Zach Miller
United States
Personal Bests
8 Kilometres Road
24:51
10 Kilometres Road
31:58
10 Miles Road
52:08
Half Marathon
1:09:18
Marathon
2:29:41
Recent Mentions
Seth Ruhling is a pro runner for The North Face living in Boulder, CO. A few weeks ago, Seth won and broke the course record at the Black Canyon 100k, earning a Golden Ticket to the Western States 100 in June. He's also a co-host of the viral sensation, Boulder Boys Podcast. This is his first appearance on the show.
Topics discussed:
- Seth's approach to competition through the lens of the 2023 CCC
- Background and history with sport
- His breakout race at the 2019 JFK
- How Jim Walmsley influenced Seth
- How Zach Miller enabled Seth's first pro contract
- We talk about the Boulder Boys, exploring each person's unique spirit and how it impacts the group
- Seth's training and the groove he found building towards Black Canyon
- Seth's spiritual life
- The strategy and execution at Black Canyon
- Look ahead to Western States
- The Boulder Boys Podcast
- A lot more!
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Show notes1h 37m
This is part of Freetrail's coverage of the 2024 Hardrock 100 - the iconic mountain ultramarathon in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. Our coverage is made possible with the support of our sponsors:
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Show notes33m
Mario Fraioli is the author of The Morning Shakeout newsletter and host of The Morning Shakeout podcast, he is also a coach to many athletes across all formats of running. He’s one of the most respected people in the sport and more importantly he’s a high character, high integrity person, and a good friend.
As we've done each of the last three years, this episode is an annual check in where Mario and I compare notes on life, running, and career -- where we are, what we're inspired about, and what we're struggling with.
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Show notes1h 41m
Do you want to have a monster aerobic engine? No matter what your level of experience, you can learn how to build volume safely and implement intensity to get the most from your training miles.
Zach Bitter was formerly the 100-mile world record holder, and is currently the American record holder in the 100-mile and 12-hour events. He's a four time national champion at the 50-mile, 100k and 100-mile distances between 2012 and 2021.
Zach has won some of the country’s most competitive ultra races and competed on Team USA’s 100k world team on three occasions. He is also a coach and host of the popular podcast, Human Performance Outliers.
Our conversation today focuses on:
- Zach’s journey to 100+ mile weeks
- The process of learning to truly race a 100 miler
- How Zach maximizes his benefits from zone 2 running
- Understanding how and when to train in zone 3
- The holy grail of distance running: how to run faster at a lower heart rate
- Zach’s preparation heading into a fast 100 miler
- How Zach uses cross-training in various ways through the training cycle
- Advice for new and lower mileage runners to take their training to the next level
No matter what distance you're training for or where you are at in your running journey, my discussion with Zach will help you build your own massive endurance engine!
Links & Resources from the Show:
- Learn more about Zach’s training and coaching
- Follow Zach on Instagram and Facebook
- Listen to Zach’s podcast: Human Performance Outliers
- Follow Zach’s training on Strava
- Check out our YouTube channel for more actionable advice to reach your endurance goals
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Their new Muscle Health Plus is something I'm now taking. Turning 40 - and having a thin frame - has made me realize that I need to prioritize lean muscle mass to stay healthy and age well. Muscle Health Plus has creatine, essential and branched chain amino acids, and it's designed in a way to maximize protein synthesis and the absorption of amino acids.
Muscle Health Plus will help you prevent muscle damage, which is particularly important for aging runners who want to protect themselves from muscle loss and recover faster after hard workouts. As is true for all of their products, Previnex adheres to the highest of standards: their ingredients are clinically proven to do what they say they’re going to do.
Previnex offers a 30-day money back guarantee. If you don't feel the benefits of their product, you get your money back no questions asked. With their focus on quality and customer satisfaction, I hope you’ll try it! Use code jason15 for 15% off your first order at Previnex!
Thank you CXP SPORT!
Our newest sponsor is CXP Sport. They make the world’s most advanced underwear, engineered specifically for optimal sports performance with their patented pressure regulation technology.
