Ultrarunnerpodcast.com: Recent Episodes
Eric Schranz
Jim Sweeney runs primary on the technical trails around upstate New York and New England, still loves a good old road marathon, and even ran the fastest hundred miler (13:09) in 2018. Â He’s also the Lead Brewer at a brewery you’ve heard me talk a lot about…Athletic Brewing in Connecticut.
It was high time I had Jim on the show to talk about his life (he’s got a degree in forensic psychology, whaaa?), his love of brewing beer, and what races he’s got on the horizon.
Fun talk with a guy sounds like he’s living the dream. I hope you enjoy this episode.
Jim Sweeney on some non-technical trails! Jim Sweeney Episode Notes Here’s a link to the Escarpment Trail Run that Jim mentioned. Mighty technical.
And here’s a link to the race I couldn’t remember…Manitou’s Revenge.
And here’s a link to Athletic Brewing. If you need any suggestions, ask away. I’m what they call, I believe, a prolific drinker. Â (Here’s my story about when and why I stopped drinking and the role Athletic played.)
Intro and outro music used with permission from David Rosales.
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Trivia with Lydia Episode Notes: Intro/outro music used with permission from David Rosales.
Here’s more on The Tunnel race.
More on Yiannis Kouros’ incredible feats on Davy Crockett’s Ultrarunning History Podcast.
More on The Spine Race in the UK.
And more on The Dipsea Race in Northern California.
Here’s the NATHAN pack Lydia has fallen in love with.
And here’s the handheld she’s been using.
Here’s the Drankful hydration pack I’ve been trying out.
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I was DFL at #hr100
Not the result I was hoping for, but I think I learned even more this way. Been trying to get here for about 10 years. pic.twitter.com/DFWkR6zhdk
â Terry Miller (@Terrysrunning) July 19, 2021
Intro/Outro music used with permission from David Rosales.
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Alek Simpson was diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy at 18 years old and has continued running ultramarathons and trail races. He’s on a combination of drugs to keep him “normal”, never gets hungry, has extreme light sensitivity, and has experienced sleep paralysis…but none of this is changing his love and passion for the trails and racing.
In this interview, I ask Alek about the disorders and how they affect his personal and running life. We talk about where he grew up, his upcoming races, and we talk about everything from falling porcupines to a new route from San Diego to Mexico that I didn’t know existed. Â Alek is very candid about this mysterious disorder and hopes to bring some attention and light to it.
Alek Simpson and Baz Hawley Alek Simpson, his sister Katie Burns and her husband J.K. Lundberg at Dick Collins 100k in 2019.
Gear Review with Ben Zuehlsdorf Nathan Pinnacle 4L Hydration Vest ($175 | Affiliate link.) Â And the women’s version right here.
Ben says: “A vest I actually don’t mind wearing. Doesn’t heat me up or chafe. Would be great for Hardrock.”
Hoka ONE ONE Clifton 8 ($130)
Ben says: “Excellent update to an already great shoe you can wear on the road or firetrail.”
Hoka ONE ONE Zinal ($160)
Ben says: “Great go-fast trail shoe that you can wear from the doorstep to the trail.”
Hoka ONE ONE Zinal Women’s model We also spoke about SOAR Running. Here’s more on the new company from Europe.
Episode Notes: More on the Baja Divide Trail
More on Diane VanDeren
Follow Alek on Twitter.
Intro/Outro music used courtesy of David Rosales.
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Torsten Heycke is an endurance athlete who’s participated and competed in a panoply of outdoor sports. From ultramarathons like UTMB-CCC and Western States to field hockey, surfing, MTB racing, tennis, XC ski racing and triathlon, today, Torsten and I drill down and discuss our joined passion for paddle sports.
He and I both competed in a paddle race last month in Northern California, me in the 25 mile race on stand up paddleboard, he in the 100 mile race on a Surfski. (Torsten won his event.)
In this interview, we talk about paddling and discuss the similarities and differences between it and trail running. We talk about gear, “terrain”, the overall scene, and where to find good races. If you’ve thought about taking your SUP past the point of casual paddling, this is the episode for you.
Additionally, Torsten lives in Ashland (Southern Oregon) with his wife where he’s a member of a group looking to put Ashland back on the map for outdoor endurance sports. Since it’s heyday (hello Rogue Valley Runners?!?) a decade ago, Ashland has unfortunately seen its share of catastrophic fires that dealt a big blow to its running and tourism industry. We talk about races coming up and why you should consider Southern Oregon as a destination for your adventures.
Finally….Torsten Heycke is a bit of a mapping geek and we talk about how he came to design the official maps for Western States and he answers a few of my gripes/questions about Strava.
Paddlers’ equivalent of a black toenail. Torsten Heycke Episode Notes: Paddling Resources:
Paddleguru is the paddler’s version of Ultrasignup. Nowhere near as comprehensive, but it’s the best I can find.
California River Quest is the race Torsten and I competed in.
The 22nd Annual, 440 mile Yukon River Quest starts this week n Northern Canada.
Torsten Heycke’s depiction of the importance of blade angle. Ashland Resources:
Ashland Woodlands and Trails Association
Mt Ashland HillClimb
Lithia Loop Trail Marathon (Nov 21)
2021 Pine to Palm 100
Ashland Trail Finder Map (very cool!)
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Noah Brautigam is a Salomon sponsored trail and ultra runner who started life as a xc skier and instructor in Vermont who bounced to the West Coast and has spent the last few years in Salt Lake City. Now he and his wife are living the van life as they prepare for a big move to her native Sweden later this summer.
We talk about xc ski training, coaching, his recent 3rd plan at Canyons 100k, some drastic diet challenges, and the mindset Noah has going into races. This was a fun interview with a really neat guy. Keep an eye on him this summer then we’ll see what he’s up to in Europe later this year.
Canyons 100k: Anthony Costales (1st), Max King (2nd), Noah Brautigam (3rd.) Pic by me. Gear Review with Ben Zuehlsdorf TOPO Athletics Mtn Racer 2
Skecher Performance Go Run RAZR Trail
Salomon S-Lab Phantasm
Noah Brautigam Episode Notes: Follow Noah on Instagram right here.
Intro/Outro music used courtesy of David Rosales.
Here’s the SUP race I’m doing in a few weeks.
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Annie Hughes is a 23 year old runner living in Leadville Colorado who hasn’t finished off the podium in nearly two years. She likes big vert, technical terrain, and long hauls that push her abilities. Haven’t heard of her? Listen to this interview and keep an eye on Annie…she’s got big plans and all the components to make them come true.
Annie loves the mountains, she loves pushing herself, and we’ll really get to see what she’s got after a series of races this summer…Speedgoat, Mace’s Hideout 100 high up in Colorado, then Moab 240. Yowza, how’s that for variety?! Go Annie!
Annie Hughes Episode Notes: Here’s Annie’s supported FKT info for the Collegiate Loop.
Follow Annie Hughes on Instagram right here.
Intro and outro music courtesy of David Rosales. (Here’s our interview with David.)
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Lucas Simon Drake joins me to share his experience of running a 50 mile trail ultramarathon tripping on acid. Why did he do it? How did it go? Does he see it as a PED or did in hinder his performance?
Please, listen to this interview with an open mind. It’s pretty damn interesting.
If you’re going to try something like this, please do it on your own and don’t put the RDs at risk of liability and/or losing their permits.
The look of pure bliss: 150 micrograms of LSD during a 10k. Lucas Simon Drake Episode Notes Here’s his book on Amazon: Runner’s High or: Can LSD Make You Gay? How I Ran an Ultramarathon Tripping on a Psychedelic Drug: The Easy Guide to Doing What You Should Not
Here’s the reddit thread that caught my attention.
Intro and outro music by David Rosales.
Lucas Simon Drake on the Tongariro Alpine crossing in New Zealand. “Just like Norway but with better weather!” Gear Review with Lydia
Tracksmith Offroad Packable Jacket and Shorts
rabbit Waffle line
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Nicole Monette started running competitively in high school and moved to ultramarathons a few years ago. She won Yeti 100 in 2020 and then last month participated in the Hoka Carbon X2 event in Arizona. During that event, Nicole finished second.
She doesn’t race a lot, but instead Nicole focuses on and enjoys the rigors and structure of training. In this chat, we talk about her childhood, kids, her fierce competitiveness, and how she got wound up racing 100k in Arizona last month. How will that event be different than her next trail ultramarathon? In about every way possible.
We also talk about parenting active kids, keeping them motivated and engaged, and what it’s like having little kids with glasses. Lots to cover here!
Nicole Monette Episode Notes Nicole’s next race is Canyons 100k.
Follow Nicole Monette on Instagram.
I talked about using Zenni Optical for my son’s and wife’s glasses.
Intro and outro music used with permission from David Rosales.
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Austin Bogina is an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the Marathon, a member of the USA 50k team, and a Ph.D candidate in the field of sports management.
In this interview, we talk about growing up in small town Kansas, finding his legs in Colorado, and working his butt off to get where he is now.
(Austin is) just a farm boy from Kansas who made his dreams happen.
Matt Daniels
Austin and I could have spoken for hours about his academic focus and how small groups of runners affect the overall running scene and about how money affects the sport. I’ll likely ask Austin to be on the show again to dig even deeper about how our sport is growing and how that growth will affect athletes from casual ultramarathon runners to sponsored athletes.
Austin Bogina (r), Matt Daniels (shirt) and Matt’s wedding. Austin Bogina Episode Notes Here’s our interview with Austin’s good friend Matt Daniels.
Follow Austin Bogina on Instagram or his (mothballed) blog.
Intro/Outro Music used with permission from David Rosales
Austin Bogina and family at Olympic Trials Gear Chat with Ben Two products Ben reviewed were the North Face Vectiv and the Naked Running Vest and we raved about the new waffle line from rabbit.
Austin Bogina on the slopes. The post Austin Bogina Interview appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.
Sarah Biehl ran track and XC in both high school and college, ran an Olympics Trials Qualifying marathon, then set her eyes on her first ultramarathon. With guidance from friends in the ultra world, she ran an impressive 5th place, but most importantly, had a great time and smiled the â¦
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Clint Welch grew up playing football and riding bareback rodeo in Californiaâs Central Valley and Texas. He also ran with his mom occasionally through childhood, but that bug ultimately caught up with him and now heâs an accomplished ultramarathon runner with numerous hundred milers under his belt. So howâd that â¦
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Sebastian Salsbury is only 14 years old, but he's already run 20 ultramarathons. His adventure this past weekend is even more incredible.
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Anna Frost joins me to talk about role models, sponsors, kids, paddleboards, guiding, and more. Also, new shoe reviews from Lydia!
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Francesca Muccini has runâand wonâVol State before but her performance this year at the Lazarus Lake event has been called one of the greatest multi day performances of all time. In this interview, Francescaâoriginally from Italyâdescribes her meticulous training on the roads and the gym and how she focused for â¦
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Pam Reed has run ninety six 100 milers and finished 50+ Ironman triathlons. Sheâs set the record for 24 hours on the track, and wonâoutrightâBadwater two times. Most impressive to many was her 2015 Western/Hardrock/Badwater triple. All three of those events occur within one month. Woof! In this interview, we â¦
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Leah Yingling joins me to talk about growing up with 3 competitive sister and how she found her way to the trails in the Wasatch Range.
Also, gear reviews from our new reviewer Lydia!
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Jason Hardrath is the King of West Coast FKTs. How and why did he transition from triathlons to solo pursuits in the mountains?
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Meredith June Edwards battled a mysterious health problem until she finally found an answer. Now she's in great shape with nowhere to race!
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Ellie Pell has had success in trail ultras and recently ran in the Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta. How'd it go, and what's next for this native New Yorker?
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For those who use Twitter to get their ultramarathon and trail news, youâre likely familiar with SteeltownRunner. He adds to conversations with civil, salient, and smart commentary about some of the obscure races, records, and athletes from our sport. Behind the online moniker is Paul, a guy originally from Pennsylvania â¦
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Ryan Haebe went from top collegiate runner with an OTQ to someone fighting for his life. Then he won a 55k last year in Arizona and it got me thinking if we'll see his passion and fierce talent on the MUT scene any time soon.
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Bethany Patterson started her running career when she took David Hortonâs ultramarathon class back in 1999. (Hereâs our interview with the good doc from 2013.) From his class, she learned where to run, how to run, and he supported her throughout her upcoming races around the country. Hereâs a great â¦
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Grayson Murphy has made a big name for herself in just a few short weeks. What will 2020 bring to this mountain runner from Utah?
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No American has even stood on the podium at Grand Raid Reunion Island (and Diagonale des Fous.) The notoriously difficult hundred miler in the India Ocean has seen greats like Andrea Huser, Nathalie Mauclair, Nuria Picas, Kilian Jornet, and Francois dâHaene work for wins, but Americans have had a tough â¦
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Inspired and motivated by his late brother, Michael Ortiz set off on an audacious goal last yearâ¦run a hundred miler each weekend for a year. Could it be done? Could he handle not just the running, but the logistics and travel of such a big project? Now throw in a â¦
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Jessica Hewitt joins me to talk about how she lost her trail running mojo, and what steps she took to get it back. Great follow up to her recent post in Trail Sisters.
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Two weeks ago he stopped drinking, quit his job, and started a website about ultra trail running, parenthood, and the outdoors. Many of us wish we could take that proverbial jump...Chase Parnell and Nikki did it and are living it right now. Here's there story.
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Michael Carson lives and works in Phoenix Arizona and trains on flat canal paths, treadmills, and an indoor spin bike. Two weeks ago he took this training to the notoriously tough Mogollan Monster 100 miler and came away with a podium win. So howâd he do it? I asked Michael â¦
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Author Jared Beasley joins me to talk about his new book, which chronicles the incredible life and times of ultra legend Al Howie.
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Wookie Kim started out his weekend like many of us do. Heâd planned a fun run in Coloradoâs Maroon Bells with a buddy and theyâd given themselves 12 hours to finish the 27 mile loop. All was going well, until fit hit the shan. Faced with an excruciating headache that â¦
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Earlier this summer, Zach Violett ducked away to Andorra for a monthâhis goal being a good finish at the notoriously difficult and beautiful Ronda dels Cims 105 miler. In this interview, we talk about his training and execution of the race (he, ahem, negative split the darn thing) and he â¦
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Carol Seppilu survived a gun-related suicide attempt at 16yo and went thru some dark times. Then she found ultra trail running and has some incredible stories to share.
