Golden Trail World Series

You thought you knew about the GTWS ?

In this episode, Greg Vollet tells us all about the part of the GTWS that sits below the surface and only a few know about.

Find out about the origins, the team, the structure and the next exciting things to look forward to that are dropping soon.

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI


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LAST STAGE !

People were fighting for the points today to gain or maintain their positions in the overall rankings. Sometimes against their preferences, pushing the limits, they have gone into this stage with everything they had.

If it worked for some, it means that it didn't for others as places were swapped.

Once again we've got great ITWs with all these athletes, understand how to perfect your downhill with Nienke Brinkman, the power of mental resilience from Remi Bonnet (today's male champion), the power of the trail running community for Allie Mac (today's female champion), words of wisdom coming from the young Malen Osa, and how to ride the red line with Sophia Laukli.

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 5
Overall results
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Hello friends !

In this episode, we tell you about Nienke's feelings during today's run and plans for tomorrow, why Rémi chose to take it out hard in the first climb, how Thibaut Baronian fought against Elhousine and Ruy Ueda or the secret plans of Sophia Laukli.

Today I was also joined by Allie McLaughlin who had decided not to race this stage. Instead, she dressed up as Marla (Fight Club) to cheer people on and warm up for tomorrow's party on her bday. Yep, things are about to get real!

Enjoy!
Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 4
Overall results
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Short and sweet could describe today's stage... minus the sweet! It was a brutal course and once again we've seen a lot of drama, and like yesterday, runners went absolutely "full send" mode in all the segments!

Wanna learn why that day was so special for Nienke Brinkman? Unveil Morgan Eliott's secret on how to take the uphill segment win from Remi Bonnet ? Or find out how Sophia Laukli and Allie MacLaughlin helped each other out to finish 2nd and 3rd of this stage respectively ?

Well, it's all there in today's episode and more, enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 3 
Overall results
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CARNAGE !!!

From my experience in stage races, we usually see the biggest amount of carnage on day 3 or 4 but day 2 of the Golden Trail World Series Final in Madeira Island was insane. From a 180 degree shift in weather going from wet and raining yesterday, today was sunny, hot and windy  = perfect combo for dehydration !

I also managed to get on the course to give you additional updates on how the race went, as well as pre and post race interviews, enjoy !

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 2
Overall results
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It's on!

The first stage took place and it was hell of a kick off for this week of racing. Crazy weather, people going out fast, blow ups, crashes, sprint finishes, we got them all for you, right from the field, enjoy !

Your host Martin GAFFURI

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Your champions of the day:
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Results Stage 1
Overall results
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Golden Trail Series Final Website

First of the 5 daily episodes of the GTWS Final at Madeira Ocean Trails.

Link to the dedicated website: https://madeiragtwsfinal.com/

Enjoy!

Your host Martin GAFFURI is excited to give you a full run through what took place in Flagstaff, Arizona on September 25th !

The Flagstaff Sky Peaks race has delivered amazing results for the last stage of the season. New comers as well as athletes familiar to the Golden Trail World Series circuit have fought side by side for the last opportunity to score points and move up the overall rankings leading up to the final in Madeira Island.

We also got recordings from winners Nienke Brinkman and Rémi Bonnet who both managed to score two wins in two weeks !

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Your host Martin GAFFURI has gone a little sideways for the last Pre Race episode of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series podcast !

Leading up to the last stage of the season at Flagstaff Sky Peaks, we're presenting the top athletes present here, as well as how we believe they will perform on the day.
We've also done a rather thorough course preview... you'll see!

Our guest for this episode is Race director and widely recognised figure in the US trail running community Jamil Coury. Amongst other things, we talked about the course, the area of the race, as well as the stacked schedule leading up to the event, including post race film festival and admittedly post race party !

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In this special episode, Martin Gaffuri brings you inside the lives of 30 athletes, 15 staff traveling between the last two races of the 2022 Golden Trail World Series.

You can expect genuine conversations about their racing experience, how they live together, train together and more importantly, explore and have fun together!

