorry.
00:02:24 He would be ninth male. Yeah, ninth male.
00:02:26 No, he'll be eighth male.
00:02:28 It says eighth, eighth, in both of them.
00:02:30 I'm not sure.
00:02:31 No, no, eighth is correct. That's correct.
00:02:32 Okay.
00:02:33 Yeah.
00:02:35 And then that means just flipping over the page to see who's going to complete the top ten.
00:02:40 And the top ten, they all qualify for the UTMB World Series finals next year in Chamonix 2025.
00:02:47 That's currently Brandon Gardner from Canada, and Brandon is being chased down by Matthew Bigman.
00:02:55 And, yeah, so he's going to be between Matthew and Brandon for that tenth spot.
00:02:59 Yeah, and they're about five minutes apart, four or five minutes apart, too.
00:03:03 Exactly.
00:03:04 And that is a big spot.
00:03:05 Yeah.
00:03:05 I mean, and that's what's cool about this event, right, is you have the golden ticket aspect,
00:03:08 where people can get the golden ticket, top two,
00:03:11 but then you also have those ten spots that automatically get you into one of the UTMB races.
00:03:16 And so you still see a fight at the end for those spots at UTMB.
00:03:20 Yeah.
00:03:21 And what I can tell you is MK Sullivan, as well as being second overall, MK is currently 15th.
00:03:29 Sorry, second in the women's race, MK is 15th overall.
00:03:34 Yeah, she's just behind Adam Peterman.
00:03:36 So Adam Peterman is still going.
00:03:37 Yeah.
00:03:37 He's still pushing.
00:03:38 He's currently 14th overall.
00:03:40 I saw that.
00:03:41 And there's a few other names in there.
00:03:42 So Cody Lint, it was talked about in the pre-race kind of predictions, and Eric Lipuma.
00:03:48 Yeah, Cody's been top ten at Western States, and he knows these trails really well.
00:03:52 He's got a lot of family history here in this area.
00:03:55 So yeah, Eric Lipuma.
00:03:56 And then Mark Hammond, Mark Hammond, Salt Lake City resident.
00:03:59 Yep.
00:04:00 He's a legend on the Western States course, multiple top ten finishes.
00:04:04 He's in 20th overall right now.
00:04:06 Way to go, guys.
00:04:08 Great job, everybody.
00:04:09 And then let's look at the women to see who the top ten in the women are,
00:04:20 because that's, of course, some big spots that people are trying to get right now as well.
00:04:26 Katie Scheid first, MK Sullivan second, Anna Cassius third, Anna McKenna fourth,
00:04:31 Kareth Arnold fifth, Laura Hansen sixth, Aaron Clark seventh,
00:04:37 Marta Winta from Poland in eighth, Arden Young from Canada in ninth,
00:04:42 and Mary Denholm still holding on in tenth.
00:04:44 Yeah, Mary on her first 100K.
00:04:46 So yeah.
00:04:47 Exactly.
00:04:47 And it's her birthday, right?
00:04:48 Exactly.
00:04:49 Yeah.
00:04:50 So she's wanting to get that finish on her birthday.
00:04:52 Yeah, what a gift that would be.
00:04:53 Yeah.
00:04:54 And so that's your top ten in the women that would get automatic spots into the 2025 UTMB, the CCC.
00:05:01 Yeah, UTMB.
00:05:02 We should hopefully find out soon who that second golden ticket for the men is going to go to.
00:05:30 Yep.
00:05:31 Currently, it's Drew and Petter trying to decide, and we'll see which one decides.
00:05:36 I kind of have a little bit of intel, but I'll let them do it.
00:05:38 I'll do it in the interview and let them say for themselves.
00:05:41 Yeah.
00:05:42 I'm hassling the camera crews right now because, like, come on, guys.
00:05:49 MK must be within camera range right now.
00:05:52 She'll be on that final climb up to Robey Point.
00:05:57 Come on, guys.
00:05:58 Keep your heads down right now.
00:05:59 I'm trying to turn it down.
00:06:05 I don't know how to do it.
00:06:06 I'm just...
00:06:07 Just...
00:06:08 Yeah.
00:06:09 Yeah.
00:06:10 OK, we're going to send Hayden out back to the start/finish, or to the finish line of the 100k.
00:06:18 We have a decision on who's going to take the second golden ticket in the men's race.
00:06:24 So, yeah, I don't want to spoil it.
00:06:28 So, yeah, there we go.
00:06:30 We've been hassling them, so there we go.
00:06:33 Finally, on the final climb here.
00:06:35 So, we have our second-placed female athlete on the final climb up to Robey Point now.
00:06:41 So, MK Sullivan.
00:06:43 MK, 20 minutes out from the finish line here in Auburn.
00:06:47 MK currently second, well and truly second in the women's race.
00:06:52 First person to be offered the golden ticket once she crosses the finish line.
00:06:56 Katie Scheid already has a place at the Western States anyway.
00:07:00 MK is currently 15th.
00:07:05 She's behind Adam Peterman, he's somewhere on that climb, as is Brian Curl, as is Matthew Bigman, and is Brandon Gardner.
00:07:16 So, those are our next runners on the way in.
00:07:19 Is that Adam?
00:07:22 Oh, yeah, it is, sorry.
00:07:24 But, yeah, so MK must be right there as well.
00:07:27 So, MK is pretty close to Adam.
00:07:48 So, yep, Adam's first 100K race since being back after injury.
00:07:56 So, the recent race, the 30K race.
00:07:59 And, yeah, so Adam now gutsing this out to the finish line.
00:08:03 And this, Adam currently is 13th in the men's category, 14th overall.
00:08:13 So, yeah, so after Adam's victory at the 50K Buffalo run, this is his second run after the success at the Worlds in November '22.
00:08:34 So, it's been heavily charted, this return and recovery.
00:08:39 And we saw the interview earlier today in terms of, but this is the road to recovery, I guess.
00:08:46 And there we go.
00:08:48 And I think you got the answer to your question, who took the second golden ticket?
00:08:52 So, based on what you can see at the finish line right now, Petter Engdahl is holding the second Western States golden ticket.
00:09:00 So, Drew Holman was offered it.
