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What does it take to run 129 miles in a backyard ultra while balancing family, work, and everything else life throws your way?

On this episode of Beyond The Finish Line, host Joe Hardin sits down with ultrarunner and race director Majel Wells to talk about her remarkable performance at Prairie on Fire, where she covered 129.177 miles and earned the Queen of the Prairie distinction.

But Majel's running story started long before backyard ultras.

From her first 5K and multiple Boston Marathon finishes to becoming a 100-mile ultrarunner and directing the Hawthorne Half Day, Majel has discovered that endurance running is about much more than accumulating miles.

She shares how her experience at the 2013 Boston Marathon changed her relationship with running, why community keeps bringing her back, and how learning to prioritize family, nutrition, sleep, and recovery has helped her become a stronger athlete.

Joe and Majel explore the challenges of backyard ultra racing, the evolution of an ultrarunner, and the lessons that come from pursuing ambitious goals without allowing running to consume your entire life.

Whether you're training for your first ultramarathon, chasing another 100-mile finish, or simply trying to balance your running with everyday responsibilities, this conversation is for you.

Take Risks. Bet On Yourself.

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Camille Herron has spent decades pushing the limits of ultrarunning. But what happens when one of the sport's most recognizable athletes decides she wants to be known for more than running?

On this episode of Enduring Minds, Jason Bahamundi and Evan Birch talk with Camille about identity, authenticity, mental health, world records, and her decision to create an OnlyFans account.

Camille shares why she made that decision, how she's handling public criticism, and why she believes athletes should have the freedom to explore different parts of their lives.

The conversation also goes deep into the mindset that drives her extraordinary endurance goals, the lessons she's learned from setbacks, and her belief that there are still barriers waiting to be broken.

This isn't just a conversation about ultrarunning or a career announcement. It's about deciding who you want to be when the world thinks it already knows you.

Enduring Minds — Go the Distance. Break the Silence.

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You trained for months. You crossed the finish line. People congratulated you.

And then Monday showed up.

What the hell are you supposed to do now?

Jason Bahamundi knows the feeling. After running 40 miles at Hustle in the Heartland, he found himself searching for the next goal without really understanding why.

Sports psychology expert Dr. Haley Perlus joins The Fireside Chat to discuss what happens when the excitement of racing disappears, why some athletes struggle when their sport becomes their identity, and how competition can actually bring people closer together.

They explore post-race blues, personal values, cooperative competition, and what it means to be an athlete beyond race results.

There's also a surprising amount of conversation about pizza, Nutella, and grilled cheese. Because, well, it's The Fireside Chat.

A question for you: Have you ever finished a race and felt a little lost afterward?

Listen, then come tell us about it. We want to hear your experience.

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Jordan Fleming joins What's In Your Earbuds? to talk Chicago Marathon struggles, the Cher Christmas song that made her laugh near mile 24, runDisney friendships, wrestling entrance music, and the songs we secretly love.

Jason, Joe, and Santino bring the usual chaos.

What's the weirdest song that's ever saved your race?

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What happens when the people you've known through a screen become people you're sharing coffee, miles, meals and genuine friendships with?

Six cities. Oakland, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle and Indianapolis.

That was the 2026 Everyday Athlete Run Club Tour. And as Jason Bahamundi reflects on this solo episode of The Fireside Chat, the running turned out to be only part of the story.

There were ambitious marathon goals, rough race conditions, a race Jason forgot to register for, twelve-hour road trips, and plenty of food along the way.

But there was also Val showing up for Lori's dissertation defense, Josh helping Jason into a trail race, friends cheering despite injuries, and conversations that made digital connections feel a whole lot more real.

Jason talks about what the tour was supposed to accomplish, which expectations fell apart, why the spontaneity mattered, and how the experience may change the 2027 Run Club Tour.

The biggest lesson?

A running community isn't measured by the number of followers or the time on your watch.

This episode is shared as part of our Run Club Tour storytelling collaboration with ALLMYNE, helping keep the experiences and memories behind the miles alive.

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A question for you: What's one time somebody in the running community made you feel like you belonged?

Tell us. We want to celebrate the people who show up for others.

What does it take to finish the Leadville 100, climb frozen waterfalls, and help make endurance sports more welcoming?

In Episode 55 of Beyond The Finish Line, host Joe Hardin sits down with ultrarunner, ice climber, and community builder Ory Frazier to explore a life shaped by adventure, endurance, and connection.

