Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Michael Versteeg is racing UTMB on Friday. We hosted him for a long-form conversation at our Chamonix studio and somehow didn’t spend much time talking about that fact at all. Instead, we covered topics like public lands, the Barkley Marathons, building houses, his deep connection to the Cocodona 250, following curiosity wherever it leads, and the importance of checking obsession. Enjoy!

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