Carolina Ultra Runners Podcast

Laurie Matecki is another one of those runners who if you haven't heard of her, you've probably seen her at a race at some point. With over 150 results on Ultrasignup, Laurie is everywhere all the time. One of her most recent finishes is the Buckeye 200, which was her first 200 mile race (although she's done Vol State and HOTS).

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Brian Atkinson is a super fast ex-D1 runner who has dipped his toes into the trail/ultra scene. The Asheville runner recently won the Grand-Further Mountain Run 25K and beat ultra legend/past guest of the podcast John Kelly in the process.

Dave Morl is a Bigfoot 200 finisher from Rutherfordton, NC. Originally from the UK, Dave is an experienced ultra runner who has finished all kinds of distances including all three of Candice Burt's 200+ mile races.

Another episode, another TUFF runner from the Raleigh area. This time, we're talking with Scott Perry, who is on a quest to find the toughest 50K in the U.S. He's run two of the three that are widely believed to be the toughest. Those are Quest for the Crest and Speedgoat. He's got the Barkley Fall Classic coming up later in 2024 as well.

Katie Stanford joins us on this episode to talk about her finish at the Pikes Peak 50K in Colorado. Katie is a Durham, NC native who made the trip out west to battle the altitude and elevation gain. She crushed it!

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In this episode we have two NC guys and an SC host talking about their experience at the Inferno Ultra 12 hr, which took place August 3 at the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve just outside Myrtle Beach, SC. It was Reese Hood's first race ever, and he won with 57.5 miles while Johnny Glenn finished with 50 miles. I had a bad day and only got 42.5 miles.

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Walterboro, SC's Chris Varnadoe pulled off an amazing performance at the 2024 Vol State 500K. He won the race, putting South Carolina on the national stage. On this episode, Chris recaps his race along with his wife Tiffini, who crewed him for the race as she does for all his races.

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Race Director Chris Waldt joins us on this episode to tell us all about his race in Blacksburg, SC. This is an awesome race that is great for first time 100 milers and anyone who wants to see what they can do on a hilly course that won't totally destroy their quads the same way a mountainous race would.

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On this episode, we have four of the five finishers from the Carolinas of the 2024 Western States 100 (Brandon Crews from Asheville, NC politely declined to join, but he got it done in 23:37:46). John Bruno from Easley, SC, Andy Barrett from Chapel Hill, NC, Colleen Jay from Pinnacle, NC and Adam Dickerson from Belmont, NC tell us all about their point to point journey from Olympic Valley to Auburn.

Tony Bruno is a Hilton Head native who has incredible PRs at every distance from 5K to 100 miles. He currently holds the 55-59 American age group record for 50 miles after he ran 6:53 at The Raven in February 2024. On this episode, though, Tony talks about his 15:16:55 he pulled off for 100 miles at Six Days in the Dome.