On this episode, we're chatting with two of the three NC/SC finishers of the inaugural Southern States 200! Naji Husseini from Cary, NC finished 7th overall with a time of 69:30, and Mike Busick from Piedmont, SC finished 20th place with a time of 88:02. Naji and Mike talk about what led them to pursue their first 200 miler, how the race went, whether they'd do another 200+ mile race and much more.

Jen Shetler is the founder of one of the biggest and fastest-growing running clubs in the Carolinas. TUFF Run Club, short for Trail + Ultra Fun Fam, is a group of 600+ Raleigh area runners who meet regularly for training runs and who have a strong presence at races in the Carolinas. Jen is also a 2024 Umstead 100 finisher. On this episode, Jen tells us how TUFF started, what she has planned for its future, and we dive deep into how her experience at Umstead went. You can join the TUFF Run Club Facebook group here.

Shannon Jarvis shocked herself at the 2024 Umstead 100. She went into the race thinking she'd finish in around 26 hours only to crush the race in 22:21:06, finishing as the fifth place female. Shannon's story is a testament to the power of the human spirit and is proof of the fact that nothing is impossible.

Lisa McFadden has run many races including some of the most notable races in the sport of ultra running. But none of those previous races compare in terms of notoriety than her recent DNF at the Barkley Marathons. Making it to the yellow gate in the first place is an impressive feat in and of itself. On this episode, Lisa tells us how her Barkley experience went down.

John Kelly is a three-time finisher of the race many consider to be the toughest in the world: The Barkley Marathons. He joins us on this episode to talk all about his third finish. He also talks about how almost no one wants to interview him this year, some of the Barkley mementos he keeps at his house, whether a hot dog is a sandwich and much more. Follow John on Facebook here. Follow John on Instagram here. Follow John on Twitter or X or whatever it's called now here.

Emily Lyons is a runner from Castle Hayne, North Carolina in the Wilmington area who races all the time. Her schedule is always packed with ultras, and she loves taking part in them. Emily also has a special affinity for races with the word "Badwater" in them. She is a finisher of all three Badwater races, Badwater Cape Fear, Badwater Salton Sea and Badwater 135. On this episode, Emily tells us about her recent finish at the 2024 Umstead 100, her finish at the 2023 Badwater 135 and her recent finish at the 2024 Badwater Cape Fear. You can follow Emily on Instagram @hungry_vegan_runner.

Tara Dower made history at the 2024 Umstead 100 by becoming just the second woman in the race's history to finish first place overall. The Virginia Beach native finished in a blazing fast time of 14:58:21. On this episode, Tara talks us through how the race went down, and she also tells us about her new status as a professional runner (sponsored by Altra, Ultraspire and First Endurance) and her love of running FKTs (she holds the overall FKT for the Benton Mackaye Trail and the female FKT for the Mountains to Sea Trail and is chasing the Appalachian Trail FKT this year!)

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Part one of this episode features Blackbeard’s Revenge 100 Race Director Rich Swor, who talks about the craziness that was the 2024 Blackbeard’s Revenge

Part two of this episode begins at 42:16 and features Rachel Craft and Suzy Goodwin, who both finished the race despite the horrendous weather conditions. Hear from them about how it all went down.

Find out more about the Blackbeard's Revenge 100 at https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Corolla/BlackbeardsRevenge100.

On this episode, Patrick's wife Tatiana comes in as guest host to interview Patrick and his friend Brandon Johnston to talk about their experience running the Blackbeard's Revenge 100, as well as their one-man crew, Andy Barrett. The boys talk all about how their race went down, how they dealt with the brutal weather conditions and what it was like crossing that 100 mile finish line. Patrick finished the race in 9th place overall with a time of 22:45:23, and Brandon finished in 11th place overall and 2nd place male masters with a time of 23:26:21.