The Trail Network’s UTMB debrief
Rachel Drake, Leah Yingling and Katie Asmuth discussed their races with co-host Hilary Yang, including expectations and difficult decisions during UTMB.
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Rachel Drake is a trail ultrarunner whose public race accounts include UTMB’s 100-plus miles around Mont Blanc. In a 2026 Trail Network debrief, she joined Leah Yingling and Katie Asmuth to discuss racing and problem-solving.
12 TUM reports · Published coverage below
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11 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 1; Dec 2024: 1; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 1; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 2; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 1; Jun 2026: 3; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.
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Rachel Drake, Leah Yingling and Katie Asmuth discussed their races with co-host Hilary Yang, including expectations and difficult decisions during UTMB.
Rachel Drake: 46K women’s third after final-mile pass.
TUM reported her 43:21 women’s Strava segment course record on Grandeur Peak West Climb on May 22, ahead of Hillary Gerardi’s 2019 mark, and linked Ultra Family Hustle documentation.
Event date: May 22, 2026 · TUM publication: May 24, 2026
Rachel Drake discussed crewing Tyler Green at Mt. Fuji 100 in a Trail Network episode linked by TUM in May 2025.
An April 2025 personal update said Drake and Tyler Green were expecting a second baby in August; Drake was previewed for Mt.Fuji 40K.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: April 25, 2025
Identified as a regular Trail Network co-host, with Mt. Fuji 40K planned for that weekend. TUM’s author imagined a future comparison with Yingling’s Gorge outing.
Joined Precision Fuel & Hydration; TUM recalled her 2024 Black Canyon 100K win and JFK 50 Mile course-record 5:57:32.
TUM reported Lauren Gregory and Christian Allen as Mountain Runners of the Year, Rachel Drake and David Sinclair as Trail Runners of the Year, and Courtney Olsen and Sinclair as Ultra Runners of the Year. Jamil Coury received Contributor of the Year. The item also linked Gregory’s Freetrail interview and Andy Wacker/Emily Schmitz’s ATRA explainer; these are distinct awards, media and authorship attributions.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: December 11, 2024
Rachel Drake won the 2024 JFK 50 Mile women’s race in 5:57:32, tenth overall, becoming the first woman under six hours there as reported. Mary Denholm finished second in 6:04:15, also under Sarah Biehl’s 2022 previous mark. These source-year results do not replace later racing.
Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: November 27, 2024
The most-viewed list repeated Rachel Drake’s Grandeur Peak West KOM video.
Original public source
A first-person conversation with Leah Yingling and Katie Asmuth about race execution, problem-solving and their Mont Blanc experiences.
The Trail Network Podcast / Sandyboy Productions
Co-host in the linked UTMB debrief
Rachel Drake, Leah Yingling and Katie Asmuth discussed their races with co-host Hilary Yang, including expectations and difficult decisions during UTMB.
Source46K women’s third after final-mile pass
Eli Hemming repeated in 3:58:01; Moreno won in 4:48:48 ahead of Carter’s 4:52:33. Drake passed Schreiber for third in the final mile. Moreno described this as her first race of 2026 after an injury rebuild.
SourceReported final-mile podium pass
Eli Hemming repeated in 3:58:01; Moreno won in 4:48:48 ahead of Carter’s 4:52:33. Drake passed Schreiber for third in the final mile. Moreno described this as her first race of 2026 after an injury rebuild.
Source68K reported winner
Drake and Fleming won the 68K; Troyer and O’Connor won the 30K, where Olson was second. Johnson, Bramley and Jenkins earned 2026 Bear 100 tags, which are qualifications rather than Bear finishes.
SourceResults and earlier plans retain their reporting dates.
Reported 2026-06-19
A pre-race pick in the June 19 account; her later third-place 46K finish remains distinct.
TUM · Jun 19, 2026Reported 2026-06-01
Rachel Drake: 68K reported winner.
TUM · Jun 1, 2026Reported 2026-05-24
TUM reported her 43:21 women’s Strava segment course record on Grandeur Peak West Climb on May 22, ahead of Hillary Gerardi’s 2019 mark, and linked Ultra Family Hustle documentation.
TUM · May 24, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
Published article, 2026-09-09T18:48:53Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 032eba22cd61.
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Published article, 2026-06-22T14:29:06.586Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-20T21:08:55.190Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-06-19T17:03:45.495Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-20T22:59:56.740Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-06-01T14:07:12.070Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-22T21:15:43.907Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-05-25T06:13:54.436Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-23T01:32:51.629Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2026-05-24T04:46:19.557Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-23T01:32:51.960Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-05-09T21:36:15.363Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T02:39:04.258Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2025-04-25T16:49:24.244Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T23:18:26.064Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-04-09T14:49:53.810Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T23:18:25.986Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
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Published article, 2025-02-21T01:34:56.246Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T03:34:14.166Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Published article, 2024-12-11T23:27:35.313Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T08:39:44.906Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2024-11-27T22:16:32.288Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-30T08:39:44.973Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.