Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Kelly Young.  Kelly is a new entrant to the ultra running sport and has hit the trail with some great early success.  She has won her share of races in including the Tahoe 100k and the Calico trail 50.  Here smile is a mile wide and her perspective deep and full of curiosity and understanding.   She is a sponsored runner for Salomon and Suunto and is a great ambassador for the sport.  Having recently come in second in the Lone Cactus last person standing race she is loving the backyard format and she is headed towards a really big result one of these days. 

Show Notes:

• Just a few years into ultrarunning Kelly has excelled at each of her races and has learned a lot from 50k to over 100 miles
• Kelly is working on being a complete athlete and is poised for some big results in 2020 and talking to her makes us want to follow her
• It is great to see a high-performance athlete find how to balance work, running,  and taking care of a new puppy

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Don Reichelt.  Don is one of the top ultra runners and is starting to make his mark on the sport.  His times keep getting faster and his attitude is off the charts positive.  Don loves the challenge that life and ultra running hand him and he is on a journey towards self-improvement at every level.  With his recent move to live at 10,000 feet of elevation in Colorado, we will need to keep our eye out for him and his performance.

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Meaghan Praznik.  Meaghan is a rare breed of high-level executive and high-level Ironman athlete.  She has been head of communications at Cliff Bar and All Trails and set her PB and won the amateur Ironman at Cozumel in 2019.  Meaghan has a great story from when she was a kid and told she could be anyone she wanted to and has found a way to be an impact player in all that she does. A fabulous "coffee table" conversation Meaghan delights and informs and sets a great tone for how to think about life and opportunity.

Show Highlights:

• Meaghan has been on a tear the past few year racing at the highest level and in Ironman Cozumel she finished in a fast 9:32
• Training in 2020 with the pandemic ever-present has been a good challenge and opportunity for Meaghan to take her fitness level up a notch
• It is great to see a high-performance athlete find how to balance work and life and training and Meaghan does this very well.

 

Show hosts Dave and Joe interview Courtney Dauwalter.  Courtney is the top female ultrarunner in the world and has many wins to her name including UTMB, Big's Backyard, Moab 240, Western States, and many more.  In the most recent edition of the global Bigs Backyard event, she came in first completing 68 yards. Courtney is one of the most joyful and thankful people on the planet and at the same time a feared competitor.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts take a break from interviewing and spend some time sharing insights and experiences from their years of ultra running and living that all telling adventurous lifestyle.  Dave and Joe also discuss what it has been like for them during the pandemic what the future holds for each of them.

Show Highlights:

• Joe and Dave share thoughts and perspectives on the pandemic and how it has affected training and racing
• Dave talks about his plans to go after the Trans-Canadian running record and if it will happen in 2021 or 2022

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Torbjörn Gyllenbring (aka Toby).  Toby is an emerging star on the global ultra running stage and is specializing in the "Backyard" last person standing races.  Toby just completed the global Bigs Backyard event coming in first in Sweden.  A self-proclaimed late starter, Toby did not start running till 2007 and found a 10 k difficult.  You might say he found religion in the ultra world and he is finding out some deep life lessons on his running journey.  After listening to his reasons for doing ultras and what he finds out it would not be surprising to find any and all of us more interested in the sport.

Show Highlights:

• Toby is clear about his reasons for running ultras and specializing in the backyard format
• Toby has run 147 miles in 24 hours and wants to push to a new level in his next 24-hour race
• Learning to accept yourself is a key aspect of succeeding in the back yard format and Toby is all over this as he seeks to improve his own perspective on life and his purpose

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Torbjörn Gyllenbring (aka Toby).  Toby is an emerging star on the global ultra running stage and is specializing in the "Backyard" last person standing races.  Toby just completed the global Bigs Backyard event coming in first in Sweden.  A self-proclaimed late starter, Toby did not start running till 2007 and found a 10k difficult.  You might say he found religion in the ultra world and he is finding out some deep life lessons on his running journey.  After listening to his reasons for doing ultras and what he finds out it would not be surprising to find any and all of us more interested in the sport. 

Show Highlights:

• Toby is clear about his reasons for running ultras and specializing in the backyard format
• Toby has run 147 miles in 24 hours and wants to push to a new level in his next 24-hour race
• Learning to accept yourself is a key aspect of succeeding in the back yard format and Toby is all over this as he seeks to improve his own perspective on life and his purpose

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave and Joe interview Harvey Lewis ahead of the upcoming Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship.  Lewis, a vegan ultra-runner, is known for his participation in endurance events lasting days — or even months. He’s been on the USA 24 Hour Running Team five times. He ran the entire Appalachian Trail In less than 50 days which was the 8th Fastest Known Time and subject of the film, “Like Harvey, Like Son”. He’s also run the Badwater 135 nine times, winning it in 2014.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Rorke Denver.  Rorke is a retired Navy Seal Commander awarded the Bronze Star for valorous action in battle, he is a best selling author, public speaker, and actor known for his role as Lieutenant Rorke in the film Act of Valor.

Hosts Dave and Joe interview Ben Simanski, who is one of those rare unassuming, amazing, people who exemplify all that can be good in this world.  Ben is legally blind and since his diagnosis 10 years ago has become a very accomplished ultra runner. He has completed the 100-mile distance over five times and is training to attempt to break the record for the 100-mile distance for visually impaired runners.