Rocks and Roots

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Rocks and Roots episodes

  • Ep. 95 Fire and Pride

    Finally coming out of the busy season of spring, Cranky and Tumbles bring you the latest trail related news including…. FIRES, PRIDE MONTH, ESG SCORES, and more. 

    We are going a bit out of order since we did do Whiteface in the ADK Memorial Day weekend but we figured this is current events and we’ll post the hike AAR next week. 
    Enjoy the episode, dear friends. 

    52 min
  • Ep 94 TT: Trail News and Taking on Resistance Training

    It’s Trail Talk day with Cranky and Tumbles!  We catch you up on a couple of trail news reports as well as dive into the importance of resistance training and why we’ve been slacking.  

    We’ll be back on Trail soon with a surprise trail coming up that we are excited to start. 
    Stay tuned!

    45 min
  • Ep: 93 A Lifetime of Adventure with Ken Posner
    We have a very special guest who combines several of our passions,running, hiking, and books. Ken Posner is an ultra marathoner, hiker, and author. He has completed 100 marathons/ultras, the ADK 46, the Catskills Grid (35 peaks each month for 12 months for a total of 420 summits), he has hiked the Long Path in NY and John Muir Trail. Ken has also completed 51 races barefoot including 13 marathons and ultra marathons. He has completed the Catskills 35 barefoot and the ADK barefoot. Ken was also an Airborne Ranger. In this episode we discuss Ken’s Badwater record, the Catskills 9, and the work of the NY/NJ Trail Conference! Kim Levinsky’s Long Path FKT to raise money for trail conference. https://www.nynjtc.org/news/ultrarunner-aims-set-record-long-path-raise-funds-trail-conference
    1 hr 10 min
  • Ep.92 TT: We Filled in Our AT Gap

    We don’t know whether to call this a proper hike or just a jaunt in the woods (a la John Muir), but the Rocks and Roots crew have filled in their 3.16 mile section to connect their miles from central Virginia to Bennington, Vermont.  It was a gentle start to the AT hiking season. 

    From there, it all went to the #glamplyfe where there were cabins and campfire pizzas for dinner.  Some Harper’s Ferry history rounded out the trip too. 

    33 min
  • Ep. 91 Adventure Cycling Colorado Pt 2 with Frankie Wilde

    We welcome back Frankie Wilde to continue talking about his 2022 bike tour of Colorado!  While it has been a hot minute (5 months to be precise) since we last spoke to Frank, he jumped at the chance to relive his adventure once again.  

    We covered the rest of his trek including visiting ancient Puebloan ruins at Mesa Verde, skinny dipping in hot springs, experiencing scree fields for the first time, and even getting a music festival in!
    While he doesn’t have a big tour planned for this year (yet!), we look forward to see what he has in store in 2024!

    Check out our last episode with Frankie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocks-and-roots/id1545645681?i=1000581714092

    And give him a follow on Instagram @wildeacrossamerica

    57 min
  • Mini Episode: What We’ve Learned from a Trail Ultra

    Well kids, another DNF in the books and I have to say we learned a lot about our training and endurance during our 50k attempt this past weekend.  We both made it to mile 21.  Cranky’s ankles literally seized up at 19 and Tumbles’ time was increasingly getting longer and longer where she would have definitely be DFL (dead freaking last, by a long time). Not that would have been the worst thing in the world, but stopping before an injury is definitely preferable. 

    Tune in to learn about what we failed to do to train and how we’re going to redeem ourselves in the future. 
    ✌️ 

    18 min
  • Ep. 90 TT: WERE RUNNING A 50K

    As the title suggests, your esteemed hosts are attempting the Rat Race 50k in south Jersey.  Crazy?  Yes.  Especially when we’re prepared-ish-maybe-sorta?  Absolutely.  Weeks (yeah, not months) of training with gradually upping mileage at weekends plus injury and rest time puts some doubts in our plan, but we’re still going to give it a go. 

    Come along for this unedited episode where we talk trail, running, trail running, injuries, history with Mrs. Cranky too!

    The race is Saturday (3/18). Pray to your god for us. 

    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep. 89 Enjoying the Moment on Trail with Glowstick

    We were thrilled to speak with Glowstick this week about her trail adventures on the AT, Foothills Trail, and the Colorado Trail!  Coming off of a back injury and surgery, Glowstick’s motivation along with a bit of encouragement from Bill Bryson had her complete the AT in 2018.  From there it was love as her move to Colorado afforded her peaks and trails to her heart’s content. 

    We also dive into her 2022 Foothills and Colorado trail experiences which made Cranky and I thinking hard about our trail schedules this year. 

    Thanks again, Glowstick, it was great to chat! 

    Follow Glowstick on YouTube! youtube.com/@AudreyAdventures

    and Insta! @audreysadventuresyt


    Tumbles’ Treadmill Mental Fight: runtothefinish.com/survive-long-runs-treadmill/

    1 hr 13 min
  • Ep. 88 Hiking, Hunting, and History with Greg Calabrese

    We once again welcome to the show Greg Calabrese, owner of Rip Van Winkle Adventure Guides in the Catskills!  (Tumbles apologizes for not getting this episode out last month).  

    We were intrigued about Greg’s experience hiking the Catskill 9 and how it ranks with the notorious Devil’s Path.  Greg also talks about his deer and turkey hunting experiences as well as a run in with a very lazy bear!

    Thank you, Greg, for taking your evening to chat with us and looking forward to catching up with you again soon!

    Check out Greg’s business here! 

    ripvanwinkleadventureguides.com

    And check him out on Insta!  

    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 87 Happy New Year with Kyle O’Grady

    Mr O’Grady is back and doing better than ever!  Always a pleasure to chat with him, Kyle dives into his Pacific Crest Trail thru hike and goes over the trials and tribulations of illnesses, fires, and (just one) video malfunction as well as meeting new friends and growing the bond with old friends. 

    We also chat about what direction Kyle is going with his YouTube channel as well as talk about the return of the beloved podcast Trail Tales!

    Follow Kyle on YouTube: YouTube.com/@kylehateshiking 

    Everywhere you listen to Podcasts: Trail Tales 

    and on Insta: kylehateshiking 

    1 hr 13 min

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We’re two hikers whose interests extend way beyond the trail. Come take a listen for trail talk, running talk, traveling talk, history talk, bs talk, tumbling, getting mad, etc.