Imagine running the highest trails with the best views on the toughest terrain that human legs can handle and you pretty much have SKyrunning in a nutshell.  Today's guest is one of the best in the sport and in between races she is busy shaping the future trail runners teaching second grade.  Born in Germany and raise on the east coast, our guest found herself in Colorado for college and stayed for the trails. She shares her story with tons of energy and an amazing attitude.  Enjoy today's Athlete On Fire!

Today at OR in Salt Lake City we sit down with some amazing athletes.  Rebecca Rusch, Jordan Romero, and Trevor Thomas all stop by and we like to keep it candid.  Pretty cool recap with full versions to come.  Enjoy!

Mollie and Sean Busby are no strangers to adventure.  A professional snowboarder and recreational skiier left Utah for the grandeur of Montana, and moved into a yurt.  The adventure isn't stuck in Montana though.  They travel the world backcountry skiing and boarding, have a charity to run, and put on camps for kids all over the world.  An energetic and candid talk today should leave you anxious to get out the door. Thanks for listening to the Athlete On Fire show live from OR in Salt Lake City.

Our guest has travelled the world and he will tell you why you should too. An avid and strong climber, he shares an inspiring story of strength and will as his climber wife plunged 50 ft into a crumbled hump at his feet.  What happens next gave me the chills for a good part of the interview.  He shares a philosophy on "doing what makes you tick" he defines athlete to a tee.  He recommends two fitness challenges you can do while listening and his general outlook and story telling is going to keep you on for the whole show. Enjoy this installment of the Athlete On Fire show!

Today's guest, and the last of the year, is a listener that sent in his story.  A two paragraph email and I was inspired and amazed at what he has overcome and once I talked to him it was much more.  His energy, tenacity, and zeal for life to travel to amazing places and compete without worrying about what has happened to him.  It is a great show to finish the year off with and move forward because what's ahead matters way more than what's behind.  Enjoy the Athlete On Fire show.

Google Rebecca Rusch.  Go ahead.  You won't be disappointed in the athlete with a heart as big as the world she has traveled on foot, bike, and water.  Rebecca shares some of her best and most inspiring stories, why she finally wrote a book(and how difficult is was), and what she is working on next.  Learn how the "Queen Of Pain" got to where she is today and why there is a good chance you have a place to stay next time to visit Idaho!

Why would you continue to ski after your younger brother was lost due to a skiing accident?  To honor him of course.  No one could honor him more than today's guest who ski's with as much skill and passion as anyone who has put on two planks.  The first Olympic skiier to really make the transition to big mountain skiing shares her amazing story that got her where she is today.  A case for why more woman should ski and some of the adventures along the way can be heard on the show.  We know you will enjoy the show and if you know any young, impressionable women, tell them they should listen as well.  This is the Athlete On Fire show.

This has got to be the most selfish show in the history of podcasting.  We bring back the amazing Jess McMillan, one of the most accomplished and skilled big mountain skiers to live and we make her teach us how to work our way up to epic cliff jumps. WE agree it is 90% mental but for the physical prep and how to build up to 30 foot drops, this is the show for you.  She has dropped a 60 footer so she is the authority!  The interview is fun and we go into other mental toughness skills that will help as well. Enjoy this epic, intense, and informative show and then get out there and drop in!

"It doesn't get much closer than this," the doctor told Jered in a MASH unit in a war zone as he showed him the bullet laying directly on his younger brother's femoral artery.  This was in 2004 and maybe as unlikely as any war time event.  Listen today as Jered tells the story.  He takes us on his military career in the jungles of Panama where he was stalked by a panther for a full night.  His unlikely 2 week career and what it led to present day bringing jobs and industry to his small home town on the Ohio river. Lastly, listen to the inspiring story of love and what it takes to raise a little girl with the rarest of diseases.  Athlete On Fire has teamed up with Voices For Vets to share the story of a veteran along with 45 other podcasts.  We can't help but think our Athlete On Fire is going to have one of the best and most inspiring stories out there.

Adventure.  Where does it start?  How does someone know this is the path they want to take?  Athlete On Fire has had some amazing adventurers on the show.  This episode showcases an athlete that is an elite kayaker and big mountain free skier.  Featured regularly on Warren Miller and Matchstick Productions films she has made it to the top of the sport.  Traveling the world and overcoming fear are themes we cover.  Hear her story about why losing multiple friends in the kayaking world in one year pushed her back to skiing.  This is a show that will inspire you to get outside. Outside your comfort zone and into the wild to do amazing.  You grab the headphones and we'll supply the goosebumps.  Enjoy this Athlete On Fire!