The Sub Stack Short Trail News - Episode 2

The Steep Stuff Podcast · Mar 2, 2026 · 1h 4m

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Start with a helmet-required skyrace where five to six hours at altitude is just the warm-up, then jump to an Olympic mixed relay finish decided by seconds. That’s the energy we ride as we unpack a month that felt like a full season: Four Refugios fireworks, Anna Gibson and Cam Smith nearly nabbing a medal, and a Black Canyon weekend that proved how fast trail running has become.

We break down why Kelly McChrystal’s course record matters beyond a single win—technical fluency, risk management, and South American depth are resetting expectations. Then we relive the Olympic…