Trail Love | Humans of Trail Running

Trail Love is a podcast featuring trail runners and their human stories, lessons and wisdom about trail and ultra running, health and longevity, life and living well. Guests on Trail Love include trail and ultra runners from every part of the pack. We're all drawn together by the ordinary awesomeness of moving through nature on single-track, pushing our limits to the edges of endurance, forging new adventures, and finding community with love and purpose along the way. Pull up a chair, get yourself some coffee or a drink of choice, and join us. You are welcome here.

Trail Love | Humans of Trail Running is a sports podcast hosted by Andy Gray, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Andy Gray hosts Trail Love | Humans of Trail Running, a sports show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Bryon Powell | Tells his own story in his home in Silverton

  Jul 15, 202655 minS2

  I sat down with Bryon Powell, founder of iRunFar, at his home in Silverton the day before Hardrock. We didn't talk about the race or the world famous trail runners literally passing by his window, but about his story, choices he has made, and what wisdom he has gained from his relentless outward pursuits and his necessary retreats into quiet spaces. For links related to the podcast and to this episode, visit the Trail Love LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/traillove⁠ If you're appreciating the podcast, please subscribe and leave a positive 5-star review. It really helps.

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  Episode #12

  Simon Gutierrez | A New Mexico and Colorado Trail Running Legend Returns

  Jul 7, 202650 minS2

  Are you familiar with Simon Gutierrez and his story? Simon Gutierrez is a legend in New Mexico trail running and a member of the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. He grew up in New Mexico and started running in the 8th grade. Later we ran together on the same state championship winning high school cross-country team. Tune into this episode to hear Simon's story. Get some of the wisdom he has to share, and learn what he is doing today. It turns out he has plans to run competitively again, and he is starting a coaching business that you may want to check out called Simon Says Run . Based on his experience as an elite, record setting road and trail runner, and his 30 years of experience as a physical therapist, he has a lot to offer in this new role. For all podcast links, including links related to previous episodes, visit the Trail Love LinkTree at: https://linktr.ee/traillove If you appreciate the podcast, please subscribe and leaving a 5-star review really helps.

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  Episode #11

  Sofie Schunk | A New Mexico Runners Journey from Roads to Trails

  May 31, 202640 minS2

  <p>Sofie Schunk grew up in Albuquerque, then moved on to play NCAA division one soccer at Marquette. After graduating, she discovered she had a talent for running fast on roads. After a series of attempts, she qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in the marathon. Since then, she has shifted her focus to trail running. She placed third in the 50k at Kodiak last year, qualifying her to run OCC in 2026. Meanwhile, she recently placed fifth at Canyons. She is an amazing human who has done all of this while working full time as an engineer and living with Type 1...

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  Episode #10

  Travis and Amanda McWhorter | From Photographing Trail Races to Running Hardrock

  Mar 3, 202656 minS2

  <p>Welcome to season two of Trail Love. Today I'm talking with two more great humans in the world of trail running, Travis and Amanda McWhorter. As photographers of many trail running events in New Mexico, they are doubtless warm and familiar faces to many trail runners in the state. In 2025, you may have also run into them as the official photographers at Hardrock. I am sure you're going to enjoy this conversation, which ranges from trail stories, mountain expeditions, and running with dogs to personal stories and Travis' hopes for his own run at Hardrock next year. Season two...

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  Episode #9

  Howie Stern | International Trail Running Photographer and Trail Runner | Trail Love Podcast

  Sep 15, 202553 minS1

  <p>This week I had the privilege of talking with Howie Stern, an internationally recognized trail running photographer who lives in Silverton, Colorado. Howie has gained a reputation for going out and getting the gritty shots in his quest to capture the human essence of trail running. His photograph of Jasmin Paris finishing Barkley turned heads of trail runners and fans of endurance sports around the world. If there's a big race going down somewhere in the world, he's probably there with a view like no one else. I met him this summer at the Animas Forks aid station during...

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