Sass is out, so Bob flies solo for a quick technical breakdown of Christmas in July: blisters by mile 30, a shoe-walk mismatch nobody warned him about, mid-90s heat with a dew point that wouldn't quit, and a final lap chased by lightning to clinch the 100K. A short, nerdy field report on what worked, what failed, and what's coming back to Tunnel Hill.

We discuss Bob’s upcoming 24 hour race, the preparations for it, and how Bob plans to use it to prep for Tunnel Hill.

Check out the other Team Puma Knife Podcasts at www.teampumaknife.com, including Subtle Interference which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or download directly here: SubtleInterference – Team Puma Knife

Theme song courtesy of Pommelsmith

A 24-hour race called Christmas in July is three days out, the forecast is a brutal 90 degrees with possible rain, and Bob is packing four pairs of shoes and a copy of Fixing Your Feet. He and Sass dig into loop-course logistics, real-food fueling, the unexpectedly chill ultra crowd, and the bigger question pushing him to a hundred miles: how do you find the line between actually failing and just quitting?

Bob and Sass discuss their backgrounds in running, why Bob decided to sign up for a 100 mile race and start discussing a bit of Bob’s training.

Check out the other Team Puma Knife Podcasts at www.teampumaknife.com, including Subtle Interference which you can find on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or download directly here: SubtleInterference – Team Puma Knife

Theme song courtesy of Pommelsmith

Bob signed up for the Tunnel Hill 100 in November and somehow has to train for it without losing his mind. He and Sass kick off the series by tracing how a guy who couldn't run two minutes in 2020 ended up registered for a hundred-mile race, the Brooks-to-Hoka shoe pipeline, why the ultra community is unreasonably nice to strangers, and the Relentless Forward Progress training plan that's about to eat his summer.