{"id":200330,"date":"2025-06-03T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=200330"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:02:36","slug":"winning-the-great-world-race-with-david-kilgore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/winning-the-great-world-race-with-david-kilgore","title":{"rendered":"Winning The Great World Race with David Kilgore"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/ab8709e8-c52d-4099-a34b-1bba313298c1?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/winning-the-great-world-race-with-david-kilgore\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Kilgore has been a lifelong runner who found his stride in the world of ultra marathons in his 20s. Rather than pursue running as his sole profession, he charted a unique course\u2014 joining the early team at On Running while continuing to compete at an elite level. From setting records to winning the Great World Race twice, David&#8217;s journey has made him a standout in the global running community. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with David:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidkilgore\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/teva\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teva<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript David Kilgore has been a lifelong runner who found his stride in the world of ultra marathons in his 20s. 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