Happy New Year! Sneaking in our traditional year-end pod under the wire, my favorite episode every year, debating the Ultrarunners of the Year with recurring guest Jason Mintz, who battled through COVID and came to PLAY! Tons of consensus this year but also some pretty good debate. Phil and I both completely fucked up and somehow both left Matthieu Blanchard out of our top 10, which is a travesty, but otherwise I think we held our own. I had a great time pointing out Phil’s lack of internal consistency which is always fun, and Phil made me defend Camille, which was weird.
Beer for this episode: Wolf Hills Trooper’s Alley, Captain Lawrence Clearwater Kolsch
Links
Laura Kline on the 2017 ballot
Jason Mintz on the 2018 ballot
Rich Heffron on the 2019 ballot for the women and men
Mintz again on the 2021 ballot
My final ballot in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019
Intro music: "Fine Line" by the Bloodletters
Outro music: "When I Was Still Young" by Yard Sale