00:09:02 But as we guessed, Drew, I think he's going to focus more on CCC in Chamonix at the end of August.
00:09:09 And so there we go.
00:09:10 Petter Engdahl has said yes.
00:09:13 So, your two golden ticket winners in the men's category, Rod Favard and Petter Engdahl.
00:09:19 Here we go.
00:09:23 So, we have some breaking news.
00:09:24 Drew Holman, who finished second place, decided to turn down the ticket.
00:09:29 Which means Petter, who took third place, is going to get the golden ticket to Western States.
00:09:34 And he has accepted it.
00:09:36 Congratulations, Petter.
00:09:39 It makes the trip worth it, doesn't it?
00:09:41 So, Petter came all the way over from Norway.
00:09:43 He's Swedish, but lives in Norway.
00:09:45 Incredible athlete.
00:09:47 He's actually the course record holder at CCC.
00:09:50 So, just to let everybody know.
00:09:52 Did it make the trip worth it, Petter?
00:09:54 And are you excited to go to Western States?
00:09:56 Yeah, thank you so much, Aiden.
00:09:59 It was a fight out there today.
00:10:02 And to be honest, I was not going to think this would happen after 50K.
00:10:11 I thought I was out of the race.
00:10:14 And then suddenly everything turned.
00:10:16 And I made a fight for it.
00:10:20 And all the way in.
00:10:22 And Drew gave me a very, very nice gift.
00:10:28 And I'm so proud to be able to stand on the start line in Olympic Valley at the end of June.
00:10:35 So, the trip was worth it for sure.
00:10:39 Awesome, Petter.
00:10:40 I know your training partner, Jonathan Albin, is also running Western States this year.
00:10:46 So, now you can go back to Jonathan and say, "Hey, I got a golden ticket as well."
00:10:50 I guess, do you guys have any--you probably haven't talked to him yet.
00:10:55 But do you guys have any plans for training?
00:10:57 Are you going to come out here and train?
00:10:59 Are you going to go back home?
00:11:00 How is that going to work?
00:11:02 Jon is going to Gran Canaria and racing Transilvania.
00:11:08 Me, myself, I will go to Norway.
00:11:12 And I will actually go to Chamonix in the end of May to prepare there.
00:11:20 And come back to the States just before the race, I think.
00:11:26 So, that would be my plan.
00:11:29 Yeah.
00:11:30 Last question.
00:11:31 What does it mean for you to run Western States?
00:11:35 I mean, I know you talked about in your interview before that it's a race that you've always wanted to do.
00:11:40 I guess, what does it mean for you to get this golden ticket and to be able to go do Western States?
00:11:46 I haven't really processed it yet.
00:11:50 It means a great deal.
00:11:55 I heard about this race and it's one of those races that I think defines trail running.
00:12:03 It's one of those most iconic races and I just feel very fortunate and proud to be able to be one of the few who get to stand on that start line.
00:12:15 So, it means a great deal.
00:12:18 All right, Petter.
00:12:19 I'll let you go.
00:12:20 I'll let you go get a seat and go get drug tested and all that stuff.
00:12:23 Congratulations, Petter Ingedahl.
00:12:25 Our third place finisher today is taking home a golden ticket with him.
00:12:29 We'll see you in June, buddy.
00:12:33 Okay, as we promised.
00:12:35 So, there we go.
00:12:36 Finally, we have MK Sullivan on the camera.
00:12:39 So, MK now is 15 minutes max away.
00:12:44 So, MK is up through Robie Point.
00:12:47 So, MK now is on that final punchy climb on the asphalt before descending down here into the finish area at Auburn.
00:12:54 So, MK Sullivan will be the first person that will be offered the golden ticket by Craig Thornley, the race director.
00:13:03 So, that's coming soon.
00:13:05 Thanks to Hayden for doing that quick interview with Petter before he goes off for doping control.
00:13:12 So, yeah.
00:13:13 So, MK Sullivan looking like what we're going to be.
00:13:16 It's going to be finishing around about 10 hours.
00:13:21 So, that is going to be our second female athlete after Katie Scheid, if you're just joining us now.
00:13:30 So, Katie Scheid, 9 hours and 10 minutes.
00:13:33 So, actually 10 hours.
00:13:36 So, it's going to be about a 50-minute gap.
00:13:38 There you go.
00:13:39 There's Adam Peterson as well.
00:13:41 So, we've got Adam and MK are pretty close to each other on that final climb.
00:13:51 Yeah.
00:13:56 So, we've had Matthew Seidel came in one second before Ryan Raff.
00:14:02 So, that must have been pretty -- I saw there was some kind of sprint finish going on at the finish line.
00:14:07 So, yeah.
00:14:09 So, now Brendan Gardner completed the top 10 in the men's.
00:14:12 Matthew Bigman was 11th in the men's race, 12th overall.
00:14:17 Our next runners coming in now, Brian Curl, Adam Peterman, and MK Sullivan.
00:14:23 So, those three.
00:14:25 And Anthony Fagundes, Scott Spillman, Cody Lind, Eric Lapuma, and Mark Hammond.
00:14:34 Those are -- that's your top 20, which includes two of our female athletes.
00:14:39 So, MK Sullivan right now, 15th overall.
00:14:43 So, this is a good bounce back from MK.
00:14:59 A couple of setbacks.
00:15:01 A recent setback at Black Canyon, we already talked about.
00:15:04 And last year, she also didn't finish the OCC.
00:15:08 So, yeah.
00:15:09 So, this is definitely --
00:15:10 Living in Reno has been really beneficial because I live two hours away.
00:15:13 So, I've come over here several times to run on the course.
00:15:17 It also means that I race here frequently.
00:15:19 So, I've raced in the area many times.
00:15:22 I have, like, pretty big expectations for the race.
00:15:25 I started my first 100K a couple months ago and had to, unfortunately, drop out.
00:15:29 But, yeah, I'm feeling ready to finish 100K this time around
00:15:34 and see kind of what the distance has for me.
00:15:37 I'm feeling good coming off of that race, fortunately.
00:15:40 I rolled my ankle, but I stopped early enough that it wasn't something that was going to, like, take me out for a while.
