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Brian Beckstead: Tales From Local Ultra Runner Turned Shoe Designer

KPCW | By Lynn Ware Peek,
Pete Stoughton
Published May 19, 2021 at 12:07 PM MDT
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On The Mountain Life, local entrepreneur and ultra runner Brian Beckstead joins the show to talk about his rumming shoe company.

Beckstead is the co-founder of Altra Running Shoes, which he launched in 2010 as a college student.

The inspiration for the new shoe design came from Beckstead wanting to avoid the painful blisters he got while running the Wasatch 100. 

Public AffairsLynn Ware PeekUltrarunningBrian BecksteadAltra Running Shoes
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Lynn Ware Peek
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Pete Stoughton
Pete Stoughton is the Brand Relations Manager at Trail and Ultra Running as well as the Director of Programs at CCPC. Basically, he is the behind the scenes guy at TAUR. When he's not getting his TAUR on, or running 2-3,000 miles a year. His own personal running ranges from 100 mile races to track workouts. Nevertheless, a scenic run with friends is were he finds inner peace.
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