Press & Media

Below are a list of recent articles and mentions, including podcasts & YouTube interviews. If you’re looking for contributors for your story, you can get in touch with me here.

Guest Posts & Interviews

‘Canadian filmmaker Jeff Pelletier offers inside look at ultrarunning‘, Canadian Trail Running Magazine
A closer look behind the scenes of what goes into producing films about multi-day races… READ MORE

‘24 Camping Essentials for the Great Outdoors, According to Experts‘, Men’s Health
We went out to a few camping pros who basically do this for a living to get their top-recommendations on items they can’t live without… READ MORE

‘Ethics and Informal Learning in Vlogs’, Media Commons
Having people aspire to participate in an activity that they are novices in brings some of Jeff’s ethical considerations to the forefront… READ MORE

‘Trail Running Gear We’re Most Excited About This Year‘, MEC
Without race aid stations or run groups, it’s incredibly important to be prepared on the trails. Salomon Ambassador Jeff Pelletier shares his 10 essentials for trail running… READ MORE

‘Whistler Trail Running: 5 Lessons Learned from Valley to Peak Race‘, The Whistler Insider
Who better to get tips from than trail runner, ultra athlete and member of the winning relay team from the 2015 Salomon Valley to Peak Race, Jeff Pelletier?.. READ MORE

‘Three ways to navigate with a Suunto Spartan GPS watch‘, Suunto
Jeff Pelletier, a trail runner and filmmaker from Vancouver, BC, Canada put together this great video with some tips for navigating with the Suunto Spartan. He showcases how you can navigate in new surroundings or challenging terrain using these three different features of the Spartan… READ MORE

‘5 Essential Winter Trail Running Tips‘, the Manual
Trail running in the winter can certainly bring with it its own challenges, but as Pelletier tells us, it can be a lot of fun provided you are adequately prepared with the right equipment and follow a couple of simple pieces of advice. Here are his 5 tips for having fun while winter trail running this season… READ MORE

‘Dangers of Trail Running in Icy Conditions‘, Athlete’s Choice
According to Team Salomon ultra-runner Jeff Pelletier, you need to consider the winter effect when planning your route… READ MORE

‘Hike Fast, Sleep Hard: Are You Ready to Try Fastpacking?‘, Apalachian Mtn Club
Are you ready to try fastpacking? For ultralight backpackers and trail runners, the answer might be a speedy: ‘YES!’… READ MORE

‘Best Running Shoes: 21 Experienced Runners Cast Their Vote‘, ConsumerHelp.guide
Whether you are going for gold or just getting your daily cardio in, there is no denying that running shoes can make all the difference to your running style and time. we asked our experts their top pick of running shoes based on their experience and why… READ MORE

‘Jeff Pelletier On Getting Ultra-Focused‘, The Good Stuff
We have chosen a few of our favourite smoothie drinkers to share with us how they keep their busy lives in check and learned that balance is the key to having more freedom in your life… READ MORE

‘Run Ultras Faster‘, Asia Trail
Would you like to run your next ultra marathon faster? Read on and learn how the ultra marathon speedsters are training… READ MORE

Podcast & YouTube Interviews

Jeff not only makes great videos but he runs them while filming, and he runs pretty fast. This is not the easiest thing to do, but somehow, he makes it look easy. He lives in Vancouver and he has a rich variety of trails to choose from for his daily trail runs. He talks to us about his films, his races, including the Tour de Geants and what lies ahead.
I am joined once again by the awesome, Jeff Pelletier, to talk all about his recent 4th place finish at Grand To Grand Ultra as well as what it was like to help make WONDERLAND. Gonna be a blast!
Fat Dog 100 is a notoriously brutal 120 mile race. Technical, backcountry trails and climbs rip runners apart and test all their abilities. This year’s race proved that was an understatement. Crazy rain, hail, thunder, lightening and flooded trails put the runners to the test. Let’s hear about Jeff Pelletier’s and Josh Barringer’s races. Gonna be good!

Other Mentions

‘WATCH: Racing Namibia, by Canadian Ultrarunner Jeff Pelletier‘, Canadian Running Magazine
Follow along in this 9-part series documenting the ultrarunner’s experience in the 7-day 250 km stage race… READ MORE

‘The Big Chill: Ultrarunning Across Chilliwack BC‘, Gear Junkie
This video documents Robbins’ all-effort push to run the route point-to-point as fast as possible. His friend and pacer Jeff Pelletier produced the short film… READ MORE

‘Weekend wrap up: all the results‘, Canadian Trail Running Magazine
Top results from Swiss Peaks, Transalpine, Finlayson Arm, Haliburton Forest, Mount Robson, Lost Soul, and Tackle the Toad trail races… READ MORE

‘WATCH: The Original WAM Course’, Canadian Trail Running Magazine
Just in case you haven’t heard enough about last week’s Whistler Alpine Meadows (WAM) race put on by Geoff Langford, Gary Robbins, and the Coast Mountain Trail Series (CMTS) team–you’re in luck. Jeff Pelletier’s video highlights the original WAM race courses, showcasing waterfalls, glaciers, and alpine lakes in British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Corridor… READ MORE

‘WATCH: Pacing Hardrock‘, Trail Runner Magazine
In 2015, 27-year-old Kevin Douglas was the youngest person to finish the Hardrock 100. His pacer, Salomon athlete Jeff Pelletier, captured their experience at the race… READ MORE