00:15:45 And so, I took a couple weeks down and then kind of built back into this.
00:15:48 My original plan had been to run Zagama over in Spain, which is a marathon distance.
00:15:52 But I just felt kind of like, you know, the 100K had been swiped from me.
00:15:58 And I just really--I had signed up for Black Canyon in the first place to see what I could do at the distance.
00:16:03 And so, I figured, let's just take out one more European trip.
00:16:08 I don't need to do that all the time. It's really exhausting and stressful.
00:16:11 And this is right over the hill, so why not just train for something that's, like, a little bit more in reach, I guess, distance-wise.
00:16:19 And, yeah, I mean, I've run the 25K and won it two years ago.
00:16:23 I was on the podium in the 50K last year.
00:16:25 And so, I'm just doubling my distance every time.
00:16:28 And, yeah, hopefully I can repeat something like that.
00:16:32 Before Black Canyon, I told everybody, no, that I was not looking for a Golden Ticket.
00:16:37 And I think that that's still the case, but now I've done 200K training blocks.
00:16:41 And I'm feeling a little less sure that that's my answer, I guess.
00:16:46 But, yeah, I am going to be racing for a Golden Ticket spot, if nothing else.
00:16:51 And we'll just have to see how I'm feeling after that.
00:16:55 At first, when I decided to sign up for the 100K, it was kind of a way for me to train during the winter without having to focus too much on intensity.
00:17:05 I was having some weird Achilles issues, and running lots of volume seemed to help it.
00:17:10 But intensity was not the move, so I thought, let's just try something really long.
00:17:14 And I think that it's better as an athlete to have more versatility in the long run.
00:17:21 And so, I'll be going back down in distance for the rest of the year, probably.
00:17:25 But I think it can be good to be able to run 100K really well, as well as a 25K distance.
00:17:31 So, yeah, I think originally the goal of running the 100K was just to stay healthy and train for something without getting hurt.
00:17:42 And now it's kind of just become like a vendetta against my dropout at Black Canyon.
00:17:47 But I've really enjoyed the training for it.
00:17:49 I really have always been a high-mileage person, and so it was fairly easy to just kind of transition into this.
00:17:55 This year, I'll be running OCC for sure.
00:17:58 And then next year, if I get top 10 and qualify for CCC, likely I will probably move up in the distance.
00:18:06 I guess OCC feels like something that I want to do again.
00:18:10 Like, maybe I get third place and I feel like I can win it.
00:18:13 Then maybe I go back the next year down in distance.
00:18:15 But I think either way, UTMB week is the goal.
00:18:19 So, yeah.
00:18:21 Racing close to home has been really beneficial to me in the past.
00:18:27 I've won way too cool. I was second at Formidable, third at Canyons.
00:18:31 And I think that it's beneficial because I can come train on the trails fairly easy,
00:18:36 which I try to do as much as often when Reno is under snow.
00:18:39 And so, yeah. Just having seen, especially the second half of this course,
00:18:43 like way too many times, honestly, in my trail running career,
00:18:48 I think is going to be really beneficial for when I start to hurt more than I've ever...
00:18:52 [no audio]
00:19:01 Okay, here we are back at the... almost into the finish line.
00:19:05 Now, it was great to hear again our interview with MK before the race.
00:19:09 But based on that, the answers to that, we've got no idea if MK is really going to take the golden ticket or not.
00:19:16 Because she's talking about she's gone from 25k to 50k, then up to 100k.
00:19:20 I'm probably going to go back down again now, but if I get the...
00:19:23 So, I guess that's going to be the job for the wonderful Hayden Hawks to find out.
00:19:27 So, will MK accept the golden ticket?
00:19:31 But here we go. There's Adam. Adam gutting it out here.
00:19:34 Adam Peterman now, almost into the finish line.
00:19:37 So, yep. Still going.
00:19:40 And, yep. I think there's going to be a huge cheer for Adam now when he gets here into the finish area.
00:19:47 [no audio]
00:19:50 And I've seen Dylan Bowman, so Deebo's down there at the finish line waiting to cheer Adam.
00:19:55 He's been charting his recovery and his attempt to get back up to the top of the finish.
00:20:03 And there we go. MK Sullivan as well.
00:20:05 So, it's... I think... yeah, we've got Brian Curl due in any minute.
00:20:11 We've got Adam Peterman coming in and MK Sullivan.
00:20:13 They're your next three runners we're expecting across the finish line.
00:20:17 [no audio]
00:20:35 Here he is. Here comes Adam.
00:20:37 So, Adam has... Brian Curl has just finished.
00:20:41 Brian Curl, our 12th male across the finish line.
00:20:45 And about two minutes behind him, Adam Peterman.
00:20:48 So, well done, Adam.
00:20:50 [no audio]
00:20:53 Gutsy performance. Kept going.
00:20:56 And, yeah. Well done.
00:20:58 [no audio]
00:21:02 Our next athlete, MK Sullivan, within five minutes now of the finish area.
00:21:07 Second place in the Canyon's 100km women's category.
00:21:12 [no audio]
00:21:23 So, who's good at lip reading? But there we go.
00:21:25 So, we're letting Hayden and Adam catch up at the end of that journey.
00:21:29 Here we go. MK...
00:21:32 [no audio]
00:21:45 Yeah, we're starting to get more and more familiar now with all of the various different landmarks on this final 1K into the finish area.
00:21:54 So, just coming up to 10 hours since MK left this morning at 6am.
00:21:59 And I've got somebody called Hayden Hawke sitting next to me now in the finish area.
00:22:04 So, Hayden's coming back in to see MK coming into the finish.
00:22:08 Yeah, I'll be out there in just a second, I guess.
00:22:10 I had to be out there to watch Adam Peterman come through.
00:22:13 We just saw him.
00:22:14 Yeah. How's he doing? Okay?
00:22:16 Yeah, yeah. He's a bit frustrated with it.
00:22:20 And, of course, a little defeated.
00:22:22 But he's like, you know, I can learn from this, man.
00:22:25 And now he doesn't have that title of being undefeated on him.
00:22:28 He can focus on just continuing to come back.
