UltraSignup | January 7, 2025 | Comments: 0

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00:40 Buzz and Zoë chat about how they connect with nature through trail running, and why all trail runners should think of themselves as environmentalists. 

6:48 Zoë interviews Luis Benitez, an environmental leader in the outdoor industry and a passionate advocate for sustainability and environmental stewardship, who has summited Mt. Everest six times. As the first-ever Director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office, Luis brings a unique perspective on the intersection of outdoor recreation, environmental responsibility, and community impact and how all trail runners can be environmentalists. 

33:37 Buzz interviews ultra legend Clare Gallagher about how approach to environmental stewardship, and how she finds meaning in her connection to nature offline and on the trails. They dive into her recent race in Bhutan, and how that has shaped her perspective on environmental storytelling and ultrarunning.

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    Founded in 2009 by a trail runner for trail runners, UltraSignup is trail running's home for race registration, results and rankings — hosting more than 6,500 events across North America, more than any other platform in the sport. Beyond race registration, UltraSignup produces original journalism, video and podcasts through Trailhead Media, tours the country with its Dirt Circus festival events and stewards the U.S. Trail Running Conference. Find your next race at ultrasignup.com.
    At UltraSignup, we believe trails are for everyone. UltraSignup exists to bring the trail running community together to push beyond: further than we thought we could, into the wild places worth standing up for, and toward a bigger future for the sport.

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