The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. Email: Troy@runtraillife.com for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on ⁠Patreon⁠. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Want to leave Troy some feedback, recommend a guest, or make a suggestion? ⁠LINK HERE ⁠In this Episode, Troy Meadows talks with Andrew Grillos. Andrew shares his journey of resilience and perseverance. He discusses his passion for fly fishing and trail running, as well as his experience as a fly-tying expert. Andrew also opens up about surviving a s ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. Email: Troy@runtraillife.com for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on ⁠Patreon⁠. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Want to leave Troy some feedback, recommend a guest, or make a suggestion? ⁠LINK HERE⁠ In Episode 001 of Trailing Indicators Corinne Shalvoy, Troy Meadows, and Matt Van Dalsem discuss various topics related to trail and ultrarunning from the perspective of their position in the pack Front, Middle, and Back respectively. They share their upcoming race ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. Email: Troy@runtraillife.com for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on ⁠Patreon⁠. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Want to leave Troy some feedback, recommend a guest, or make a suggestion? ⁠LINK HERE⁠ In Episode 001 of Trailing Indicators Corinne Shalvoy, Troy Meadows, and Matt Van Dalsem discuss various topics related to trail and ultrarunning from the perspective of their position in the pack Front, Middle, and Back respectively. They share their upcoming race ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. The stoke is high today as Troy Meadows brings you a conversation with Travis Loncar. Travis is a trail and ultra runner, computer programmer, and the brains behind Freetrail Fantasy the platform that allows you to pick your top finishers for some of the best trail and ultra races for great prize packages. They talk about how this platform came to be and the work that goes into the back end so that the race fiel ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Today on the pod Troy Meadows talks with Tim Lock. They focus a lot of the conversation on sustainability and practical ways to minimize your carbon footprint.  Tim is an architect and partner at a firm called OPAL where their focus is on sustainable building design. Tim is a subject matter expert in sustainability and they go deep on this topic.  Tim is also a husband, father, and trail runner who lo ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is Presented by Freetrail. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon. Today, Troy Meadows talks with Matt Chittim. Matt should need no introduction as the host of the Rambling Runner Podcast and one of the founders and co-creatives at Relay. He is also a masters runner and father and recently started dabbling on the trails. They talk about several topics, including how Rambling Runner came to be, the new updates to the Boston Marathon qualifying standard, Matt running his first 50K, and his upcoming race at the Womp Romp 50K in a few weeks. This race is put on by OG F ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is Brought to you by Freetrail. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon. Today we are flipping the script on you and the mics are getting turned on the host Troy Meadows! We are stoked to have Freetrailers MVD and Corinne Shalvoy host the pod to ask me about my latest 100 mile effort at the Grindstone Trail Running Festival By UTMB. They talk briefly about Troy's running background, some of his training this year and dive into how his 33 hour experience on the course played out.  They finish off by discussing the differences between this year and last year ..read more

​​The MidPacker pod is brought to you by FreeTrail with generous support from Vacation Races.  Today on the Pod, Troy Meadows talks to his dear friend Heidi Garner. Heidi is a mother, community organizer, artist, entrepreneur, and Trail and UltraRunner. They talk about how Heidi has found balance in raising several children with her running goals. How she has used her passion for endurance sports to give back to her local community as a board member of the youth swim league that her children are a part of and with a program that she founded that works with local schools to teach young chi ..read more

The MidPacker pod is brought to you by FreeTrail with generous support from Vacation Races.  Today on the pod Troy Meadows sits down with Jessica Grinspan.  Jessica is a public health researcher, trail runner, and ultrarunner from Philadelphia, PA, with a passion for aligning running pursuits with social advocacy. She is also a vibrant member of the FreeTrail community and an active member of the mental health channel in the FreeTrail Pro Slack community.   In today's episode, they discuss how Jessica got into the trails. A recent injury that will likely lead to surgery w ..read more

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on ⁠Patreon⁠. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Want to leave Troy some feedback, recommend a guest, or make a suggestion? ⁠LINK HERE⁠ In this episode, Troy Meadows talks with Joe Corcione.  Joe is the host of the Everyday Ultra Podcast, run coach, ultrarunner, & new husband.   In the show, they discuss Joe's transformation from an unathletic and insecure individual to an ultra runner & entrepreneur. Joe shares his journey of overcom ..read more