Jason Koomen is on a mission to run a 100 miler in every state.  He’s on number 30 so far!  We talk about the Loup Garou 100, Hurt 100, Outlaw 100, and others.  He and his wife have also adopted children from Ukraine in the past and have been helping people through their contacts.  If you would like to help there are info and links in the show notes.

Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/jasonkoomen

Shaun Barnes is a friend who we’ve had on the podcast a couple of times before. He’s been doing big stuff!  If you remember, we had him and his coach on to talk about his experience doing the Triple Crown of 200s.  Then, we had him on to catch up and talk about the Iditarod Trail Invitational which he ended up not finishing, but he learned a ton!  This time, we get to discuss his experience this year running the ITI which resulted in an awesome finish.  Keep listening at the end where we chat for a few minutes with his girlfriend to get her perspective on Shaun’s endeavors and how emotionally hard it was to track him while she was home and he was off running this race in Alaska for 8 days!

Show notes:  https://www.theriot.run/shaunbarnes3/

In this episode, I talk about my experience at the Lake McMurtry 50K and a weekend retreat with ZERO technology!  My thoughts on disconnecting to reconect. 

Oh man!  I had such a fun conversation with Shannon O’Grady, Ph.D. (aka the menace, aka the bully, aka mighty barnacle of death).  Shannon is the COO/CPO of Gnarly Nutrition and has her Ph.D. in nutritional physiology.  She’s also an avid Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, trail runner, climber, wife, and mom.  We talk about Jiu-jitsu, trail running, endurance sports, and a whole lot about nutrition.  She drops some great info on protein, collagen, BCAAs, creatine, and balanced eating.  You may even want to start doing some Jiu-jitsu as cross-training after listening!

Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/menace

Bryce Thatcher has been designing in the outdoor industry for over 30 years.  Often considered the inventor of the modern hydration pack, race vest, and many other revolutionary items.  He has received patents and design awards, and he is always trying to push designs into the future with vision and passion.  Besides founding his own businesses; Ultimate Direction, Clik Elite, and Ultraspire, he has worked for other notable companies like Black Diamond, Nathan, and Sierra Designs.

I truly enjoyed talking with Bryce about his adventures and the reason he does what he does.  We also talk about his Grand Teton FKT that stood for almost 29 years until it was broken by Kilian Jornet!

Links and show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/brycethatcher

I had a blast getting to know Chase and Casey Hammond.  I love our ultra community!  They are from northwest Kansas and really enjoy being involved in the Ultra community.  Chase and I both ran the Moab 240 in 2020.  He finished and I didn’t.  We had fun comparing notes and chatting about the process of running 200 mile races.  Chase will be doing the Cocodona 250 this year. He and Casey also direct races in their area and have added a new race, the Cowboy 200 in Nebraska!  On top of talking about all of that, we get to talk about their degrees in nutrition and how they used their knowledge to formulate products specifically for Ultra Endurance athletes!  This was a super fun and informative podcast!

Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/cowboy200

Dr. Amy Novotny hated running.  Until she didn’t!  After developing a love for the marathon, she discovered her love for the trails.  She has since run 40+ marathons, an Ironman, and 10 ultramarathons (two 100 milers).  She is the founder of the PABR institute where she helps people as a breathing and pain specialist.  We had a great conversation about the nervous system and how calming or resetting it can provide many benefits to runners and people in general.

Show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/amyn

This was such a fun episode with Arlen Glick!  Arlen has been on a tear!  Since our last interview, he’s won the Mohican 100, Burning River, Javelina Jundred, and 1st Male at Jackpot.  He’s so fast!  He also dipped his toe into a 24 hour race at Desert Solstice and we’ll chat about the lessons he learned there.  We cover his racing, his faith, and so many fun topics!  Don’t miss this episode!

Show notes here:  http://www.theriot.run/arleng2

Today we get to chat with my friend and awesome runner, Roger Rholdon.  I have the privilege of coaching him!  Roger is a husband, father, and an associate professor in the College of Nursing. From a training standpoint, he’s an acute care pediatric nurse practitioner.  Roger and I raced together in the past in south Louisiana.  When he was set to run the Voodoo 130, which is the same course as the Rouge-Orleans that I ran in 2015, he asked me to help coach him.  He did a great job putting in the work and ended up winning the race!  Before running Voodoo, he DNF’d at Rocky Raccoon - an experience we talk about in this episode.  This year’s race was his redemption at Rocky!  We dive into how everything unfolded for his race and we also talk about his background in running and life.  Roger is a great guy and strives to maintain balance while training for these big races.  We really had an awesome conversation that I’ll know you enjoy!

Show notes here:  http://www.theriot.run/rogerr

In a nutshell:

• Discipline
• Accountability
• Longevity
• Positivity