Trail Running Culture Doesn't Scale | Bob Crowley's Response
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Trail Running Culture Doesn't Scale | Bob Crowley's Response
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Western States and UTMB are often framed as opposite visions for the future of trail running. One protects through limits. The other protects through growth. But after publishing an episode on that tension, I received an unexpected response from Bob Crowley, former President of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA).
Bob argues that both sides may be focused on the wrong thing. What follows is a conversation about culture, stewardship, local races, and whether the values that built trail running can survive success. Somewhere along the way, the debate stops being about Western States and UTMB and becomes something much bigger.
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Resources / Links- Western States Wants to Protect, UTMB Wants to Grow
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- La French Trail
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