What an amazing soul Callie Vinson is- from unhealthy at 377 lbs a decade ago to lining up at the Tahoe 200 this September, we talk all things trail, running but most importantly life. Hear how her first race went (the 2016 Chicago Marathon) to what's she's up to now.

Team PAWS

Callie & Shan's CULTRA episode

Callie's Instagram

Steep Endurance

Ragged Cuts

Live Loud Running

and a very special thanks to the one and only Albert Galatan, Esq.

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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"Sorry, my brain is broken. Any idea what to call this one?" inquired one Art Byram, the Poet Laureate of Connecticut Ultrarunners and Trail Mavens Alike. We literally had like no real content. We riffed on the following: yellow-eyed Sith lords; how much we miss each other; a bunch of CUT112 shit; the complete and utter idiocy of VERTICAL MADNESS; Jimmy's fluid sexuality; Art, Becky, Reagan and Amy's run around everywhere; the Second Colcherster Half in 2021; Jimmy reads a letter from Bacon Academy; to mask or not to mask when running? Spring Fling memories and Patreon and there's not enough lipstick for this piggy and we out.

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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Ryan Williams is a quality dude- from his no-nonsense approach to both running and life he brings his expertise to looking at FKT routes and deciding which ones are good, and which ones are Strava segments. An aquatic field biologist by trade, he is a true outdoorsman- from his upbringing on the trails of North Cannan and Norfolk he developed a love for all things natural and you can hear how he has applied this to his life. 

Ryan's Blog

Ryan's Instagram

Rock & Laurel Trail Race, Fitchburg, MA

Norfolk Land Trust 5k/10k on 10/2

Fastest Known Time site

Rickey Gates' FKT Project

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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In late 2018 Cultra was a select group of ultra runners, sworn to secrecy and bound by the belief that one should pursue the perfect trail run adventure, and worry about the consequences later. In a misguided attempt to drop out of the civilized world, the five gathered weekly to share their tales, of all the fun shit that happens on the trails that most normal people don't care about,  This is a reunion of the original Cultra five, Stacey Clark, Jordan Grande, Brian Roccapriore, Joe Laskey, and Art Byram.  

Jordan's CUT112 Run Report 

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Music by Nick Byram, Severity

We sat down with Dan Grip to see what makes him tick and what he's been up to lately. From winning tough races like Cat's Tail to setting numerous long FKTs, Dan has a philosopher's mind and an engineer's pragmatism as he approaches trails and ultras. A musician by trade he also does get random 90s alternative songs stuck in his head like the rest of us. Give this episode a listen! 

Dan's Strava profile

Dan's Profile on the FKT website

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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Clocking in at a svelte 58 minutes, it's our new slim episode. We still manage to jackass like we're a much bigger deal and we really pack in all the stuff, but really we just didn't have the time to go huge. 

Muddy Socks Magazine

CUT112

Ragged Cuts

Steep Endurance

Live Loud Running

Connecticut Forest and Parks

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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We came, we saw, we jackassed. We talk about (in no particular order): Covid, contrast baths and showers, Burning Man, a half marathon, then a double half, then a triple half (or one and a half marathons), giving away our medals and participation trophies, running in the rain, and other wonderful and useful topics for you to run with or sit in traffic listening to.

Thundercats

Penelope Pitstop

Medals 4 Mettle

Bacon Academy Project Graduation

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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Allegedly the first letters of each word in "all day I dream about sex" spells a German shoe manufacturer's name. Cool. #jackassepisode

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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New Jersey is not known for its trails, but we're hoping that changes soon- and if Sassquad Trail Runners' Kim Levinsky has anything to say about that, then it changes today! Kim has a competitive background as a two-sport athlete collegiately and brings her passion over to the trails and infuses that into every Sassquad Trail Party. Hear about how her love for the trails has helped a small group grow into one of the biggest and best on the east coast and has rightfully put Jersey on the map as a trail running destination. 

Sassquad's awesome Facebook group

Sassquad website

Sassquad Instagram

Sassquad Podcast

NY/NJ Trail Conference

She Runs This Town

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Intro Guitar by Nick, Vocals Jack Byram, and beats Jack Sevigny

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How does it feel to be outside in the middle of winter in New England for over 40 hours, unsupported on 78 miles of snowy trail? Jimmy Mac teamed up with LSE to take on this trail in the worst conditions.  Sure they could have tried it without the snow, sleet and driving rain.  They could have had someone wiping their arses every few kelo-meeters too. But you always gotta consider the "Why".  There will definitely be faster FKT's set on this route, but one would have to try really hard to match the experience of doing it under these conditions.  It is a tale of hard fought Finishing Lines, not Finishing Times. 

Anyway this Episode is a RIUT!

LSE Blog The Air Land and Sea

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

Outro Music By Nick Byram -Severity