# 10 Things I Love About Trail Running Right Now (Spring 2026)

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Podcast: [Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running](https://stenobird.com/podcast/borderlands-trail-and-ultra-running-6921910)
Published: 2026-03-02T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.borderlands.cc/recent-podcast-episodes/10-things-i-love-about-trail-running-right-now
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Trail running doesn’t have journlists and no one’s holding the sport accountable. I think memes might be the closest thing we’ve got and that’s just one of the 10 things on my mind this week.. This week I pulled up a chair with a pile of gear and just talked: race season fandom, scrappy brands worth knowing, the shoes I'm fired up about right now, and the two-hour long run philosophy I'm using in training for Paris Eco Trail. For ultra runners and trail runners who are in it for the culture, the gear, and everything that makes this sport unlike anything else. Please give us a follow, rate the podcast, and give a review. 01:23 ACTUAL trail running 10:48 Ultratrail Race Season 13:39 Running to "Overcome" 16:23 Ciele Athletics 18:39 Trail Shoe Design 24:05 Scrappy Trail Running Brands 30:37 Meme Culture 35:08 Tommie Runz 36:21 Taylor Bodin (dirt division) + Josh Bouton (meta endurance) 38:27 Inky Steve, Stan Van Kemmel, Bryce Carlson, Sam Lohse Presented by Kiprun . ---- Find us at Borderlands.cc and sign up for the newsletter . Want to run in the Salt Lake area? Check out the Salt Lake Foothills Trail Races happening May 30, 2026. And if you haven't checked out Wylder yet, it's worth a look. iOS or Android

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