By Mathias Eichler
This was Beast of Big Creek 2026!
Watch the recap video of the return of skyrunning to the USA and North America's only stop on the Skyrunner World Series.
‘Media Pass’ is back on Trail Talk with Aaron Shimmons (Youtube/Audio):
Fresh off TrailCon in Olympic Valley, Aaron sits down with Mathias Eichler and Krissi Polentz, both on the ground for the week, to unpack what it actually revealed about the business and media of trail running. Does the sport have any real journalism left, or just hype men waiting on the next shoe drop? Why are the biggest brands behaving like teenagers fighting over a valley? Is the live stream gold rush ever going to pay off, or are we quietly repeating the mistakes that hollowed out the bike industry? And now that TrailCon has won its June date, does it actually know what it’s for?
It’s a good one.
Extra credit: if you’re looking for links to some of the talking points, check out the ECC archive from the last few days.
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