The Midpacker Podcast

Freetrail presents The Midpacker Podcast, which follows middle and back of the pack trail runners and ultra runners at the heart of the trail running community. Join host Troy Meadows weekly as he talks through what it takes to balance life and running with everyday runners doing extra ordinary things on and off the trails.

#81 Dr. Jeff Hammond | Footcare For Ultrarunners, Pacing &Chasing Cocodona
Jun 5, 2025 – 01:27:55
#80 Matt McDaniel | Talking Coffee, Building Cooperative Coffee Roasters, & Being Faster As A Master
Jun 3, 2025 – 01:24:12
#79 Pete Ripmaster | The Iditarod, Owl Run 100s, & Running with Purpose
May 23, 2025 – 01:32:59
#78 Adam Popp | From Learning How To Walk Again to Running Western States, Mental Mastery, & Redefining Limits
May 14, 2025 – 01:16:54
#77 Mike Ambrose | Growing In The Trail Running Industry, Mentorship in Motion, & Pacing the GOAT
May 1, 2025 – 01:14:46
#76 Sam Pate | Building Bear Butt Wipes, Trail Dad Life, & Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Apr 23, 2025 – 01:16:40
#75 Deanna Doane | Florida Trail FKT, Run Bum Races, & Trail Stewardship
Apr 16, 2025 – 01:27:27
Trailing Indicators 07 | Big Alta recap, Tapering for Gorge Waterfalls, and Ramping up training for your Ultra A goals
Apr 10, 2025 – 01:14:50
#74 Josh Ross | Running Through Adversity, Embracing the Wild, & The Power of Storytelling
Apr 2, 2025 – 01:17:41
#73 Wes Plate | Cocodona 250, Arizona Monster 300, & Running 550 Miles In A Month
Mar 26, 2025 – 01:18:52
#72 Lauren Beihoffer | Balancing Motherhood, Coaching & Ultra-Endurance
Mar 19, 2025 – 01:22:25
#71 Adam Copeland | Building Tantrums, Get Out Of Your Head, & Taking The Unconventional Path
Mar 12, 2025 – 02:00:07
#70 Sarah Scozzaro | The Power of Strength Training, Resilience, & Toe Yoga
Mar 5, 2025 – 01:25:14
#69 Jason Hardrath | Talking FKTs, SpeedMo, And The Art Of Reinvention
Feb 26, 2025 – 01:49:05
#68 Dirk Friel | Building Training Peaks, Optimizing Your Training & A Life Of Endurance
Feb 19, 2025 – 01:27:58
#67 Andy Glaze | Finding Joy in Movement, Mental Toughness, & Running 100-Mile Weeks
Feb 11, 2025 – 01:36:12
Trailing Indicators 06 | Winter Running, Annual Goals, & Catching Up With Corinne, Matt, & Troy
Feb 4, 2025 – 01:10:13
#66 Zoë Rom & Kylee Van Horn | Your Diet Sucks, Tackling Pseudoscience in Ultrarunning, Troy's Supplement Review
Jan 29, 2025 – 01:38:24
#65 Adam Lee | Community Trail Running, The Trail Running Film Fest, Jumping Feet First Into Small Town Mountain Life
Jan 21, 2025 – 01:13:13
Mali Noyes 64 | Free Skiing, Ultra Running, Building Your Personal Brand, & The Mali Channel
Jan 14, 2025 – 01:29:05
#63 Gary Saxton | 100 Marathons after 50: A Runner's Journey of Discovery, Performance and Growth.
Jan 6, 2025 – 01:21:17
#62 Mick Sullivan | Great Grand Masters UTMB Champion, Running Ultras in your 60's, & Living An Enduring Life
Dec 17, 2024 – 01:30:09
#61 Ian Morgan | Making Radical Changes, Life Design, & Appreciating The Journey
Dec 6, 2024 – 01:16:41
#60 Brandon Thrower | Old Fort Strong Endurance Fest, Tanawha Adventures, Building Ultra Community In The WNC
Nov 30, 2024 – 01:14:26
Trailing Indicators 005 | Troy & MVD Run The California Fall Classic, Corinne Crushes the Javelina 100, Troys Musing On His Live Stream Experience.
Nov 24, 2024 – 01:40:38
#59 John Kelly | Giving Back With Action , WNC Strong, & The Helene Aftermath
Nov 14, 2024 – 01:10:22
#58 Stephen Parker | There Is No Finish, The Backyard Ultra Story
Nov 7, 2024 – 01:36:21
#57 Kate Arsenault | Building Rnnr, Creating True Fans, Javelina 2024 Activation
Oct 23, 2024 – 01:06:50
#56 Simon Guérard | Cocodona, Tor De Géants, & Loving The 100 Mile Distance
Oct 18, 2024 – 01:25:02
#55 Checking in with Troy | Helenes Impact on Western North Carolina, Running Lake Sonoma 100k, & Joining the Javelina Live Stream
Oct 11, 2024 – 00:23:37
Trailing Indicators 004 | UTMB Banter, Headlands 27k Banter, The Value of Having a Coach, Favorite Workout, Pole Techniques
Sep 20, 2024 – 01:25:25
#54 Kelly Newlon | RAD Boulder, Life Design, and Helping Athletes Know Their Worth
Sep 12, 2024 – 01:31:22
#53 Rachael Norfleet | The New Director of Partnerships at Aravaipa, Running Fast While Balancing Family, & Living A Beautiful Life
Aug 26, 2024 – 01:22:29
#52 Sarah Bergeron Larouche | Going All In On Trails, Running Postpartum, & Norda 665 Fam
Aug 16, 2024 – 01:11:31
#51 Skip Brand | Founding HRC, Growing the Lake Sonoma Race Series, & Building Community
Aug 10, 2024 – 01:27:00
#50 Elliot Matson | Becoming a FOLK LORD, Creative Pursuits, & Embracing Community
Aug 2, 2024 – 01:31:22
#49 Travis Loncar & Troy Meadows | Laurel Highlands Ultra A Beast Coast Classic in Rocksylvania
Jul 26, 2024 – 01:25:02
Trailing Indicators 003 | WSER Banter, Heat Adaptation Protocols, To Pole or Not to Pole, & What's In Your Earbuds
Jul 19, 2024 – 01:31:05
#48 Victor Ballesteros | Victory Bags, Tamalpa Headlands 50k, Trails In Motion Film Tour
Jul 11, 2024 – 01:47:19
#47 Michele Bousquet | Finishing Her First 100 Miler, Working Through Trauma On The Trails, & Shepherding The Culture At Strava
Jul 6, 2024 – 01:15:38
003 Revisiting Unbreakable with Dylan Bowman - Inspiring The Next Generation
Jun 27, 2024 – 01:31:06
002 Revisiting Unbreakable with Hal Koerner - The Runners Perspective
Jun 20, 2024 – 01:24:56
001 Revisiting Unbreakable with JB Benna - The Origin Story
Jun 13, 2024 – 01:33:46
#46 Teresa Bowser & Troy Meadows | Quest For The Crest, Running In Western NC, & Exploring The Blue Ridge
Jun 5, 2024 – 01:26:14
#45 Dylan Bowman | A Chance Meeting On Cal St, Building Freetrail, & Those Finish Line Feels With Your Son In Your Arms.
May 27, 2024 – 01:12:32
#44 Bethany Taylor | Empowering Women In The Outdoors, Iron Soul Trailblazers, & Building A Business Through Your Passions
May 21, 2024 – 01:29:53
#43 Jacky Hunt-Broersma | Surviving Cancer, Finding the Trails, & Run Streaking
May 6, 2024 – 01:10:08
42 Jen Laughlin | Building Community, Tushers 100k, & Running During Perimenopause
Apr 29, 2024 – 01:17:36
41 Troy X MVD | Freetrail Memorial Day FundRaiser, Promise Land 50k, Troy's First Ultra of 2024
Apr 20, 2024 – 01:01:03
Chris Morrison | Being a Stay at Home Father, Creating Relatable Content, & Unintentionally Becoming An Advocate
Apr 13, 2024 – 01:21:44