00:22:31 And I told him, dude, go win CCC, because he's in CCC.
00:22:34 I said, go win CCC, dude.
00:22:36 You don't have to worry about states. You can go into CCC fresh.
00:22:39 That's your race.
00:22:40 No, no. That's very, very true.
00:22:43 Dude, it's a cool story.
00:22:46 Petter was in tears when Drew Holman told him that he was going to give him the ticket.
00:22:51 Wow.
00:22:52 He was in tears. He didn't show it in the interview.
00:22:54 He was right before, but it meant that much to Petter.
00:22:56 Wow.
00:22:57 So cool, man.
00:22:58 Craig gave him the ticket and was like, dude, he just broke down.
00:23:02 Wow.
00:23:03 So cool.
00:23:04 Yeah.
00:23:05 I mean, that's what stuff like this means, though.
00:23:07 Yeah, and when Petter answered your question, he said, oh, I'd like to thank Drew for the gift he just gave me.
00:23:11 So, yeah, well, that's good insight right there.
00:23:15 And just an update on Drew. He's fine.
00:23:17 Brilliant.
00:23:18 Here she comes.
00:23:20 MK Sullivan, Team Kraft.
00:23:23 Well done.
00:23:26 Wow.
00:23:28 I knew this. I picked this one, dude.
00:23:31 I picked this one.
00:23:32 I told everybody that she was going to be second.
00:23:34 Okay.
00:23:35 And so I knew that she was capable of this.
00:23:37 I could see it in her eyes.
00:23:38 Right.
00:23:39 So, Free Trail Fantasy, did you do better in the women than the men?
00:23:42 Yes.
00:23:43 Okay.
00:23:44 Yes, for sure.
00:23:45 I think form didn't quite go as we thought in the men.
00:23:49 Sporting her heart sunglasses.
00:23:51 Yeah.
00:23:52 That's her thing.
00:23:53 She always has those heart sunglasses on.
00:23:55 So she's looking like she -- oh, look at that.
00:23:58 Probably a bit of motions, you know.
00:24:00 Oh, yeah.
00:24:01 I mean, coming off of a disappointing Black Canyon to be able to finish.
00:24:04 Yeah, Hayden, I think you need to go back to the finish line.
00:24:06 I got to leave, man.
00:24:07 I don't know why you came back, but it was very kind of you, dude.
00:24:10 Well, I'm trying to help you.
00:24:11 No, no, this is good.
00:24:12 You're helping me out there.
00:24:13 This is way better.
00:24:14 Go and talk to the athletes.
00:24:16 We love those interviews.
00:24:17 Keep it going, men.
00:24:19 So, yeah, well done to MK Sullivan.
00:24:21 So we're going to be -- Hayden's going to be asking the big question, yes or no to the golden ticket.
00:24:28 So what do you think, community?
00:24:30 Is she going to say yes?
00:24:31 Do you think she's going to say nah, I'm going to go down a distance?
00:24:35 But, yeah, we'll find out in a minute.
00:24:37 [MUSIC]
00:24:48 And while we're waiting for Hayden to lock down that interview, let's have an update on the women's top ten.
00:24:59 So what I can tell you now is that we have one, two, three, four.
00:25:03 We have four female athletes on the way to Auburn.
00:25:07 They've gone through the last checkpoint at Confluence.
00:25:10 So if MK does take the golden ticket, the second golden ticket, the fight is looking at the moment like Anna Cassius.
00:25:17 Anna Cassius with a gap of about 10, 11 minutes on Corrette Arnold.
00:25:23 Corrette Arnold about a minute ahead of Anna McKenna at Confluence.
00:25:27 And Laura Hansen about four minutes down on Anna McKenna.
00:25:31 So depending on how -- depending what's going on here, if MK takes it, but if not, there's going to be a big fight for the top five.
00:25:42 So, yeah, so Anna Cassius, Corrette Arnold, Anna McKenna, and Laura Hansen, they are already on the way down to the finish line.
00:25:50 Anna Cassius less than 30 minutes away, it looks like, from completing the top three podium in the women's 100 kilometers at Canyons Endurance Run by UTMB.
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00:26:09 And it looks like she said yes. There we go.
00:26:17 So MK Sullivan looks like she is saying, "I'm going to take that golden ticket."
00:26:23 So, yeah, so there's one of the two golden tickets done.
00:26:27 And once we have the photo, I think we're going to get the Hayden Hawks to -- there we go.
00:26:37 MK is putting the glasses back on, signature sunglasses, brilliant.
00:26:43 MK, can I interview you real quick?
00:26:45 Okay. Hayden Hawks, here we go.
00:26:47 Yeah, it's okay.
00:26:49 So I just want to say I picked you to finish second here on Fantasy Free Trail.
00:26:58 I believed in you. I saw the fire in your eyes when I interviewed you a couple of days ago, and I knew that you were capable of this.
00:27:05 What does it feel -- I guess how does it feel, you know, coming off of, of course, a disappointing Black Canyon,
00:27:10 and to be able to come out here and have an incredible performance here in front of so many of your family and friends?
00:27:16 What does it mean to you?
00:27:18 I mean, it's a relief, first off.
00:27:21 It's a big win, not just for me, but for my husband and my crew and, you know, everybody that was out there with me today.
00:27:27 I couldn't have done it if they hadn't spent the whole day lying to me.
00:27:31 So, yeah, thanks for that.
00:27:36 So how does it feel to take that golden ticket and to know that you're going to go to Western States?
00:27:42 What kind of feelings are you having right now about that?
00:27:45 I don't know yet.
00:27:50 I think I'm going to have to think about it for sure, because if you ask me right now, I don't ever want to go further again.
00:27:58 Totally understandable. I've been there.
00:28:01 I guess, you know, in the race today, we saw, like, I think the tracking was a little bit off.
00:28:06 It said at one point that you had moved down and people were wondering what was going on.
00:28:11 How did the race play out?
00:28:13 Like, how do you feel like it worked out for you?
00:28:15 And, yeah.
00:28:17 Katie and I went out with, like, basically the lead men for the first nine miles, because they seemed to be going pretty chill.
