This is an emergency episode recorded in San Antonio, TX at The Running Event. We're here to breakdown the recently announced new multi-year partnership between the Broken Arrow Skyrace and All Conditions Gear (ACG) and the exciting details contained in the rollout.

Our guests today provide perspectives from three distinct angles:

• Brendan Madigan: Broken Arrow Race Director
• Todd Simpson: ACG Global Marketplace & Strategy
• Bailey Kowalczyk: All Conditions Racing Department Athlete

Topics discussed:

• High level details of the partnership
• Why ACG is excited about trail running
• The $150k prize purse
• What this means for current and future generations of pro trail runners
• Other areas of investment: Adaptive athletes, inclusivity, women/mothers, spectators, etc
• The importance of TRE
• The state of specialty retail
• The 2026 TrailCon
• A lot more!

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Today's panel is entitled The Lives of Modern Professional Trail Runners, recorded live at the 2025 edition of TrailCon -- a two-day trail running festival, conference, and trade show hosted in Palisades Tahoe, CA in the days between Broken Arrow and Western States.

Our panelists today:

• Sally McRae (Moderator)
• Jim Walmsley (HOKA)
• Hayden Hawks (HOKA)
• Hillary Allen (Brooks)
• Tabor Hemming (Adidas TERREX)

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Sponsors:

• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FREETRAIL25 for 25% off your first order of NEVERSECOND nutrition at never2.com
• Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ

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Welcome to Rest Day, Freetrail's occasional news pod covering the latest happenings in trail running. This week, we're joined by Adam Merry to talk through the following topics:

• Pacific Trails by UTMB Cancellation
• Gorge Waterfalls new multi-year partnership with All Conditions Gear
• David Kilgore's departure from the Team Manager role at On
• JFK & Ultra Trail Cape Town previews

Fabrice Perrin's LinkedIn Post

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• Grab a trail running pack from Osprey
• Use code FREETRAIL25 for 25% off your first order of NEVERSECOND nutrition at never2.com
• Go to ketone.com/freetrail30 for 30% off a subscription of Ketone IQ