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Ever wondered what it takes to start a podcast? What kind of equipment is needed, what level of tech knowledge is necessary, and how and why guests are booked? Some hosts focus on accomplishments, some on deeper stories, and some avoid controversy while others take on big issues. This past â¦
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Sarah joins me again to talk to the woman responsible for getting her into running 25 years ago. Jennifer has lined up at Western before but had a bad day and was carried out on horse back. Sheâs also finished with less than an hour to spare, and has moved â¦
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Tim Lambert has had his name in the Western States lottery for six years and every year heâs come up short. Heâs been to The Big Dance two times, crewing elite runner Jez Bragg and soaking up as much information and wisdom as possible. Then in December of last year, â¦
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Amanda Basham has lined up at Western States three times in the past three years. Two of those were fourth place finishes and one was a DNF with a pulled ankle. So whatâs her strategy this year? Harder? Faster? More intense? Or did she pick up some tips from one â¦
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Adam Kimble has won 5ks, 250ks, and the Showcase Showdown on The Price is Right. He does it all by staying positive and having fun.
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Zach Ornelas won American River 50 miler just over a year ago. Then he represented the US at the IAU Trail Championships in Spain, then he  won the USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships at Tussey Mountainback. Less than two months later he finished California International Marathon (CIM) with a three â¦
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Jimmy Elam has been running competitively since he was nine years old. He was an All American in college, ran his first and only marathon in 2:21, and has had tremendous success in the MUT scene, setting a CR at the wild and competitive Broken Arrow Skyrace, pushing Walmsley hard â¦
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Anna Mae Flynn had an incredible performance at Lake Sonoma on Saturday, finishing it off by overtaking race leader YiOu Wang in the final 1/4 mile of the race. At the finish line she was offered a Golden Ticket to Western States Endurance Run and she told RD Craig Thornley â¦
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Last weekend Gabi Maudiere lined up at American River 50 miler and felt off from the start. She battled stomach issues the whole way, never able to shake the nausea and finally throwing in the towel at mile 42. So what happened? Sheâs run the distance before. Heck, sheâd won â¦
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Guillaume Arthus joins me to talk about an acronym heâs been using to describe alt-format events in this wacky sport of ours. MEAN stands for Mind â Endurance â Autonomy â Navigation and describes events with increased mental strain, abnormally long distances, many, many hours of alone time, and map â¦
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RunBum RD Sean Blanton joined me for a discussion about a call he made this past weekend that I have serious disagreements with. What better way than to discuss the issue on a live call, agree to disagree, then move on to better topics like Barkley, media, sponsors, Anton, podcasts, â¦
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Where Ryan Lange lacks in raw leg speed or a monster VO2 max, he makes up for in enthusiasm for the trails. Ryanâs 21, lives in Jersey, and besides running 200s, also likes to DJ at EDM events and hunt white tail deer. In a sport made of people with â¦
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Kami Semick was at the top of her game 10 years ago, ran for a few years, then stopped completely. Now she's back at it, but with an entirely new outlook on racing.
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Miguel Ordorica has paced and crewed Kaci Lickteig in most of her races since she hit the ultra scene. What's he learned along the way?
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Dani Moreno (HOKA/rabbit) lined up for her first trail ultramarathon last week and ran away with the USATF 50k Trail Championship title. Nice work for her first ultra! Want to hear more about her training and whether weâll see her at more ultras? Make no mistake, Dani Morenoâs no newbie â¦
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Matt Daniels will be the first sub 4 minute miler to line up for Western States Endurance Run this June. In his first 100k last weekend, Matt won a Golden Ticket by leading from early on in the race and heâs ready to bite off even more this summer. With â¦
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A podcast without a guest! I run down some of the top MUT stories from the week. Links: Jeff Browningâs strength routine. Ethan Newberryâs new race in Washingtonâ¦Tiger Claw! Ryan Sandesâ Tarawera Report Kelly Agnewâs latest problem: Stealing from his employer. More on his problem cheating in ultras. More on the Piece of String race. This Week â¦
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Amy Puzey lined up at Houston Marathon after a perfect block of training, but when the gun fired, she fell apart. What happened, and how can she prevent it next time?
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Brittany Peterson joins Sarah and I to talk about her recent win at Bandera and Golden Ticket win. How will she translate her skyrunning skills to The Big Dance? We'll see in June!
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How many people win UROY and qualify for the Olympic Trials in the half marathon in the same year? Not many. Jim shares his story right this way---->
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Sarah and I chat with FKT/UD head honcho Buzz Burrell about the ethics and people behind FKTs and where our sport is headed. We also talk aging, mixed drinks, podcasts, and more.
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Iâve been semi-obsessed with trail running in the Himalayas since my race in India two years ago. I found the trails, the people, the exchange rate, and the culture perfect for getting in some big miles, so I asked an expert to join me on this episode to talk about â¦
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Letâs finish up 2018 with something different, shall we? Ultras and trail running are two sports that normalize all of usâ¦we all step up to the same line and finish in the same place, but often times our fellow competitors are coming from all over the place. Doctors, hippies, CEOs, â¦
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Bob Hearn set out at Desert Solstice to run 154.5 miles and came within a few hundred yards of doing so. Thatâs pretty incredible planning and precision, and itâs nothing to new to the guy known as the Prince of Pacing. Bobâs unique background includes an insatiably curious mind and â¦
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Patsy Ramirez-Arroyo loves to run ultras and will not be stopped. She wasnât stopped when Hurricane Maria ravaged her island of Puerto Rico. Instead, she used her fitness to traverse washed out roads as she carried aid to her family and friends. She wasnât stopped when she showed up for â¦
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Itâs that time of year again. Each December, the URP crack team of historians (Sarah and I) put together a list of fun categories that look back at the year of ultramarathon and trail results and trends and make bold predictions for the coming year. We also talk about personal â¦
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Before we get into the Spartan Trail Seriesâ¦Spartan has a long history of success in Obstacle Course Racing and has built an incredible organization around the world.  Led by Spartan and competitor Tough Mudder, the sport of OCR catapulted into the mainstream and really hit itâs peak around 2012 and â¦
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Katie Grossman got pregnant earlier this year and fully expected to stay in perfect shape, have a flawless pregnancy, bounce back, and continue to crush the trails like she has for years.  She documented much of her journey in some honest and poignant essays for her TrailSisters column. Like many â¦
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Liz Canty won the Barkley Fall Classic last year, won Pinhoti 100,  and just last month, podium at Bear 100. Look through her results list and youâll see an overall trend towards difficult and challenging events that test the will of the runner. So hearing that she grew up in â¦
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David Ayala grew up in mountains and desert of Utah with dreams of being a theoretical physicist. Running outside for fun and pouring over books, David was an only child and kept himself busy. Now a Professor of Mathematics (hereâs his CV and field of work), David has also found â¦
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Jackson Brill is a 20yo at CSU Boulder who's tearing up the trails and podiums. Keep an eye on this dude: He's got an infectious love for the trails and is making good decisions.
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Keely Henninger has had a great year with wins at Chuckanut 50k and Lake Sonoma 50 miler, podiums at other big races, and a monster win at Tussey Mountainback championships. Next up? Sheâll toe the line with the fastest ultra trail runners in the country at The North Face Championships â¦
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What type of personality and planning does it take to run fifty 100 mile races in one year? Meticulous, fit, and passionate. A mind bending interview with a guy taking on an audacious goal.
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Courtney Dauwalter joins Sarah and I to talk about the finer points of Big's Backyard Ultra, her plans for 2018, the partnership with her husband Kevin, and more.
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Ellie Fox is living the life many of us envy. She grew up in an MUT family and now lives in a tricked-out van with her husband and their pets, traveling from trailhead to trail race whenever they want. Ellie recently won Cloudsplitter 100k and we talk about what she â¦
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Derrick Lytle joins me to talk about his role in the MUT scene, the overall media landscape, and his recent FKT attempt on the 800 mile Arizona Trail.
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Annie Weiss ran her first ultramarathon on the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin and won the 50k division. Since then, sheâs gone on to run Kettle Moraine, North Face (Wisconsin and San Francisco), Black Canyon, Gorge Waterfalls, and Leadville three times. In 2017, Annie set out with an audacious plan â¦
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Sabrina Stanley (Altra) joins us to talk about Hardrock, racing in Italy, living with Avery, her unrelenting competitive spirit, and more.
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When Stephanie Case (interview here) tells me that someone she met has a good and compelling story, my ears perk up and I pay attention. In this episode, Kiwi Doug Strachan tells a story about a life changing experience ten years ago that set him up for the extraordinary training â¦
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Since I failed to produce the regular URP Daily News this morning, Iâm making this episode available to everyone. This is a show format thatâs been exclusive to the Patreon crowd for the last few months, and one that Iâve received positive comments about. Itâs a rundown of the top â¦
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Josh Ritter lined up at Pine to Palm 100 three times in five years, each ending in a DNF. This year he finally got it right. What did he learn?
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Christopher Hammes was the first American to finish UTMB this year. So who is this guy and why does he like to suffer so much? (Keep an eye on this dude!)
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When Katie Arnold crossed the finish line at the Leadville 100 last month, many in the ultrarunning world recognized her name from her Outside Magazine column Raising Rippers. But thereâs a lot more to Katieâs incredible story. It starts with a nasty rafting accident two years ago that left her â¦
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Pam Smith joins Sarah and Eric for a wide-ranging discussion that bounces from Badwater to injuries to the role of social media in our sport.
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Jeff Ball lined up at Kodiak 100 last weekend in his second attempt at a hundred miler. His first was Western States last year, and he earned that spot by nabbing a Golden Ticket at Bandera 100k. So what was he expecting at Kodiak? Jeff was in great shape. His â¦
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We all have our own stories of finding our place in this silly sport. Some move seamlessly from collegiate track to the trails, while some have been running their whole lives. Then there are people like Neal Collick from Michiganâs Upper Peninsula.  Neal didnât run in high school and only â¦
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Jessa Hackman graduated law school two years ago, them immediately set off for a solo trek of the Appalachian Trail. After a chance encounter with an ultrarunner on the AT, Jessa signed up for her first ultra trail race less than a month after reaching Katahdin, and with no run â¦
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Traci Falbo is one tough and accomplished runner. She holds the indoor 48 hour record (remember this crazy video?), sheâs been named to the top 10 list for Ultrarunner of the Year, she held the 100 mile trail record, has completed the Grand Slam, and has countless ultramarathon finishes and â¦
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Bob Shebest lined up for Western States this year in prime shape. Heâd put in solid training with a high mileage block timed just right. Heâd podiumed at other races in the past year and had specific experience racing from Squaw to Auburn before. He had a quality race plan â¦
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In addition to the URP Daily News thatâs published each morning, Iâll be recording the URP Daily News Briefing each day (maybe?) thatâll go into a bit more depth with some of the issues covered in the online edition. Please let me know what you think of the audio format â¦
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Diana Fitzpatrick has experienced a lot in her running career. Sheâs won the storied Dipsea Race two times, sheâs qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon, sheâs coached a high school running program for years, co-RDâed a popular trail 50k with her husband Tim, earned four silver buckles at â¦
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Kate Elliot won herself an Altra Golden Ticket to the Western States Endurance Run just four months ago.  With her 2nd place finish at Sean OâBrien 100k (her first try at that distance), she suddenly found herself on the registrants list for her first hundred miler on the biggest stage â¦
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Lee Conner has been stacking up finishes, podiums, and wins at trail ultramarathons across the country for a number of years. In the past 18 months, Lee has run HURT 100 (5th female), Orcas Island 100, Miwok 100k, Bighorn 100 (2nd female), UTMB, Chatanooga 100 (win), the Georgia Death Race (3rd â¦
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When seven time Western States champion Scott Jurek decided to take a crack at the 2,189 mile Appalachian Trail in 2015, he knew it would be a team effort with his wife Jenny. This interview is with Jenny Jurek and gets her perspective on the 46:08:07 FKT. After the six â¦
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Jared Hazen will line up at Lake Sonoma 50 in two days with one goal: Earn an Altra Golden Ticket to the Western States Endurance Run in June. His fellow Coconino Cowboys are in, but for he and fellow Cowboy Eric Senseman, this is their last chance for 2018. In â¦
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Mike Strzelecki isnât fast, but heâs been running trails and ultramarathons for the better part of thirty years. This guy loves single track. He loves timed events. He loves road races and trail races. And he loves the heck out of the ultramarathon community. Itâs one thing to hear advice â¦
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The picture below shows it all. With a pulk behind them and hundreds of miles of baren tundra in front of them, it takes a special type of athlete to line up at the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Alaskan transplant David Johnston has won the event six times in the last â¦
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Brendan Leonard, founder and creative drive behind the popular semi-rad.com website joins Sarah and I for a wide-ranging talk about running, outdoor adventures, media, and more. Brendanâs an interesting guy and leads a multi-fasceted life that many URP listeners will appreciate and relate toâ¦all told through the eyes and ears â¦
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Scotty Mills Episode Notes Scotty Mills has been running Ultramarathon and trail events since 1981 and has racked up a few hundred finishes and made what seems like just as many friends. Heâs run UTMB, JFK, Lake Sonoma, Massanutten, Hat Run 50k and Wasatch. Heâs run Western States 18 times, â¦
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Ever wanted to put on a trail race or ultramarathon? What does it take to launch your first event and how do you build a community around it? In this interview with Rob Goyen, we hear about how he accidentally started one of the most successful race companies in the â¦
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Dr. Hal Rosenberg has lived and run in the trail meccas of Boulder and Flagstaff and currently lives and practices in the running hotbed of Mill Valley, California. Heâs an experienced MUT runner, cyclist, and triathlete, who also happens to treat some of the top ultra trail runners in the â¦
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Ladia Albertson-Junkans ran the competitive Chuckanut 50k for her first ultramarathon last year and won it. With a stacked field that included YiOu Wang, Camille Herron, and Corinne Malcom, Ladia bonked hard but rallied and came out on top.  I think Iâve learned to focus on joy through the â¦
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Adharanand Finn has lived with the elite Kenyan runners in Iten, heâs trained in Japan while learning about the famously cut-throat Ekiden races, and heâs now turning his attention to the burgeoning ultramarathon scene. In this interview, we talk about: The cultural and social influences on the Japanese distance running â¦
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Ailsa MacDonald showed up at the Black Canyon 100kâa Western States Endurance Run Golden Ticket Raceâand walked away with second overall. Now sheâs got to squeeze âThe Big Danceâ into her already tight racing schedule of marathons, ultras, and Ironman distance triathlons. So who is Ailsa? Sheâs got an interesting â¦
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Natalie Ghelfi joined me for a conversation about her first 100k. We talk about her training, what she learned in her buildup, and how she executed her race. We also talk strollers, marriages, downhill running, shoes, and more. In this podcast, we discuss an issue many runners struggle with, and â¦
