Everyday Athlete Podcast Network

What happens when you accomplish the goal and immediately wonder if you aimed too low?

Eric Davis went from treating running as something that supported other sports to progressing from a 50K to 50 miles, 100K and eventually 100 miles in roughly one year.

After targeting 17 hours for his first 100-miler and finishing in about 16:49, Eric found himself asking a different question: What could happen if he stopped limiting what he believed was possible?

On this episode of Beyond The Finish Line, Joe Hardin talks with Eric about ultrarunning, trail running, racing in Europe, living abroad, fatherhood, teaching, family adventures and the desire to keep discovering what his body and mind are capable of.

Eric also shares how racing became part of exploring the world with his family, why he loves running through the night, and how a race on the calendar keeps him accountable, active and happier.

This isn't simply a conversation about running farther.

It's about setting a target, reaching it and having the courage to move the target again.

Beyond The Finish Line is part of the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network.

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Brian Reynolds returned to the Leadville Trail 100 for a fourth attempt after three years without a finish. Following the third, he was not even sure another attempt was possible. His crew helped him reconsider.

Brian talks with Evan Birch and Jason Bahamundi about the mental weight of racing with prosthetics, the changes that helped his crew work with him, and the 19 people who shared the finish. He also talks about raising three kids and what he hopes they learn from seeing him struggle, adapt, and keep going.

What does a finish mean when the years before it gave you a community you would never have met otherwise?

That is the heart of this Enduring Minds conversation, from the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network.

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Julie Wolpers started swimming consistently later in life.

Then 500 yards became thousands, and thousands became 10 million.

Julie joins Jason to talk about aging, consistency, cancer recovery, swimming as sanctuary, and learning that your version of sport doesn't have to look like anybody else's.

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Beyoncé. Britney. Rihanna. Mariah. Alicia Keys.

Who deserves the crown as a queen of 2000s music?

Jason, Joe and Santino start with the Billboard Hot 100 before somehow wandering into Soul Train, house parties, terrible beer, car stereos, cheese and pasta. In other words: a completely normal episode of What’s In Your Earbuds?

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Big races give runners spectacle. Smaller races can give them something harder to manufacture: personal connection.

Race director, pacer and ultrarunner Vanessa Kline joins Jason to talk about creating races where people receive real value, make friends and feel recognized. They also get into pacing, Badwater 135, multi-day races, the difficult transition back to ordinary life—and why doing hard things should still be fun.

Plus: homemade race food, Uncrustables, Oreos and enough food opinions to require another episode.

Follow Vanessa at @vanessajkline, Beast Coast Productions at @beastcoastpro and Beast Pacing at @beastpacing.

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What happens when you stop asking athletes what they accomplished and start asking why it mattered?

Jason Bahamundi and Evan Birch open Season 3 of Enduring Minds by looking back at the people, conversations and unexpected relationships that shaped Season 2.

Along the way, they return to something Marshall Ulrich told them: “You don't ask the first question. You ask the second question.” That observation became something much bigger than a compliment. It became a description of what Enduring Minds is trying to do.

Jason and Evan discuss vulnerability, shame, identity, community, friendship and why the conversations that happen after the obvious questions are often the ones that stick with us.

They also explore how podcast guests have become real-life friends, why an accomplishment doesn't define the person who achieved it, and what they're carrying forward into Season 3.

World-record holders. Everyday athletes. Extraordinary accomplishments. Ordinary human shit.

The accomplishments may get somebody into the chair.

Then the real conversation begins

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What role can running play across an entire lifetime?

For Brian Pesenti, running has been there through competition, Ironman, ultrarunning, ten Leadville 100 finishes, coaching, injury, loss and nearly a decade of sobriety.

Brian joins Joe Hardin on Beyond The Finish Line to talk about a running life that began when he unexpectedly discovered he was a distance runner as a kid and eventually led him to the Leadville 100, endurance coaching and a much deeper understanding of why he continues to run.

Brian doesn't claim running made him sober. He describes it as something that has helped him clear his head, reassess what matters and return to life a better person. 

They also get into Brian's transition from triathlon to ultrarunning, his ten Leadville finishes and 1,000-mile buckle, coaching endurance athletes, coming back from Achilles surgery, the changing ultrarunning community and why consistency matters more than motivation. Brian's endurance résumé is substantial, but the bigger story is what running has given him beyond races and finish lines. 

If you've ever used running to think, cope, rebuild, connect or simply become a better version of yourself, this conversation will feel familiar.

Listen to Brian Pesenti on Beyond The Finish Line, part of the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network.

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Your wearable knows your heart rate. It knows your HRV. It knows how long you slept.

But does it actually know you?

Exercise physiologist and sports scientist Don Moxley joins Jason Bahamundi to unpack what everyday athletes should understand about HRV, recovery and the recommendations generated by Garmin, WHOOP, Oura and other wearable technology.

They explore why useful physiological measurements aren't necessarily the same thing as useful training recommendations, why context matters, and why athletes shouldn't outsource every training decision to an algorithm.

The conversation also moves beyond technology into movement, nutrition, sleep, light, community and purpose.....Don's “big rocks” of performance and longevity. 

Because ultimately, the goal isn't producing a beautiful dashboard.

It's having the physical capacity to enjoy your life.

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Mariah had 14 #1 hits. Alanis had our audience ready to hand her the crown. And we hadn't even gotten to Janet, Shania, Lauryn, TLC or the Spice Girls.

Jason and Santino debate the women who defined ’90s music, how we discovered songs before TikTok and why choosing one queen of the decade might be completely impossible.

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A year can change everything. Michael Brydges returns as a new dad, 17-time marathoner, coach and creator to talk identity, mental health, privilege, inclusion and finding purpose beyond a finish line.

What happens when the life you once considered “normal” suddenly isn't? 

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