New format trial!     The host gets contracted to help develop a whole school of athletes.   Why the feedback from endurance sports is sometimes a tough sell for newbies.   The lawyer on the plane that ran marathons before you were born. The first live event on the trails of Colorado. Everest feats, again. 20 miler and bouncing balls.   Everyone is an athlete!

A spring race in Colorado with a couple visits from the biggest of our predators.  Running and marking a course in 18 inches of snow.  The lack of complainers for this certain day.  A 600 rep workout you can sink into to get the week started right.  An Everest record for speed is broken.  We watch Becoming Ultra grow up right in front of our eyes! We are all Athletes.

Chris Stoutenburg leaned back on a railing when he was 20 years old and fell two stories, landing on his arm on a patch of grass the size of his body.  It was a lucky fall and the beginning of his story on the show. He went on to travel the world and win multiple championship for Team Canada in wheelchair basketball, co-founded a successful Cross Fit box and founded WheelWod.com.  An inspiring story that reinforces that we are not our circumstances, we are how we react to them.

Morgan Tilton decided to run ultra after ultra one summer after catching the "bug". She just happens to also be a freelance writer who has written for Backpacker, Outside, and Men's Journal to name a few.  She shares her creative process and some basic guidelines we should all follow when writing.  She shares her training regimen and her crazy year of running. Also, tons of travel.  From Italy to the Copper Canyon of Mexico.  This show is for adventurers!   Enjoy!

It's true.  We are all gonna die.  What we do before that is our own fault. So, a little pep talk from the host with some examples you may be able to relate to.  Also, new rules for some of the shows we share on the feed.  And, a shout out to a very important person from Athlete On Fire!

Things we didn't realize.   There is repellant for sea lice, larva of jellyfish Painting stripes on your legs can deter big sharks People swim around Manhattan Of course, there is much more to the world of open water swimming but these facts jumped out at us.  What does it take to prepare for such events?  What are the rules?  So much to learn about this unique sport on the show today!

Two years ago, I spent the first round of the NCAA tourney with my dad and 5 ex college buddies.  It was an amazing experience and making the start of this first tourney without him pretty odd.  Also, spring is unpredictable so when you get snowed in, try this workout.  Kudos to people asking for accountability and saying goodbye to a climber who helped shaped the sport.

Our guest is also a podcast host so we have no problem getting the conversation going.  We talk about how to get people who way they hate running to give it another try.  Training schedules.  How she feels during high training times and more.  Athlete On Fire is here to bridge the gap between amazing athletes and the rest of the world.

August 12, 2016 started on a couple mountain bikes in the cool Colorado air, at 3:30am.  We rode to the bluffs outside of town to take in the Perseid Meteor shower.  Facts about the event in the sky, a weird critter in the woods, coffee and delirium ensue.  Have a great Friday wherever you are in the world.  We hope you learn one simple or silly fact and laugh at least once!

Our guest spent most of his childhood not really happy where he was physically.  Then came college and the drinking and eating at a school known for partying.  His story has been told before and this is the first time.  It could be you.  We hope his story moves you to make a change of your own!  Athlete On Fire brings stories to inspire and teach athletes and remember, everyone is an athlete!