Episode 133: Natasha Swartley - Foot Care, Self-Doubt and the Tahoe 200!
Tasha Swartley, AKA "Thor," probably has the most unique set of skills out of anyone we have ever talked to. Not only is she a retired Navy Veteran who made a living loading bombs on jets, but she is...
10 Aug 20241h 22min
Episode 132: Race Spotlight - Cape Fear 24 Hour
Variety is the name of the game in the ultra world. Located in the town of Lillington NC, which is about an hour outside of Raleigh is the Cape Fear 24 Hour endurance run. The looped course is asphalt...
3 Aug 202434min
Episode 131: Rebecca Scott - Rocky Raccoon 100, Being DFL, and Taking On The Speedgoat 50K!
Rebecca Scott is a fighter! A quick scan of her UltraSignup will definitely show that she’s tough, with a podium finish in 12 of the 27 listed events, but what it won’t show you are the obstacles tha...
27 Jul 20241h 10min
Episode 130: Race Spotlight - Sulphur Springs Trail Race
This is our FIRST race spotlight for a race that takes place outside of the US. This race is the largest trail race, the largest ultra, and the oldest ultra in Canada. And, as of May 2024, the first e...
20 Jul 202442min
Episode 129: Nolan McKenna - Sub-3 HR 50K, The Kettle Moraine 100 & "It's You Against You!"
Nolan McKenna currently holds the Top Performance in North America in 2024 for the 50K distance with an astounding finish time of 2:58:54, which equates to a mind boggling average pace of about 5:46 a...
13 Jul 20241h 15min
Episode 128: Race Spotlight - Long Haul 100
We are heading down to Florida for this one. The Long Haul 100 miler consists of 6, 16.7 mile loops and runners have 32 hours to complete the race. However, this race is also a Western States qualifie...
6 Jul 202442min
Episode 127: Jeff Browning - Nutrition, Longevity and Pushing Through Adversity
Jeff Browning is currently ranked 2nd in the world for most 100 mile career wins, having competed in over 200 ultras and standing at the top of the Podium for races like Hardrock, Bighorn 100, HURT 10...
29 Jun 20241h 34min
Episode 126: Race Spotlight - In the Heat of the Night 100k
It is not often that you stumble across the first of anything these days. But through the course of this episode, we learned a fun fact. This race was the first 100k race distance to be held in the st...
22 Jun 202431min
