Kevin, Joe, and Shae sit down with Florida RD Royalty – Andy “Croom” Matthews. He talks race directing, his extensive running career (we barely scratched the surface), and so much more! If you haven’t done a race from A1 Ultra Events and experienced the magic that Andy and Amy bring to the Florida running community, you are missing out! Give them some love in 2025!

Sign up for A1 Ultra Events here: https://ultrasignup.com/groups.aspx?gid=454

Sign up for A1 Ultra/Tampa Races Events here: https://www.tamparaces.com/

And don’t forget to use the code WTF for 20% off the Withlacoochee River Run Marathon, Half, and 10k! - https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/DadeCity/WithlacoocheeRiverRun

Kevin, Joe, and Shae sit down with Mandy and Kellie to talk about their recent race at the Moccasin 24-hour as well as cave diving, being a career musician (and all the careers that follow!), art, running, dealing with DNFs, and so much more! Just a note - our minds were a bit in the gutter on this one, so there's your warning!

Take a look at Mandy's gorgeous art here: https://www.ahammondcraftwork.com/

Join Kevin, Joe, and Shae in a conversation with Sage Lyons, who went into Tampa Bay 100 with the sole purpose of getting the win. She talks about her experience last year, the other races she's done, and her future plans. We can't wait to see what other amazing things she does!

Kevin, Joe, and Shae get together to talk about the dumpster fire that was the Daytona 100/50mi for us. Shae secured her first ever DNF, Joe got in 50 miles, Chris helped to crew and pace, Kevin suffered greatly, and all of us said things we are probably taking back about future races.

Our 2024 Best Episode | Tyler Confronts Hard Truths & Runs Hard Races: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gHSy29cvzsls9ILhHEuBd

Emily joins Shae, Joe, and Kevin to talk about her running history, being in recovery, and all sorts of foot issues and injuries. Kevin picks her brain for his ongoing quest to fix his foot problems including Morton's Neuroma, which Emily had surgery for last year.

Note: If you would like to see the photo of Emily's degloved toe, it is exclusively on our website www.wheresthefinishpodcast.com

Join Kevin, Joe, and Shae in a conversation with our friend Stephanie. Stephanie just completed the Sky to Summit race in Northern Georgia and talks about the challenges she faced in the race as well as training for climbing while living in flat, flat Florida.

We also discuss the Landbridge Trail 5k that we hosted and then have plenty of squirrel moments getting completely off track with our discussion (as we do).

Joe and Shae talk with Kevin, Chris, and Mike about their experiences at the Tampa Bay 100. This endurance run is put on by our friend Joe Fuller of Skunk Ape Events and is an endurance tour through the Tampa Bay area. Mike and Chris share their running histories before we dive deep into their wild journeys through the course. Hallucinations, PRs, bad attitudes, lions, and more!!

Patrick joins Kevin, Joe, and Shae to discuss his running history, retiring from running ultra events, race directing, and Two Rules Running - 1) Look good, 2) Don’t die. Along with the Gate2Gate, Patrick also puts on the Last of the Felascans, a last person standing event which takes place on November 16th, there are still spots available!

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=111610

Also - our Landbridge Trail 5k is coming up and we would love to have you there. Sign up here: https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Ocala/Landbridge5k