Like a Bigfoot

By Chris Ward

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#184: Aaron Saft -- Lessons...

02.21.2020

This week I am honored to sit down and chat with an amazing ultrarunner from Asheville, North Carolina, Aaron Saft. Aaron's running career has spanned 30 years and in that time he has taken on everything from indoor track 2 ...

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02.21.2020 #184: Aaron Saft -- Lessons from 30 Years of Running, East Coast Ultrarunning This week I am honored to sit down and chat with an amazing ultrarunner from Asheville, North Carolina, Aaron Saft. Aaron's running career has spanned 30 years and in that time he has taken on everything from indoor track 2 ...
02.14.2020 #183: Travis Steffen 6 -- Training for His First 100k, What Drives Him This week we are bringing back on Travis Steffen for an unparalleled six time! Over the years I have successfully pressured Travis outside of his comfort zone to take on a variety of endurance races- an adventure race through the ...
02.07.2020 #182: Brad Dains 2 -- 100 Miler on a Treadmill, Booneville Backroads Ultra This week we are welcoming back ultra runner, race director, and all around awesome guy Brad Dains! Brad is currently taking on race directing duties of the Booneville Backroads Ultra, "Iowa's First 100 Miler" through the beautiful rolling countryside south ...
01.31.2020 #181: John Petersen -- "The Impossible Row", Rowing to Antarctica (Photo Credit: Discovery) On Christmas Day, 6 athletes stepped foot onto Antarctica. Almost two weeks earlier they pushed off from Cape Horn, the southern most point of South America, rowing in hour and a half shifts to become the first ...
01.24.2020 #180: Danny "Oreo" 2-- More Tales from the Pacific Crest Trail, The Call to Adventure This week we are welcoming back Danny, trail name "Oreo", to the podcast to share more stories from her hike of the Pacific Crest Trail! Last time we chatted a couple weeks after she finished the trail and this time ...
01.17.2020 #179: Maggie Guterl -- Unbreakable Will, Pennsylvania Native to Tennessee Backwoods Legend This week's guest is the incomparable Maggie Guterl! No event has captured the imagination of ultrarunners quite like Big's Backyard Ultra "the race with no end." A Last Person Standing event created by "Lazarus Lake" Gary Cantrell, the mind behind ...
01.10.2020 #178: Candice Burt 3 -- Pushing Your Body Over 200 Miles, Hallucinations & Sleep Deprivation This week race director and ultrarunner Candice Burt comes back on the show to chat about surviving 200 mile runs, organzing some of the biggest ultraruns in the nation and what she discovers through big time adventures! To say Candice ...
01.01.2020 #177: Alexandera Houchin -- Adventures from a Bikepacking Champ, Tour Divide & Colorado Trail Race Happy 2020!! This week we are chatting with bikepacking champion, extraordinary endurance athlete, and all around awesome human being Alexandera Houchin! Alexandera has had an inspiring athletic journey culminating in dominant performances at the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail Race, amongst ...
12.20.2019 #176: Don Reichelt 2 -- Lessons From Big's Backyard Ultra This week we are bringing Don Reichelt back on the show to talk all about his experience running in this year's edition of Big's Backyard Ultra. Big's has quickly risen to the top of iconic ultra races in the United ...
12.13.2019 #175: Preparing for Booneville -- Thad, Sean, Matt and Brady Prepare for First 50k A goal of mine has always been to encourage people to take on an adventure, whether that's signing up for an ultra marathon, climbing a mountain, or simply stepping outside their comfort zone. More specifically I always joke that the ...
12.07.2019 #174: Josh Milich & Brian Tjersland 2 -- Running 500 Miles for Mission 22 This week we welcome back Josh Milich and Brian Tjersland after their 500 mile journey in support of Mission 22 a community with the goal of putting a stop to the high amount of veteran suicides that unfortunately happen every ...
