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• 09.16.2021

  Jim Sweeney | Running and Brewing on the Beast Coast

  Jim Sweeney runs primary on the technical trails around upstate New York and New England, still loves a good old road marathon, and even ran the fastest hundred miler (13:09) in 2018.  He’s also the Lead Brewer at a brewery...

  
• 08.05.2021

  Ultramarathon and Trail Running Trivia with Lydia

  Trivia with Lydia Episode Notes: Intro/outro music used with permission from David Rosales. Here’s more on The Tunnel race. More on Yiannis Kouros’ incredible feats on Davy Crockett’s Ultrarunning History Podcast. More on The Spine Race in the UK. And more on The Dipsea Race...

  
• 07.22.2021

  Terry Miller | Lessons from DFL at Hardrock 100

  I was DFL at #hr100 Not the result I was hoping for, but I think I learned even more this way. Been trying to get here for about 10 years. pic.twitter.com/DFWkR6zhdk — Terry Miller (@Terrysrunning) July 19, 2021 Intro/Outro music used with...

  
• 07.16.2021

  Alek Simpson | Running Ultramarathons with Narcolepsy

  Alek Simpson was diagnosed with narcolepsy and cataplexy at 18 years old and has continued running ultramarathons and trail races. He’s on a combination of drugs to keep him “normal”, never gets hungry, has extreme light sensitivity, and has experienced...

  
• 06.21.2021

  Torsten Heycke | Running, paddling, mapping, and more.

  Torsten Heycke is an endurance athlete who’s participated and competed in a panoply of outdoor sports. From ultramarathons like UTMB-CCC and Western States to field hockey, surfing, MTB racing, tennis, XC ski racing and triathlon, today, Torsten and I drill...

  
• 05.20.2021

  Noah Brautigam Interview

  Noah Brautigam is a Salomon sponsored trail and ultra runner who started life as a xc skier and instructor in Vermont who bounced to the West Coast and has spent the last few years in Salt Lake City. Now he...

  
• 05.07.2021

  Annie Hughes | Young Gun in Colorado

  Annie Hughes is a 23 year old runner living in Leadville Colorado who hasn’t finished off the podium in nearly two years. She likes big vert, technical terrain, and long hauls that push her abilities. Haven’t heard of her?...

  
• 03.15.2021

  Fifty Miles on Acid | Interview with Lucas Simon Drake

  Lucas Simon Drake joins me to share his experience of running a 50 mile trail ultramarathon tripping on acid. Why did he do it? How did it go? Does he see it as a PED or did in hinder his...

  
• 02.04.2021

  Nicole Monette Interview

  Nicole Monette started running competitively in high school and moved to ultramarathons a few years ago. She won Yeti 100 in 2020 and then last month participated in the Hoka Carbon X2 event in Arizona. During that event,...

  
• 01.29.2021

  Austin Bogina Interview

  Austin Bogina is an Olympic Trials Qualifier in the Marathon, a member of the USA 50k team, and a Ph.D candidate in the field of sports management. In this interview, we talk about growing up in small town Kansas, finding his...

  
• 12.02.2020

  Sarah Biehl Interview

  Sarah Biehl ran track and XC in both high school and college, ran an Olympics Trials Qualifying marathon, then set her eyes on her first ultramarathon. With guidance from friends in the ultra world, she ran an impressive 5th...

  
• 10.29.2020

  Clint Welch Interview | From Rodeos to Running

  Clint Welch grew up playing football and riding bareback rodeo in California’s Central Valley and Texas. He also ran with his mom occasionally through childhood, but that bug ultimately caught up with him and now he’s an accomplished ultramarathon runner...

  
• 10.21.2020

  Sebastian Salsbury Livin’ the Dream at Fourteen

  Sebastian Salsbury is only fourteen years old–he’s a freshman in high school–but has already run 20 ultramarathons and 30 trail races. He’s qualified for Western States, considers Max King and Luis Escobar his friends, and recently went on an epic...

  
• 10.13.2020

  Anna Frost 2020

  Anna Frost joins URP again to talk about how life has changed over the past fifteen years. From a full time athlete driven by social media likes to an adventure mom taking clients on exotic running adventures, Anna Frost...

  
• 08.27.2020

  Francesca Muccini – Overall Champion at Vol State

  Francesca Muccini has run—and won–Vol State before but her performance this year at the Lazarus Lake event has been called one of the greatest multi day performances of all time. Chart showing pace and distance between Francesca Muccini and 2nd place...

  
• 08.10.2020

  Pam Reed Interview

  Pam Reed has run ninety six 100 milers and finished 50+ Ironman triathlons. She’s set the record for 24 hours on the track, and won–outright–Badwater two times. Most impressive to many was her 2015 Western/Hardrock/Badwater triple. All three of...

  
• 06.18.2020

  Leah Yingling Interview and New Female Gear Reviews

  Leah Yingling has been tearing up trail races in the Wasatch for a few years. From podiums at The Grand Traverse, North Face, Bear, Squaw Peak, and Telluride Mountain Run, she’s also reached out to put on a popular fatass...