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Angela Shartel has wins at Quad Dipsea, Bear, Cruel Jewel, Massnutten, and San Diego 100 miler. Sheâs an M9 at Western and recently finished 2nd at Araivapa Runningâs Coldwater Rumble in Arizona. That last resultâa podium at a 100 milerâis what we focus on a lot in this interview. After â¦
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Natalie Larson won the #4 FKTOY of the year for 2017 for her self supported 1200 mile trek up the California coast. In that adventure, she cussed out a mountain lion, fell in love with Malibu, learned the tidal tables on the Lost Coast, and had to take an Uber â¦
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Kyle Pietari (Altra/NordicTrack) ran Leadville in 2012 as his first hundred miler and finished in 28th place. Not bad, but since then, heâs been back to finish 2nd two times, has wins and podiums across the country, and ran to a grueling M10 at Western States Endurance Run last year â¦
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Soon-Chul Choi grew up in the midwest playing football, joined the military where he trained mine-detecting dolphins and seals, went to Berkeley, thought about joining the CIA, but instead went to work at startupsâ¦and here we are. Soon-Chul ran his first ultramarathon just over four years ago, then quickly started â¦
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The last time we had Michele Yates on URP was in early 2014 right after sheâd been named Ultrarunning Magazineâs Ultrarunner of the Year alongside Rob Krar. In 2013, Michele won nearly every race she entered, including Bandera 100k, North Face 50M and Run Rabbit Run 100 miler. Since then, â¦
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I sat down with Una Beaudry to talk about running, strength, sickness, positivity, and what sheâs got planned for her future. Una ran three 100ks in three months, she and her husband went on a self-guided run/eating/drinking tour through the Cinque Terra region of Italy, and she fills me in â¦
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2017 was a big year in ultrarunning. Between Jim Walmseyâs bold predictions on huge stages, the rise in popularity and performances of women road and track times, and the overall growth of the sport, these have been an interesting and fun twelve months. Just like years past (hereâs 2015 and 2016), we â¦
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Anthony Costless just clicked off a 2:13:12 marathon at CIM, a mere four weeks after finishing 2nd at the USATF Trail Championships to Mario Mendoza in Moab. While Anthony hasnât yet crested 26.2, we talk a lot about sub-ultra distances and what heâs doing to train for his first trail â¦
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Ben Nephew is considered one of the Kings of (b)east coast trail running and racing. Over his 17+ year career, he has or held multiple FKTs on some iconic trails and has over 110 MUT results on UltraSignup The vast majority of those are for outright wins. Professionally, Ben is â¦
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Kelly Wolf spent much of her childhood thru high school competing as a gymnast.  Fatigued from the pressure and some physiological concerns, she stepped away from that sport and found rock climbing in college. A bit burned out from climbing, Kelly discovered the trails and hasnât looked back. She ran â¦
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Eric Senseman ran JFK50 two times before nailing it last month. What did he do differently this time that failed to do his first two attempts. Different workouts, different gear, or was it a different mindset? When youâve got 20+ time finisher Ian Torrence and three time champion Jim Walmsley â¦
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Kris Brown finished 4th at the hyper-competitive North Face 50 championship earlier this month,  begging a lot of people to ask âwho was that guy?â  I wondered the same thing, so I invited him on the show to learn more. What I learned is that Kris Brown has been running â¦
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Itâd be easy to look at Timothy Olsonâs career and focus on the past. Heâs got some big wins (current course record at Western States Endurance Run, anyone?), plenty of highlights, and has run at the top of the field for years, but I wanted to have Tim on to â¦
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Larisa Dannis joined us in 2014 to discuss her mountain training in Vermont and subsequent move to Northern California.  During that year, she finished 2nd at Western, ran a 5:59 fifty miler, and racked up wins across the country only to break her fibula at 100k championships in Qatar. So â¦
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Mae Barker and Zach Hanna are a couple from Florida whoâve been running together for a few years while also busy at home with two kids and demanding jobs. Letâs hear from a couple who train on flat roads but race on mountain trails. I wanted to interview them for â¦
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Chris Mocko Interview Chris Mocko last joined us in May of this year to talk about his goal of becoming a sponsored athlete.  Heâd strung together a great running resume, had a strong social media presence with The Mocko Show, and was ready to make his big splash at Western â¦
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Patrick Reagan and His 100 Mile Debut Patrick Reagan (HOKA One One) ran his first hundred miler at Javelina this year and was two minutes away from breaking thirteen hours.  He says he felt fine, loves the distance, and canât wait to run more. He also wants to be smart, â¦
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Katie Graff ran competitively in college, burned out, and took some time off before creeping back into the sport. She ran recreationally for a few years, then, looking for a new challenge, discovered 200 milers and found her niche. This past year, under the coaching of Jason Koop, Katie entered â¦
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Chris Jones has had a busy summer. Aside from helping to raise his newborn daughter, heâs also served in the National Guard, fought wild fires, raced nearly every weekend and managed to squeeze in six mountainous hundred milers around the country. Did Sarah and I want to get him on â¦
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Patrick Caron just ran the 3rd fastest 100 miler in the world for 2017.  Heâs 20, has big plans for his future, a positive outlook, super quick lets, and a pretty solid head on his shoulders. Patrick is the high school kid who scored straight Aâs, but is passing on â¦
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Andy Gohlich won an FKT grant earlier this year and announced his intent: He aimed to connect 13 of Californiaâs 15 fourteeners in under 60 hours, an homage to Coloradoâs Nolan 14. I asked Andy about finding possible routes on maps, how he trained, what he brought for gear and â¦
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Welcome to the inaugural MUT Synchrocast! Six MUT-related podcasts have teamed up to tackle one issue, offering multiple opinions and perspectives on a topic that affects  runners of all abilities and experience levels: How to Make Your Race Day Perfect. In this episode, Sarah and I break down the definition â¦
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Outside of a very few people, Sean Nakamura has one of the most intense race schedules in this ridiculous sport of ours. This year heâs run seven 100 milers, four 100ks, a bunch of ânormalâ ultras, and a then earlier this month he won Tahoe 200, after which he took â¦
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Courtney Dauwalter already holds the 24 hour record (155 miles) as well as numerous course records on mountain ultramarathons in the US.  She won (outright) Javelina Jundred 100k last year and bagged a nice win when she won Run Rabbit Run 100 miler in 2016.  Along with other runs, sheâs â¦
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Earlier this month, Joe McConaughy stepped off the trail in Maine after demolishing the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the 2,200-ish mile Appalachian Trail. He averaged about 50 miles a day and completed the journey in an unsupported fashion. So really, how much actual running did he do? (A lot.) â¦
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Tim Tollefson returned to UTMB this year and ended up with a similar race as 2016. Fast Europeans, an enthusiastic American charging out front, and plenty of vert before the finish line. Like last year, Tim played it smart. He ran conservatively and strong throughout the race, worked with friend â¦
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Clare Gallagher made her debut podcast on URP at this time last yearâsheâd just crushed Leadville and we got to hear about her training, eating, collegiate running, and studies in Thailand.  Lots of energy, lots of fun, and the potential for a big career was obvious. In this most recent â¦
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Ruperto Romero Interview Ruperto Romero breaks the mold for the modern day ultramarathon stud. No sponsor, no GPS, no shoe contract, no Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Strava. Heâs never heard of URP and doesnât pay attention to most ultra news. But damnâ¦.Rupert can throw down when he hits his favorite â¦
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Runner and writer Yitka Winn joins me just a few days after her win at Fat Dog 120 to talk about her first big win, how it happened, and the feeling of running âup frontâ and getting chased. We also discuss the importance of good communication between runners and pacers. â¦
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Elisa Laverty Interview Elisa Laverty has had a big year! In January, she and husband Keith welcomed their first child into the world. A few months later, she attempted a 50k, then this past weekend, she ran her first 50 miler at White River. Everyoneâs got a story, and Elisaâs â¦
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Joe Gray Interview Joe Gray is a well accomplished, multi-medaled, and openly opinionated guy whoâs got a great perspective on this silly sport of ours.  Joe is perhaps the most accomplished and decorated mountain runner in the United States and has the stats to prove it. He won the World Mountain â¦
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Sarah Lavender Smith joins me give a fun and informative Speedgoat recapâshe ran the tough 50k for the first time and has some great advice if you plan on running one day. Is it really as tough as weâve heard? (Answer: yes.) Sarah also talks about pacing Hardrock and the â¦
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Kaytlyn Gerbin nabbed one of the final Golden Tickets to Western States Endurance Run this April with her win at Gorge Waterfalls 100k. Admittedly, I didnât have her on my top five radar at The Big Dance, so I asked her to come on the show and tell us about â¦
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When we spoke with Kyle Robidoux one week ago, he was preparing for his first hundred miler. Heâd trained, prepared, planned, and analyzed, put together a team of crew, pacers, and sighted trail guides, and was of to Vermont 100 to execute his strategy. In this interview, we find out â¦
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Kyle Robidoux is like many people we know. Heâs in the taper week of his first 100 miler, he had a ho-hum 50 miler a few weeks ago, but heâs confident in his crew, pacers, and mental strength  and heâs ready to get through the whole race. The difference is â¦
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Kaci Lickteig has a solid history at Western States, winning the storied trek from Squaw Valley to Auburn last year, and starting the race this year in tip top shape and ready to race hard. Considered one of the best trail ultramarathon runners in the country, Kaci was odds on â¦
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Amy Sproston has 50 results on her ultrasignup, and 49 of them are top ten results.  Sheâs won the IAU 100k Championships and finished 2F last year at Western. How has she been able to perform at such a high level for over a decade? In this interview (her 2nd â¦
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Jackie Merritt has been tearing up the trail and ultra scene on the (b)east coast for a number of years.  Sheâs racked up top performances at the USATF Trail Championships, nabbed the overall win at Ice Age 50k, set a new course record at Pinhoti 100 in November, then won â¦
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Jim Walmsley is a fearless runner whoâs been known to target other runners, records, and FKTs with abandon.  His performances have backed up and sustained this confidence as heâs only âlostâ one race in over two yearsâthat the infamous âwrong turn heard âround the worldâ at last yearâs Western States â¦
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Andrew Chapello Interview In 2016, Andrew Chapello ran a Western States qualifier at Canyons 100k.  He finished the race and threw his only ticket into the pot for the lottery in December. His name didnât get drawn, but he was added to the wait (#36) list as a possible starter. â¦
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The last time we spoke with original URP host Scotty Sandow was in February of this year.  At that point, Scotty had (re)committed to running his first hundred miler after taking an extended absence away from the trails and was fully dedicated to push through life and making it happen. In that interview â¦
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Nick Arciniaga will line up at North Face Endurance Championship with the fastest marathon time of anyone on US soil. Faster than Max King (2:14). Faster than Sage Canaday (2:16). Faster than Jim and Zach (though I donât believe either have ever run a proper marathon) and Ian (2:21) and â¦
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Wally Hesseltine is seventy two years old and is gearing up for another run at Western States Endurance Run in a few weeks.  Heâs run it a number of times, but many will remember his non-finish last year when he passed under the arch less than two minutes after the â¦
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Trail Heads Escape was a fun trail running camp in Michigan Bluff that I attended last weekend. Set near the iconic Western States Endurance Run course, campers ran Volcano Canyon and El Dorado Canyon, saw product demos from Nathan, HOKA, Addaday, Altra, and Drymax, and listened to coaches talk about â¦
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If youâve heard the show over the past few months, youâve likely heard Sarah mention her preparation and training for the Mauna to Mauna stage race in Hawaii. Six days of running over beautiful trails, volcanoes, lava fields, and beaches, the event would cover 155 miles with variable weather and â¦
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Chris Mocko Interview A road runner just a few years ago, Chris Mocko burst onto the MUT scene last year with a top ten finish at Western States Endurance Run, then followed it up with a string of top performances this year.  Since January, heâs finished 2nd at Way â¦
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Nicole Ederle Interview â Planning Her First 100 Miler Last week I had the pleasure of talking to recovering attorney slash mom of two slash former long jumper slash dedicated ultrarunner Nicole Ederle and hearing about how she got into this crazy sport and most importantly, how sheâs methodically planning â¦
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Anthony Famigletti Interview Anthony Famigletti has spent plenty of time at the very far reaches of racing success. Two Olympic Games, multiple US championships, Penn Relay Champion, a freaking 4:23 mile pushing a stroller and a 3:58 mile on a treadmill.  But in the last few years we sort of â¦
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Bob Shebest Interview Fresh off his win at Canyons 100k, Bob Shebest (Hoka ONE ONE) joins me to talk about one thing he did differently at this raceâhe ran without his GPS watch.  We talk a length about staying engaged on the trails and focusing on the moment, rather than â¦
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Jess Mullen Interview Jess Mullen has had quite a streak recently, racking up strong finished and wins at races around the country.  She flew by Sarah in the final stages of Rio Del Lago 100 miler a few years ago, and now sheâs on the show to share her secrets!  Sheâs got â¦
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Blake Wood Interview Blake Wood has finished Nolanâs 14, competed in Barkley 8 times with one finish*, and has an incredible 20 finishes at Hardrock 100. He also just recently set the record for longest span between sub 3 hr marathons, a feat he started at 17 yo and just completed â¦
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Rickey Gates â #TransAmericana Rickey Gates joins us 45 days into his transcontinental run heâs dubbed #TransAmericana.  Talking to us while running through rural Arkansas, Rickey tells us about the people heâs met, the places heâs slept, the food heâs loving, the routes heâs taking, and what lies in those 2500 miles ahead. â¦
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John Kelly Interview â Barkley Finisher 15 John Kelly joined me just a few days after his finish to talk about what it took to finish the Barkley Marathons.  Hereâs a hint: Massive amounts of planning, decades of course knowledge, his Aunt Brendaâs cookies, and the incredible ability to focus â¦
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Dave Mackey Interview When we last spoke with Dave Mackey in 2015, his prognosis was still undetermined.  One month after falling down a cliff on a training run, he was recovering from the trauma and had undergone a few surgeries. Little did he know what the next 18 months would look â¦
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Runnersâ Lack of Mojo, Motivation & Eventual Burnout While weâve all experienced the excitement and subsequent motivation of trail and ultrarunning, many of us have also been through the doldrums of no motivation, losing oneâs mojo, and the dreaded burnout. So how do you define each? Are motivation and mojo the same thing? How â¦
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Suzanna Bon Interview If Suzanna Bonâs name isnât familiar to you, clear an hour of your schedule and listen to this episode.  If youâre an aging runner and feeling sorry for yourself, do the same and listen to how sheâs taking on her 50s with focus, perseverance, and a sense â¦
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Jeremy Hinshaw is a trail runner in Anchorage, Alaska who runs everything from the wild and wacky 3.5 mile Mount Marathon to the Susitna 100 miler in the dead of winter. We talk about surviving versus enjoying freezing weather and special precautions taken to survive the cold.   He also tells â¦
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Andy Wacker Interview Andy Wacker has only run two actual ultras in his life, but both have been competitive USATF Trail 50k Championship races.  He won his first in 2015, then recently DNFed his 2nd when he fell at the FOURmidable 50k in Auburn, CA and ended up with a â¦
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Looking at moving up and running your first ultramarathon?  Maybe youâve run some 50ks, but are looking at a 50 miler or even a 100 miler.  What do you need to know about making that jump? Sarah and I take questions from the URP Patreon page about training and racing â¦
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Morgan Elliot joined me to talk about his insatiable love for the outdoors and the trails.  This is a guy whoâs written an ode to singletrack, lives in his car part of the year to be closer to the trails, picks wild mushrooms to eat after his run, and is on â¦
