September is recovery month and who better to chat with about that than Russ Hartzell and Emily Quintanilla.  They are Race Directors and ambassadors for Sombrero Running Events and they (as well as the orgabization founded by Mike Martinez) are shining examples of what long term recovery should look like... love, service, and community.  Enjoy and go support their races!

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Join me for a personal journal of the highs and lows of 100 miler training with someone who is 60 years old and not in 100 miler shape.  Who am I kidding, I'm not even in half marathon shape, but I am mentally strong, believe in commitment and hard work, and relentless forward progress, so let's see what happens.  Regular interviews will still be coming.  I was considering doing a video blog of my journey, but let's face it.  I have a face for audio.  Peace and love my friends!

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Brian Passenti is an excellent ultra running and cross country coach, badass ultrarunner, very popular podcaster, and all around nice guy.  I'm lucky to call him a friend and super happy to share his story with you as he is coming off his 10th finish at Leadville.  Enjoy!

@ultracoachbrian

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Shea Frederick is friend, a young whippersnapper in the Florida ultra running scene and he is making some noise already in his running career.  This year alone, Shea won Just Survive 125 and set the course record and Skunk Ape 100 a few months later, same results.  Dude can go!  He's a humble guy, he's funny, and a natural storyteller.  Enjoy!

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Trident Immolation is a difficult, summer race down in south Florida.  It's set on the beautiful, soft, white sand dunes at Jupiter Ridge Natural area.  Imagine this, late July, south Florida, 1,000,000 % humidity, real feel 110+, heat coming off the sand, even higher, noon start, 80 miles in 3.33 mile chunks every hour for 24 hours.  The race director, Mikey Bee is a beloved fellow in the Florida Ultra running scene.  His "claim to fame" is coming up with these ridiculously difficult challenges that ultra runners tend to love.  it really tests you physically and mentally.  The community down there is second to none.  5 total badasses join me to recap their experience in a roundtable format.  Luis Cocco, Marc Burget, Cole Bataille, Nick Urena, and Mike Musso.  Really fun chat.  Enjoy!

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Jenny Hoffman - Current Transcon female FKT holder joins me for a very entertaining chat.  This was a real treat for me because she is a great storyteller.  She's coming off a recent win at Vermont 100 and headed to Alaska for a new adventure and FKT attempt.  Hear about it here first.  It starts in on 8/10 if logistics hold up.  Jenny is also on the USA 24 hour World Championship team headed to France in the Fall.  Enjoy!

@runjennyrunusa

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Addison Hendricks is a funny, confident, and interesting young man.  Coming off a win at Vol State 2025, he's at the top of his game and hasn't really peaked yet.  Still many lessons to learn and races to win.  His enthusiasm for the rapidly growing sport of journey runs is infectious.  Enjoy!

@a.p_runsultras

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Mount to Coast is quickly establishing its place in the sport of ultra running!  They have been in the United States for over a year now and are becoming very popular.  This year in particular the company is getting more involved sponsoring races and developing more shoes to cater to the different aspects of ultra running.  They recruited and signed a team of elite athletes with character and they are doing great things.  Mount to Coast became a major sponsor of Badwater 135, and had several team members selected in the race.  They hired a highly decorated ultra-running filmmaker to make a documentary following the team and the shoes.  I got the opportunity to chat with 4 of the main characters.  Meg Eckert, Viktoria Brown, Sierra Degroff, and Kaylee Frederick.  They all earned the buckle.  Enjoy my chat with four badass ladies of ultra and proud representatives of Mount to Coast.  

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@viktoriabrownathlete

@sdegroff

@frederick.kaylee

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Joe Miller from Ocala, Florida is a familiar face in the Florida Ultra and Trail Running scene.  He's very involved in the community, especially Central Florida.  He played a part in just about every attempt at the Across Florida 200 in the last year or so, not to mention he is co-host of the most popular podcast in Florida.  He's a military combat veteran, been involved in law enforcement after that, and is the epitome of service.  He's also got a great beard and calves.  Enjoy his story and learn about his new venture, Combat Racing.  You can find wherever you get your podcasts.  

@thelazytrailrunner

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I'm here for the women's race!  I had the pleasure of a nice Wednesday night chat with 4 badass ultrarunners recently.  Lauren Jones, Stephanie Rosebaugh, Amy Bukszpan, and Andrea Moore joined me to discuss their ultrarunning journey and share stories about their Tahoe 200 experience.  What a treat!  I hope you enjoy as much as I did!

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@stephsrunspiration

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@andthensome

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