Jeff Stern on the 2022 UltraRunners of the Year Awards, the Art of Profile Writing, & Covering the Sport as a Pro

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English - January 24, 2023 23:25 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 85 ratings
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We recently talked to Salomon Athlete, Jeff Stern, about racing as an elite while simultaneously covering the trail running landscape in his role as the assistant editor of Ultra Running Magazine, a still independently owned publication that has served as “the voice of the sport” since 1981. Jeff hopped on the show shortly after they announced their UltraRunners of the Year for 2022, so we spent some time talking about the history of the award, this year’s winners, and a whole lot else — including, how he came to trail running after years of racing bikes competitively; his profile writing process; the 111th running of the famed Dipsea Race; and more.

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How the SF Giants helped Jeff get into running (2:47)A Dipsea deep dive (6:11)His background as a cyclist (10:33)Making the jump to ultrarunning (15:00)2022 goals (18:42)The JFK 50 / Quad Dipsea double (22:16)Ultra Running Magazine and profiling athletes (30:57)Adam Peterman & Courtney Dauwalter (40:32)History of the UltraRunners of The Year Award (46:31)Jeff's 2023 goals (53:37)