"Sherpa" John Lacroix is an ultra runner, Race Director, podcast and so much more. His Human Potential Running Series races are regarded by many as some of the best events in the West. He is also a man with strong opinions, and that's why I love him.

He joins for a no holds barred discussion about the recent controversy surrounding Ironman/UTMB, how he saw it coming years ago, and if we can truly stop the sport from being taken over by corporate interest that see more profits and less people. This is a fun chat, and I think you will really enjoy the laughs and what John has to say.

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40 years ago in Finland, a gentleman needed better shoes for an orienteering competition and VJ Shoes were born. The world of obstacle course racing would discover these shoes with champions wearing what most competitors could not buy in the States. All that changed when Matt Gorski starting bothering them about the opportunity to come to the United States, and expand into the world of trail and ultra running.

A trail and ultra runner himself, Matt shares his story of seeing an opportunity, and getting deeper into that opportunity than he could ever imagine. Could this relatively unheard of Finnish shoe company change the ultra world? Listen and hear for yourself if the shoes with the "Best Grip on the Planet" could soon be the norm at ultras all over the US.

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Scott Kummer is the host of the incredible "Ten Junk Miles" podcast and the RD of such races as the Badger 100 and Last Dot Standing. We have a fun talk about podcasting, running, race directing, and in true Ten Junk Miles style we go off the rails talking music and life. A fun chat with an incredible human being.

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Meeting at a low point during the race, Kyle Curtin and John Kelly would hook up for the next 24 hours at Tour Des Geants, an over 200 mile race in Italy with over 78,000 feet of gain, and start climbing their way back to the top, with Kyle finishing 9th and John 16th. Hear all about this incredible race and the fun these two had helping each other back from the brink.

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When Arlen Glick first joined us in the spring a bet spawned from that episode that if he won Western States Cary Long would build him a custom bass guitar. Moved by his story Cary decided that win or lose Arlen was getting a guitar, so it turned into a different award. Arlen joins Stafford, Cary and the gang in my dinning room to recieve his custom guitar.

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Alex Dedels burst on to the scene with an impressive first 100 milers at the Georgia Jewel, running the second fastest time in race history. Hear how broken fingers on a mountain bike led him to try running on trails, and how his unique nutrition strategy has helped in his relatively young running career.

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Last year at the Yeti 100 miler Mary Cates was leading the race, until a tree branch fell on her head knocking her out at mile 85 and earning her a trip to the hospital and a DNF. She trained hard an came back this year to win the race and run the second fastest time on the course. Hear all about her incredible story of strength, humility, and looking for the joy in all things.

It also needs to be mentioned that Mary has been battling cancer nearly her whole life, and that has shaped how she looks at her body, and the amazing things it can do.

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When Jodi Semonell got the news that no parent ever wants to hear, it was her running friends that helped her through one of the worst times of her life. They also encouraged her to take on an incredible journey across her home state of Nebraska, bringing awareness to the silent killer that took her son, and raising money to make sure he will never be forgotten.

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This summer Tara Dower set a new FKT on the Colorado Trail and won big at Run Rabbit Run. You would think this means she lives out West and trains in the big mountains, you would be wrong. Living just 10 feet about sea level Tara had to improvise, which meant endless repeats up a landfill playfully called Mount Trashmore. From her love of candy and junk food, to her unique training approach this episode has plenty of laughs, inspiration, and will leave you hungry for candy.

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Adam Small might be the first person in history to benefit from social media's algorithm, because in a way it is why he found the world of trail and ultra running. Even after be hit by a car during a group run, nothing has been able to slow him down, and run his way back to health, even signing up last minute for a very strange and difficult race few people have ever heard of.

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