Singletrack With Mathias Eichler

354: 'The Chamonix Whisperer', with Doug Mayer

The 2026 Finals of the UTMB World Series are upon us and all of Chamonix is buzzing. Heck, the whole trail world is buzzing with excitement, anticipation, and nervousness

353: 'Sky's the Limit', with Etienne Rodriguez

After years of many calls and more meetings I finally get to pin down Etienne Rodriguez, managing director of the Skyrunner World Series, and hit record for a chat about

352: 'The Start of Something Special', with Robin Vieira Brower

Robin fought herself through a challenging race into 7th place at this year's Beast of Big Creek. On this episode we chat about her race day, her plans for the coming mon

351: 'Home Field Advantage', with Morgan Elliot

Morgan Elliot took full advantage of racing on home soil and secured his first win at a major race at last weekend's Beast of Big Creek on Mount Ellinor - the twelfth sta

350: 'Maybe I Should Use Cocaine', with Joe McConaughy and Scott Sowle

This week's chat with PNW's North Bend Trail Fest race director's Joe McConaughy and Scott Sowle provides me with the perfect distraction from my own race prep for Beast

349: 'The Art of Ultrarunning', with Ian Sharman

After meeting Ian in Olympic Valley ahead of Western States last week he joins me on Singletrack to take a deep dive into his brand new book: 'The Art of Ultrarunning'. I

348: 'It Has to Make Sense', with Zach Hauer

Just ahead of "Tahoe Week", where we'll meet in person, I chat with Open Fuel co-founder Zach Hauer about marketing an outdoor brand in today's business and media landsca

347: 'Live on Course, But Better', with Josh Rosenthal

Josh joins me on Singletrack to talk about the future of trail race reporting and the fascination of livestreams. He's built a prototype (Live on Trail) that mimics a mas

346: 'The Relatable Athlete', with Coree Woltering

Coree Woltering joins Singletrack this week to chat about his approach to running trails, and racing short and long distances. This year his goals include Western States,

345: 'Our Sport is a Soul Sport', with James Lauriello

James Lauriello joins me on a tour de force through the entire world of trail running. We chat about ultra vs. short trail and the role our trail media plays. We ponder w

344: 'We Sold Out the Rio', with Adam Lee

Adam Lee stops by Singletrack just a couple of days ahead of hosting his first of several TRFF show in 2026. Adam and his team sold out the Rio in Vancouver, BC and we ch

343: 'For That Finish Line Moment', with Renee Janssen

Go Beyond Racing, one of Pacific Northwest longest running and most reputable trail racing organizations just went through a major brand refresh and co-owner Renee Jansse

342: 'Crowdfunding Prize Purses', with Krissi Polentz

On the eve of one of America's largest ultra trail race, the Black Canyon Ultras, Mountain Outpost announces another new initiative: 'Race Purse'- a crowdfunding platform

341: 'Race Director Stringbean', with Joe McConaughy

Joe McConaughy has achieved a lot in his life already, but this year he's going to embark on two new and daunting adventures : fatherhood and race directing. I don't know

340: 'Shooting From The Hip', with Austin Corbett

Austin is taking the big leap into self-employment and joins me on Singletrack to chat about his new business Point to Point Photography. As a trained photographer with y

339: 'The Most Beautiful Expression of Human Movement', with Ryan Kerrigan

This week we're opening the much anticipated registration for Beast of Big Creek. Who better to help me launch all this than the person who reached out first when I wante

338: 'It's a Trip', with Nicholas Triolo

Nicholas Triolo wrote my favorite book of 2025: 'The Way Around' and he's back on Singletrack to chat about it. We discuss the process of writing, the inspiration for the

337: 'Running Into 2026', with Alex Bond

Alex Bond joins Singletrack for one last hurrah of 2025 - and yes, I am fully aware that I'm posting this already in 2026. So, a first hurrah of 2026. We're chatting abou

336: 'Running Back The Year 2025', with Krissi Polentz

It's the end of 2025 and I'm joined by special guest Krissi Polentz to chat about this past year in trail running. What stood out? What were the big stories and big misse

335: 'I Think I just Need To Run', with Morgan Powell

Very special guest Morgan Powell joins Singletrack to help me unveil the poster art for the Trail Running Film Festival's Global Tour 2026. We chat about the inspiration