12.01.2019 #173: Clark Beckham -- American Idol to Marine Corps Marathon, Success through Determination This week we welcome American Idol finalist, first time marathoner and future ultra marathoner Clark Beckham to the show!! I recently met Clark at the finish of the Marine Corps Marathon. Sitting there in my own state of pure exhaustion, ...
11.22.2019 #172: Mark Jones -- Enduring 48 Brutal Hours of the GORUCK Selection Challenge Imagine spending two whole days physically, mentally and emotionally pushing yourself to your absolute limits. Traveling over 80 miles full of insanely difficult physical challenges while carrying a heavy ruck all under the critical eye of a cadre member whose ...
11.15.2019 #171: Chef Corso -- How to Cook in the Wilderness, Monty Boca This week is the most delicious episode of the podcast yet!! We are sitting down with Chef Corso from Monty Boca to talk all about how to cook delicious food in the wilderness. Chef Corso is an avid hiker and ...
11.08.2019 #170: Kayla Howell -- Fearless Tales of Adventure Racing, 14ers, and Ultras I'm super excited to have ultra runner, adventurer, and all around awesome person Kayla Howell back on the show this week! When I think of someone who loves the outdoors and is up for any adventure life brings her way, ...
11.01.2019 #169: Inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50k -- Race Reflections with Phil Pinti This week Phil Pinti and I are sitting down and chatting about our experience running the Inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50k through the streets of Washington DC. The day was my very first big time road race and Phil's 6th ...
10.25.2019 #168: Rob Steger 2 -- Taking on the Triple Crown of 200s, "Training for Ultra" This week we welcome back ultrarunner, filmmaker and host of the excellent "Training for Ultra" podcast Rob Steger. Rob is fresh off of completing the Triple Crown of 200s, a race series that consists of all three of Destination Trail's ...
10.18.2019 #167: Juddson Vance -- Climbing the 100 Tallest Mountains in Colorado This week we are chatting with Juddson Vance fresh off of finishing the Centennials, Colorado's 100 tallest mountains!! Juddson has spent many weekends over the last few years chipping away at his big adventure, driving and camping all around the ...
10.11.2019 #166: Julian Vandervelde -- NFL to the Highland Games, His Athletic Journey This week I'm very excited to sit down and chat with former Iowa Hawkeye and Philadelphia Eagle offensive Lineman Julian Vandervelde! Julian has had quite the athletic journey. Finding success at a young age in the little league world series ...
10.04.2019 #165: Danny "Oreo" -- Tales From the Pacific Crest Trail This week we welcome Danny "Oreo" a world traveler from Germany fresh of of completing her hike of the Pacific Crest Trail! Over the 2,653 miles from Mexico to Canada Danny experienced all the ups and downs that the trail ...
09.27.2019 #164: Thomas Mullins -- Trust the Plan, Enduring the Tahoe 200 On this week's episode we are chatting all about the epic Tahoe 200 mile endurance race with my friend Thomas Mullins! I was recently asked to think about a person I look up to and have great respect for. Instantly ...
09.20.2019 #163: Phil Pinti 3 -- Preparing for His First 100 Miler In this episode we are reconnecting with our friend Phil Pinti as he prepares for two big races- the Yeti 100 (his first 100 miler) and the inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50k (which I'm flying out to run with him). ...
09.13.2019 #162: Third Year Anniversary!! 10 Questions with Lindsey Ward This week we are celebrating three years of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast!! In September 2016 I was a stay at home dad with two of my kiddos, a 2 year old and a newborn. I knew I needed some ...
09.06.2019 #161: Jacky Hunt-Broersma -- Paving the Way for Trail Running Amputees, TransRockies Stage Race This week we are chatting with the awesome North Carolina Ultrarunner Jacky Hunt-Broersma after her recent adventure taking on the TransRockies Stage Race. In 2001 a cancerous tumor was discovered on a nerve in Jacky's foot. One week later she ...
