John ran his first ultra-marathon at the Dead Horse Ultra in Utah. We discussed his training and his execution of the 50K. He had a lot of ups and downs during the race, but in the end crossed the finish line. Listen and laugh along to his hilarious stories. 

Join us this week as we sit down with Andie Bennett, who has the most 100 Mile Race finishes, 10 by a female in the state of South Dakota. She also has a 500-mile buckle from Mines of Spain. We talk about her most memorable races and ones she has struggled the most with. 

Justin and Robbie discuss the Rocky Raccoon 100. They talk about leading up to the race with training, nutrition, and execution. How being in Alaska brought challenges to training in colder weather, and how adaptations were made. They also discussed what struggles came about during the race and how they were handled. 

The podcast was sponsored by The Hunt Trail Race in Cody, WY. Info can be found here: The Hunt – Buffalo Bill Cody Races (runcodywy.com)

Eve is an Ultra-runner who started her ultra running adventures in 2017. She is also the owner of Rising Mountain Coaching, a coaching services that focuses on all disciplines of running. We discussed her different running adventures, coaching aspects, and her ability to inspire her athlete to push beyond what they think is capable.

If you want to reach out to her about coaching, she can be found at: http://risingmountainscoaching.com

Jenny is an Outdoor mom that takes her kid on all of her outdoor adventures. She started introducing them when they were only 2 years old. They now have peaked multiple mountain tops and have done several multi-day trips. Jenny is also in her words a Washed-Up Endurance Athlete. 

Listen along for a very funny and entertaining chat we had with Jenny. 

Join us this week as we jump into a conversation with Devon Olsen. Devon is known very well around the Trail and Ultra community, as he has toed the line of many big events. He has also stood on many podiums sense starting his Ultra running debut in 2012, racking up over 26 Top 3 finishes. 

We had a great conversation about fueling, what motivates him to run, and some of his bigger and most memorable races. 

Gary is a firefighter for the city of Anchorage. He fell in love with Alaska after being station there with the Army. He is a very active outdoorsman, from multi day backpacking trips with his wife, to sheep hunts in the mountains, to running a solo 50 miler because he missed the actual race. Join us in this fun conversation with Gary. 

Gary is also the host of his own podcast called The Salty Hunter, details in the link below: https://www.saltyhunter.com 

In 2021 Justin got into Western States and decided to take on the Grand Slam. He had a videographer follow him on the entire journey, they put out an epic documentary capturing the whole experience. 

You can find Chasin 400 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GwDc84ZIAA

Justin also race directs a 12 hour night race in Casper, WY. https://nightcrawler12-hourec.weebly.com

John is the Race Director of the Human Potential Running Series, Colorado's largest series of trail and ultramarathon running events. Their mission is to affect positive social change through a series of races where we challenge each participant physically, mentally, and spiritually by utilizing the need to overcome adversity as a tool for becoming more self-reliant and resilient.

You can find all of their race here: https://humanpotentialrunning.com 

Rachel is an incredible athlete that has run multiple 100 milers and also ran the triple crown of 200s. We discuss how she got into running and what drove her to become an ultra-runner, and how she got the idea of running 200s. 

In 2022 she decided to transition from Male to Female. We discuss the challenges of negotiating this path and the great friends and family that have surrounded her during the time. We also discussed running as a MTF Athlete. Tune in for a great Podcast with an incredible human being.