By Ridge RUNers
Trail and ultra running news from east of the Mississippi
Come check out our 47th Ridge RUNers Live Show with the 3rd place finisher at the Black Canyon 100k, Sarah Keyes! Sarah, from New York state, earned a golden ticket to Western States this summer. She is one of the...
Come check out our 46th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Michael Gampp! This past weekend, Michael ran the Forgotten Florida 45 Miler down in… well you guessed it, Florida! Although he currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, he is no stranger...
Come check out our 45th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Matthew Hammersmith! Matthew is the race director for Upstate Ultras, a coach at Without Limits, and the co-owner of Go-Green Events! We are excited to talk to him about all...
Come check out our 44th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Katie Rozar! If there’s an ultra in Florida, Katie has probably ran it or is currently signed up. Most recently, she ran the Long Haul 100 and finished 9th! If...
Come check out our 43rd Ridge RUNers Live Show with Liz Canty! Liz is an elite ultrarunner from Alabama who has competed at the front of some of the toughest races in the US, not just East of the Mississippi....
Come check out our 42nd Ridge RUNers Live Show with Mike Whisman from Next Opportunity Events! In 2014, his wife Brandy and he realized there were no ultramarathons in Kentucky so they decided to start directing races. Since then, they...
Do you have BIG goals for 2021? Are you looking for some accountability? This episode of VOSS TALKS is for you! The group will be breaking DAHN their goals for 2021 while taking callers from Ridge RUNer Nation! Be careful,...
Come check out our 41st Ridge RUNers Live Show with Leah Yingling who just set a new course record at the Hellgate 100k this past weekend running 12:07:27! Not only did Leah take home the win and course record, but...
Welcome to the second episode of VOSS TALKS! This is a radio-style show centered around ultra-running where you, the viewer, can CALL into the show! Each episode the group will break down trends within ultra-running and share our thoughts with...
Come check out our 40th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Briston Rains who is the owner of the Texas Devil Running Company. He is a race director, a student-athlete for Southern Arkansas, and a fellow podcaster! Oh… Briston is also...
Come check out our 39th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Lee Conner and Karmell Ohlrogge! These two finished the Blood Rock 100 this past weekend! Lee was the women’s champion winning with a time of 29:31! Karmell completed her 2nd...
Welcome to the FIRST episode of VOSS TALKS! This is a radio-style show centered around ultra-running where you, the viewer, can CALL into the show! Each episode the group will break down trends within ultra-running and share our thoughts with...
Come check out our 38th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Tanner Lee, your 2020 Ohio’s Backyard Ultra Champion! This 23-year-old from West Virginia ran 158.50 miles for the win! We are excited to learn about how he prepared physically and...
Come check out our 37th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Caleb Bowen and Whitney Richman! These two won the inaugural Rim to River 100 this past weekend at West Virginia’s first 100-Miler. We are super excited to learn about these...
Come check out our 36th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Melissa Surman. Melissa is an amazing runner from Cincinnati, who just took the 1st place female spot at the Mohican 100 Mile Trail Run. Come hangout with us as we...
Come check out our 35th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Bryant Baker, the Race Director for West Virginias first 100-mile race: The Rim to River 100! Bryant has had the vision to put on this race for quite some time...
What is up Ridge RUNer Nation! Welcome back to another episode of RR’s Live, #34, with repeat guests Jacob Conrad and Gabe Rainwater, both of whom went 200+ miles at the Big’s Backyard Ultra in Tennessee two weekends ago. This...
Come check out our 33rd Ridge RUNers Live Show with Jaime Fensterl! Jaime ran the entire Shawnee 50 course this past weekend with a group of runners for the unofficial 2020 Shawnee 50! She is from northeast Ohio and has...
Come check out our 32nd Ridge RUNers Live Show with Tara Dower! Tara is the new FKT holder for the Mountains to Sea trail, an 1175 mile trail running from Clingman’s Dome in the Smokies to Jockey’s Ridge in the...
Come check out our 31st Ridge RUNers Live Show with Samuel Hartman! Sam is a central Ohio ultrarunner with finishes at tough Midwest and Appalachian races like Barkley Fall Classic, Breaks Ultra, Cloudsplitter 100k, Big Turtle 50 Miler, and even...
Come check out our 30th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Alex Gold! Alex Gold will no doubt be a familiar face for all our Ohio ultrarunners with his resume of accomplishments, and tonight we will be discussing his performance and...
Come check out our 29th Ridge RUNers Live Show with the Table Rock Ultras women’s top finishers! Sophie McDonald and Regan Sikes finished just 52 seconds apart but finish is not what you expect!
Come check out our 28th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Liz Anjos, the Northbound Appalachian Trail FKT Holder! Liz started her Thru-Hike on July 7th and finished 51 days 16 hours and 30 minutes later. She became the 2nd fastest...
Come check out our 27th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Brandon Thrower, race director for Tanawha Adventures! Tanawha Adventures puts on MANY races such as the Hellbender Hundred, Looking Glass 50, the Table Rock Ultras, and many others! Table Rock...