08.29.2019 #160: "Bigfoot Sightings" 4 -- Climbing Mt. Rainier, Training for First 50 Miler This week on the show we are bringing you two, count them, TWO guests!! We're back with our 4th edition of "Bigfoot Sightings", the episodes where we catch up briefly with a few of our favorite people from previous shows. ...
08.22.2019 #159: Jayson Sime 2 -- How to Run 82.5 Miles, Right to Shine (Cover Photo by Randy Ericksen) This week on the show we are reconnecting with public speaker, coach, ultra runner, and creator of Right to Shine Jayson Sime. We last spoke with Jayson on Episode #85 about Brendan Leonard's fantastic short ...
08.16.2019 #158: Erica Rackley -- Lessons From Her First 100 Miler, Colorado Adventure Guides This week we are chatting with ultra runner Erica Rackley fresh off of running 100 miles through the mountains! For the past few months Erica has put in hours and hours of work training for her first 100 miler and ...
08.09.2019 #157: Emily Wanless -- The Midwestern Ultrarunning Scene, Preparing for the CCC This week we are sitting down and chatting with Emily Wanless, an ultrarunner who has been putting up awesome times in races all over the midwest! Emily lives in South Dakota and after discovering a passion for running ridiculously long ...
08.01.2019 #156: Gene Day -- How Running Transformed His Life, Preparing for His 2nd 50k This week we are chatting with someone who has used his discovery of passion in running and endurance sports to transform his life. Gene Day was never an athlete growing up. Years of alcoholism and a sedentary lifestyle left him ...
07.25.2019 #155: Tyler Johnson -- Elev8 Educ8 Rejuven8, Cultivating Young Leaders This week I'm very excited to bring you a conversation with leadership coach and owner of Elev8 Educ8 Rejuven8 Tyler Johnson. This year I get the opportunity to teach a 12 week leadership course to middle school students at my ...
07.18.2019 #154: Return to Desert RATS -- Runners and Crew Share Tales from the Kokopelli This week we are bringing you tales from my fellow Desert RATS racers and crew members for our final podcast about this year's Kokopelli Stage Race! I was lucky enough to share my time in the desert with these absolutely ...
07.05.2019 #153: Return to Desert RATS -- Phil Pinti & Chris Ward Race Reflections Desert RATS. It's the race that I've completely been enamored by over the last two years. The race that has taught me so much. Why would any sane person want to run 140ish miles through the desert in June?? To ...
06.28.2019 #152: Susan Nowell 3 -- Injury to Ironman, Travels & Endurance Adventures This week we are welcoming back physical therapist, lifelong endurance athlete, and one of my personal endurance sport inspirations, my cousin Susan Nowell! In this episode Susan shares how she has recovered from an injury to take on an Ironman. ...
06.20.2019 #151: Don Reichelt -- Training for Big's Backyard Ultra, Adventures at Leadman & Badwater This week's guest is ultrarunner, race director and fellow "dude from Iowa who moved to Colorado" Don Reichelt. Over the last few years Don has really pushed his limits in the ultrarunning world. Through his experiences in various 100 mile ...
06.15.2019 #150: Phil Pinti 2 -- Return to Desert RATS (Pre-Race), How Rituals Affect Our Lives We are a few days out from stepping up to the start line of round 2 of the Desert RATS Kokopelli 150 Stage Race, Phil Pinti is in town getting ready to go, so I wanted to sit down with ...
06.06.2019 #149: Denny Krahe -- Host of "Diz Runs Radio" on Wisdom Through Running This week we are welcoming fellow podcast host, running enthusiast and all around awesome dude Denny Krahe to the show! Denny is the host of the excellent running podcast "Diz Runs Radio" and through his journey has learned all sorts ...
05.31.2019 #148: Casey Higginbotham -- Paddling With His Brother From Alaska to Mexico, EPIC "By Hand Project" In a trip unlike any that has come before, twin brothers Casey and Ryan prone paddled 18' boards from the coast of Alaska all the way down to Mexico. It is an endurance feat that is nearly impossible to imagine. ...
