Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Vic Johnson is a sports nutritionist who specializes in working with the ultramarathon community. He currently consults for many of the top athletes set to toe the line at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) this weekend. Ahead of the big dance, he stopped by our Chamonix, France studio to share wisdom on fueling and hydrating for such a unique and challenging event. Specifically, we discuss strategies for the late 6:00 PM start, navigating night sections, managing high humidity, and dealing with severe weather conditions. Beyond that, we dive into fun, miscellaneous topics like the potential for improved real-time, on-course communication between athletes and their teams (including nutritionists).
Partners:
* Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (nordarun.com/)
* Gorewear - use code SINGLETRACKPOD30 at checkout on their website to get 30% off your purchase.
* Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase.
* Raide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains (raideresearch.com/)
Follow Singletrack on Instagram:
instagram.com/runsingletrack
Subscribe to Singletrack on Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/singletrack/id1572382413
Subscribe to Singletrack on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7jAsWCRNSCU8nh81vrAaC2?si=3ac02e4e32b946c4
Vic Johnson is a sports nutritionist who specializes in working with the ultramarathon community. He currently consults for many of the top athletes set to toe the line at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) this weekend. Ahead of the big dance, he stopped by our Chamonix, France studio to share wisdom on fueling and hydrating for such a unique and challenging event. Specifically, we discuss strategies for the late 6:00 PM start, navigating night sections, managing high humidity, and dealing with severe weather conditions. Beyond that, we dive into fun, miscellaneous topics like the potential for improved real-time, on-course communication between athletes and their teams (including nutritionists).
Partners:
* Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (nordarun.com/)
* Gorewear - use code SINGLETRACKPOD30 at checkout on their website to get 30% off your purchase.
* Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase.
* Raide - Making equipment for efficient human-powered movement in the mountains (raideresearch.com/)
Follow Singletrack on Instagram:
instagram.com/runsingletrack
Subscribe to Singletrack on Apple:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/singletrack/id1572382413
Subscribe to Singletrack on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7jAsWCRNSCU8nh81vrAaC2?si=3ac02e4e32b946c4