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Scotty Sandow How would you feel if youâd taken three years away from the sport completely?  Letâs follow Scotty as he makes his way back into ultras and closer to a hundred miler. Many of you will remember Scottyâs voice from URPâheâs one of the original hosts of the show â¦
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Stephanie Case Interview Stephanie Case has in incredible resume of ultramarathon and trail races: Tor des Geants Lavaredo UTMB Gobi Desert Grand to Grand Vermont Matterhorn Madeira Island UROC If itâs long and tough and pushes the limits, Stephanie has likely run it.  Does she âlisten to her bodyâ when it â¦
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Emily Harrison Interview Emily Harrison is back on the scene with a shiny new Golden Ticket to Western States Endurance Run!  Sheâs had mixed luck there, finishing top ten in her first attempt, and a tough DNF bonk on her second.  How is she preparing for her third try? At â¦
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Hillary Allen Interview North Face athlete Hillary Allen joins Ethan and I to talk about her past few years of running, what sheâs got on her calendar for this year, and where she sees this going later in life.  In this epidote  we discuss: How her love for science sort of â¦
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Gavin Woody saw combat time in Iraq as an Army Ranger.  Heâs an Eagle Scout, heâs finished HURT, Badwater, UTMB, Susitna, Tor des Geants, Western States, Bigfoot 200, a few Ironman triathlons, and a whole lot of other endurance events. Heâs Past President of a huge foundation that gets families into â¦
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Ken Michal has attempted HURT 100 eight times and finished twice. Why does he keep going back? Whatâs the draw to that event that appeals to him so much?  With almost 100 ultras under his belt, how does this one relate to his upcoming 48 hour run in a suburban â¦
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Mike Wardianâs 7/7/7 Marathon Interview Mike Wardian has been on the show before and heâs always one of my favorite guests.  This latest show is no exception as he fills us in with the details of his latest adventure, talks about the logistics of getting sponsors to support him, how â¦
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Alicia Vargo Interview â (Updated to mp3 format.) Alicia Vargo has a degree in nutrition from Stanford, sheâs a two time NCAA 10k champ, won the Flagstaff Skyrace last year, coaches runners professionally, runs for HOKA, and has some severe dietary restrictions of her own to contend with.  Seems like â¦
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Jamil Coury Interview Jamil Coury wears many hats in the sport of ultra and trail running.  Heâs a race director, competitive athlete, pizza chef (wait, what?), and film maker.  I asked him to be on the show to talk about the role of ânewâ media in our sport, where he sees â¦
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2016 Year in Review and Predictions for 2017 Each year we get together to discuss the previous 12 months and make predictions for 2017.  With a sport thatâs changing as rapidly as ours it, itâs always a fun discussion to have, and I predict one thatâs been had on many â¦
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Sabrina Little Interview â Five Years Later We last interviewed Sabrina Little in early 2012. Then Sabrina Moran, she was running for a different shoe manufacturer, was attending college at Yale, and starting to make a real name for herself in the ultramarathon world in mainly timed and track ultras. Fast â¦
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Magdalena Boulet Interview We had Magdalena Boulet on the show two years ago when she was just one year into her ultra career.  Fast forward, and sheâs got a healthy resume of wins and wisdom under her fedora. Sarah and I chat with Magda about how she stays positive on â¦
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Steven Wiseman â Couch to 50 Miler in Nine Months Prior to March of this year, Steven Wiseman wasnât a runner at all.  Heâd never owned a pair of running shoes and was overweight.  For whatever reason, Steven entered a 5k, suffered through to the finish, then a friend challenged â¦
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Cody Reed â Planning His 50 Mile Debut at North Face Endurance Challenge Cody Reed grew up in Northern California, ran at Northern Arizona University, and still lives and trains in Flagstaff. His friend and training partner is Jim Walmsley, and Cody has run three ultras in his short career, â¦
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Hayden Hawks Interview â Track Speed on the Trails Utah native Hayden Hawks blasted on to the ultra trail scene earlier this year when he showed up to the wild and competitive Speedgoat 50k and won the thing, beating some top level elite runners who likely had no idea who â¦
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Himalayan 100 â My First International Stage Race Report If youâve been listening to the show for the past few months, youâve heard me stressing out about preparing and packing for my first stage race â The Himalayan 100.  Before I left, I recorded this interview with Russ Trice who â¦
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Sarah Keyes â SkyRunning, Dirt Bagging, Beer Drinking, and Running in the Adirondacks Sarah Keyes has everything it takes to be a great URP guest: Sheâs a vibrant and dynamic story teller who lived in her truck last year with her dog while driving around the country to different SkyRunning â¦
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Preparing and Packing for an International Stage Race â The Himalayan 100 A few days prior to my leaving for my first international stage race (The Himalayan 100), I hopped on the phone with experienced trekker/runner/stage racer Russ Trice to get some last minute tips for my journey.  I was â¦
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John Andersen and His Run at the Wet and Wild Grindstone 100 John Andersen ran his first hundred earlier this year at Bighorn100 in Wyoming and had a blast. He felt great, had fun, ate well, and loved every minute of it.  Well, then he signed up for his local â¦
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Meredith Edwards: Mulit-discliplined Mountain Endurance Athlete Meredith Edwards joins Ethan and I to talk about her childhood spent skiing, her teenage years playing field hockey, her collegiate years running track, and how that all combined to make her a member of the La Sportive Ultrarunning Team and the US Ski â¦
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Dylan Bowman â What happens when a typhoon changes the race from a 100 miler to a 27 miler?  If youâre training is on point, you win the race.  In this interview, Dylan Bowman describes the best block of training of his life, as he focused on Ultra Trail Mt Fuji â¦
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Chuck Radford Interview â Blind Perseverance at Run Rabbit Run 100 Sometimes you go into a race with a certain goal and you cross the finish line in decent condition after hitting your mark.  Sometimes runners DNF after a tough few hours on the course. Sometimes you go into a â¦
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Clare Gallagher â Winning Her Hundred Mile Debut with Hard Work, Cake Frosting, and Laughs Clare Gallagher grew up in Colorado (looking up to an influential and famous family friend who youâll hear about at the end of the episode), and went to Princeton where she ran XC and track.  While â¦
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Dakota Jones Interview â Injuries, Pizza, Stretching, and Staying Relevant as a Sponsored Athlete Dakota Jones had a tough 2015, battling a persistent injury and yearning to race again.  All the stars aligned in â16 as his training and patience paid off, pushing him to wins against some tough competitors â¦
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Tim Tollefson â Pacing to the Podium at UTMB 2016 Tim Tollefson chose UTMB as his first hundred mile attempt. Set on a giant international stage in the French Alps, UTMB is arguably the biggest trail ultramarathon in the world, and itâs at this race that Tim executed a well-paced â¦
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David Stango Interview â Eastern States 100 We all know about the iconic Western States Endurance Run, but letâs jump across the continent and learn about the Eastern States 100.  My guest David Stango has been running ultras for ten years and chose Eastern States 100 as his first âofficialâ â¦
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David Roche â Coaching Ultramarathon Runners                        I had David Roche on the show early last year to talk about what itâs like being married to a stud â¦
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Andrew Miller Interview Last month, Andrew Miller became the youngest winner at Western States Endurance Run.  Heâd worked hard in training, and although he was only 20 years old, Andrew still had six years of ultras under his belt.  Letâs find out what drove him to the finish line. Note: For â¦
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Michele Graglia Interview Sarah and I interviewed Michele Graglia a few years ago, and I found time to catch up with him recently about his recent adventures. You may remember him as the former underwear model-turned ultrarunner who had some audacious plans for his time on the trails, and we â¦
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Running the Camino de Santiago with Kevin Moore Kevin Moore is an average guy who wanted to do something big.  With a passion for self-discovery and a 100 mile DNF on his back, he booked a flight and set off to run the iconic 500 mile Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage â¦
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Sarah Lavender Smithâs Report from Western States Since her name was drawn in December, URP co-host Sarah Lavender Smith has been planning and training to run her first Western States Endurance Run.  In many episode over the past six months, sheâs shared tips on her fitness, diet, and ultimately, anxiety â¦
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Colleen and Chris, Part 2 â Their Western States Race Report One week ago, I sat down with siblings Colleen and Chris in a vacant bar in Squaw Valley and listened to siblingsâ Colleen and Chris tell an incredible tale of how they found themselves at the starting line of the â¦
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Jim Wamsley and His Run at Western States 2016 All eyes were glued to Jim Walmsleyâs breakneck speed as he traversed the Western States Endurance Run course on Saturday. Chewing deeper into the course record as miles fell under his feet, Jim was putting on a clinic on how to â¦
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Colleen and Chris and Their Journey to Western States All Trails Lead to Auburn, but everyone has their own journey to the starting line in Squaw Valley.  While some earned Golden Tickets, others nabbed a sponsor spot or finished top 10 last year.  Colleen and Chris, two siblings from Northern California, â¦
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Paul Terranova Interview Paul Terranova joins us 10 days before Western States Endurance Run to talk about how he prepares for a race, his tapering routine, how he travels smart, and what he expects to go down during the Big Dance. Four years ago Paul Terranova completed the Kona Slamâthe â¦
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Brad Dains Interview Brad Dains joined Ethan and I to chat about his most recent hundred milerâhis fifth in 18 monthsâand lessons heâs learned during past races. Whatâll he do differently in his next big race, and how will he find time to train with a pregnant wife and three â¦
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Brian Morrison Interview Ten years ago, Brian Morrison staggered across the finish line in Auburn, the first to do so at the iconic Western States Endurance Run.  Only problem is, heâd been assisted by his pacer Scott Jurek and the Board disqualified him for not completing the race under his â¦
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Timothy Olson Interview After setting the Western States course record, Timothy Olson has had mixed success in competition. Along with some more monster wins, Timothy has also struggled with symptoms that resemble Over Training Syndrome.  His physical mojo was gone, he was tired, sore, and struggled to race past 30 miles â¦
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Darcy Piceu Interview  Whether you know her as Darcy Africa or Darcy Piceu, sheâs undoubtedly the Queen of Hardrock, having won the race in three out of her six finishes. Darcy also holds the overall (male or female) record for the Rocky Mountain Slamâthatâs Bighorn 100, Hardrock 100, Leadville â¦
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Nikki Kimball and John Onate, MD: Depression and Ultrarunning Nikki Kimball is one of the most accomplished female ultrarunners in the sport.  Sheâs won Marathon des Sables, UTMB, Western States, represented the US overseas in countless races, and even went to Olympic Trials for the damn biathlon.  Nikki has also been â¦
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Jade Belzberg And Her First Hundred Miler Sarah and I asked Jade Belzberg to come on the show to share her story about her first hundred miler.  Jade is like many people in the sportâ¦sheâs run a bunch of 50ks, one 50 miler, then jumped feet first into a hundred. Not â¦
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Dominic Grossman and Overtraining Syndrome Sarah and I chat with Dominic Grossman about his life on the trails and overtraining syndrome: The symptoms, effects, and results of this interesting condition.  Weâre not doctors, but we get a very real sense of what OTS does to the body and the mind â¦
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Gary Robbins Interview Gary Robbins joins URP to chat about a wide swath of topics, all of which kept me captivated during our hour-long conversation.  This is one of those interviews that Iâll go back and listen to over an over, as Gary drops a few metric tons of wisdom â¦
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Starchy Grant Post-Barkley Interview Starchy Grantâs introduction to running is pretty funny and has some obscure parallels to the Barkley Marathons.  Youâll have to hear how he figured out he was a good runner, and what inspired him to keep going to the hell no end of the running spectrum. â¦
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Amy Rusiecki â Elite Ultramarathoner, Wife, and Race Director Amy Rusiecki (Team Inov8) is an elite runner from the North East whoâs been tearing it up on the trails for the past ten years.  Sheâs won races big and small, as well as had some bonks and a DNF thatâve â¦
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Chris DeNucci Interview Chris DeNucci, âDeNuchâ to most, started running a few years ago after he had his entire colon removed.  Fast forward to 2014 when he came onto the competitive San Francisco/Marin ultra scene and started kicking butt, winning a Western States Golden Ticket along the way. Thereâs a â¦
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Jason Schlarb Skiing the Hardrock Interview Not content with just running the iconic Hardrock 100 this summer, Jason Schlarb and friends decided theyâd like to ski the course in freezing temperatures and snow.  What resulted will be featured in an upcoming film called Skiing the Hardrock, but we got to hear it â¦
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Coree Woltering Interview Coree Woltering recently came onto my radar after winning a small 50k in Ohio by over 40 minutes.  Who is this guy, and whatâs he all about? Turns out Coree has been running his whole life, but just in the past few years started with trail ultramarathons â¦
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Tim Tollefson â Transgrancanaria Sufferfest Interview Fighting an injury and against his wifeâs judgement, Tim Tollefson headed to the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco for a monster race called Transgrancanaria.  Howâd it go? How would he perform on the notorious technical trails while virtually all of his training â¦
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Chris Solarz â Ultramarathons, stairs, triathlons, pub crawls, streaking, and more! Chris Solarz is one of those guys whoâs figured out whatâs important in life, worked hard, prioritized his passions, and is pushing pushing pushing for more. Having just returned from the UltraMan competition in Florida, Chris and I chat â¦
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Jim Walmsley Interview Jim Walmsley joined us right before Lake Sonoma 50 last year and we were impressed with his talent, attitude, and low key outlook on the ultra scene.  He finished fifth in the hyper-competitive field, and since then, has won every single trail race heâs entered, despite â¦
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Amelia Boone â Obstacle Course Racing Ultrarunner Extraordinaire! In the world of Obstacle Course Racing, Amelia Boone stands tall. Sheâs been named the Worldâs Toughest Mudder, sheâs graced the covers of magazines, and enjoys a lucrative contract with Reebok.  So whatâs she doing on an ultramarathon podcast? Turns out, sheâs â¦
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Maggie Guterl â Ultrarunner Two years ago, Maggie Guterl was a solid mid packer with a few marathons and ultramarathons behind her. Then something snapped. She got a coach, became laser-focused, and represented the US overseas.  Currently, sheâs aiming for a Golden Ticket to Western States and winning races. So â¦
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Matt Fitzgerald Interview Sarah and I chat with author and nutritionist Matt Fitzgerald about his latest book How Bad Do You Want It: Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle. (Velo Press) Fitness, nutrition, crew, and gear are all important to ultramarathon success, but where is psychology? Recent studies indicate â¦
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Avery Collins Interview In this interview with Avery Collins, I get a chance to hear what itâs like racing Gary Robbins through the jungle at HURT 100, and what heâd do differently next year.  We talk about weight training, an insane schedule of some of the worldâs toughest ultramarathons, and the â¦
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Ultrarunner of the Year David Laney joins URP to chat about what led up to his incredible 2015 and what heâs looking forward to this year.  After strong wins at Bandera and Chuckanut, a top ten at States and 3rd overall at UTMB, heâs still got Olympic Marathon Trials this â¦
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2015 has been quite a year for the sport of ultrarunning.  Weâve seen great performances by veterans, runners of all levels enter the sport, and even seen some controversy that weâll likely be dealing with for the long run.  During the past twelve months, URP released 54 episodes and those â¦
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We last interviewed Caitlin Smith exactly three years ago, right after what she considered a disappointing 50 miler at North Face Championships. Sarah and I caught up with her again this week to chat about her recent run at World 50k Championships in Qatar where she struggled with diet and â¦
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Youâre going to like Paddy OâLeary.  Paddy came to the US three years ago as a scientist who played lacrosse, but has transformed into a formidable trail runner whoâll be testing himself at his first fifty miler in December. Paddy ran his first half marathon on a whim (and all â¦
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Two new media ultrarunning beer dorks get together to chat about road marathons! Yay! Fresh off his run at NYC Marathon, Ethan Newberry (aka The Ginger Runner) and I get together to chat about why road races are so tough, what differentiates the experience from trail ultras, and why they â¦