05.24.2019 #147: Dave Ruppert -- Lifelong Athlete, Tales from a Life of Powerlifting This week we are talking with lifelong athlete, ex-Navy, powerlifter, and all around awesome dude Dave Ruppert! Dave is extremely dedicated to his health and exemplifies the power of consistency. He has also led an incredible life through his time ...
05.17.2019 #146: Lindsey Ward 3 -- Summer Training Plans, Self Care, Mountain Goat Kids This week we are welcoming back my favorite person in the world, my lovely wife Lindsey Ward. On this week's show, Lindsey and I discuss a wide variety of topics some related to running and exercise and some not. We ...
05.10.2019 #145: Travis Macy 2 -- "The Ultra Mindset", Tales From the Grand Traverse Travis Macy is an endurance athlete, adventurer, mountain hunter, coach and the author of the excellent book "The Ultra Mindset." When it comes to taking on incredibly difficult events in the mountains, there's only a small few with the experiences ...
05.03.2019 #144: John Kelly -- Finisher of Barkley Marathons on When/Why We Push Our Limits In 2017, John Kelly became only the 15th finisher of the Barkley Marathon, an epic race through the rugged mountains of Tennessee. He battled through pain, exhaustion, sleep deprivation and three years of preparation in order to achieve one of ...
04.26.2019 #143: Rick Nealis -- The Man Behind the Marine Corps Marathon, Going Ultra with the MCM 50k For the past 26 years, legendary race director Rick Nealis has put all he has into the iconic Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C, a race that is widely known as one of the absolute best marathons in the United ...
04.19.2019 #142: Steve Cannon -- Conquering the 1,000 Mile Iditarod on His Bike, The Spirit of Adventure Our last mountain biking podcast took us to the South Pole. This time we're heading up North to one of the most iconic races on the planet, the Iditarod! 1,000 miles through some of the most pristine, awe-inducing wilderness in ...
04.12.2019 #141: Adam Crews --Reclaiming Health, Tales From Teaching Agriculture This week we are chatting with one of my favorite people in the whole entire world, Adam Crews! Adam became one of my closest friends in high school. Many days were spent playing football and getting into shenanigans together. Recently, ...
04.05.2019 #140: Andrew Zeck -- Training for an Ironman, His Journey Into Endurance Racing and Entrepreneurship Andrew Zeck lives in California and is the CTO and Founder of the delivery app Saucey. He's also an old high school football teammate of mine who is has discovered of a love of endurance racing. And he's pretty damn ...
03.29.2019 #139: Miriam Gilbert -- "How Ultrarunning Saved My Life", Preparing for a 24 Hour Track Run Miriam Gilbert is an ultra runner, writer, and adjunct professor from New Jersey. She describes herself as an "ordinary runner" but, in my opinion, is anything but. Having ran eight 50 milers, three 100 milers, and a handful of 24 ...
03.22.2019 #138: George Black -- How to Apply Lessons Learned from Adventure to Our Lives George Black is an entrepreneur, a father, a traveler, and a business strategist. He's the author of "The Next Level Entrepreneur" which is focused on finding that passion in life and using it to sustain a business. George is also ...
03.15.2019 #137: Calvin Johannsen 4 --The Power of Focus, Lessons From a 200 Hour Yoga Training This week we are reconnecting with our friend and one of my absolute favorite people in the whole entire world, Calvin Johannsen. Calvin always brings his A game for the podcast and this week is no different. He is a ...
03.09.2019 #136: Phil Pinti -- Life, Loss, Grief & Ultrarunning Endure. Sometimes that's all you can do. Keep putting one foot in front of the other as you battle your way through. No matter how hard, how terrible you feel. Just keep moving. Our ability to endure at times is ...
03.01.2019 #135: Ryan Chukuske 3 -- Training for the Triple Crown of 200s This week we welcome back ultra runner and author of "Bigfoot 200: Because, You Know, Why the #@&% Not?" Ryan Chukuske. Two years ago Ryan trained incredibly hard for the Bigfoot 200- sleep deprivation training, exhaustion training, spending hours and ...

