#442: Ray Zahab 8 -- Mentorship, Perspective, and His Recent Expeditions Through Chile by Chris Ward

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This week we are sitting down with professor, cyclist, and one of my dearest friends Jake Reed!

Jake is an associate professor of Kinesiology and Physical Education and has spent year studying sports science and teaching at the University of Northern Iowa. On this episode, he helps me understand healthy ways to approach a lifetime of being an athlete and teaches me what I should be doing as I pursue fitness as I get older.

This episode is packed with extremely useful information and truly changed how I am approaching my next decade as an athlete and a human.

Hope you all enjoy!!

This week we are chatting with ultra cyclist and bikepacker Gregg Dunham all about his new film documenting the EPIC Stagecoach 400 race in Southern California!!

Gregg also talks about what inspired "Hidden in Plain Sight" his film about a bikepack trip he took with friends through the Santa Monica mountains and some of his life challenges that inspired that project.

Right now you can support Gregg by donating to his Seed and Spark campaign to help the Stagecoach film series get over the finish line of Post Production (I supported because I'm genuinely psyched to see it!)

Hope you enjoy the episode! I found lots of inspiration from chatting with Gregg!!

MORE FROM GREGG DUNHAM:

Stagecoach 400 Campaign (SUPPORT HERE): https://seedandspark.com/fund/stagecoach-400

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregg_sees_the_world/

"Hidden in Plain Sight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MDZCM2nYiI

This week we are once again chatting with adventurer, bikepacker, storyteller and filmmaker Ryan Van Duzer!!

In this episode we dive into his worldwide bikepacking adventures and the process of capturing them to share on his excellent Youtube channel!

Ryan is an incredible human being who has taken on some epic adventures with a sense of love, enthusiasm and curiosity!!

I truly hope you enjoy this episode!! Check out all of Ryan's awesome films on youtube!

MORE FROM RYAN VAN DUZER:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@duzer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duzer/

Website: https://www.duzertv.com/

In this episode my endurance mentor and friend Thomas Mullins and his girlfriend/crew Micah Ferrell break down tips and strategies they used to get Thomas across the finish line at last year’s inaugural Arizona Monster 300.

For this conversation I invited Jared McClain, a runner competing this year, and his partner/crew Cami Gage to pick Thomas’s and Micah’s brains about how to survive and thrive through this 300 mile odyssey.

This is packed with useful advice from both the runner’s view and the crew’s perspective about the best way to take on these huge multi day events.

Whether you are an aspiring finisher of the AZ Monster 300 or a dedicated crew member, this episode offers a raw look at what it takes to survive one of North America’s challenging new endurance events!

Get those notebooks out and get ready for a crazy amount of useful endurance information!!! Hope you all enjoy!!!

This week we are chatting with meteorologist, runner and host of the excellent "Weathering the Run" Podcast Andrew Buck Michael!!!

Andrew is a meteorologist in Columbus, Ohio and in this episode he teaches me a lot about all sorts of weather systems. We also talk about what he has learned through hosting conversations about weather and running on his podcast.

Truly hoping you all enjoy this episode!

MORE FROM ANDREW:

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dZSjiBEEJy5U7go0Wuxiy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewwsyx6/

Weathering the Run Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weatheringtherun/

This week, we welcome back Dyana Carmella for a deep dive into outdoor adventure and creativity.

Dyana reflects on her adventure on the Colorado Trail and a grueling trek through the Grand Tetons, while sharing an exclusive look at her journey adapting her book, A Walk Thru Neverland, into a screenplay.

We also explore the influence of the film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, discussing how its themes of self-discovery through daydreams and adventure mirror the courage it takes to step into the unknown and push your personal limits.

This is truly one of my favorite episodes!!! Hope you all enjoy!!

More from Dyana:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dyanacarmella?igsh=MXI0eWV6cWowenF3MA==

Book: https://www.dyanacarmella.com/book

Podcast: https://www.bushandbanter.com

In this episode, Phil Pinti returns to and shares what he learned through a tough DNF at the Arizona Monster 300, the peace found on our paddleboard trip through Iowa, and how adventure can be found through urban running and tacos at the Taco Bell 50K!!

As we start 2026 and look back on 2025 we must ask ourselves three questions:

Why take on big scary goals even when faced with failure?

What do we learn from embracing the journey?

And of course....How many tacos can I eat while running 31 miles?

This is an awesome episode and I hope you enjoy Phil's perspective on all three events!!!

We are welcoming in the new year with Christine O'Hara Ryan's EPIC tale of finishing the hardest Moab 240 with only 15 minutes to spare!!

Last October, Christine ran for five days through the most rain the deserts in Moab, Utah has had in 150 years. Through this journey she learned lessons about herself and about the drive she has to accomplish her dreams.

Her stories are captivating and inspiring!! I truly hope you love this episode and that it motivates you to chase your own big goals over the next year!!

MORE FROM CHRISTINE:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtine_ohara/

Her Finish (10:18:00 of video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIgdmDl7lLM

Article on DFL: https://erinmaryquinn.com/2025/11/29/dfl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOu_G9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeyR-loCDxfTAg4bIDm0S788P3Zrrj4xp-XAO527mklrTMtO92X-OeUXZ_g3c_aem_gfyn2-JhrdWFHZFoZkH0Rg