00:28:24 And I kind of lost her in that transition between, like, dark and dawn when we were going in and out of the trees.
00:28:31 I just didn't want to roll my ankle like I did at Black Canyon, so I kind of gave myself some space.
00:28:35 And that was when I lost her.
00:28:37 But I was like, you know, it's a day. It's a long day.
00:28:41 And so when we got down to Swinging Bridge, I was like, oh, I'm actually still only, like, three minutes behind her.
00:28:46 And I thought maybe I could, like, catch back up to her.
00:28:50 But that was the one thing my crew didn't lie to me about, fortunately, was at, I think, Forest Hill.
00:28:58 Tommy told me, you know, she's 17 or 18 minutes in front of you, but, like, third place is right behind you.
00:29:04 And I was like, oh, shit.
00:29:07 So I just spent the whole day pretty much by myself running scared.
00:29:11 And it worked until about four miles to go when I found out I actually had 30 minutes ahead.
00:29:18 So I just tried to keep moving to get the house PR, which I think I just got.
00:29:24 Did I get the house PR?
00:29:26 I got the house PR.
00:29:30 Well, congratulations on the house PR.
00:29:32 Also, well-executed race.
00:29:34 It was awesome to see you moving out there and to do what you did today.
00:29:39 Go celebrate with your family and friends.
00:29:41 Congratulations again.
00:29:43 MK Sullivan, our second-place female today.
00:29:47 We'll see you at States in June.
00:29:55 Awesome.
00:29:56 Great job, Hayden.
00:29:57 And congratulations to MK Sullivan on accepting the gold ticket.
00:30:04 Just to let you know, the athletes do have two weeks to change their minds, but obviously they're trying to encourage them to make a final, final decision as soon as possible.
00:30:14 Just so, because obviously, you know, it's nine weeks out today.
00:30:18 If somebody doesn't find out for another two weeks that they've got the gold ticket, that's seven weeks out.
00:30:23 So we are, we're about five minutes away.
00:30:26 We've got our cameras ready to follow Anna Cassius up that final climb.
00:30:30 So Anna Cassius right now is looking like our third-place finisher.
00:30:35 Anna is about 20 minutes out from the finish in here in Auburn.
00:30:40 And yeah, we're going to be, the cameras are just about to pick her up on that final climb up to Roby Point.
00:30:47 So Anna Cassius in third place.
00:30:50 Corrine Arnold in fourth.
00:30:52 Anna McKenna fifth.
00:30:53 Laura Henson sixth.
00:30:55 I can now tell you that Erin Clark has moved up to seventh.
00:30:58 And Erin has also gone through the checkpoint in compliments.
00:31:02 So she's at just top seven in the women's race now through compliments on the final segment of the course on the way here to the finish line in Auburn.
00:31:13 So yeah, that's the quick update for you.
00:31:17 So yeah, so Anna Cassius shortly is going to be our next focus on the screen.
00:31:23 And we're, you know the drill now, we're going to be following her into the finish area.
00:31:27 And then we're going to be asking her the question, would you like the golden ticket?
00:31:34 And if not, that then does mean that there is a really close battle for fourth place between four athletes,
00:31:42 Corrine Arnold, Anna McKenna, Laura Henson, and an outside chance of Erin Clark coming in in fourth place and then carrying on offering the ticket down.
00:31:53 So that's kind of where we are right now. As you see the aerial shot of the finish area here in the new town of Auburn, the endurance capital of the world.
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00:32:23 Yep, so we're just gearing up for an ad break about 20 seconds away from that.
00:32:28 And I expect once we come back from the ad break, those Anna Cassius fans out there, we're going to be going to Anna out on the course.
00:32:35 So, yep, don't go away.
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00:34:09 All right, we're back.
00:34:12 Hey, Hayden Hawks, welcome back. Dragging you away from all the fun at the finish line. Nice interview with Anna.
00:34:18 It is kind of nice to go out there and be on my feet or like stand up for a little bit.
00:34:22 Yeah.
00:34:23 To be able to shake the legs out a bit. Looks like we have our third place woman here.
00:34:27 Oh, yeah.
00:34:28 Making her way up the final climb.
00:34:30 Yeah, we promised our lovely community that we would be tuning into Anna Cassius.
00:34:35 So, this is Anna on the final climb up to Robie Point.
00:34:38 Anna currently is about 15 minutes out from the finish line here at Auburn.
00:34:44 And the now famous Hayden Hawks interview and the question about the golden ticket.
00:34:50 By the way, I know you were about to interview Petter, but the fact that he was stood at the finish line with the golden ticket hanging out,
00:34:56 it kind of gave away the answer. So, sorry.
00:34:58 Well, MK as well.
00:35:00 I think they just get so excited to accept the golden ticket that they just want to accept it before I can ask them the question.
00:35:05 Yeah.
00:35:07 And also, that's Craig's job. That's not my job.
00:35:10 Yeah.
00:35:11 That's the tradition.
00:35:12 Okay. That's good to know.
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00:35:21 So, yeah. Anna is making her way up the final little dirt section of the climb right now.
00:35:26 She'll hit the pavement up. She's almost to Robie Point.
00:35:29 She'll hit the pavement up to mile 99 of the Western States course and that downhill for the last mile.
00:35:36 So, she's moving really well. She's running.
00:35:39 Yeah.
00:35:40 You know, she can taste that golden ticket and she definitely wants it. You can tell.
00:35:43 Really digging deep right now.
00:35:45 Right. And I was just looking at Anna Cassie. So, she won the Javelina 100K last year.
00:35:52 Okay. Yeah. That's right. Yep.
00:35:54 And first at the Kawai 50-mile last year and then she was fourth at Black Canyon.
00:35:59 So, 2023 was a pretty good year for Anna. So, yeah.
00:36:04 I think she… If I remember right, I'm pretty sure she was supposed to run Black Canyon in February.
00:36:11 Right.
00:36:12 But she came down with a sickness or an injury or something. Ended up having to drop out.
00:36:16 And then she decided to do Canyon.
00:36:18 So, it looks like that decision to not force it is paying off for her.
00:36:22 Yep.
00:36:23 And she's going to get that golden ticket that she wanted at Black Canyon.
