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Trail Waves

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Trail Waves is Seth LaReau’s newsletter about the business, economics and culture of trail and ultrarunning. Its articles use financial analysis, interviews and essays to examine the sport’s industry.

Creator
Seth LaReauNamed on the publication's About page.Source
Focus
Trail-running business and economicsAnalysis and commentary remain distinct from reported actions.Source

5 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

5 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Trail Waves — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 0 editorial issuesAug 2025: 0 editorial issuesSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 2 editorial issuesJun 2026: 0 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 1 editorial issueSep 2026: 1 editorial issueOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; 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: 2; Jun 2026: 0; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 1; Sep 2026: 1; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

Sponsor mentions, repeated links and polls are excluded. Credits within editorial items may count. Read the supporting timeline ↓

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Published in TUM

The shoe-sponsor rankings

TUM linked Seth LaReau’s Trail Waves rankings featuring Hoka, Nike ACG and Adidas Terrex. Rankings were the author’s analysis, not this directory’s endorsement.

Published in TUM

A prize-purse debate

TUM linked Seth LaReau’s Trail Waves essay about incentives around Run Rabbit Run’s announced future prizes and competing championships.

Published in TUM

Trail Waves reviews UTMB storylines

TUM linked Trail Waves’ bracket of storylines and its selection of Mediapart’s reporting on finances and transparency.

Published in TUM

Seth LaReau examines the business case for SATISFY x adidas

TUM linked Seth LaReau’s Circle Pit business analysis published in Trail Waves.

Published in TUM

Trail Waves compares race broadcasting

Trail Waves compared Cocodona’s long livestream with the lack of a Canyons 100K broadcast. The viewership figures and comparison remain attributed media commentary.

Repeated links & other mentions (2)
Repeated link

Prior-issue link highlight

The October 9 most-viewed module highlighted Seth LaReau’s shoe-sponsor rankings in Trail Waves from the preceding issue.

Repeated link

Prior-issue link highlight

The most-viewed module linked earlier coverage. This is a repeated link, rather than new reporting.

Connections

Author of the linked prize-purse essay

Seth LaReau

TUM linked Seth LaReau’s Trail Waves essay about incentives around Run Rabbit Run’s announced future prizes and competing championships.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 23, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

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Public background & sources Checked October 23, 2026

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