We caught up with Dani Osanz who just finished 2nd in Pikes Peak Ascent, Anthony Felber, Nienke Brinkman who won Pikes Peak Ascent and Lise Neukomm who's joining this crew of runners as Rémi Bonnet's partner.

Enjoy!


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We've taken the Golden Trail World Series in the USA !

Your host Martin GAFFURI will once again get you up to speed with what you've got to know about the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Spring, CO, and especially which runners you can expect to watch during the live coverage on race day.

We also had an insightful conversation with Allie McLaughlin, Manitou Springs local who's got several experiences at the Ascent, holds the record of the Manitou Incline and almost more importantly, is living many other lives as a skydiver, dirt biker, film maker that she shares with her dog Harley.
Favorite song: Lucky Charm
Favorite short movie edit: Weightless


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Your host Martin GAFFURI is taking you back to the race with additional insights and athletes feedback to understand how the 49th edition of Sierre Zinal went down from the inside.
We also hear more about the two 2022 winners, Esther CHESANG whose road to Sierre Zinal was fueld by community support and how Mark KANGOGO experienced a race that from the outside looked like a walk in the park.

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3 races down and 3 to go in the GTWS 2022 !

Your host Martin GAFFURI will once again get you up to speed with what you've got to know about Sierre Zinal and especially which runners you can expect to watch during the live coverage on race day.

We also had an insightful conversation with Remi Bonnet who's got 3 different experiences at Sierre Zinal. This year he's made a few tweaks to try and perform at his best.  You'll learn about his mental game and how he split his time between running and skiing. 

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Dive back into the 2022 Mont Blanc Marathon with Martin GAFFURI and the male and female runners champions Sara ALONSO and Jon ALBON. Find out the behind the scene of how the race unfolded from the athletes themselves. Special guest Caitlin FIELDER also shares her perspective on the rewards of bold moves in racing strategy.

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Leading up to the second third of the GTWS 2022 Martin GAFFURI will get you acquainted with our top male and female runners expected to be in the front of the pack Stranda Fjord. We also detail the whole course which is one of the most technical ever.

Last but not least, Kiwi runner Caitlin Fielder is sharing her feelings leading into the race as well as many more topics about her other activities including marine biology, customising shoes for pro cyclists ( you could too, there is a long waiting list though!) and occasionally dropping her pants and mooning people!

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Dive back into the 2022 Mont Blanc Marathon with Martin GAFFURI and the male and female runners champions Sara ALONSO and Jon ALBON. Find out the behind the scene of how the race unfolded from the athletes themselves. Special guest Caitlin FIELDER also shares her perspective on the rewards of bold moves in racing strategy.

Watch the replay of the Mont Blanc Marathon Live video coverage on Youtube

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Leading up to the second stage of the GTWS 2022 Martin GAFFURI will get you acquainted with our top male and female runners expected to be in the front of the pack of the Mont Blanc Marathon. We also update you on the new course and what it implies in terms of race strategy!
Last but not least Davide Magnini shares with you his feeling going into this race after a brilliant result at Zegama.

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In this episode of the Golden Trail World Series podcast, Martin Gaffuri offers you a post race debrief complemented by extracts of conversations he's had with this year's Zegama winners Nienke Brinkman and Kilian Jornet. Featuring the longest shorts in the longest races, Courtney Dauwalter also joined as a special guest to look back on her experience in an event that was merely 1/4th of her usual racing distance. Enjoy !

Re-watch the Zegama live coverage
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In this Zegama Pre Race episode, we re-introduce the Golden Trail World Series, discuss insights about Zegama and the athletes line up,  share athletes opinion about why they want to race Zegama and finally the Sunday night Party!

The race Zegama will  be covered live on Sunday, in Spanish, Catalan and English and here is where you can watch it :
On the GTWS Facebook page
On the GTWS Youtube channel
Directly on the Golden Trail Series website

For additional updates, straight from the field on the GTWS Instagram account