00:36:26 There we go. Two kilometers to go for Anna Cassie. Two kilometers.
00:36:31 Yep. So, Anna currently is 21st overall and is third in the women's race.
00:36:41 And she has earned the right to say yes or no for the golden ticket.
00:36:47 And this race definitely fits into her wheelhouse.
00:36:49 You know, like you said, she's done really well at Javelina 100, Kawai 50-mile, Black Canyon 100K, JFK 50-mile and Arches Ultra.
00:36:59 All those races are very runnable.
00:37:01 So, definitely this course fits into that same category.
00:37:05 A little bit, definitely more vert in this race.
00:37:08 But very runnable trails and you can tell.
00:37:11 I mean, look at how comfortable she looks on this road section here.
00:37:14 I mean, she's just moving really well.
00:37:16 Continuing to drive forward and definitely excited to get here to Auburn and accept that ticket, hopefully.
00:37:23 So, yes, Hayden, this will be our last athlete that we're kind of following through the race.
00:37:33 So, our third female athlete.
00:37:35 So, that's going to take us to about 11 hours since we started this morning.
00:37:40 Yeah, but I think we should go and talk about those top 10 women.
00:37:45 Because, yeah, we might only cover up to the third place of the men and the women.
00:37:51 But I think we should talk about who's in our top 10.
00:37:55 Oh, yeah.
00:37:56 100%.
00:37:57 And I was just before you, while you were at the start/finish line sorting out the interviews,
00:38:02 I was just saying that if Anna decides not to take the golden ticket for whatever reason,
00:38:07 we still have a really close battle between Kareth, Anna McKenna, Laura Henson,
00:38:11 and maybe even an outside chance with Erin Clark.
00:38:15 They are all, in terms of predicted times, they're all really close together.
00:38:20 Probably like a 10-minute gap across the four of them.
00:38:23 Yeah, so currently we have Katie Scheid, first place, of course.
00:38:27 M.K. Sullivan, who accepted the ticket, second place.
00:38:30 Anna Cassius in third.
00:38:32 Kareth Arnold in fourth.
00:38:34 Anna McKenna in fifth.
00:38:36 Laura Henson in sixth.
00:38:38 Erin Clark, seventh.
00:38:40 Marta Venta in eighth.
00:38:42 Arden Young in ninth.
00:38:44 And Jade Belsberg in tenth.
00:38:46 So Jade Belsberg, Canadian, has now moved into the top 10.
00:38:49 Yeah, exactly.
00:38:50 So that is two Canadians, one Pole, one Australian, and six Americans in the top 10.
00:38:58 Yeah, and remember, all these 10 spots are getting that automatic entry into the UCMB World Series next year in 2025.
00:39:05 2025, absolutely.
00:39:07 And so these are still very important spots,
00:39:10 and these women are definitely going to fight for those spots because everybody wants to be at that race.
00:39:26 And Anna's just motoring along here, looking really strong,
00:39:29 looking like she's going to secure that spot, that final podium spot today,
00:39:35 and get the chance of taking the golden ticket.
00:39:38 Yeah, I mean, I think we would, like, we have to talk about, this was one of the most competitive races,
00:39:46 probably on North American soil.
00:39:48 It was one of the most, it's definitely one of the most competitive races this year, so far.
00:39:55 And it was an incredible field.
00:39:57 Move the car!
00:39:59 It was an incredible field, but the men and women that showed up today,
00:40:03 they really showed what they're capable of, and, you know, I guess the cream came to the top.
00:40:09 You know, we saw all of, some amazing performances from both the men and the women.
00:40:21 And all this does is, you know, and this is, just as an aside,
00:40:25 this was the first UTMB Live broadcast of the year.
00:40:28 So, you know, in pretty challenging conditions here in terms of network and everything else,
00:40:33 so I think the gang, the gang back in France and also the gang here have done a great job.
00:40:38 And, you know, there's always key learnings, and I think they move on now.
00:40:42 The next race I think they're doing the UTMB Live event at is the one in Tenerife.
00:40:46 So, yeah, so that one's coming up next, so there's going to be, there's about seven or eight UTMB Live,
00:40:52 kind of, and obviously we'll be in Chamonix to cover the full excitement of the UTMB World Finals at the end of August.
00:41:00 But we know with this race calendar, there's a lot of racing between now and then.
00:41:05 Yeah, make sure to tune in to all those UTMB Lives.
00:41:07 I mean, it was super exciting today, right?
00:41:10 This is a great way for you to watch something that, you know, we're seeing this progression in the sport,
00:41:17 we're seeing this excitement in the sport, and you get to witness it firsthand.
00:41:21 You know, and there's going to be more of this going on throughout the year,
00:41:24 and so definitely make sure that you tune in because you're not going to want to miss the racing this year.
00:41:29 No, no, no, and then, yeah, it's just going to keep building.
00:41:32 And Hayden Hawks, so we're going to want to, I think, your debut in terms of as a commentator.
00:41:39 So in the future, when you decide to hang up your racing shoes, which is probably a long, long way away.
00:41:44 Yeah, let's hope so.
00:41:45 Yeah, exactly. You've already illustrated that you have a potential great career as a sports commentator as well,
00:41:52 and it might not even be in Germany.
00:41:54 Well, I'm just learning from you. I mean, you're the legend.
00:41:56 You are the legend commentator, and so I really appreciate you teaching me, you know, and learning from you this weekend.
00:42:03 I'm really happy that I had the opportunity to do this.
00:42:06 I'm kind of like a mid-pack runner. I'm not built for speed.
00:42:09 I'm just there hanging on, and I'll keep going to the very end.
00:42:14 And, but yeah, no, this is fascinating, and I think this is also a great window into the sport for a lot of people,
00:42:21 maybe even road runners who are just looking at this and like going, "Oh, this looks pretty cool."
00:42:26 So, and it sucks more and more people into the sport at different levels,
00:42:30 so there's so many ways you can join the sport in terms of you don't have to go straight into 100 miles.
00:42:36 No, no, we had a 20K today, right? You can start with a 20K.
00:42:40 You can move your way up.
00:42:41 There was the kids race yesterday.