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Camille Herron won the World 100k Championships last month, clocking the 4th fastest time in history.  Sheâs qualified for the Olympic Marathon Trials three times, has countless other wins to her name, and she brews her own beer at home in Oklahoma. The funny thing? Sheâs never even been to â¦
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Mike Foote and Mike Wolfe dreamt up a plan to run from Missoula to Banffâa largely off-trail expedition that would have them traverse a 19,000,000 acre ecosystem right in the middle of grizzly bear season, inconsistent weather, and a million freakin peaks. Howâd they plan it? Howâd they execute it? What did â¦
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How cool is this?!?  I finally got to interview Kelley Schranzâmy momâon the show! I get to ask her about starting running later in life (she never ran before her mid 40s), and what itâs like doing track workouts and weight training at 65. We chat a lot about beer, â¦
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Lorraine Young is a mother of three and grandmother of two and took up running in 2011.  Last weekend, at the urging of her coach, she lined up at Table Rock 50k in North Carolina, and ran away with the overall winâbesting all the men and women out there. We welcomed this â¦
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Jeff Browning has been running ultramarathons since 2001 and has racked up a string of victories, course records, and lessons from around the world.  I got a chance to speak with Jeff about a number of issues important to MUT runners. In this interview we talk about: How heâs stayed â¦
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Andrew Skurka has been on some pretty epic adventuresâmany lasting thousands of miles of hiking and adventure racingâand has bagged National Geographicâs Adventurer of the Year title in the process.  Surely, a measly hundred miler in Colorado is no match for this experienced mountain guide, right?  After his second â¦
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In this post last week, I discussed USATFâs proposition to start and sponsor a team scoring format in a few major races around the country.  Iâve been a huge proponent of a team scoring initiative, Iâve also been reflexively against anything having to do with USATF, and I wanted to learn more about â¦
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Sarah spent an entire month at altitude in Colorado training, eating well, and getting good sleep.  She then returned to sea level with hopes of capitalizing on her training month, only to find her fitness severely compromised. What the heck?  She learned what the issue was, worked to fix it, wrote about â¦
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Last week Anna Frost and Missy Gosney made history as the first women to complete Nolanâs 14, a series of 14 fourteen thousand peaks in Colorado. The ladies spent just shy of two and half days covering the 100-ish miles in which they climbed about 90,000 feet and slept for â¦
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Ryan Kaiser won the competitive Waldo 100k this past weekend, two months after showing a strong 11th place at his first time at Western States, and thatâs about all I knew about him before asking him to come on.  It turned out to be a good decision. We chatted with â¦
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Take one part mountain woman, one part 2nd grade teacher, one part fierce trail runner, add a gigantic smile and a positive attitude, and you get Stevie Kremer.  Sarah and I had a blast talking to this ball of energy from Crested Butte, CO about a wide range of topics â¦
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Sage Canaday has had quite a run at this ultra-thing, but he hasnât yet tackled the hundred mile distance.  Being Sage, heâll make his debut on a big stageâUTMBâin just a few weeks, and Sarah and got to chat with him about training for the big race. We also chat â¦
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We intended to sit down with Mark Tanaka and chat about how heâs run 160 ultras with barely one DNF, how heâs prepping for heat at Angeles Crest 100, how he manages his body as an ER Physician, and what advice heâs got for those afraid of hurting themselves on â¦
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Last week, Phil Wiley ran Hardrock 100, drove a few hours, then ran the Colorado 200. Thatâs 303 miles, 80kâ, and 120 hours of racing in one week.                Holy crap is right. I got a â¦
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Ever had crotch chafing so bad that you threw up? What if it was in the first few hours of a 500k race across Tennessee? Would you go on? Johan Steene just set a new record for Vol State 500k, and heâs here to tell the story about training (surprising), diet â¦
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Here are two fellas, both foreign, coming to Western States with different histories.  Brendan Davies, wearing M8, is, in his own words, winding down his competitive MUT career to focus on coaching, while Cyril nabbed an entry thru the UTWT and is using this as his first ultra in America. What â¦
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Ryan Sandes is coming to Western States with the third-fastest time ever recorded on the iconic course.  Three years ago he finished second to Timothy Olson. Two years ago he dropped, and last year he was fifth. This year, the native South African has targeted Western as an âAâ race, â¦
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Dave Mackey has won big races and earned the respect of other runners for well over a decade.  Even at 45 years old, heâs widely considered one of the toughest runners on the trails, able to endure pain and push his body to itâs limit in pursuit of a goal. Then on â¦
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This is gonna be an exciting year!  Ryan Smith earned his ticket to Western States by beating last yearâs 2nd place Seth Swanson at the tough Sean OâBrien 100k in February, while Michele earned her ticket by winning Gorge Waterfalls 100k a few months agoâ¦remember, she was 4 months post-partum. Ryanâs my â¦
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Hereâs another mixed bag of interviews from those whoâll be toeing the line at Western States next weekend: Dylan Bowman and Ford Smith.  Dylan Bowman (The North Face/CamelBak) is widely expected to podium this year, capping off a 4th year at this race with 7th, 5th, and 3rd place respective finishes. â¦
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In this episode, I chat with Caroline Boller (Nike Trail Elite) and Billy Yang about whatâll be their first time running Western States. Caroline has had a meteoric rise in the sport, bagging some impressive wins in her 18 month career in MUT running. Hereâs our interview with her from â¦
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Erika Lindland and Brett Rivers both have experience on the famed Western States course, and each sat down with me to chat about what theyâve learned at the race, what theyâll focus on this year, and what advice theyâve got for others. In this podcast we talk about: Erikaâs strengths and what â¦
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Meet Jason Green. Jasonâs an Atlanta native who runs the Yeti Trail Running Group and will be making his way to Squaw Valley to run his first Western States. This, after four unsuccessful years of lotteries. Letâs find out how heâs preparing and what heâs expecting to go down in â¦
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Meet Jared Burdick.  We went into this interview knowing very, very little about Jared, other than that heâd just finished 2nd place at Cayuga Trails 50M championship in New York. Weâd heard that it was his first ultra, and that he had some decent times on the road. But â¦
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Rachel Bell Kelley was born with a backwards foot, but started running as a kid and hasnât stopped. She chooses ultras that scare her and take her out of her comfort zone and it seems to be working!  Rachel runs with the Trail Heads running club in North Carolina where sheâs â¦
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Slipping on a racing singlet with USA emblazoned across the front is a big deal, and this weekend, eight MUT runners from this country will toe the line at the 85km IAU Trail World Championships in Annecy, France. I chatted with two of our best â Krissy Moehl and Alex Varner â¦
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Bob Shebest is having a pretty remarkable 12 months, and itâs setting up to only get better.  Heâs not a spring-chicken-living-in-his-truck type of guyâ¦Bob is a middle school teacher who qualifies as a masters runner, but whoâs won his share of hundreds and has really found his stride. Ethan and I â¦
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Sarah and I sat down with Western States Endurance Run President John Trent to get his take on the MUT world, Western States in particular, and what we should expect in the future.  Johnâs got a great story about how he got into ultrarunning, what the WS Board is chartered â¦
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Sarah and I sit down with The Ultra Mindset â An Endurance Championâs 8 Core Principles for Success in Business, Sports, and Life (Lifelong Books) author Travis Macy to learn how we can apply what we know as ultrarunners to our every day lives.  Though Travis is an experienced endurance athlete and â¦
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Many of you know Ben Gibbard as the lead singer/songwriter for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, but it turns out, heâs just as big of an ultrarunning geek as the rest of us.  When most of us talk about our records, Ben has to clarify which heâs referring â¦
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Scotty and I spoke with Devon Yanko (then Crosby-Helms) a few years ago after she ran her Olympic qualifier for the marathon, but sheâs been busy opening a bakery for the past few years and has stayed away from the ultra circuit. Sheâs back. After a recent 7th place finish â¦
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Ooooeeee! This is going to be a fun weekend at Lake Sonoma!  Both Lindsay and Jim have limited trail racing experience, but each are ready to shake up the front of the pack. Lindsay Tollefsen is running her first fifty milerâonly her second ultraâand has confidence from Way Too Cool â¦
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One goal with URP is to bring a variety of guests into your ears and to your attention.  Yep, Lake Sonoma 50 is the most competitive, elite-laden race so far this year, but most of the people running are every day runners. Maybe theyâre trying to break 11 hours, maybe â¦
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Kaci and Max are both coming to Lake Sonoma 50 miler with stout resumes and course experience, but neither have been able to nail down a win on this elusive course.  Will it happen this weekend? Kaci Lickteig has had a solid year of racing since last yearâs 3rd place â¦
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YiOu Wang and Jacob Puzey are each coming to Lake Sonoma with a mission: Do the best they can and push hard.  Will that get either on the podium? Weâll have to wait until Saturday to find out. For YiOu, this will be her second attempt at 50 miles, though â¦
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The Teenagers Jared and Ashley are both 19, both live in Colorado, and both are extremely fast.  Jaredâs got a solid resume of ultramarathons behind him, and even though Ashleyâs only been at this since last year, sheâll be running as a contender for the podium.  Ethan and I spoke â¦
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After a funky finish at his first attempt at a 100 mile ultramarathon, Mike Daigeaun targeted Umstead for not just a finish, but a win.  He assembled a team, made a bunch of matzo balls, and âwent darkâ as he prepared for the big race.  Then he found out Hal Koerner â¦
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Jen Benna talks to us live from the hospital while sheâs currently caring for her sick baby.  We expected to chat with her about balancing family life, but we certainly didnât expect it to be so real. Yikes. In this talk, we cover: How sheâs bounced back after having her â¦
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In this first ever couples edition, I chat with both Tim and Lindsay Tollefsen and David and Megan Rocheâ¦two extremely fast couples who will be at Cool this weekend. In the interviews, I learn about how nervous Lindsay is to run on the trails (this is her first 50k), and â¦
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Two women will be lining up at Way Too Cool on Saturday with two very different backgrounds.  Stephanie Howe won Western States last year and is widely considered a top contender for any event she enters. I ask her about her honeymoon, skimo, and her busy busy life. Serena â¦
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Youâve heard talk about the new breed of runner entering 50ks.  These two guys are examples of what weâre talking about.  Though neither has much experience at this distance, theyâre each widely expected to stand atop the podium on Saturday. Ryan Bak has a 2:14 marathon PR with hopes of running â¦
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Competing in ultramarathon at a high level for an extended time is tough to do in this sport, and Rod Bien seems to have mastered it.  Heâs been running ultras for 15 yearsâten of those near the top.  Sarah and I chat with him to find out what heâs doing â¦
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Two years ago, Caroline Boller was on occasional runner at best, sitting by and reading running magazines while her husband hit the trails.  Then at 38, she started running and in a quick 14 months has run her first 50k, first 50miler, and first 100kâwith all top ten finishes. She â¦
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Drew Mikita is an addiction specialist, a trail runner, a beer geek, a psychology professor in a hippie town in Colorado, and co-owner of the highest running store in the country.  Sounds qualified to enter the URP studio and chat about what makes so many of us crazy? Yep! In â¦
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What does it take to run a hundred miler each month for a year? Lots of experience, a slow pace, an understanding family, tons of luck, great friends, and a positive attitude. Coryâs got all that, in spades. I chat with him about all these aspects of his journey, including finding â¦
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Elite Altra runner Duncan Callahan wrote a compelling piece recently about âThe Burden of Self-Improvementâ  that really hit home for a lot of people. He wrote how we need to stop trying to perfect the little things about our own running, and instead focus on the aspects of MUT running that â¦
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Since we spoke with Mike Arnstein last (in 2012!), heâs ran a Badwater/Vermont double, a handful of 2:3x marathons, ran a sub 13 hour 100 miler, retired from ultrarunning, moved to Hawaii, and most recentlyâ¦won HURT. Wait, what? Mike is one of our most downloaded and asked about guests, and â¦
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In the past few years, Chris âTarzanâ Clemens thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail on a whim, discovered his love for MUT running, got a divorce, moved into his Honda Element, ran his first hundred, competed with a horse in an ultra, and is now living at the beach or trailhead in â¦
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Ken Michal has never won an ultra and he surely wonât be pushing the pace from the front this weekend at HURT 100.  He has DNFed dozens of races, finished a lot more, has been chased by cutoffs, spent a nightâmidraceâin an outhouse and swallowed a bee at an aid â¦
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Traci Falbo has had a heck of a few years.  She started running ultras in 2011, ran the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning in 2013 and in 2014 ran the fastest trail 100 of all time and broke the World Record for the indoor 48 hours with 242 miles covered. Still, her name isnât â¦
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Sarah and I sat down with Tropical John Medinger to talk about results and trends of 2014. What were the prevailing ideas in MUT running? Who stood out and who was the biggest surprise? What did you learn, what did you wear, and what exactly is the state of this sport? I â¦
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Jason Koop Interview Jason Koop lists a whoâs who of elite runners on his coaching roster (DBo, Kaci, Dakota, Timothy, Varner, Ghelfi), so we thought itâd help to pick his brain a bit and find out why heâs had such successâespecially after last weekendâs race at NorthFace50. We learned that most â¦
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Three separate interviews with runners from Camp RWB. Jason runs for La Sportiva and is nicknamed âMountain Goatâ for a good reasonâ¦heâs able to ascend technical terrain better than anyone Iâve seen.  In this interview, I pick his brain about how I can improve at that skill and he tells â¦
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Three more additions to this deep and varied field, these women bring with them a grab bag of talents that could land them with some extra cash in their pocket this weekend. Magda Boulet is an Olympic qualifier marathoner with a 2:26 PR who finished 2nd here last year (as â¦
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Just as the diverse as the mens field, the elite women thatâll be lining up on Saturday bring a variety of skill sets to the race.  These three women have a lot of talent, and any or all of them may be standing on the podium this weekend. Stephanie Howe has had â¦
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This episode features three more guys who have a very real shot at standing atop the podium on Saturday. One of them is my pick to win it. Chris Vargo made a big name for himself last year at this race, finishing a strong third place and has had a â¦
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To highlight the depth and diversity of this field, here are three more guys all with legitimate chances of standing on the podium, all with drastically different backgrounds. Mike Wardianâs been running ultras for a long time and has raced in the Headlands with some frequency.  He also just raced â¦
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Today weâll hear from three guys who have a shot at the podium (and the big check) on December 6th.  Timothyâs had a frustrating year of racing, but itâs behind him and heâs ready to run fast in hard conditions.  Sage has had a pretty solid year, heâs been putting â¦
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What I love about this sport is the variety of activities and people it encompasses.  This episode features two wildly different runners who offer compelling advice and fun stories. Ford Smith, an 18yo ultra phenom from Austin (who Iâve interviewed before here), specializes in tough and dirty 100 mile trail runs, while â¦
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Justin Houck Interview Justinâs only run a couple of ultras, but heâs set his sight on being one of the best MUT runners in the country. His first 50k he broke the course record. His second, he got his butt handed to him, and his third, he beat some top â¦