  
• 04.24.2020

  Jason Hardrath | The Art of FKTs | Gear Reviews with Ben

  Jason Hardrath has been raging FKTs on routes all over the West Coast, with a focus on the PNW. Recently he realized he was in striking distance of catching the King of FKTs Ben Nephew and is loving the...

  
• 04.13.2020

  Meredith June Edwards | She’s back and stronger than ever.

  If you heard our last episode with Meredith Edwards, you know that she lives for the mountains. Whether it’s running, scrambling or skiing, Meredith travels the world looking for the biggest peaks and races and takes them all hard. Meredith...

  
• 03.05.2020

  Ellie Pell | Trails and Trials

  Ellie Pell played team sports in high school then really took up running when she accidentally won a half marathon a few years ago. Since then, she’s lowered her marathon PR to 2:41, finished third at the competitive JFK50, earned...

  
• 02.17.2020

  Steeltown Runner Interview

  For those who use Twitter to get their ultramarathon and trail news, you’re likely familiar with SteeltownRunner. He adds to conversations with civil, salient, and smart commentary about some of the obscure races, records, and athletes from our sport. Unmasked. Steeltown...

  
• 01.24.2020

  Ryan Haebe Interview | From Collegiate Success to a Tragic Accident and Back to the Trails on his Terms

  Ryan Haebe dominated D2 Cross Country and Steeplechase in 2011 and 2012, earning himself and his tam National Champion titles and nearly every award in collegiate athletics. He then earned himself a spot at the Olympic Trials. Ryan was firing...

  
• 12.19.2019

  Bethany Patterson | Finding Time For the Trails

  Bethany Patterson started her running career when she took David Horton’s ultramarathon class back in 1999. (Here’s our interview with the good doc from 2013.) From his class, she learned where to run, how to run, and he supported...

  
• 12.02.2019

  Grayson Murphy | Movin on up in the Trail Scene

  Grayson Murphy (Saucony) has yet to run past 26.2 miles, but she’s got everything it takes to make a big impact in this sport. She’s a former collegiate track/xc runner who also ran steeple. She finished 2nd at Bridger Ridge...

  
• 11.04.2019

  Sabrina Stanley | Surviving a Tough First Half to Win at Grand Raid

  No American has even stood on the podium at Grand Raid Reunion Island (and Diagonale des Fous.) The notoriously difficult hundred miler in the India Ocean has seen greats like Andrea Huser, Nathalie Mauclair, Nuria Picas, Kilian Jornet, and Francois...

  
• 10.22.2019

  Michael Ortiz | A 100 Miler Each Week for a Year

  Inspired and motivated by his late brother, Michael Ortiz set off on an audacious goal last year…run a hundred miler each weekend for a year. Could it be done? Could he handle not just the running, but the logistics...

  
• 10.07.2019

  Jessica Hewitt: Mojo Lost and Found

  Jessica Hewitt recently went through an experience most of have endured: The strange conundrum when he have a passion like trail running, but our minds tire of it, our bodies get run down, and we focus our energies either elsewhere...

  
• 10.03.2019

  Chase Parnell | Taking Big Steps Towards his Best Life

  Chase Parnell was working an attorney job that was eating his soul, drinking too much, and not spending quality time with his family. He yearned for more trail time, more time with his two young kids, and simply wanted to...

  
• 09.24.2019

  Michael Carson | Mental Strength and Physical Training

  Michael Carson lives and works in Phoenix Arizona and trains on flat canal paths, treadmills, and an indoor spin bike. Two weeks ago he took this training to the notoriously tough Mogollan Monster 100 miler and came away with a...

  
• 09.09.2019

  Author Jared Beasley | In Search of Al Howie

  Author Jared Beasley joins me to chat about his upcoming book, In Search of Al Howie. Howie was not only an accomplished mega-distance runner, but a person who’s life was full of stories and extreme highs and lows: He...

  
• 08.30.2019

  Wookie Kim | Fighting For His Life in the Maroon Bells

  Wookie Kim started out his weekend like many of us do. He’d planned a fun run in Colorado’s Maroon Bells with a buddy and they’d given themselves 12 hours to finish the 27 mile loop. All was going well, until...

  
• 08.23.2019

  Zach Violett | Ronda and Stephanie

  Earlier this summer, Zach Violett ducked away to Andorra for a month–his goal being a good finish at the notoriously difficult and beautiful Ronda dels Cims 105 miler. Zach Violett. Somewhere in Andorra. In this interview, we talk about his training and...

  
• 07.08.2019

  Carol Seppilu | From Tragedy to Trails

  Carol Seppilu lives in Nome Alaska, a town 500+ miles north of Anchorage where residents celebrate their Eskimo heritage and culture. Carol participating in her other passion: Traditional Eskimo dancing. When she was a teenager, Carol attempted suicide after drinking, then...

