Leah Yingling on Chiang Mai Trails, World Champs, and Running Long for Team USA

After a few months in the field, Off The Couch’s reporter-at-large, Leah Yingling, returns to the show to catch us up on how she rounded out her summer season after a top-10 finish at the Western States 100 back in June. We talk about her experience taking in the scene at UTMB this year, and why it’s an event worth going to regardless of whether or not you’re racing, before recapping her run for Team USA at the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Thailand a couple of weeks ago. Along the way, we also chat about racing on short notice; travel stories from Chiang Mai; and a whole lot more.

TOPICS & TIMES

• Taking a break after Western States (1:58)
• Life bases! (6:09)
• Notes on Jim Walmsley’s run at UTMB (16:18)
• Kilian Jornet’s legendary year on the trails (18:38)
• World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (20:39)
• Thailand travelog (31:10)
• What’s next? (48:32)

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