Maryland trail running badass and friend Simon joins the podcast to share in the stoke surrounding the legendary Hellgate 100k. This race starts in the middle of the woods in the dead of night and creates incredible bonds between the people who choose to throw themselves into this amazing adventure. A race that draws the heartiest of souls and a who's who of east coast trail running. We talk about the race, the unique dynamics, the likely contenders and shamefully omit Barret Stanton from our discussion! Sorry Barret!

In Episode 31 we are joined by Andrew Hutchinson fresh off his first ultra and podium finish at the JFK 50 miler!

We chat about our race experiences, snow days, Andrew's season and future in ultra-running!

A really fun time was had by all and we hope you enjoy!

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Trail and Ultra-Runner Jared Burdick joins the podcast to discuss his racing strategy and this year's competitive fields.

Welcome to episode 29!

We are now in the thick of JFK week and scheming, predicting, hoping and overthinking our way to race day!

This session is a listen in our thoughts on our own prospects and the dynamic of the team competition. Just part of the fun.

That's right folks! It's JFK week, which marks 1 year of the Bear Right! Trail Podcast and we are coming in hot for our anniversary.

In this episode we are joined by 2 greats of the sport!

David Sinclair is undeniably one of the top trail runners in the sport, regardless of terrain or distance. He is a professional trail runner with Craft Sportswear who lives and trains in Vermont. He is the defending JFK 50 Miler Men's Champion and course record holder.

Carolyn Showalter is an absolute legend of the JFK 50 Miler, holding multiple records at the race. She has 37 finishes to her name, the most of any woman including 22 consecutive finishes. She shares the record for most victories at 6 and holds the women's 70+ age group course record!

In our discussion with these two greats we get to see just how much this incredible sport has evolved. From Carolyn's early ultra runs with no aid stations, pumping water from wells along the path, to David flying to tropical islands for not so tropical experiences, we go along for the journey.

I truly enjoyed the dynamic and am so grateful for the grit and determination of athletes like Carolyn who really started the pulse of this sport and athletes like David who continue to push it further forward with such passion.

Thanks so much to my guests and be sure to follow them at this year's race!

This one is pretty straight forward folks!

Chris and Sam riff on the race in AZ and we talk about folks headed there from the East Coast. We then get into some spicier thoughts on the Golden Ticket Races in general and eventually Chris's car gets towed...

Hey Everyone, we are back with a catch-up episode after Sam's implosion at Grindstone. What happened there? Well folks, maybe having a strong "Why" isn't just influencer BS afterall...

Then we get into a lightning fast 2025 Blues Cruise 50K where Chris mixed up with some tested veterans and speedy newcomers on a pretty epic day with lead changes and aggressive strategies. Chris is our teams 50K expert really, kind of like a hairy Eli Hemming. So give a listen and you may just be running 4 hour 50ks before you know it!

Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall for someone's race planning? Well here is your chance and it's just as riveting as you might expect a couple of ultra-runners talking about aid station self-care and headlamp requirements to be. Anyway, we got together and hit record and we are time stamping this for the post race recap and how far off the mark we were...

And Matt is keeping receipts!

In this unedited edition of the Bear Right! Trail Podcast Andrew Simpson joins Sam for a sit down and catch-up on what has been an incredible racing season so far. Off a blistering Twisted Branch 100k win over a close friend and respected rival, Andrew goes through the season that brought him here as well as some great play by play!

We talk parenting in sport, east coast summers and simple fueling strategies among other things in this free flowing episode!

Enjoy!

We start off with a recap of Josh's top 10 run at the Vermont 100 after early onset nausea. Then we get a little sideways talking about Sam's preparation for Grindstone 100 and triage foot and shoe issues.

Finally we get to it! The Eastern States 100 2024 Edition and celebrating some of the top contenders competing for an axe this year!