CXP Sport collaborated with ultra runner Zach Miller to create an amazing product. It has no-chafe, bonded seams, 4-way stretch sweat wicking fabric, and temperature regulating features that keep you cool when you start to get hot.
For me, CXP’s performance underwear is snug, fits well, and most importantly, I just don’t think about them when I go running. They're that comfortable. For endurance runners who have to run for a long time, the goal is to have gear so good that it works without any problems!
You can check out their Endurance XP, Run XP, and React XP performance underwear collection for the most comfortable pair of underwear you’ve ever worn. Use discount code CXPStrength for 20% off all their products at CXP Sport.
Show notes1h 11m
For the first 10 days of 2024, Freetrail will be rolling out our Trail Runner Of The Year award, presented by Ketone IQ. The award recognizes the top-10 male and female athletes of the 2023 season, as voted on by 1000 trail runners from around the world.
In #3, we're joined by Americans, Sophia Laukli and Zach Miller.
Sophia's highlights:
- 1st place at Mont Blanc Marathon
- 1st place at Sierre Zinal
- 1st place at Pikes Peak Ascent
Zach's Highlights
- 1st place at Tarawera by UTMB 100 Miler
- 6th place at Long Trail World Championship
- 2nd place at UTMB
Check back in tomorrow for #2!
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Show notes44m
This interview is part of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail’s daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman. Every afternoon, Dylan interviews top athletes and favorites for the races.
Dylan talks to Zach about his incredible second place finish at the 2023 UTMB. Zach finished just under 20 hours and ran the entire race with his signature gusto. We were blown away by his performance and so eager to hear him recount the race from his perspective. We hope you enjoy!
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Kia ora e te whānau. HOLY HECKA we’ve got a stacked show for you this week. From the shores of Lake Okataina (literally) to the village green where we interviewed a galaxy of this sport’s brightest stars, Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB always brings the goods and this year was no different. Eugene and Matt were on MC duties from Saturday evening until Sunday morning, and in between they managed to catch up with 10000 people, record a podcast, go for some sweet runs, share the stories and emotions with a tonne of athletes and sit down to talk with Hayden Hawks, Caitlin Fielder, Ryan Montgomery, Zach Friedley, Troy Sachs, Lucy Bartholomew, and Zach Miller. You can thank us later, we’re off to bed. Enjoy.
Episode Links
Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB
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Show notes1h 32m
It's Thursday and you know what that means
I got 99 problems but a stitch ain't one
Our penultimate stop on the road to 100 is here and its a great one
In the main event Rob sits down with the founder of Pockit apparel, Jack Miller. We talk about his budding career as a youth footballer, how injury forced him to change his trajectory, the process of starting his own running brand and some of the challenges that the business have faced recently
Plus we have a very special new entry to the Wildy Nation, An international parkrun segment with Ben and Emma and SMJ has a product that Rob actually seems to want to buy...cause he's weird.
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Show notes1h 32m
Zach Miller is one of the all-time legends of trail running. Unfortunately, he's been dealing with injury for the past three years, which has prevented him from racing an ultramarathon since August 2019. After a nearly three year hiatus, Zach made his triumphant return to racing, winning the Andorra by UTMB 105k, punching his ticket to UTMB Mont Blanc.
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Show notes1h 30m
My guest on this episode is Hayden Hawks, one of the greatest talents in the sport of American ultrarunning.
Today, we explore a myriad of topics including his competitive mindset, his professional approach to ultrarunning, what it was like competing against the likes of Jim Walmsley and Zach Miller, how ball sports athletes influenced his own approach as an endurance athlete, stories about his faith and how it shaped him into who he is today, what it will take to win Western States and much, much more.
He was an absolute pleasure to talk to and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it!
+ Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/1ddX2bfcx3k
+ Miller vs. Hawks https://youtu.be/7DCR03UDggA
+ Hayden Hawks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hawks_hayden/
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Show notes1h 22m