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Ian Sharman Interview SkyRunning, Coaching, Sports Management, and Costumes Sarah and I chat with Ian about SkyRunning:  Who, what, when, where, andâ¦how do I sign up?  Prior to chatting with Ian (whoâs now the US SkyRunning Series Director), I knew it as a race series in Europe, run on trails â¦
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Hal Koerner Interview Weâve spoken with Hal before, but itâs generally right after or before a major run. Western States, Hardrock, Javelina, and the JMT FKT interviews have all been great, but this week Sarah and I spoke with him about not runningâheâs been injured since July with a torn meniscus. With â¦
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Jeremy just ran at the Big Backyard Ultra in Tennessee (just over 200 miles) and I had to invite him on the show to pick  his brain about the format, sleep deprivation, diet, and his race history. Well, he chose Leadville as his first race to spite a roommate, eats â¦
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James Varner Interview Iâve wanted to catch up with past guest James Varner for a while, and when I heard he was producing a film festival dedicated to trail running films, I shot him an invite immediately. James and I chat about trail running filmsâwho makes them and whyâand the â¦
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Matt Flaherty Interview Mattâs got a wicked âstache, brews beer, plays the guitar, and has got some screaming fast times on his feet.  I was curious to learn more about this guy who quit his attorney gig in his quest to break 5 hrs in the 50 milers. His goal â¦
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Larisa Dannis Interview Curious about heart rate monitors and the Maffetone Method? So was I! Ethan and I sat down with Larisa Dannis (2nd female at WS100 â14) to learn how she uses her HRM, how sheâs training for the marathon, 50k, 100k, and 100 mile simultaneously, what type of recovery she â¦
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 Michele Graglia Interview OK, so take a charming Italian guy from the Riviera who happens to be a top underwear model, introduce him to ultrarunning, and see what happens, right? No coach, no real training, no experience, and he chooses a hundred as his first footrace ever, which he â¦
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Nickademus Hollon Interview So you think youâve bonked before? Legs hurt, youâre zapped of energy, and your stomach turns? Try having full psychedelic visions of your pacer splitting in two, while youâre 3 days into a race with virtually no sleep in the Italian Alpsâ¦and youâre still wanting to race â¦
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Tim Tollefson Interview Meet Tim. For those not familiar, heâs a wickedly fast 2:18 marathoner who went to Oly Trials, lives in the trail mecca of Mammoth Lakes where he loves running trails, was a steeple and XC champ in college, is friends with elite trail runners, gets better as â¦
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Jon Olsen Interview Jon Olsen was at the peak of his career when he decided he just couldnât race trail ultras any moreâat least at the level he expected of himself. The pullings of family commitments and a nasty injury caused him to step back and re-examine his racingâ¦and what emerged â¦
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Ethan Veneklasen â First Hundred in Ten Years Interview Youâve heard Ethan on the podcast, but this time he jumps to the other side of the mic as I chat with him about running his first hundred miler in ten years. Whatâs changed since he left (besides him getting faster?) â¦
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How many 14kâ peaks could you run in 100 miles? How about 14 of them in less than sixty hours? Thatâs the goal of those intrepid runners and climbers who take on the Nolanâs 14 challenge, and Brandon and a couple of friends just completed it just last weekend. In â¦
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Jason Schlarb UTMB Interview Fresh off a strong fourth place at UTMB, Jason gives us the play by play on his finishâ¦from moving to the Alps with is family for three months to running scared for fifty miles with a fast Lithuanian on his heels. We talk training, beer, gear, what â¦
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How could I not have Jay Friedman on the show? Heâs a solid NY state runner, got into ultras by watching Jurek at WS100, he owned a running store, heâs an ER physician who works aid stations, owns part of an awesome brewery, and has got a million stories to â¦
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Itâs hard to believe that Leadville was only his 3rd hundred miler, and thatâs what makes it so fascinating.  Rob is learning to run them wellâalong with many of usâbut happens to be a few levels above the average runner in terms of ability. To say the least. At Leadville this â¦
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Well, well, what can you say about Jenn? We talk about her recent 220 mile John Muir Trail FKT attempt with Krissy Moehl, what to do with Desitin on the trail, which wild animal sheâs like to make pork rinds out of, DNFing a beer mile, which special guest flew in to â¦
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Billyâs probably a lot like you.  Heâs been running ultras for five years, done a handful of 50k and 50 milers, gone to races to geek out, studied and prepared, and finally pulled the trigger and signed up for his first 100 miler. He just finished that hundred two days â¦
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Brian just set a wicked new course record at Vermont 100 and heâs heading to the Alps for UTMB next month. Heâs torn up the New England trail scene and loves roots, rocks, technical trails, and mountains, heâs got no coach or organized plan, but Brian loves running hard and it seems â¦
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Fifty miles or 100 miles sounds pretty nuts to most people, but what Joe Fejes does takes it to a different level. 329 miles in 72 hours, 124 miles in 24 hours on freakinâ sand, or how about 555 miles in six days? While we focus on nutrition and fatigue, â¦
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John Burton is by no means an elite ultrarunner, but he focused on Hardrock for three years and pulled an elite-level performance out of his hat this past weekend. Despite being freezing cold, shattering a finger, freaking out about passing one of his heroes, and dropping his pacer, John came â¦
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Sage Canaday has had a pretty awesome year by most standards, but he wants more more more.  After a win at Tarawera and North Face Costa Rica, Sage is running Speedgoat this weekend to repeat his win from last yearâ¦a win that found him precariously close to getting caught by â¦
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Rickey Gates rides around the country on his motorcycle and races seemingly any distance that strikes his fancyâ¦from 3 miles up a 60deg pitch in Alaska to the Canadian Death Race to racing the stairs up the Empire State Building. This weekend, heâs riding to Utah to run Speedgoat 50k, a race â¦
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Anton has had a heckuva few monthsâand says heâs back in shape to win on the trails.  As an athlete with such a stout resume, he has set himself up for Speedgoat, then UTMB later in the summerâboth races that require a fair amount of climbing prowessâand heâll be racing hard â¦
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After last yearâs âHunchback of Hardrockâ finish, Adam is back for more of the iconic race, but this year, heâs wedged it in between Western States and UTMB. Yep, Adam got into all three events, and fills me on how heâs handling the âMondo Slamâ this year. Whatâs it like â¦
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Weâve spoken with Zach on the show twice before. Once before his inaugural hundred in â12, and once in Decâ 13 after he busted Yiannis Kourosâ 12 hour record.  Zach currently has the WR for the 12 hr and the AR for the hundred miler (a speedy 11:47.) Today he joins me â¦
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If you were like a lot of us at Western States, you asked âSeth who?â as he worked his way through the top ten. Meanwhile, those in the Pacific NorthWest or Montana just nodded their heads. Seth Swanson worked his way up all day, finishing  a strong second place (15:19) at the Grand â¦
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 Theyâre wicked fast, but neither have ever run a hundred miles. And both will be pushing the front this weekend.  Alex Varner and Max King: Alex has been running ultras for less than a year, but is considered by many to be a threat due to his leg and climbing speed. â¦
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Pam Smith (La Sportiva) and Nikki Kimball (Hoka) have each won the race and made it look relatively easy.  Each will be back this year, and after Pamâs âperfect runâ last year, sheâs got a big ol target on her back.  Nikki, fresh off some solid races this year, is anxious â¦
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No, donât get all excited, neither Zach nor Ellie are running Western States this year, but we still wanted to catch up with them and find out why they declined. Theyâre each at the top of their game, each were handed an entry, and both Zach and Ellie each said â¦
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 Kimâs own ultra experience is probably what makes her such a valuable crew member for her husband, veteran ultrarunner Topher Gaylord.  Sheâs raced and crewed all over the world, and now she sits down with me and chats about the traveling circus around the runner and what it takes to get them to â¦
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Kyle Kugler and Scott Salisberry We met Kyle in the parking lot of Squaw Valley two years, on the eve of his first ever hundred, and interviewed him here with his dad (who coincidentally finished WS in the â80s.)  Kyle finished Western (silver buckle on his first attempt!), and is coming back â¦
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Larisa Dannis and Kaci Lickteig:          They both have wins at hundred milers, both have road speed, and both are making their debut runs at Western States this yearâ¦and neither live in California nor Colorado!  If you fear getting âchickedâ in a â¦
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Last yearsâ top ten: Dylan has had a strong year since his 5th place last year, and Jesse is anxious to replicate his breakout 7th place from 2013. Both guys are ready to go, have great attitudes, are excited, and have the experience to run smart races. DBo and Jesse â¦
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The Speedgoat tells us about his crazy plans this summer which include running Western States, directing the toughest 50k in the country, and trying for a speed record on the dang Appalachian Trail.  As the winningest 100 miler in the country, Karl tells us his strategy for Western (âdonât let â¦
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Ethan and I sit down with Ellie to hear all about how she overcame major injury last year, to win the biggest ultra marathon in the world this year. We get deep into her incredible Comrades victory and Ethan nearly books himself a ticket for 2015. Naturally, we also talk â¦
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Mike Wolfe has taken on some pretty serious challengesâ¦paddling across Canada, running the John Muir Trail, quitting his attorney job to be a professional ultrarunner, and now, becoming a dad. Sarah and I catch up with Mike to talk about some of these accomplishments, how he got into this weird sport, â¦
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Dakota âYoung Moneyâ Jones joins Sarah and me to talk about Hardrock, racing overseas, RDâing, running at the back of the pack, and what else? Literature and beer!  We really enjoyed hearing a fresh perspective on the racing scene, what it all really means, and Dakotaâs middle name. Podcast Notes: Episode â¦
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Photographer, race director, accomplished ultra runner, XC coach, and Born to Run veteran Luis Escobar joins us as we talk about his unique races, what vegans should do at aid stations, coaching high school kids, skinny dipping in sulfur pools (wait, what?), selfies, and the impact Born to Run has â¦
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Iâve heard a lot about obstacle course races (and Facebook insists I âlikeâ all of them), but I was unable to tell the difference between the different events.  Tough Mudder? Spartan? Huh?  How long are they? Are there long lines? Arenât they basically cross-fitters in the mud, or are they MUTâs strange â¦
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Leor Pantilat won a streak of ultra/trail events in the San Francisco Bay Area that has yet to be rivaled. Since then, heâs concentrated his efforts on adventure runs on lost paths, rivers, and unmarked areas on some of the most beautiful trails in the world. We discuss the state of â¦
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Sheâs 42, she just ran a course record 15:07 at Umstead 100, and she did it all while stopping to pump on the floor of an outhouse. Sarah and I sit down with Liza Howard to talk about running through-and post-pregnancy, adapting to training with kids, wilderness survival, beer, coaching, â¦
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Talk about adaptability.  Zach Miller lives on a cruise ship most of the year, trains on a treadmill (for 80mpw!) and a stairwell, then enters his first fifty miler and beats Rob Krar.  Boom! In this interview, we get into detail about time spent on treadmills, almost missing the boat, â¦
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The Speedsters: Max and Emily. Both Montrailâs Max King and AdiUltraâs Emily Harrison were collegiate standouts who bring wicked leg speed and an intense focus on racing to Healdsburg. Maxâs combination of a 2:14 marathon, steeplechase champs and mountain running champsânot to mention his quest to punch his ticket to â¦
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The Past Winners: In this second edition of the ultrarunnerpodast.com/ultrasportslive.tv preview, Nate and I talk with the two past winners (who are also running this year.) At last yearâs race, Salomonâs Cassie Scallon took tops for the ladies, edging out Montrailâs Joelle Vaught by fifteen minutes. The year prior (2012), â¦
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By day, Beat Jegerlehner is a software engineer with Google, but set him loose, and Beat participates in events that make mere ultrarunners look timid.  A thousand miles across Alaska? Check. Tor des Geants? Check. HURT? Check. Beat tells me (and my dad!) about the specifics and logistics of participating in â¦
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Over the next ten days, URP and ultrasportslive.tv will be releasing a series of podcasts with top runners entered in the competitive Lake Sonoma 50 on April 12.  Check out the previews, then be sure to enter our Lake Sonoma Prediction Contest that URP is running with San Francisco Running Co, Victory â¦
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At twenty four years old, Nickademus has finished HURT, Western States, Tor des Geants,  Badwater, Barkley, adventure races in the jungleâ¦and heâs not done yet.  Nick talks to me about how to train for sleep deprivation, why he never DNFs, why he carried a bunch of concrete in Nicaragua, and â¦
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What do you get when you combine a 2:32 marathon, a world-class ultra coach, a mom who ran JFK back in the day, and a fiercely competitive attitude? We were happy to talk to AdiUltra Team member Emily Harrison about training, barely missing the 50k record, dog training, what itâs â¦
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Fresh off the Coastal Challenge Stage Race in Costa Rica, Nick joins guest co-host Nate Dunn and I to chat about his first stage race, training, race directing, kids, his goal to bring home a cougar from Auburn, and how to get faster on the trails. Nick runs for Altra â¦
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In two years, she will have been hit by a car, pulled a calf, been coached and coached others, won Speedgoat, placed at UROC,  trained for States, earned her Ph.D, and gotten married.  Wow! Listen as I pick Stephanieâs brain about training, nutrition, injury, coaching, and what the heck happened â¦
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So what does it take to go from an out of shape 10k runner to running your first ultra (a 50 miler no less) two years later? Kurt explains the planning, dedication, and desire it took to accomplish this goal, which ended up netting him a fifth overall during a â¦
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Chris Kostman (RD of Badwater 135, among others) is the Indiana Jones of the ultra running community. He is devoted to pursuing a life of adventure and exploration of the world and endurance. Chris candidly talks with URP about having to relocate Badwater 135 out of Death Valley pending a â¦
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Just a few weeks past his 10 day run from Maine to the Super Bowl (New Jersey) to raise funds and awareness for the Wounded Warriors Project, Gary Allen  joins URP to tell us the tale. Gary is also the race director of two events deemed âBest race everâ by â¦
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It is our extreme delight to present an interview with the indomitable Ann Trason. Having largely disappeared from the ultra scene for the past decade, Ann is slowly re-emerging and boy, does she have some great surprises up her running sleeve. We talk with Ann about things present and future â¦
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Think back to when you were 17-years-old. Do you remember what your life was like? Can you imagine yourself running ultras? Ford Smith is not only competing in ultras, but running like a freaking jack rabbit â taking a 5th place finish at Bandera 100K. We talk with Ford about â¦
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The 2013 Female Ultra Runner of the Year joins URP to give us the down on what makes her so dang speedy. Michele Yates talks about her approach to training; breaks down how to do a speed workout for beginners; how to properly take an ice bath and melts our brain â¦
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Candice Burt brings her aloha spirit to URP one day after her second place finish at H.U.R.T 100. In addition to being a trail running â yoga posing bad ass, Candice also throws down some of the best trail events in the Pacific Northwest for Rainshadow Running. She is also â¦
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Frank Bozanich has been running ultras for the last four decades. Recently inducted into the American Ultra Running Hall of Fame, 69 year old Frank isnât showing any signs of wanting to slow down. In fact, heâs looking ahead to 2014 and beyond. Frank is a true competitor with strong â¦
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Is your 2014 New Yearâs resolution to stay injury free or to continue to stay injury free? Yep, same here. âOlive Oilâ Joe Uhan joins URP to discuss what we are doing wrong, what we are doing right and running mechanics. Joe Uhan is a physical therapist and running coach â¦
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What can you do in 11 hours, 47 minutes and 21 seconds? Do you think you could run a hundred miles? Zach Bitter did it and set a US record and 12 hour world record. How do you like them apples? Zach joins URP during his recovery to share his â¦
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 Double marathon in one day record attempt, JFK 50 and Elvis impersonators are just a few of things you will hear about in our latest interview with Iron Mike Wardian. Why do we want to be like Mike? No, not Jordan. Wardian! Balancing a full house, career and legit â¦