00:42:42 The kids race, yeah, that's where it starts, right?
00:42:44 So, all right, well, I'm going to make my way over to the finish line so I can interview Anna here and see if she accepts that golden ticket.
00:42:52 No, you need to stay. I'm going to make you stay a bit longer. You've just got another K to go.
00:42:55 Okay.
00:42:56 Come on, you.
00:42:57 I just want to get over there. It's exciting to see if she's going to accept it or not.
00:43:01 Yeah, no, that for sure. I think we're super excited.
00:43:04 Now, in fact, this is the first time I see, I've never seen this golden ticket ceremony before where you go,
00:43:10 "Will you accept the ticket or not?" But this is actually, I'm quite enjoying that moment.
00:43:16 Yeah, it's special. I've had the opportunity to accept two golden tickets now in my career, and every time it's very, very special.
00:43:23 You know, having the race director, Craig Thornley, here to do that, it's a very special moment, something you'll always remember in your career.
00:43:29 There is a small little climb here. This is the little punchy climb that everybody has to do right before they make their way down to the White Bridge.
00:43:47 And then, man, sometimes that can be a killer, to be honest with you.
00:43:51 But she's looking great.
00:43:52 She's looking fast, man.
00:43:54 She definitely had a smart race today. I think she executed perfectly.
00:44:09 She was kind of yo-yoing back and forth in some positions. She went back and then came up and then went back again.
00:44:16 But then, of course, this is what matters, is she came back at the right time when you need to do that to secure your podium and golden ticket.
00:44:25 I liked MK's comment about, "Oh, yeah, we were kind of running with the guys at the beginning because they were having a chill run at the beginning."
00:44:35 It didn't look very chill.
00:44:38 It's kind of cool hearing the athlete insights afterwards, having watched the whole race and getting their perspective on what we've been watching and appreciating.
00:44:47 So, yeah, 100%.
00:44:49 I think when you run as fast as Katie and MK did, Katie ran nine hours and ten minutes.
00:44:58 MK was ten hours and one minute.
00:45:01 When you run that fast, I don't know if that's chill. I don't know if that's chill.
00:45:06 So, now you've been given permission to head down to the finish line.
00:45:12 Thank you.
00:45:13 You can say goodbye to the community now, but you can probably also say the same thing when you're at the finish line as well.
00:45:19 Yeah, yeah. Thanks for everybody that tuned in. Thanks for the kind comments.
00:45:24 Yeah, looking forward to hopefully doing this again in the future.
00:45:27 Yeah, it was an amazing race today. Really exciting performances from both the men and women.
00:45:32 Kudos to everybody out there.
00:45:34 This is just the start of the race. This is the start of the finishers.
00:45:40 We're going to have finishers throughout the rest of the day into the night.
00:45:43 So, good luck to all those finishers.
00:45:46 And, Hayden, I think you've got a few more fans that's going to be cheering you on now at the Western States in nine weeks' time.
00:45:52 Well, yeah.
00:45:53 And there's Dylan Bowman. There's your biggest fan.
00:45:57 See you at States. See everybody in June.
00:46:00 Cool.
00:46:01 See everybody in Chamonix in August as well.
00:46:03 Right.
00:46:04 And you can do that again at the finish line. You can say goodbye to everyone again.
00:46:07 So, thanks, Hayden. Awesome job, man. It's been such a pleasure.
00:46:11 So, yeah. Hayden Hawks, we've sent him down to the finish line. That's where he belongs.
00:46:25 And hang out with those athletes that have finished, the elite athletes, and those accepting the golden tickets for Western States.
00:46:33 So, here she comes.
00:46:35 Well done. Look at that smile. Well done.
00:46:42 Anna Cassius, third place across the finish line. Yes. Amazing.
00:46:52 Yeah. A lot of joy. The support team have done their job. Well done.
00:46:57 So, yeah. That is a-- As a support, whenever you do the support crew, getting your crew, getting your athlete home is such a valuable experience.
00:47:14 If you can't run and you want to be part of the support, being a member of the support crew is also a brilliant job and a responsible job, too.
00:47:22 So, there we go. Anna Cassius is home and dry in third place.
00:47:26 I'm just-- Let's get--
00:47:29 I'm just going to give you a final time.
00:47:35 So, yeah. So, we've had-- Anna has finished-- She moved up a couple of spots.
00:47:42 So, Anna, 19th overall. Official time, 10 hours, 24 minutes.
00:47:47 Look at the joy that that means, finishing.
00:47:50 So, yeah. Third in the women's race, 19th overall, 10 hours, 24 minutes, 37 seconds.
00:47:56 Our next athlete across the finish line, we're expecting, is Eric Lapuma.
00:48:01 So, that's Eric. And then I can just look a little bit beyond that.
00:48:06 So, let's see what's going.
00:48:08 So, Mark Hammond, he's on his way to the finish line. Alex Fort, Careth Arnold, Kevin Schuer, Anna McKenna, Benoit Gayard from Canada, Laura Hansen, Erin Clark, Marta Venter, Moise Jimenez.
00:48:24 So, yeah. So, in the overall category, 20 to 30, there are one, two, three, four, five more female athletes.
00:48:33 So, right now, it's looking like our top eight women will be inside the top 30 overall.
00:48:38 So, incredible depth in both the men's and the women's elite field today.
00:49:02 There you go, people. That is your podium in the women's race. Katie Scheid, MK Sullivan, Anna Cassius.
00:49:10 And, yeah, there's like a 74-minute spread between Katie and Anna for your top three.
00:49:17 And if you're just joining us, this is your top five. Rod Farver, Drew Hollman, Petter Engdahl, Mekhi Clements and Stephen Kirsch.
00:49:29 So, Rod and Petter accepting the golden tickets. We've already had MK saying yes to the first golden ticket.
00:49:37 And we're going to be, there we go. That could well be the answer to the second question.
00:49:45 Here we go, Hayden Hawks down with Anna Cassius.
00:49:54 We're going to finish here for Anna Cassius. And really exciting. It looks like, I mean, you're all smiles.
00:50:01 It looks like you're pretty excited about getting that golden ticket. I guess, what does this mean to you?
