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Hartmuth's "Performance of the Year" at Tor, Meg Eckert's 636 Miles + Mammoth Preview (Singletrack News)

21 Sep 2026 · 52 min · S1 E517

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Singletrack News is back from its summer break, and I'm joined by Alyssa Clark, fresh off a podium finish at TDS.

We discuss Katharina Hartmuth's Tor des Géants course record victory, Meg Eckert's 636-mile six-day world record, course records at Run Rabbit Run, the IAU 100K World Championships, and the Barkley Fall Classic.

On the business side, we break down Salomon's title partnership with the Ironman World Championship and what it could mean for trail, plus the status of the Western States course change coming in 2027.

We close with a preview of the Mammoth 200 with picks, share the best things we found on the internet, and a remembrance of two athletes our community tragically lost this month - Kalie McCrystal and Ida Emilie Robsham.

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