Happy holidays, Cultra! Since we're contractually obligated to have LSE on several times per year, we are technically in breach of said contract. This appearance lightens the load quite a bit on the contract and no one utters a single "wots all dis eh?" We delve into Lee's expertise on all things gear- there's actually some really decent content in here, then we snap to our senses and jackass around for an hour. 

Cape Cod Frozen Fat Ass

History of the merkin

That article we read 

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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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What can be said about a podcast episode that clocks in at a svelte two hours and fifty minutes? Meet our newest cast member Vicki as she asks to talk to a grizzly bear's manager, Fred has an altercation with a bobcat, Art is still afraid of chipmunks and Jimmy covers a lot of ground by speaking well over 90 words a minute. A very special jackassing episode.

BURCS Upcoming Races

Border Patrol Challenge- a virtual challenge on the trails near the CT / RI border

Follow Callie Vinson as she runs around Chicago

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We caught him folks, and we set and FKT in the process- actually a world record! Yes that's right, it's the longest podcast we've ever recorded. Over three hours of Ben; we discuss his running, family life, his research, FKTs, psychology; you name it, we talked about it. Art had a cool week and managed to get in 28 miles with Shan Riggs on his second to last day running across America. Fred is still running and Becky is the best.

Ben Nephew's 65 research papers

Shan Riggs on the News

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Adam Osmond is not likely to run Western States anytime soon. As a recovering gambling addict, these days he will not even put his name into a race entry lottery. Instead, Adam has established himself as a fixture of the Northeast running scene and is very active in sharing his experiences with others on social media. However he does not carry a GoPro camera to simply capture the moment, and to share the scenery. Adam has found the trail running scene to be quite welcoming, however as a male African-American runner, he sometimes feels like he will be held to a higher standard than his white running friends, and feels that he must be hypervigilant about not trespassing, and be extra careful wherever he goes. The camera gives him an extra sense of security.

We discussed Adam’s many adventures in life and on the trails, as well as his quest to run a race in each of Connecticut’s 169 towns.

Gamblers Anonymous  http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ga/

Out of Luck Video: https://youtu.be/F5XLmCb3y3o

Run 169 Society: http://www.debticonn.org/

National Black Marathoners Association: http://www.blackmarathoners.org/

What is Clean Slate?: https://www.acluct.org/en/news/what-clean-slate

Support Cultra Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CultraTrailRunning 

Yakkin' it up about jackassin' = that's YACKASSIN' my people. We go full crew sans guest (so no one looks on in horror) as we dissect Becky's day at the Brewery. Hear how she almost bested the field of ladies and how our friend Brian V and his Steep Endurance squad once again put on a safe event during a global pandemic. Fred keeps on running, hitting 4000 miles for the year while us mere mortals are back in the 2000s. Art did a 419 mile bike ride earlier this year. Jimmy ran a self-supported 50-miler over the weekend and had no regrets. We also explore some bad ideas for your Holiday Season- and introduce you to the Kultra Krampus, a "contest" if you will to see who can get the worst present from another Cultra fan; do you have what it takes to be the Krampus this year? I mean, 2020 has been one long kick in the nuts, so why not? A two hour extravaganza that you won't want to miss!

Alec Baldwin!

8 Hours at The Brewery Results

CT Trailmixers VIRTUAL Taco Trials

Frances Moats, RIP

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

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Craig Lloyd is an ultra runner living in Utah. He also heads up Trail And Ultra Running (TAUR) which has a Facebook group of over 122,000 members, making it the largest online running community in the world (allegedly). It is a place of huge proportions, where most posts are likely to get hundreds of answers. We talk about how he manages to keep 122,000 runners in line, and keep it fun.

Craig also shares the unique story of how he started trail running, and stories of Davey Crocket. We have a lot of laughs together, and by the end of it had him convinced to join us next year at the CUT112!  

Join the TAUR community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TrailAndUltraRunning/?ref=pages_profile_groups_tab&source_id=255751657924873

Craig Lloyd fastest known times: https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/craig-lloyd

TAUR on Twitter: @TrailandUltra

#UltraChat is a great place to find other Ultra Folks

TAUR on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/TrailAndUltraRunning

Alex McDaniel is the founder of the West Rock Ramblers, West Coast  transplant, and a three time Western States finisher. He joins AFB for a one on one interview and the rest is Cultramatic poetic history.  We talk about the differences between East and West coast, the Connecticut running scene, and so much more.

"Sorry Jimmy I got nothing" is the message Art Byram sent over to me with the draft of this show, as far as the title of the show is concerned. I actually like it- we're all still sitting here in limbo waiting for the 2020 Presidential election results so it's fitting, really captures the zeitgeist. We recap the Pachaug Trail Runs, thrown by yours truly and we hear how Becky and guest Amy Sorensen both podium'd at the marathon distance while Art had an epiphany of sorts out on the trails. Fred is still streaking and while he may have missed Pachaug he was with us in spirit. We announce the launch of our merchandising operations, Cultra Clothes and look forward to seeing you paddle along with us! 

Cultra Clothes

Pachaug Results

Where is Shan Riggs?

Steep Endurance's 8 Hours at the Brewery- Nov. 14th

Live Loud's Six Hours at the Reservoir- March 27th, 2021

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

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Ah, Runners World- you kill me. Listen I get it, you want people to read you, take it all in, see the hundreds of advertisements and then instantly forget that they ever read you. I get it. I really do. It's just that we need more from you, if you're going to be the voice of our sport, we need more. Okay whatever.

Here's the damn RW article

Science of Ultra podcast about trekking poles that Art mentioned

Where is Shan Riggs?

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

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Finn Melanson grew up in New England but truly, he's a man of the world. A restless soul in the best possible way, young Finn's spirit is too large to be confined or defined by geographical boundaries. In this episode we crack Finn open- nay, he cracks US open and we get down to the heart of the matter; what it is that makes us who we are and why the idea of "balance" is overrated. One of my favorites to record- it's truly a gem of a podcast and the knowledge and banter therein makes it sound like the Crew plus Finn are old friends out for a run, quickly bonding over their love for a sport that is equally amazing and absurd. 

Finn's Blog

Connect with Finn on Strava

Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

Rockhopper Races

The Pachaug Trail Run 50k (all other distances SOLD OUT!)

Steep Endurance's 8 Hours at the Brewery

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Please support Cultra Trail Running Podcast

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Call the Karaoke Line at 203-DOG GENT

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