{"id":186208,"date":"2023-02-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=186208"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:01:56","slug":"combining-culture-and-ultra-running-with-brandon-dugi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/combining-culture-and-ultra-running-with-brandon-dugi","title":{"rendered":"Culture and Ultra Running with Brandon Dugi"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/c7fb33df-e7b0-42b3-91cb-2f266038f4fe?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/combining-culture-and-ultra-running-with-brandon-dugi\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon Dugi is a competitive ultra runner who grew up in LeChee, Arizona, a small community in the Navajo nation. He runs several miles a day and competes in ultra races around the southwest. By becoming part of this larger running community, Brandon has made meaningful connections with other athletes and brands with the goal to celebrate and share the story of his Din\u00e9 roots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" \n  width=\"560\" \n  height=\"315\" \n  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-tkiDeS6jKo\" \n  title=\"YouTube video player\" \n  frameborder=\"0\" \n  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" \n  referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" \n  allowfullscreen>\n<\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Brandon:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandon_dugi\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Running&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandon_runz\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch HOKA\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WTWxLw57M68\">Time To H\u00f3zh\u00f3<\/a>&nbsp;film&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterislife.com\/\">Water is Life<\/a>&nbsp;website&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/learn\/expert-advice\/rei-editors-choice-awards.html\">REI\u2019s Fall 2022 Editor\u2019s Choice Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Brandon Dugi is a competitive ultra runner who grew up in LeChee, Arizona, a small community in the Navajo nation. 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