Ory shares their journey from running for fitness to completing multiple 100-mile ultramarathons, including the legendary Leadville Trail 100. They discuss the mental side of ultrarunning, the importance of crews and pacers, and why the people surrounding an athlete can matter more than a finish time.

The conversation also explores ice climbing, living a semi-nomadic lifestyle, and discovering welcoming communities through outdoor adventure.

Ory introduces Medaling with Friends, a project designed to help runners find races, connect with friends, and discover events that align with their values, including inclusive race policies and support for adaptive athletes.

Are you preparing for your first ultramarathon, curious about ice climbing, or looking for a stronger sense of belonging in endurance sports? This episode is about finding adventure and the people who make it worthwhile.

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In this episode:

• The Leadville 100 experience and ultrarunning mindset

• Building friendships through trail running

• Ice climbing and outdoor adventure

• Nomadic living and pursuing meaningful experiences

• Inclusive running events and Medaling with Friends

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Lucy Schodell knows what it means to choose something difficult.

She's taken on The Speed Project solo, raced 100 miles, crossed 240 miles of the Gobi Desert and continues searching for adventures that make her nervous enough to wonder whether she can pull them off.

But Lucy doesn't see endurance as an individual pursuit.

In this episode of Enduring Minds, Lucy joins Evan Birch and Jason Bahamundi to talk about confidence, discomfort, motherhood, human connection and why she believes running, and life, are team sports.

Lucy shares how sports helped build her belief that she can take on difficult things, why being told she can't do something tends to make her want to do it even more, and why the people around us sometimes need to carry our confidence when ours disappears.

The conversation also goes beyond running.

Lucy discusses creating Watch Women's Sports IRL, a platform designed to make women's sporting events easier to discover and attend. What began partly from wanting her daughter to grow up watching women compete became another example of Lucy seeing a problem and deciding to do something about it.

There are also French fries, crying at an airport restaurant after a 100-miler, two exhausted runners weeping at a water stop in the Gobi Desert, and a discussion about what Evan calls “ultra feelings.” Because this is Enduring Minds and eventually somebody is going to cry.

This isn't a conversation about how to run hundreds of miles.

It's about what we discover about ourselves, and each other, when we do hard things together.

Enduring Minds: Going the distance. Breaking the silence.

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What happens when the goal you've spent years chasing no longer makes sense?

Jeff Seckendorf is 71, although he prefers Jeff version 7.1. He's a masters cyclist, coach, and record-setting competitor who has spent decades moving between careers, challenges, and ways of defining success.

After a shoulder injury disrupted his cycling plans, Jeff began exploring a different approach to racing. But the physical change raised a bigger question: Was he giving up, or simply changing direction?

Jason and Jeff discuss athletic identity, perseverance, aging, competition, injury, and the pressure we put on ourselves to finish what we started.

Jeff also shares how his experiences in filmmaking, scuba education, and cycling have shaped his approach to purpose and reinvention.

This conversation isn't about becoming Jeff. It's about figuring out what matters to you and having the willingness to pursue it, even when the original plan changes.

And yes, there's coffee and lemon cake.

Learn more at jeffscoaching.com and find Jeff's book, Diving Into Purpose.

Listen, then tell us: What's something you stopped doing that made room for something better?

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Can you dislike Drake and still give him credit?

Jason Bahamundi and Santino Williams debate the kings of music, choose baseball walk-up songs, and revisit movie soundtracks that stick with us. P

lus, Jason shares how an Any Given Sunday speech helped lift Aum’s spirits at Tahoe 200.

Who makes your list and why?

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What does 100% look like today?

For ultrarunner and coach Sofie Schunk, that answer isn't always the same.

Sofie lives and races with Type 1 diabetes, which adds blood sugar, insulin, fueling and a shitload of extra decisions to everything an endurance athlete already manages. But our conversation went beyond diabetes.

We talk about diabetes burnout, decision fatigue, asking for help, sleep, fueling, listening to your body and learning when today's 100% isn't yesterday's 100%.

Sometimes Sofie's running five-minute miles. Sometimes she's taking the dog out at nine- or ten-minute pace.

It all counts.

After four weeks of Coach's Minute conversations, this is the deeper conversation I wanted to have with Sofie about the athlete behind all that data.

Because we're athletes. We're also people.

And the training plan doesn't get to pretend otherwise.

Sofie also explains that the additional decisions aren't theoretical: during racing she can be processing pump and CGM data while simultaneously wanting the freedom to simply run.

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