Lotti Brinks is a professional trail runner for Salomon living in Boise, ID. Originally from Germany, Lotti came to the States to study design and now operates design consultancy with her husband, Aaron. In the past couple years, Lotti has established herself as one of the great young rising stars in the sport. Last year she won the Grindstone 100k, a Golden Ticket race, earning her way into the 2024 Western States 100. This season, Lotti won The Big Alta 50k and the Gorge Waterfalls 100k, continuing the incredible momentum in her athletic career. This is her first appearance on the podcast. Topics Discussed: Lotti's design background Early running influences Lessons from building a knife business Design collaboration and business building with her husband The driving force of joy and optimism Lotti's introduction to trail and ultra running Coaching relationship with Tyler Green Breakthrough performance at Grindstone Her races at The Big Alta and Gorge Waterfalls Her final training block and goals for Western States ADAM PETERMAN TRAINING VIDEO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Sponsors: Join our Nutrition Club with The Feed and get $80 to spend on nutrition Use code freetrail10 for 10% off Speedland Footwear Grab a trail running pack from Osprey Use code FT15 for 15% off Gnarly Nutrition Roark Apparel -- Listen to the ad or DM us for the code Freetrail Links: Website | Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | YouTube | Freetrail Experts Dylan Links: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Strava ________________________ Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy: Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB

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