Join me for a recap of the Donna 110 Ultra with male and female winners Charlie Poblenz and Jamie Saunders.  Both pf these folks are super kind and humble humans and just a joy to talk to.  Also The Donna Foundation is an awesome organization that has made a tremendous impact in the Jacksonville community.  I hope and pray this episode will inspire some of you to join me there as runner, crew, or volunteer there next year!

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Episode 85 is dedicated to the memory of Laken  Hope Riley, a nursing student that was brutally murdered while out on a run on February 22.  Please be vigilant when running alone!  It (the episode) features my chat with my Florida friend, Whitney Dancaster.  She's a social media influencer, a badass ultra-runner, and an all-around humble and kind soul.  It was a real pleasure to get to know her better and talk running and races.   I hope you enjoy.

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The Bootlegger 100/50/10 Mile Trail Race - April 6 - 7, 2024 (ultrasignup.com)
Bronze Dragonfly 30 Hour Ultra - April 27, 2024 (ultrasignup.com)

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Enjoy my chat with the mayor of running, Bart Yasso.  This position is not elected or self-appointed.  It is a term of endearment earned with great admiration and respect of many legends in the sport of running.  Bart is the retired chief running officer at Runners World magazine, back when magazines were still a thing.  He's run races all around the world on behalf of Runners World and has hundreds of cool stories from it.  I have the honor of sharing some of those with you.  Enjoy!

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Terri Swanson has completed many marathons, but until recently, never really considered a 100 mile ultra.  That is, until she was challenged by the legend, Bob Becker, and she accepted.  Terri took on the Daytona 100 ultra.  She had an awesome crew, although she didn't know them very well, and she got it done.  Here's their story. 
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Join me for a nice chat with fairly new ultrarunner Sam Atherton from Nashville.  Back on January 20th, less than a year after his first ultra he toed the line at "The Conquer" which proclaimed by it's RD's as "America's Toughest Ultra".   There was a $10,000 cash prize and let's just say he conquered.  Sam is a passionate guy about running community and training, so he was a treat to talk to.  I think you'll enjoy that and his race recap.

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Get to know speedy and tough runner John Parker.  His wins are all on really challenging terrain and conditions, so that speaks a lot about his strengths.  I think one of the reasons I love the Florida Ultra Running community is that even though they lack elevation for the most part, they find other ways to make it challenging.  I love that.  Give it a listen!

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"His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one."  This is a line from The Great Gatsby.  It was also an answer to one of the many questions I asked Patrick.  As I told him in the interview, I can't believe I have waited this long to have him as a guest.  He's a teacher of 27 years, a "retired" very accomplished ultra runner and coach, and he weaves great motivational sayings and literary quotes throughout his conversation.  This makes for a really enjoyable and educational chat.  While this is the final installment of my series on backyard ultras, we spend probably less than half the time discussing them.  Patrick won the Death at Dupuis a few years ago and at the time his performance put him in a position to represent at Big's Backyard.  So, we do discuss those experiences among many other races.  We cover his 2 races that he directs, which are Gate 2 Gate and Last of the Felascans and he also shares some great tips for flatlanders looking to do well in mountain races.  Check it out. 

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Join me and previous guest and good friend Matt Clapper.  We discuss his awesome performance at Tampa Bay 100 with 2nd overall and then just a couple weeks later followed with a win at Last of the Felascans BYU.  Matt is a huge fan of the BYU format.  He's very passionate about running, racing, and training.  So that makes for fun conversation.  Check it out!

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Enjoy my chat with the winner of December's Daytona 100, Marc Burget.  Marc is a cool dude from Jacksonville, Florida and part of the PRS Running Club, which is known for exceptional athletes.  He has won races such as Keys 100 and Miami 50/50, he's a Disney nerd, and spends a lot of time there pacing their races as well as enjoying the parks.  Also there's a brief recap of the Longhaul 100 and a #100mileswithmartyupdate

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Well friends, this is one of my favorite episodes because I love a feel good story.  I cry a lot and I am teary typing this because just hearing Britta's voice and the gratitude that she shows by just being able to run inspires me big time.  Check out her amazing story and let me know what you think.  Best of luck to all you Long Haul runners.  Hope to see you and high five you out there.  Wait around to Sunday morning and hug me when I finish.

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