  
• 06.25.2019

  Jonathan Levitt: Podcasting and Predictions

  Ever wondered what it takes to start a podcast? What kind of equipment is needed, what level of tech knowledge is necessary, and how and why guests are booked? Some hosts focus on accomplishments, some on deeper stories, and some...

  
• 06.20.2019

  Jennifer O’Connor | Lessons from Western States and Marking the Course

  Sarah joins me again to talk to the woman responsible for getting her into running 25 years ago. Sarah Lavender Smith and Jennifer O’Connor on Mt. Diablo in Northern California. Jennifer has lined up at Western before but had a bad day...

  
• 06.13.2019

  Tim Lambert | From the UK to Squaw Valley

  Tim Lambert has had his name in the Western States lottery for six years and every year he’s come up short. He’s been to The Big Dance two times, crewing elite runner Jez Bragg and soaking up as much information...

  
• 06.07.2019

  Amanda Basham Interview

  Amanda Basham has lined up at Western States three times in the past three years. Two of those were fourth place finishes and one was a DNF with a pulled ankle. So what’s her strategy this year? Harder? Faster?...

  
• 05.31.2019

  Adam Kimble | Keep it Exciting and Keep it Positive

  Adam Kimble finished Western States right behind Courtney Dauwalter in 2018, good for 12th place. The next month he won a 5k, then a 68 miler, then a few months later he won a 250k…then a few more 5k’s. The...

  
• 05.13.2019

  Zach Ornelas Interview | What a Year!

  Zach Ornelas won American River 50 miler just over a year ago. Then he represented the US at the IAU Trail Championships in Spain, then he  won the USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships at Tussey Mountainback. Less than two months...

  
• 04.30.2019

  Jimmy Elam | Golden Ticket to the Big Dance

  Jimmy Elam has been running competitively since he was nine years old. He was an All American in college, ran his first and only marathon in 2:21, and has had tremendous success in the MUT scene, setting a CR at...

  
• 04.16.2019

  Anna Mae Flynn | Sonoma Strategy and Future Plans

  Anna Mae Flynn had an incredible performance at Lake Sonoma on Saturday, finishing it off by overtaking race leader YiOu Wang in the final 1/4 mile of the race. At the finish line she was offered a Golden Ticket to Western...

  
• 04.10.2019

  Gabi Maudiere | Another Tough DNF. Now What?

  Last weekend Gabi Maudiere lined up at American River 50 miler and felt off from the start. She battled stomach issues the whole way, never able to shake the nausea and finally throwing in the towel at mile 42. Gabi Maudiere...

  
• 04.05.2019

  M.E.A.N. events with Guillaume Arthus

  Guillaume Arthus joins me to talk about an acronym he’s been using to describe alt-format events in this wacky sport of ours. MEAN stands for Mind – Endurance – Autonomy – Navigation and describes events with increased mental...

  
• 04.01.2019

  Sean Blanton | Rules and the State of the Sport

  RunBum RD Sean Blanton joined me for a discussion about a call he made this past weekend that I have serious disagreements with. What better way than to discuss the issue on a live call, agree to disagree, then move...

  
• 03.25.2019

  Ryan Lange | Generation Z on the Trails

  Where Ryan Lange lacks in raw leg speed or a monster VO2 max, he makes up for in enthusiasm for the trails. Ryan’s 21, lives in Jersey, and besides running 200s, also likes to DJ at EDM events and hunt...

  
• 03.20.2019

  Kami Semick | Ten Years Later and a Fresh Outlook on Running

  Kami Semick won every race she entered in 2009, podiumed at Comrades twice, won UROY for two years, and had an epic battle with Nikki Kimball and a freaking bear at Western States, then moved to Hong Kong and faced...

  
• 03.12.2019

  Pacing Kaci | The Miguel Ordorica Interview

  Not many people have had the opportunity–and responsibility–of pacing one of the best ultrarunners in the world. Miguel Ordorica has paced Kaci Lickteig for the past five years, he’s trained with her nearly every day, he’s crewed for her,...

  
• 02.26.2019

  Dani Moreno | Patience and Speed on California’s Central Coast

  Dani Moreno (HOKA/rabbit) lined up for her first trail ultramarathon last week and ran away with the USATF 50k Trail Championship title. Nice work for her first ultra! Want to hear more about her training and whether we’ll see her...

  
• 02.20.2019

  Matt Daniels | Taking a Sub 4 Mile to the Big Dance

  Matt Daniels will be the first sub 4 minute miler to line up for Western States Endurance Run this June. In his first 100k last weekend, Matt won a Golden Ticket by leading from early on in the race and...

  
• 02.14.2019

  MUT News Update | Feb 14 2019 | Results, Predictions, Cheaters, New Events, and More!

  A podcast without a guest! I run down some of the top MUT stories from the week. Links: Jeff Browning’s strength routine. Ethan Newberry’s new race in Washington…Tiger Claw! Ryan Sandes’ Tarawera Report Kelly Agnew’s latest problem: Stealing from his employer. More on his problem cheating in ultras. More on the Piece of...