Interviews | Afton Trail Run

Having run the 25k loop a number of times it was pretty clear to me that running it twice was not a particularly good idea. And maybe even less so for a guy that had never run a 50k before. – An Interview with 2019 Afton 50K Winner Ben Schneider

by Rocksteady | Aug 1, 2019 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Ben Schneider (BS) after his 2019 Afton 50K win – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL). Photo Credit: Fresh Tracks Media KL: Hi Ben. Congrats on your win at Afton (Ben won the 50k in 3:51:14). Can you tell us a little about yourself? BS:...

Mental reframing and positive self-talk have helped me get to a new level – An Interview with 2019 Afton 25K Winner Margaret Ho

by Rocksteady | Jul 24, 2019 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Margaret Ho (MH) after her 2019 Afton 25K win – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL). Photo Credit: David Markman KL: Hi Margaret. Congrats on your smoking fast win at Afton (Margaret won the women’s race by nearly eighteen minutes, in...

Winning was surreal for me. The best part was getting all of the hugs at the finish. – An Interview with 2019 Afton 50K Winner Sara Conrad

by Rocksteady | Jul 22, 2019 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Sara Conrad (SC) after her 2019 Afton 50K win – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL). Photo Credit: David Markman KL: Hi Sara. Congrats on your awesome win at Afton (Sara was first woman in the 50k in 5:01:35). Can you tell us a little about...

I Am Running With More Gratitude Right Now, I Have at Times Forgotten How Blessed I Am – An Interview with Jeff Miller After Getting the ATR50K Grand Masters Course Record in 2018

by Rocksteady | Aug 10, 2018 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Jeff Miller (JM) after getting the ATR50K Grand Masters course record in 2018 – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL) KL: Jeff, congratulations on another grand masters win and the grand masters course record at Afton. First, can you tell us...

Some People Dream of Worthy Goals, While Others Stay Awake and Accomplish Them – An Interview with Herb Byun, 74 Years and Still Going Strong

by Rocksteady | Aug 10, 2018 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with Herb Byun (HB) – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL) ~ Editors Note; of all the impressive performances at the 2018 Afton Trail Run, Herb’s time of 7:08 and placing 193rd out of 293 starters at the age of 74 is simply staggering and one...

My Two Goals Were To Finish No Matter What And To Be The Happiest Person On The Course – An Interview with 14 Year Old Afton 50K Finisher Andrew Lewis

by Rocksteady | Jul 27, 2018 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An Interview with 14 Year Old Afton 50K Finisher Andrew Lewis (AL) – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL) KL: Congrats, Andrew, on being the youngest ever finisher of Afton 50k at age 14. What drew you to this particular race? AL: Thanks, Kevin! What drew me to...

I had 3 goals. 1) Finish the race no matter what. 2) Win. 3) Set a course record. – An Interview with 2018 Afton 50K Men’s Champion and New Course Record Holder Justin Grunewald

by Rocksteady | Jul 20, 2018 | Interviews, Uncategorized

An interview with 2018 Afton 50KM men’s champion and new course record holder Justin Grunewald (JG) – Interview conducted by Kevin Langton (KL) KL: Justin congratulations on an incredible race. You won by 45 minutes and blasted Chris Lundstrom’s...

“Trail Specialist” – An Interview with 2017 Afton 25K Winner Benjamin Cogger

by Rocksteady | Jul 11, 2017 | Interviews

An interview with 2017 Afton 25K winner Benjamin Cogger (BC). Interview conducted by John Storkamp (JS) – Afton Trail Run Race Director JS – Ben, congratulations on your awesome Afton 25K performance this past weekend, you have to be happy with the win! Yes!...

“I Had Hoped That I Would be Able to Win it Someday” – An Interview with 2017 Afton 25K Winner Anna French

by Rocksteady | Jul 10, 2017 | Interviews

An interview with 2017 Afton 25K winner Anna French (AF). Interview conducted by John Storkamp (JS) – Afton Trail Run Race Director JS – Anna, congratulations on your first Afton 25K win! For only being 20 years old, you already have some history with...

“My Pace Felt Steady” – An Interview with 2017 Afton 50K Winner Jayna Tomalty

by Rocksteady | Jul 9, 2017 | Interviews

An interview with 2017 Afton 50K winner Jayna Tomalty (JT). Interview conducted by John Storkamp (JS) – Afton Trail Run Race Director JS – Jayna! Congratulations on your Afton 50K win last weekend and what I believe is your first ultra win, is...

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