00:50:05 And are you excited to go to Western States?
00:50:08 I'm in shock. I feel like I was not expecting this today at all, especially after those first 10 miles.
00:50:16 I was like, top 10 would be awesome. I'm going to go for that.
00:50:20 And then when my crew told me at mile 47 I was in golden ticket spot, I was kind of like, oh, when did that happen?
00:50:29 But very excited.
00:50:31 That is awesome. And we're excited to welcome you at Western States in June. It's going to be amazing.
00:50:37 We saw you motoring up that hill at the end there. You looked so strong. And that's not an easy uphill.
00:50:44 So, yeah, how do you feel like your race strategy, your race plan went today? Did you have a plan? And how did that go?
00:50:52 I feel like I like running from the back. And just, I try to enjoy the race for as long as possible.
00:51:00 And focus on keeping a smile on my face as long as I can.
00:51:03 So, that's really what I tried to do. Just run my own race and slowly pick people off.
00:51:09 Awesome. Well, congratulations again. We're going to let you celebrate with your friends and family.
00:51:15 Yeah. And we'll see you at States in June. Congratulations. And yeah, have fun.
00:51:21 Thank you.
00:51:27 Okay. Nice job, Hayden Hawks. And congratulations to Anna Cassius.
00:51:31 The final golden ticket that has been on offer this year for the Western States.
00:51:36 So, that is everybody confirmed now for the Western States. Nine weeks today.
00:51:41 So, congratulations to Anna Cassius. And yeah, I guess that's it.
00:51:47 So, we're going to let you carry on following UTMB Live if you've got your own particular kind of favorites that you want to watch coming to the finish line.
00:51:56 It's been so much fun for the last 11 hours or so following all of the different races
00:52:01 and celebrating what is the most wonderful sport and the most wonderful trail running community.
00:52:06 So, yeah, we'll see you again at a trail race.
00:52:08 What a finish. Welcome to the finish line. 100 miles down.
00:52:12 We have Jonathan Strack, Helen Hwang, and Justin Atkinson.
00:52:17 Way to finish out strong.
00:52:20 100K finisher Mark Hammond. Bring it home.
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00:52:44 Well, with that, the golden tickets are out into the world.
00:52:51 This next finish could be important though.
00:52:55 MK Sullivan looks a tad uncertain.
00:53:00 I feel like sometimes when I go out of town, I just worry.
00:53:05 Like, I don't have family. We're just like, "Oh, you're gay."
00:53:07 But when I go out of town, I feel so much better when there's someone there to help me.
00:53:11 That's what we were doing in Colorado.
00:53:13 I think we were doing Colorado for the best.
00:53:15 My parents or her parents were flying to Denver to come help out.
00:53:18 It's like, you guys are just amazing.
00:53:21 And our family, too.
00:53:23 I think it's just so much easier having you with the kids.
00:53:25 Plus, we're going to actually do something really fun.
00:53:28 We decided we could stay in Boulder and save a ton of money.
00:53:33 It's so expensive.
00:53:35 We could move back to Utah where we could travel more.
00:53:39 We could take the whole summer and go to Europe.
00:53:42 We could even go on a field vacation in the winter in New Zealand or whatever.
00:53:46 Yeah, and think about it that way, too.
00:53:48 When you're traveling off the race, it actually matters less where you're.
00:53:53 It's kind of a place where you want to train more or have it less when you're traveling off the race.
00:53:59 You'd rather have a place to stay before having to do anything.
00:54:02 That was my fault.
00:54:03 I could go to New York or Europe and train with that.
00:54:07 I don't want to do more than that.
00:54:10 I don't want to do more than what you're doing.
00:54:12 Plus, I have a few guys like you.
00:54:14 The guy that took night school at White Canyon.
00:54:17 Oh, yeah, he's my friend.
00:54:20 Oh, sick.
00:54:21 I still want to fly.
00:54:23 Sometimes.
00:54:24 You like to travel, though.
00:54:25 Even back in school, I was still busy.
00:54:28 Are they down for that?
00:54:42 I think so, because that's all the tickets.
00:54:45 So, yeah.
00:54:46 And that was top three women, too, right?
00:54:48 Yes, it was.
00:54:49 Yeah, so we're probably in the clear.
00:54:52 Is it working again?
00:54:54 Yes.
00:54:55 Yes.
00:54:56 I know the four numbers, but I keep mixing them up in my head.
00:55:23 Oh, three, five, one, four.
00:55:25 I did five, three, one, four.
00:55:27 Andrea Davis finishing the 50K.
00:55:42 Nice work.
00:55:43 All right, here's what I'm thinking.
00:55:49 Since you're headed out after five or what not,
00:55:52 I might go chill for a little bit.
00:55:54 And then I'll do the awards at four.
00:55:57 For the 50K.
00:55:58 And then I'll check in with you in between four and five.
00:56:02 And then after I'm done with the 5 o'clock awards,
00:56:06 so like 530 or whatever, I'll come back and you can head home.
00:56:09 While I have you, I want to take advantage of it.
00:56:12 Absolutely.
00:56:13 You're doing a great job, by the way.
00:56:16 Thanks, man.
00:56:17 It's been awesome working with you.
00:56:19 This stuff is fun, man.
00:56:21 I just like--
00:56:22 I mean, it's like the days are long, but it's fun stuff.
00:56:25 It's fun work.
00:56:26 That's how I feel about it.
00:56:27 It's like, oh, it takes forever, but I'm happy to be here.
00:56:30 Yeah, totally.
00:56:31 All right, I'll be back.
00:56:32 All right, sounds good, man.
00:56:33 I got to get--
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00:57:25 The UTMB is the greatest racing league in trail running.
00:57:44 This race just constantly keeps hitting you,
00:57:47 completely physically destroyed, but mentally more alive
00:57:52 than you've ever felt.
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00:57:57 It's like a cloud of snow there.
00:57:59 Wow.
00:58:00 Insane.
00:58:01 The clock is still running.
00:58:02 As they say in France, oh la la, it's just amazing.
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00:58:09 What a battle.
00:58:11 What a fight.
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00:58:15 She's back.
00:58:17 So many emotions from everyone.
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