Come check out our 26th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Arlen Glick, winner of the Tuscazoar 100 that took place this past weekend! This second-year race saw some fierce competition and a new course record. Arlen is on top of...
Come check out our 25th Ridge RUNers Live Show with Alex Jackson and Chadwick Robinson! Alex, just 22 years old, finished 22nd overall and executed his pacing plan to perfection! Chadwick showed some true determination and grinded it out! This...
Come check out our 24th Ridge RUNers Live Show with the winners from the Burning River 100! Harvey Lewis and Jennifer Russo took the top spots. Hear the stories from these amazing runners about their awesome accomplishment this past weekend!
Come check out our 23rd Ridge RUNers Live Show with Aneta Zeppettella! Aneta ran the Baby Dragon 100 miler this past weekend in Blairsville, Georgia and was the ONLY FINISHER!! For those of you that don’t know her yet, you...
Come check out our 22nd Ridge RUNers Live show with participants from the Run Across Ohio Virtual Challenge! Jen Call, Trevor Dunlap, and Bob Hunter each competed in the event and have AWESOME stories to tell. Come hangout with us...
Come check out our 21st Ridge RUNers Live! We have a VERY special guest on the show this week. Jacob Conrad won Bob’s Big Timber Backyard Ultra this past weekend and received a golden ticket to Big’s Backyard Ultra this...
Come check out our 19th Ridge RUNers Live. Tonight we sit down with the winners of the 2020 Canal Corridor 100 mile endurance run Traci Falbo and Arlen Glick! You’re not going to want to miss this episode Sit back,...
Come check out our 18th Ridge RUNers Live. Yes we are finally an adult with this series. Tonight we sit down with Cam Rentsch, Nick Voss and Travis Zipfel. We talked about everyone’s training, Wesleys disappearance after the Shawnee 100,...
Come check out our 17th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with the Canal Corridor 100 Race Directors: Emily Collins and Hugh Patton! These two have been blazing the trail by establishing guidelines that allow this race to move...
Come check out our 16th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Jessica Vandenbush! Jessica does awesome things with the “Eat Clean, Run Dirty” podcast! She launched her own trail running website (www.sugarstride.com) back in in 2015. She has...
We are back and better than ever with a LOADED Strava RUNdown segment! Check out all the awesome activities happening from around Ridge RUNer Nation! Join us as we try to make running mind-bogglingly less boring —– impossible right?
Come check out our 15th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Brian Polen! Brian recently ran 245 miles across Ohio and shared so many awesome stories from his adventure. Hope you enjoy!
We are back and better than ever with some news about Zach Bitter’s treadmill world record, Brian Polen runs across Ohio, a riveting game of hot potato and much more! We will also take a look at all the fun...
Come check out our 14th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Paul Barte! Paul has been apart of the RUNdown since the beginning and it will be awesome to hear from him regarding his weekly half marathon distance...
Come check out our 13th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Ellie Pell! Ellie is one of the top runners on the East Coast. She took the ultra scene by storm in 2019 by winning multiple ultra marathons....
We are back and better than ever with some madness from Zach Merrin and Andrew Waugh, an update on the Shawnee Backpack Trail FKT, and Wesley learns what moorlands are! We will also take a look at all the fun...
Come check out our 12th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with our Cory Brown! We talk about all things trail and ultra plus other trends around the ultra community! Cory’s Instagram: @CoryRunsOhio Cory’s Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/42159161
Come check out our 11th Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with our Ultra-Running Panel – Nick Voss, Michael Owen and Travis Zipfel! We talked about everyone’s training, fake FKT’s, Michael’s return to Strava, and we had an Aid...
We are back and better than ever with results from the Iron Furnace Virtual Trail Run, Dog of the Year nominations, a very entertaining video from Chadwick (C-Rob) Robinson and much more! We will also take a look at all...
We are back and better than ever with the Quarantine Backyard Ultra results and controversy, plus a SERIOUS Rant of the Week and much more! We will also take a look at all the fun and quirky happenings from the...
Come check out our tenth Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Eric Anderson and Bobby Herrington. These two ultra-runners have run some of the hardest races on the East Coast and have so many awesome stories to tell!...
Come check out our ninth Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down with Gabe Rainwater and Michael Owen. These two both competed in the Quarantine Backyard Ultra. Hear all about their adventure, as well as their thoughts on the controversy...
We are back and better than ever with our Top 5 RUNdown Moments of All-Time, a preview of the Quarantine Backyard Ultra, plus much more! We will also take a look at all the fun and quirky happenings from the...
Come check out our eighth Ridge RUNers Live as we sit down without two Ohio runners Gabe Rainwater and Travis Zipfel. Gabe just ran 100 miles in his backyard after OBU got postponed. While Travis Zipfel’s placed 1st at the...
We are back and better than ever with results from the Pistol Ultra Virtual Run, John Kelly’s Barkley Attempt, Gabe Rainwater’s Fastest 100 and more! We will also take a look at all the fun and quirky happenings from the...
We are back and better than ever with results from the Bel Monte Endurance Races, COVID-19 news, a new marathon series and more! We will also take a look at all the fun and quirky happenings from the world of...