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Okay you ultra running newbies, listen up! Dr. David Horton joins URP to discuss ultra runningâs past, present and future. Dr. Horton has been there and run that before todayâs young guns could say, âGu- Gu-ga-gaâ. Having run ultras across the span of four decades, including Appalachian Trail speed record, â¦
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We are couple of ultra fools when it comes to Rory Bosio. Besides her awesome talent as an ultra runner and making history at 2013âs Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc by crashing the top ten finisherâs class, Roryâs approach to how she lives life and outlook on running has us wrapped â¦
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If we could weasel ourselves into Cassie Scallonâs circle of friends, we totally would. Having won JFK 50, Sonoma 50 and Tussey Mountainback 50, just to name a few, (on a training program URP coined âwhim runningâ), we are really excited about what Cassie brings to ultra running. So whatâs â¦
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A year ago, we had no idea who Rob Krar was. In the past six months, he busted a stout record for his first fifty miler, broke Dakota Jonesâ FKT in the Grand Canyon, ran a strong second place at his first hundred (WS100), picked up a The North Face â¦
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Seeing Oz Pearlman at a start line is one of the best disappearing acts you are going to see, and that is saying something, because Oz is a legit magician. Weâre not kidding!! What we like about Oz is his competitive nature and get it done attitude⦠and he is â¦
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Out in the SXSW, ultra runners are basking in the glow of the bounty of Arizona trails, courtesy the Coury brothers, Nick and Jamil. Nick joins URP for a conversation about being the co-RD of some of ultra running premiere events and competing in some of ultra runningâs hardest. Nick â¦
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Take two of the toughtest ultrarunners in the country, throw them on an epic trail for 220 miles with a ragtag support crew, add in hundreds of curious backpackers and some guy with a bunch of horses,  have them miss an important boat ride, and youâve got the FKT that Hal â¦
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You probably know our next guest from his big smile and jesterâs hat, Ed Ettinghausen. Ed has run more miles than our tiny brains can comprehend. With a Guinness World Record of 135 marathons completed in one year, he certainly has our attention. Whatâs more amazing is after all of â¦
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If you ever wondered how some runners manage to compete on the elite level and maintain balance between having a family and a career, look no further than 2013 Western States 100 Female winner Pam Smith. Not only was her blazing run from Squaw to Auburn totally text book, it â¦
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Alan Abbs is screwed, well, its not what you think. Welcome to Vol State 500k, where Alan has finished running in the âscrewed categoryâ (unsupported, carrying everything you need in a pack) across Tennessee. Not only did he finish the race, but he did it in 4 days, 11 hours, â¦
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One word comes to mind when thinking about Pearl Izumiâs Dylan Bowmanâ¦. GERONIMO! Since his foray into Ultra Running Dylan has been snapping up top finishes all over the country. So what is Dylanâs frame of mind with only one week before Western States? Find out now. DylanBowman.com Pearl Izumi â¦
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Eric Schranz â Bryce Canyon 100  There are many firsts in life. First date, first car, and first IPA, but there is nothing quite like the unique experience of your first hundo. URPâs co-host, Eric Schranz, took on his first hundo challenge at the Bryce 100m.  In this first â¦
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According to Karl Meltzer, 100 miles is not that far. After talking with Karl we were so amped up to go run 100 miles, it might be true. The âKingâ of 100 milers joins us to talk about running for Red Bull, preparing for Western States and throwing down a â¦
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Iâll see your 29 mile run and raise you a burro. Wait! What? Welcome to the world of George Zack, an accomplished Burro Racer. Running with a burro might sound funny, okay, it totally is, but for over 60 years the folks in Colorado have taken this sport seriously amid â¦
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Maggie Akyüz likes em long and hard. Okay, once you are done rolling around in the gutter youâll understand that Maggie likes a challenge. Just having finished her first hundo at Zion, she shares with us how an Eastie moved to the west coast with an appetite for adventure and kicking â¦
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Amy Sproston Interview What do we like about Amy Sproston? Well, just about everything! When she isnât flying around the globe trying to make this blue marble a better place, she is blazing on trails and roads. We talk with Amy about winning at the World IAU 100k Championship and â¦
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Relatively new to the ultra scene, Sage Canaday is certainly making a name for himself in the ultra community and its easy to see why. Already having claimed victory as the US Mountain Running Champion, 100k Ultra Trail National Champion and course record at White River 50m, Sageâs crossing over â¦
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If you are anything like us, you are counting down the days until Lake Sonoma 50 like a 7-year-old counting the days until Christmas. UltraRunning Magazine publisher and Lake Sonoma 50 Race Director, Tropical John Medinger joins us to talk about this yearâs premier race and publishing one of our â¦
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Picture in your mind your very first ultra. Now, picture in your mind running your first ultra with your eyes closed. Sound impossible? Donât tell that to Richard Hunter, a vision impaired runner training for his first ultra, The American River 50 Mile Endurance Run. We are very proud to â¦
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Last year a young man who goes by the name âThe Kansas City Kidâ caught our attention. We interviewed Russ Thomas about his amazing weight loss journey and how running ultras was a part of his success. He laid out some pretty ambitious goals the last time we spoke. Fast â¦
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What is the state of ultrarunning and where is it going? To help answer these questions we brought in Western States Race Director, Craig âLord Ballsâ Thornley and Meghan âThe Queenâ Arbogast. We talk about drug testing, runners to watch, ultrarunning teams, swag and so much more. Lord Balls also â¦
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I think we have all looked a map and thought, âWow. No one I know has done that. It would be so cool to run it.â Jesse Barragan and Ken McKee thought it and then did it. Both ran a circumnavigation around Folsom Lake, nearly 70 miles. This is the â¦
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With a name like Davy Crockett it is only fitting that the man with the same name as the American folk hero runs ultras. Fact is, both Crocketts would probably have a lot in common. What started as a way to get fit in his forties ended up being a â¦
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What do you get when you combine one Hardrock 100 shared first place finish, Grand Slam finish, a couple of Western States 100 top ten finishes and a couple of FTKâs just for good measure? Yep, you get Mark Hartell. Fancy that, Mark now lives Santa Barbara and has zeroed â¦
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Caitlin Smith, ULTRArunner The words Caitlin Smith and Course Record nearly seem synonymous. With a proven track record such as Caitlinâs it is easy to see why. For someone who seems to have most things go their way it truly is a crossroad when things do not. Such is the â¦
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Mike Foote, ULTRArunner In the wilds of Montana is a man who runs in solitude, coaches country cross country and plots trails races. Mike Foote forayed into ultra running in 2009 and ultra running is better for it. So, what makes this yurt living, bear dodging, UTMB crushing runner tick? â¦
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Charlie Engle, ULTRArunner This question isnât, âWhat did we talk to Charlie Engle about?â The question is, âWhat didnât we talk to Charlie Engle about?â Recently released from federal prison and featured on Rock Center with Brian Williams, Charlie Engle grants us an all-access â anything goes interview. From life â¦
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Only two years into running ultras and 28-year old Jacob Rydman has already made a name for himself â and heâs just getting started folks. Jacob talks with us about what makes him tick, what happened when he went head to head against Timmy Olson at Waldo 100k and valuable â¦
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Meredith Terranova, ULTRArunner Here at the URP base camp it seems that the only second serving we want now a days is that of sports nutritionist and ultrarunner Meredith Terranova. Meredith doesnât just hand out advice, she lives it, and she has the running credentials to prove it. So, open â¦
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James Varner, ULTRArunner If anyone on planet earth is going to have not one but three dream jobs, itâs going to be James Varner. James is the Race Director of Rainshadow Running and for those who know Jamesâ story, you are already smiling, for those of you who donât, prepare â¦
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Sarah Lavender Smith, ULTRArunner Sarah Lavender Smith joins URP just having finished Grand to Grand, the first and only self supported stage footrace in North America, and boy, we are so glad we did. What is a stage race, how do you prepare for one, what do take with you â¦
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Timothy Olson, ULTRArunner To say Timothy Olsonâs foray into ultra running is remarkable would be a remarkable understatement. Delve into the running life of Timmy Olson, how he got into running ultras, his blistering running career, life as a new dad and much more. Will Ashland, Oregon every stop producing â¦
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Derrick Spafford, ULTRArunner Derrick Spafford has run every single day since 1989. Not only does Derrick have a love for running and nature but he also has a love for beer. What else did we need to know about him to book him for the show? Well, as it turns â¦
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Wyatt Hornsby, ULTRArunner Weâve all been there, the race that does not go your way. For Wyatt Hornsby this race was the mighty Leadville 100. We talk with Wyatt about what happened on race day, what may have attributed to his dropping out as well as having to deal with â¦
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Victor Ballesteros, ULTRArunner Victor Ballesteros is the third fastest man to finish the 165 mile Tahoe Rim Trail. He was also the last man standing from a group of men looking to break Kilian Jornetâs record. How did this amazing journey begin? How was it organized and what happened out â¦
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Hal Koerner, ULTRAruner URP welcomes back Hal Koerner after his amazing first place finish at Hardrock 100. We talk with Hal about how the race went down, his training regimen and acclimation to the altitude. We also talk about his pacing Tim Olson, this yearâs Western States winner and new course â¦
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76 seconds. 76 seconds is what separated Mike Morton from setting a new record at this yearâs Badwater. Mike Morton has set an agenda and it looks like its all going according as planned. Youâve all been warned. Kick back, grab a beerâ¦. or a whiskey (stay tuned) and get â¦
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Clarence and Kyle Kugler, ULTRArunners It is rare when you can apply the saying, âLike Father, Like Sonâ, when it comes to Western States. Lucky for us, we ran into such a find at this yearâs WS100. Okay, so it culminated over beers, but what else would you expect from â¦
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WESTERN STATES 100, PRE-RACE INTERVIEWS We sat down with Montrail/Mountain Hardware President Topher Gaylord, Mike Wardian, Zach Bitter & Gary Gellin and Western States Assistant Race Director Craig Thornley about this yearâs race. We spoke with Topher Gaylord about running at this yearâs WS100 for the 7th time and what â¦
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Michael Wardian, ULTRArunner Coming off the heels of Comrades, we talk with Mike Wardian about what heâs been up to as well as what he has planned for the rest of the year. With Western States just a few weeks away Mike talks about his goal and his battle with â¦
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SCOTT JUREK, ULTRARUNNER & AUTHOR of EAT & RUN The widely anticipated release of Scott Jurekâs new book âEat & Run: Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatnessâ is about race to the NY Times best sellerâs list, and for good reason. Scott talks with us about why he wrote the book â¦
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Michael Arnstein AKA the Fruitarian, ULTRArunner Every now again an ultra runner comes along and really breaks the mold. Michael Arnstein, AKA the Fruitarian is no exception. Eating a mostly fruit only diet, Mike has turned skeptics into true believers. Howâs a 4th place finish at Leadville or 1st place â¦
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Errol âThe Rocketâ Jones, ULTRArunner The Patron Saint of Pacing, Errol âThe Rocketâ Jones might not be familiar to you, but after this interview you will never forget who The Rocket is. The Rocket joins URP to talk about his running history, pacing Ann Trason in her heyday, what it â¦
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 Alan & Bev Abbs, ULTRArunners While most married coupleâs idea of a getaway vacation is sipping brightly colored drinks with tiny umbrellas on white sandy beaches, the Abbsâ are running together through razor sharp briar patches and hellacious trails of The Barkley Marathons. Sounds like our kind of âdate â¦
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Meredith Terranova, Ultrarunner & Nutritionist With over 50 ultras events under her hydration belt how could we not want to a nutritionist about how to eat? What we wanted find out how to eat when we are NOT on the trail. What should an ultra runnerâs plate look like and â¦
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Dean Karnazes, Ultrarunner Bring up the name Dean Karnazes to a group of ultrarunners and odds are you will get a varying degree of responses. Weâve read his books, read the articles, seen the television programs â we want to hear what Dean Karnazes has to say about being Dean â¦
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Barefoot Ted, Ultrarunner Barefoot Ted takes a break from his work at the Luna Sandal Factory is Seattle, WA to share with us his philosophy about running barefoot. We also talk about making the transition from shoes to shoeless, barefoot running cultures, skateboarding, Born to Run and his recent return â¦
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Krissy Moehl, Ultrarunner How much wood could a Chuckanut chuck if a Chuckanut could chuck wood? That isnât one of the many questions we had for Krissy Moehl, Race Director of Chuckanut 50K/elite runner/running ambassador. Krissy spared us a few minutes of her precious time to talk about this weekendâs â¦
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VE LOYCE SHACKLETON AKA âTHE MONSTERâ If you are looking for a massage that invokes serenity and images unicorns drinking from a pond in a magical garden youâve come to the wrong place. Welcome to the monsters den, welcome to Monsters of Massage. Ve Loyce Shackleton and wife Marsha, owners â¦
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IAN TORRENCE INTERVIEW, ULTRA RUNNER Get out your glue sticks and no. 2 pencils, Ian Torrence is going to take you to ultra running school. When Ian isnât out running and kicking butt and taking names, he is coaching for McMillan Running and helping runners to do the same. We â¦
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SABRINA MORAN, ULTRARUNNER Team inov-8âs Sabrina Moran is out running and winning 100 mile ultras like this yearâs Rocky Raccoon and 24hr races when most of her peers are taking a respite from hard week of study. So how is this 25 year old phenom able to study philosophical theology/philosophy â¦
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Meghan Arbogast, UltraRunner Needles, horses and coconuts are just some of the MANY things we talked about with Meghan Arbogast. Weâre not kidding. We also talked about her race schedule, training, eating, wine and oh, so many other topics. We are delighted to share with you our interview with âThe â¦
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RUSS THOMAS, ULTRARUNNER URP proudly introduces Russ Thomas AKA The Kansas City Kid, a most unique individual. To hear his story is both amazing and inspiring. To describe his story to you here would be a disservice, you ought to hear it for yourself from the man who lost a â¦
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RYAN TRIFFITT, ULTRARUNNER You never forget your first, 50 miler. We interview Maineâs Ryan Triffitt, an everyday guy running a not-so-everyday-distance. We talk with Ryan about his training regimen and what went right and what went not so right in his first 50. This is a great resource for those â¦
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iRunFar.comâs Bryon Powell, Ultra Runner, Author There are ultra running websites, and then thereâs iRunFar.com. What started as a love affair became Bryon Powellâs way of life. What kind of life did he leave behind and how does he put together one of the standout ultra sites? Oh yeah, did â¦
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Inside the Race Directors Studio with Inside Trail Racingâs Tim Long Welcome to the first edition of Inside the Race Directors Studio. Thereâs a new kid in town, (two, actually) who have set their sights on organizing a new trail racing series in one of ultra runningâs hot bed communities. â¦
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IAN SHARMAN INTERVIEW Question: What does a 12:44 100 mile run, Spiderman, Elvis and Las Vegas have in common? Answer: Ian Sharman. Last year Ian Sharman set his legs to ludicrous speed and ran Rocky Raccoon 100M in 12:44. How does he plan to repeat this year? Find out here. â¦
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Devon Crosby-Helms Interview Just a few days after Devonâs blistering 36th place finish at the Olympic Trials in Houston, Devon talks with ULTRARUNNERpodcast about her amazing race. We also talk about her life as an ultra runner, nutrition, her goals and why she thinks the best is yet to come, â¦
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Ultra Race Calendar with Run100s Stan Jensen Who better to talk about the 2012 ultra race calendar than with Run100s.comâs Stan Jensen. How should you choose the right ultra? What is one of the best bargains? Whatâs new for 2012? Stan shares his knowledge and experience with us in the â¦
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ULTRA RUNNERS OF THE YEAR: ELLIE GREENWOOD AND DAVE MACKEY BIG congratulations to UltraRunning Magazineâs 2011 North American ultra runners of the year, Ellie Greenwood and Dave Mackey. We talk with Ellie and Dave about last yearâs accomplishments and highlights as well as 2012âs race calendar. Congrats Ellie and Dave!!
