Welcome to 2025, trail fam! We’re kicking off the year with a bang, diving into predictions, hot takes, and all the behind-the-scenes moves shaking up the sport. Dani and Emkay catch up on what they have been up to, what race Emkay is lining up for soon.

We then chat current news with big sponsorship shakeups and highlight Stian Angermund’s most recent post about his return to the sport.

Next, we break down our boldest predictions for 2025. Will Broken Arrow see record-breaking performances across its distances? Will World Champs attract the world’s best, or will competition take a surprising turn? And the biggest call of all—could the Women’s Sierre Zinal record finally fall this year?

Finally, we share our wishlist for the sport. We are thinking some of you may agree with some of these.

After listening let us know what’s your boldest hot take for 2025? We want to hear from you! Drop us a DM or comment on our latest post.

Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with your friends.

------

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Sub Hub Headlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - our monthly newsletter!

YouTube -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@SubHubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our website -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thesubhubpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@emkaysulli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Sponsors:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Neversecond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB25 for 25% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beekeepers Natural⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB20 for 20% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠⁠Pit Viper Discount Link⁠⁠⁠⁠ : Click the link for 15% off at checkout

RELIVE THE SUB HUB'S BIGGEST RACE WEEKEND OF THE YEAR! Dani and EmKay crush the Canyons Endurance Runs 50K and 100K🎉

What a weekend for the Sub Hub! Enjoy this episode on your long run or commute because it is BIG. Dani and EmKay talk about themes of the weekend before answering questions from all of y'all! Hopefully you enjoy the discussion and learn as much as we did from the weekend.

⁠⁠Support the pod ⁠⁠

⁠⁠Sign up for Sub Hub Headlines⁠⁠ - our monthly newsletter!

YouTube -⁠ ⁠@SubHubPod⁠⁠

Our website -⁠ ⁠https://www.thesubhubpodcast.com/⁠⁠

Instagram -⁠ ⁠⁠@emkaysulli⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠

⁠Canyons Results⁠

Episode Sponsors:

⁠⁠Neversecond⁠⁠ : SUBHUB25 for 25% of your purchase

Rachel Drake is a professional runner for Nike based in Portland, Oregon. She just finished her season with a win and course record at the 2024 JFK 50 Miler. We did this episode with Rachel last year after her 2023 season.

Rachel is a mom, medical student (now doctor) and one of the best trail runners in the US. Rachel spent this year coming back from the recent birth of her son, Lewis. After an injury sidelined her, she eventually came back to finish 6th at OCC. Dani and EmKay chat with Rachel about her background, her pregnancy and everything since then.

Dani and EmKay are joined by frequent guest Francesco Puppi to recap and highlight the 2024 sub-ultra season. Make sure you give this episode a listen before putting in your votes for Freetrail's Trail Runner of the Year (TROY) awards! In this episode we cover our favorite themes, best finish line moments, athletes of the year and MORE!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Sub Hub Headlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - our monthly newsletter!

YouTube -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@SubHubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our website -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thesubhubpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@emkaysulli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Sponsors:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Neversecond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB25 for 25% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beekeepers Natural⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB20 for 20% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠Pit Viper Discount Link⁠⁠⁠ : Click the link for 15% off at checkout

The Merrell Skyrunner® World Series 2024 Final is here, and The Sub Hub Pod has you covered! Taking place on November 16th at the Marató dels Dements, all of the athletes who have been competing hard for the overall crown have one last chance to go for the win. With close to $100K in prize money on the line, you can bet this will be an epic battle on a challenging course. The course is 43km long and climbs over 3,800m, with multiple steep ascents that will push the athletes to their limits after a long, hard-fought season.

In this episode, Emkay and Dani catch up, preview the event, discuss how athletes qualify, break down the course, review the top ten athletes currently in the standings, and make some predictions. This is it—get excited, it's the Merrell Skyrunner® World Series 2024 Final!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Sub Hub Headlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - our monthly newsletter!

YouTube -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@SubHubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our website -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thesubhubpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@emkaysulli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Sponsors:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Neversecond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB25 for 25% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beekeepers Natural⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB20 for 20% off your purchase

⁠Pit Viper Discount Link⁠ : Click the link for 15% off at checkout

Are you looking to make the U.S. team for the upcoming World Championships in Canfranc, Spain? Dani and EmKay go through past results, the qualifying races and any other information you might need to know about making a team. PLUS - EmKay wins the New York City marathon general pop race! A run down of her race.

Don't forget to subscribe to the Sub Hub headlines to catch the most recent edition!

Subscribe to the pod to be notified about our upcoming episodes.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Sub Hub Headlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - our monthly newsletter!

YouTube -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@SubHubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our website -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.thesubhubpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@emkaysulli⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@dan_yell_a⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@the_subhub_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode Sponsors:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Neversecond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB25 for 25% off your purchase

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Beekeepers Natural⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ : SUBHUB20 for 20% off your purchase

Pit Viper Discount Link : Click the link for 15% off at checkout

If you’ve been keeping up with the Golden Trail World Series, you’ve likely noticed Allie Ostrander’s impressive performances. This season, she finished 15th overall, with standout results including 32nd at Sierre-Zinal, 7th at Headlands 27K, and 8th at Mammoth Trail Fest. Allie also finished 7th in the Prologue and secured a top 20 spot in the final, placing 19th.

In our latest episode, we discuss her decision to sign with NNormal, her transition from track to trails, and whether she plans to continue focusing on track in the future. We also dive into where she trains, her choice to join the GTWS when she did, and her thoughts on the current state of American women in trail running.

Allie shares her impressions of the GTWS format, her plans for balancing multiple disciplines next year—whether that’s the GTWS or something else entirely, and her last race of the year

We loved chatting with Allie and we know you will love this episode too!

If you’ve followed the Golden Trail World Series, you’ve probably seen this name more than once: Rachel Tomajczyk. A multiple-time All-American from Baylor University and former steeplechaser, she’s quickly made a name for herself on the US trail team since starting trails in 2021.

This season, Rachel finished 11th in the overall ranking after a series of strong performances: 16th at Four Sisters in China, 6th at Broken Arrow 23K, and 10th and 11th at Mammoth Trail Fest. She wrapped up the season with a solid 10th place at the final.

In our latest episode, we chat about her choice to start Black Canyon this year, her thoughts on shorter-distance trail races, her perspective on the Golden Trail World Series, the current state of the sport, and more.