Athlete On Fire

Josh Jones is a Doctor of Physical Therapy based out of western North Carolina.  On this episode we answer listener questions on injuries specific to them.  Stress fractures in the feet.  Ankle sprains and breaks.  Hip flexor strains and general function.  Achilles issues.  We are only answering a few of these for each call so we dive a bit deeper and give actionable advice.  Don't worry, Josh and your host Scott Jones have quite the history together so we will be sure to mix stories of adventure in to these for you all! Enjoy.

This one hits hard.  Scott had a chance to sit down with a couple local Colorado friends to tell their stories.  Both lost spouses at a young age.  Both had young kids at the time. Both use exercise and running as a way to grieve. Their kids went to school together but they never met until recently.  It's a both sad yet hopeful story and we hope you appreciate their amazing and heartfelt words.

Host Scott and Luis Escobar had a chance to sit down in Squaw Valley and talk all things running.  Upcoming adventures in Bhutan.  Why he is working with the Spartan Trail series and all about the Born To Run Ultras he founded and how crazy things can get at the annual running festival! Enjoy.

Mark Carles is a runner, brother, son, and one of the bravest athletes we have had on the show. Given a few months to live over a year ago and he is still fighting the rare form of liver cancer he was diagnosed with by running and being with family. Matching tattoos with his mom, late nights and early mornings with his brother and even some kind words from Dan Rather will have you rethinking what you should get out of every day. Enjoy the show.

Links:
Mark's Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-mark-carles
3 Months Shirt link: https://athleteonfirestore.com/products/3-months-to-live-tee
Mark's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markcarles/
About Fibrolamellar Cancer: https://fibrofoundation.org/

Ralph Dale Jones lived a magnificent life. I was able to celebrate it in West Virginia last week with family. You'll hear the lessons and confessions I shared at his service and more on grief and loss. Hope you enjoy.

Eric Byrnes is a force of energy that can't be stopped. We were able to talk in Tahoe about endurance, loss, and why he pushes his limits!

Dr. Don Vaughn sat down to talk about studies he has been involved in and how the brain reacts to different stimuli, like riding a motorcycle. We also brought sports and performance into the mix to help athletes of all backgrounds use their brain to perform better! Enjoy the show with our first neuroscientist guest!

Links:
Spartan Trail: https://www.spartan.com/en/trail
Spartan Race: https://www.spartan.com/en
Dr. Vaughn's Site: http://www.donvaughn.com/
Harley Davidson: https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/index.html
Athlete On Fire: http://athleteonfire.com/
Becoming Ultra: http://becomingultra.com/
ATP Science: https://atpscience.com/

Patrick Sweeney is a full time adventurer on a mission to help people around the world find their adventurer within and learn to use fear as fuel. We had a chance to sit down and talk all things adventure, fear, sport, and training. You'll have some great takeaways from his time as a world class rower and hopefully come away ready to conquer some of your own fears!

Links:
Spartan Trail: https://www.spartan.com/en/trail
Spartan Race: https://www.spartan.com/en
Patrick's Site:https://www.pjsweeney.com/
Athlete On Fire: http://athleteonfire.com/
Becoming Ultra: http://becomingultra.com/
ATP Science: https://atpscience.com/

Amanda ran collegiately for a couple years and then got into road marathons. It wasn’t until 2014 that she started running trails! She figured it out pretty quickly and is now a professional running with the Altra elite team! Enjoy the show.

Links:
Spartan Trail: https://www.spartan.com/en/trail
Spartan Race: https://www.spartan.com/en
Her site: https://www.amandabasham.com/
Athlete On Fire: http://athleteonfire.com/
Becoming Ultra: http://becomingultra.com/
ATP Science: https://atpscience.com/

Kelly and Juliet Starrett are the power couple we had the chance to sit down with in Tahoe for another amazing interview. MobilityWOD is probably where you have heard of them as an industry leader in all things movement and mobility but they have a new mission to get people ready for life with The Ready State. We talk fitness, pain, movement for runners, eating disorders, and much more. Thanks to Spartan Media Fest and ATP Science for the chance to sit down with so many amazing people in Squaw Valley. Enjoy the show!

Links:
Spartan Trail: https://www.spartan.com/en/trail
Spartan Race: https://www.spartan.com/en
The Ready State: https://thereadystate.com/
Athlete On Fire: http://athleteonfire.com/
Becoming Ultra: http://becomingultra.com/
ATP Science: https://atpscience.com/