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#184: Aaron Saft -- Lessons from 30 Years of Running, East Coast Ultrarunning

#183: Travis Steffen 6 -- Training for His First 100k, What Drives Him

#182: Brad Dains 2 -- 100 Miler on a Treadmill, Booneville Backroads Ultra

#181: John Petersen -- "The Impossible Row", Rowing to Antarctica

#180: Danny "Oreo" 2-- More Tales from the Pacific Crest Trail, The Call to Adventure

#179: Maggie Guterl -- Unbreakable Will, Pennsylvania Native to Tennessee Backwoods Legend

#178: Candice Burt 3 -- Pushing Your Body Over 200 Miles, Hallucinations & Sleep Deprivation

#177: Alexandera Houchin -- Adventures from a Bikepacking Champ, Tour Divide & Colorado Trail Race

#176: Don Reichelt 2 -- Lessons From Big's Backyard Ultra

#175: Preparing for Booneville -- Thad, Sean, Matt and Brady Prepare for First 50k

#174: Josh Milich & Brian Tjersland 2 -- Running 500 Miles for Mission 22

#173: Clark Beckham -- American Idol to Marine Corps Marathon, Success through Determination

#172: Mark Jones -- Enduring 48 Brutal Hours of the GORUCK Selection Challenge

#171: Chef Corso -- How to Cook in the Wilderness, Monty Boca

#170: Kayla Howell -- Fearless Tales of Adventure Racing, 14ers, and Ultras

#169: Inaugural Marine Corps Marathon 50k -- Race Reflections with Phil Pinti

#168: Rob Steger 2 -- Taking on the Triple Crown of 200s, "Training for Ultra"

#167: Juddson Vance -- Climbing the 100 Tallest Mountains in Colorado

#166: Julian Vandervelde -- NFL to the Highland Games, His Athletic Journey

#165: Danny "Oreo" -- Tales From the Pacific Crest Trail

#164: Thomas Mullins -- Trust the Plan, Enduring the Tahoe 200

#163: Phil Pinti 3 -- Preparing for His First 100 Miler

#162: Third Year Anniversary!! 10 Questions with Lindsey Ward

#161: Jacky Hunt-Broersma -- Paving the Way for Trail Running Amputees, TransRockies Stage Race

#160: "Bigfoot Sightings" 4 -- Climbing Mt. Rainier, Training for First 50 Miler

#159: Jayson Sime 2 -- How to Run 82.5 Miles, Right to Shine

#158: Erica Rackley -- Lessons From Her First 100 Miler, Colorado Adventure Guides

#157: Emily Wanless -- The Midwestern Ultrarunning Scene, Preparing for the CCC

#156: Gene Day -- How Running Transformed His Life, Preparing for His 2nd 50k

#155: Tyler Johnson -- Elev8 Educ8 Rejuven8, Cultivating Young Leaders

#154: Return to Desert RATS -- Runners and Crew Share Tales from the Kokopelli

#153: Return to Desert RATS -- Phil Pinti & Chris Ward Race Reflections

#152: Susan Nowell 3 -- Injury to Ironman, Travels & Endurance Adventures

#151: Don Reichelt -- Training for Big's Backyard Ultra, Adventures at Leadman & Badwater

#150: Phil Pinti 2 -- Return to Desert RATS (Pre-Race), How Rituals Affect Our Lives

#149: Denny Krahe -- Host of "Diz Runs Radio" on Wisdom Through Running

#148: Casey Higginbotham -- Paddling With His Brother From Alaska to Mexico, EPIC "By Hand Project"

#147: Dave Ruppert -- Lifelong Athlete, Tales from a Life of Powerlifting

#146: Lindsey Ward 3 -- Summer Training Plans, Self Care, Mountain Goat Kids

#145: Travis Macy 2 -- "The Ultra Mindset", Tales From the Grand Traverse

#144: John Kelly -- Finisher of Barkley Marathons on When/Why We Push Our Limits

#143: Rick Nealis -- The Man Behind the Marine Corps Marathon, Going Ultra with the MCM 50k

#142: Steve Cannon -- Conquering the 1,000 Mile Iditarod on His Bike, The Spirit of Adventure

#141: Adam Crews --Reclaiming Health, Tales From Teaching Agriculture

#140: Andrew Zeck -- Training for an Ironman, His Journey Into Endurance Racing and Entrepreneurship

#139: Miriam Gilbert -- "How Ultrarunning Saved My Life", Preparing for a 24 Hour Track Run

#138: George Black -- How to Apply Lessons Learned from Adventure to Our Lives

#137: Calvin Johannsen 4 --The Power of Focus, Lessons From a 200 Hour Yoga Training

#136: Phil Pinti -- Life, Loss, Grief & Ultrarunning

#135: Ryan Chukuske 3 -- Training for the Triple Crown of 200s

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