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Dustin Burgess Interview Dustin just finished his first ultra, 50k and landed a spot on the URP Endurance Team. We talk with Dustin about his training regime , race strategy and recovery. His interview is a great resource for those looking to transition from a marathon to a 50k.
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Kevin Green, ULTRArunner You work, you have a family, youâre an average runner trying to find time to train and race in ultrarunningâs Grand Slam. WHAAAT? Kevin Green made it happen and heâs inspiring others to do the same. www.justfinish.com
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Jenn Shelton, ULTRArunner At this yearâs Litihia Loop Trail Marathon URPâs Eric Schranz ran with Jenn Shelton. Lucky for us she agreed to come on for an interview prior to leaving Eric eating her dust. She has her eyes set on qualifying for the Olympic trials. Weâll talk with about â¦
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Catra Corbett, ULTRArunner I Heart Catra Corbett. There is nothing typical about ultrarunning. The same can be said about The âDirt Divaâ Catra Corbett. Recently featured on HBOâs Real Sports with Bryant Gumble, we hear her thoughts about the piece. We also talk about her life as a drug addict, â¦
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 Anton Krupicka, ULTRArunner Did it feel like something was missing from this summerâs ultrarunning scene? Yep, we felt the same thing. Anton spent his summer recovering from an injury. How does an elite runner cope with the down time and what do they do to keep their bodies in â¦
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Frank Bozanich, ULTRArunner Frank Bozanich uncensored. We talk to Frank about his many accomplishments, how todayâs ultrarunning scene compares to when ultras did NOT have aid stations and many, MANY other topics.
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Max King, ULTRArunner Did you know an American won this yearâs World Mountain Championship in Albania? Yup, and weâre talking to the man, Max King. Weâll also talk about his training for the Olympic Marathon Trials coming up in January. Hail to the King, baby! www.runnerspace.com/maximus
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Ellie Greenwood, ULTRArunner Fresh off a blistering win at Western States 100, Montrailâs Ellie Greenwood joins us to talk about the race and looking ahead to Mont Blanc. elliegreenwood.blogspot.com/
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UltraRunning Year in Review and Look Ahead to 2012 Who better to talk about the year that was and the year that is to come than Andy Jones Wilkins and Craig Thornley. These two good friends pair to UltraRunning like an ice cold beer and a hot summer dayâ¦. well, â¦
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Live from Western States 100 Lottery, Auburn, CA UltraRunner Podcast broadcasted live from the Western States Lottery. Check out our Western States Lottery interviews with Race Director Greg Soderland, Gordy Ainsleigh, Meghan Arboghast, Craig Thornley, JB Benna and James Barstad. ws100.com
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J.B. Benna, ULTRArunner & Filmmaker J.B. Bennaâs talks with us about his new documentary âUnbreakable: The Western States 100â. We talk with JB about why he made the film, what the shoot was like and his life as a filmmaker. Now, if we can only get him to make WS â¦
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Liza Howard and Hal Koerner, ULTRArunners Whatâs better than having on the winner of the Javelina Jundred? Having both winners of the Javelina Jundred! Liza and Hal give us their impressions of the race, the dark side and Lizaâs trip to the E.R. lizahoward.com halkoerner.com
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Tim Waggoner Ultimate Directionâs Tim Waggoner placed 6th at Leadville, but donât call him an ultrarunner. Weâll call him the non-ultrarunner. Find out why. joghard.blogspot.com/
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 Andy Jones Wilkins, ULTRArunner AJW has been sidelined from running with the vampire bite of foot injuries, so heâs had a lot of time to think. Plug in and get ready for the Ultra Running World According to AJW. ajwsblog.blogspot.com/
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Lee McKinley, ULTRArunner With over 70 ultras under his feet itâs safe to say that Lee McKinley knows a thing or two about running ultras. We talk with Lee about how to manage a race. We will cover topics such as using a cheat sheet, the McKinley Method Pace Chart, â¦
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Matt Fitzgerald, Author There is a battle going on inside your body that you might not be aware of. Its a knockâem sockâem fight between increasing performance and losing weight. Find out from one of the countries top endurance nutritionists on how to unlock the secret to your own success. â¦
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Mike Wardian, ULTRArunnerThe Power Bar, Marathonguide.com & North Face Endurance Teamâs Michael Wardian joins us just days after his second place finish at UROC. Michael had the lead with 7-8 miles to go and then he took a wrong turn. Hear what happened, what his thoughts were and how he â¦
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Cherie Yanek, ULTRArunner Trail hallucinations, running in socks and a naked man in running shoesâ¦welcome to the World of Cherie Yanek. We often talk to runners that finish at the front of the pack, but what about the person who just doesnât have their day? Unfortunately, it happened to Cherie. â¦
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Ray Zahab, ULTRArunner Ray just finished running 180 miles across Death Valley, in 115 degree temps. How did he do it, why did he do it? Weâll also talk to him about the other run he did across the Sahara and weâll talk about what he has planned for January. â¦
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Eric Orton, ULTRArunner & Training Coach When âBorn to Runâ author Christopher McDougall needed to have his running form reconstructed he when to one of the very few people that could fix him, Eric Orton. Eric shares that experience with us and who you can improve your running form. CAUTION: â¦
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Craig Thornley, ULTRArunner & Race Director We talk with Craig about the recent running of Waldo 100K and a wide range of topics including how he got his outrageous nickname. conductthejuices.com waldo100k.orgÂ
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Julie Fingar, Race Director & ULTRArunner Elite runner and Race Director of some of the most popular ultras in the U.S. Julie Fingar joins us to talk about transitioning from the marathon distance to ultras. This a great resource for runners looking to take the plunge and for experienced ultrarunners to â¦
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Sunny Blende, Sports Nutritionist & ULTRArunner Letâs face it, despite all your efforts to do everything right during an ultra things can go wrong. Good thing for you Sunny Blende is here. We talk with Sunny about what to do when things go wrong. What to do when things go wrong â¦
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Marshall Ulrich, ULTRArunner 3063 miles, 52 days and 57 years old. Those are the numbers you need to know about Marshall Ulrichâs run across the United States, but that barely scratches the surface of what he has achieved, so far. We proudly present our interview with Marshall. We cannot wait â¦
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Scott Dunlap, ULTRArunner One of our favorite trail bloggers/ultrarunners/ambassadors of the trail joins URP for a great converation. We talk to Scott about balancing family and running, race distances differences, running for Team Inov-8 and his upcoming race at Wasatch and seeing the face of God â yep, thatâs right. â¦
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Don Freeman, ULTRArunner The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Thatâs one way to describe Donâs attempt at this yearâs Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run. Don tells us his story of the adversity he faced and how when on the trail you are never really alone.
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Jimmy Dean Freeman, ULTRArunner In this Ultra Lite URPÂ interview we talk to Jimmy about his experience crewing at Badwater as well as the URP Endurance Team vs SoCal Coyotes AC100 Beer Stein Challenge. Let the countdown begin. inspiredrunning.blogspot.com socalcoyotes.com
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Kami Semick, ULTRArunner Coming off a third place womenâs finish at Comrades, The North Faceâs Kami Semick lays down an incredible 2nd place finish womenâs at Western States. You havenât heard anything until you hear what happened at mile 97. Youâll hear that story, right here. kamisemick.blogspot.com/
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Mike Wardian, ULTRArunner After taking 3rd the North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile, what does Mike do? He competes in the following dayâs 1/2 marathon and wins it. Weâll talk with Mike fresh off his run at Badwater. We canât wait to see how he does. mikewardian.com Mike is sponsored by Marathonguide.com, The â¦
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Tim Twietmeyer, ULTRArunner As we open the advent-calendar windows to countdown the days till Western States 100, weâll sit down with Tim Twietmeyer. Not only is Tim the president of Western States Endurance Run Foundation but he also has FIVE WS100 victories and 25 sub-24 hour finishes. If you are â¦
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Scott Warr, ULTRArunner Ultrarunnerpodcast.com co-host Scott Warr talks about running his first 100 mile distance, Western States. A podcast for the everyday Joe who has ambitions to run 100 miles. Congrats Scott, we are proud of you!
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Hal Koerner, Ultrarunner WS100 2x champion returns to Squaw and lines up with stiff competition. We sat down with Hal the day before WS100 to hear his thoughts about this yearâs race, his race plans and the awesome running community in his hometown Ashland, Oregon. www.roguevalleyrunners.com
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Cath Todd, ULTRArunner & Adventure Racer Meet Cath Todd. Cath is Australian, lives in Dubai, UAE and travels the world competing in ultras and adventures races, sometimes she does it totally alone, sans crew and pacer. She talks about running WS100 and some of her adventures traveling the world. Oh â¦
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Jimmy Dean Freeman, Running Coach, Ultrarunner We sit down with Jimmy Dean Freeman in beautiful Squaw Valley the day before WS100 to hear his thoughts on this yearâs race. We also talk about his motivational speaking and coaching. After talking with Jimmy Dean for 20 minutes we were motivated to â¦
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Christopher McDougall, Author of âBorn to Runâ & ULTRArunner Author of âBorn to Runâ joins us for a fantastic conversation about minimalist running, what Caballo Blanco has been up to and what his next project is. http://www.chrismcdougall.com/
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Gordy Ainsleigh, Living Legend & Ultrarunner The dean of ultra trail running joins ultrarunnerpodcast.com. He was the first to run Western States 100 and may be responsible for thousands of people testing the limits of their own endurance and breaking down barriers of what the human body can do. Weâll â¦
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Dr. David Hannaford, Elite Sports Podiatrist & Ultra Runner David isnât your ordinary podiatrist. This podiatrist comes with 3rd place finish at Badwater, 2 Western States buckles and a 250k footrace through a little place called the Gobi Desert. So we figured, yeah, this is the person we should talk â¦
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Mark T. Jackson, ULTRArunner Mark is like most ultra runners, he trains hard, signs up for a lot of ultras and tries to balance family, work and long training runs. What makes Mark unique is how he got into running ultras, where he ran his first one and where he â¦
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Gary Cantrell, Barkley Marathon Race Director âUnforgiving.â That is one word used to describe The Barkley Marathon, itâs considered hands down the worldâs toughest trail race. Since 1986 only 9 people have finished it. Leaving a wake of empty Gu packets, bloody socks and unrealized goals, we talk with the â¦
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Sunny Blende, Nutritionist & Ultrarunner With a name like Sunny Blende itâs poetic justice that Sunny is a sports nutritionist. Sunny is a presenter and lecturer on sports nutrition, fueling enhanced performance and making healthy food choices, not to mention sheâs one heck of an athlete! Sunny tells us what â¦
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GEOFF ROES, ULTRArunner Training in his fortress of solitude in Alaska, ultra runningâs trail monster spends some time with ULTRARUNNERpodcast.com Coming off some mind bending wins weâll talk to the Western States 100 champ about his life on and off the trail, defending his WS100 title and much, much more. â¦
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