Athlete On Fire

Our guest, Jenn Pattee, is an ultra runner and entrepreneur who took on the challenge of riding the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Mexico.  Seeing how much the sport of running can open up opportunities for adventure is always inspiring.  She shares stories from the trip like the rough start, some sketchy characters, and some lucky rides! Enjoy!

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Scott had a great chat with Susie Chan on all things adventure, life, and running

From her book blurb:

Susie Chan is an icon of endurance running. Since taking up running at the age of 35, she has completed the legendary Marathon des Sables more times than any other British woman, set the 12-hour treadmill World Record and was one of the first women to finish all the World Marathon Majors.
Susie's story is an inspirational fight against the odds. From leaving a dysfunctional marriage, managing as a single mum and tackling cancer treatment, Susie has had her fair share of adversity. Throughout it all, running has kept her going. She always finds a reason to lace up her shoes and hit the road – or the track, trail or tread. Her mantra: You never regret a run.
From the Moroccan desert, the Peruvian jungle and the sweltering Death Valley, to Susie's local South Downs and a running track in Tooting, her adventures take her across the globe. With Susie's down-to-earth personality, refreshing attitude and wicked sense of humour, we learn the countless reasons she finds to push herself further and the life-changing opportunities running has given her.

Whether you are training for the Olympics or your own big goals, having coaches and people in your corner that want the best for you on the field or trail is important.  One of Scott's former athletes shares her journey with the author of All In Stride to hopefully help other athletes navigate training, disordered eating, and more. Hope you enjoy!

In All in Stride, Johanna Garton tells the gripping and inspiring stories of Elvin and Shadrack. Beginning with their upbringing in Kenya, Garton follows the runners through their journeys to the United States, running for Division One universities, their blossoming romance as college students, and ultimately their service as U.S. soldiers and professional runners. Woven through the narrative is the story of Samantha Schultz, who also competed for the U.S. Army. Like Elvin and Shadrack, she struggled with several obstacles throughout her journey, including poor coaching, over training, the intense pressure to make the Olympic team, and disordered eating, a condition that plagues so many young female athletes.

Four women are coming together to train for, plan, and fundraise so they can compete in an epic row from Monterey, California to Hawai. That's thousands of miles on a high tech row boat, rowing in teams of two for 2 hours at a time.

On this episode, two of the four women come on to talk about the epic training camp your host, Scott Jones put them through in July. Find the stress and you'll find the growth. That certainly happened on three days across the state of Colorado.

Enjoy and be sure to follow:

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Athlete On Fire

I had a chance to interview Phil Parsons the day before he embarks on the 444 mile Natchez Trace effort.

The Natchez Trace is a 444-mile stretch of road that begins in Nashville and ends in Natchez, MS. To date, no one holds the record for the fastest known time (FKT), Natchez-trace-parkway-FKT completing the southbound journey on foot. This adventure is exactly what I am going to do this September — Suicide Awareness Month — to bring awareness to the issues of mental health and suicide among Veterans. 

His story is one that is too commonly ended with a less positive outcome.  We have to love on our veterans and share what is bringing them together!  Running is often the answer, or a piece of it. 

Check out his site and support the cause here.

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After spending time doing hards things and getting others to do and succeed at hard things, we wanted to bring an event that combined the skills we learn doing these things with leadership skills that can help in work, sport, and life.  The inaugural leadership retreat is coming in February of 2024 in beautiful Costa Rica.  Learn more here. 

We had the chance to talk to Luke Tuttle of Ultra Running Destinations.  He uses the site to review trails and events all over the world. On this episode we got to talk about some of the amazing locales and adventures Luke has been on and we get to learn more about his story. If you like running and travel, you'll love this episode.. Thanks for listening!

He just published his book about running in Europe too. You can check it out here!

Joe Uhan is an athlete, coach, medical professional and writer based in California after bouncing around and learning as much as he could in the physical therapy and performance worlds. We had a great talk about injury preventions and performance. He give some simple fixes for common injuries and dispels some myths. We talk about the business of sport and why going to cash based treatment is a good thing for the industry and individuals. Take a listen and let us know what else you would like to learn from Joe and guests like him! Enjoy.

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Band Of Runners

Join Scott and Ian Sharman as they talk about all things running, coaching, training, and more.  Ian owns Sharman Ultra, a long time partner of Becoming Ultra.  They get to talking about the business of online coaching and where they see it going in the near future.  They talk about some races that don't get enough love and bounce around the running world to share some of their experiences. Enjoy the show!

Kelsey Pfendler and Jennifer Hofer are one half of Team Hericane.  A crew of four rowers setting off to row across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii in May of 2024.  It was a great conversation and we will definitely be following their journey over the next year and change.  How much do they have to raise to make this happen?  Sidenote, you can donate here.  How do they eat, sleep, hydrate for so long? What is the record?  How are they training? How did they meet?  So. Many. Questions.  We think you all will like this episode as much as we did!  

Follow their IG here.