Recent Reviews

Tennessee Goldie

Listen to this if you live trail running!

So Glad to have found this Podcast! Thanks Troy!
Sfrenc01

Great Show

Found this show when Troy was on a different trail running show. Liked his content more than theirs so I ditched their podcast and came here. Great show. Like every episode and can’t wait for more every week. Keep up the great work
Ori0n

Real conversations

I’m only a few recent episodes in but I dig the show and will continue subscribing. It’s refreshing to hear relatable content in this amazing sport. Most of the field is really just us in the middle and back out to have a good time and challenge ourselves. Keep it up!
BennyDinVT

Hail to the Midpacker

It’s great to listen to training and race stories from people that are more like us average runners and not just the elites. Really enjoy listening, especially on my early morning training runs
JaosnBaha

Fun Listen

Had a great time listening to the episode with Adam Lee of Community Trail Running and it is a continuation of the great shows that Troy puts out.
Trekking.with.ty

Midpack Miles & Podcast Smiles

Absolutely love the Midpacker Pod! Troy has created an incredible platform that’s equal parts relatable, inspiring, and downright fun to listen to. It’s the perfect companion for runners of all paces—whether you’re crushing trails or just out for an easy jog. So lace up, hit the trail, pop in your EarPods, and let Midpacker fuel your running adventures!
Midpacker pod

Awesome show

Big shout out to Troy and The Midpacker pod. Newer to trail running over the last few years. Getting into this awesome community and different races, I listen to a lot of podcasts but I’m learning a ton from his show. Not only is The Midpacker one of my favorite (IMO one of the best) trail running based shows out there, but turning into one of my favorite shows period. Every show, I walk away with a nugget of info and some inspiration. “Poke the stoke”. Troy is real, relatable, does a great job storytelling and getting a great convo with some really neat guests. Love him and all his guests and their story. I’m going to lock in on his Patreon page to support so he can keep putting out these stories and content. Really love all of this and hope to see his content grow. Thank you Troy and Midpacker! I aspire to get up to the mid with you guys.
D from WA

Awesome

Love listening during my trail runs. Troy bring a great variety of people on the show with an awesome mix of topics. Life and running mixed together. Which is the way us midpackers live!
ya! fightng

Spacious Reflections

Troy’s got a good thing going here. Worth the time! Listen up!
Talock

Great show for us normal runners

Great show Troy - always a great listen.
Luke179

By an Everyday Runner for Everyday Runners

Great content! Relatable and inspirational about everyday people doing amazing things! Love that this focus on telling the stories of the middle and back of the pack. I love hearing from the pros on the Freetrail Pod learning about people like me doing hard things is refreshing and stokes my fire. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
TenaciousN8

Mid packer pod!

Troy is the man and this podcast is awesome!
NatalieTiburzi

Can’t wait to hear more!

As someone who has never run more than 12 miles at one time, I still find this a great listen. Very relatable and inspiring guests. Looking forward to the next episodes.
Steverunner24

Ultra Running

Awesome what an inspirational and motivational story !
CWM128

Trail running 🏃‍♂️

Love the inspiration and motivation!!!!
Sdbcm

Great listen

I really enjoyed this episode with Matt Hoadley. What a guy! Great job Troy. It’s always nice to get inspiration from fellow midpackers!