Road Dog Podcast

"…and then I noticed that the more I ran on trails, the less I got injured. So I just switched over completely to trail running." Kirsty Michealsen is a mother of 4 and a trail runner. In this episode, Kristy chats with Luis about her first trail running experience at Back on the Ranch, other trail running races she has ran, running Boston Marathon, how she started running, Born to Run experience,...

"It's so wonderful, the community of people that offered to be a part of this in so many different facets." Shaun, Jennifer, and Peter Wahl are an amazing family with an even more amazing story. Hear the Wahl family chat with Luis about Shaun's medical condition of cerebral palsy, their experience at multiple Born to Run Ultramarathons, the welcoming nature of the trail community, the preparation...

"I listen to music almost all the time, I have to." Val Vasquez is a musician and runner who lives in Hawaii. In this episode, Val chats with Luis about working for the military, Hawaiian music scene, playing gigs, styles of music, most requested music, what he listens to, how he got into running, his proudest running achievement, where he likes to run in Hawaii, his connection to Born to Run and...

"Your Born to Run was my first 200 miler I have ever completed." Jeannie Munoz is an ultra-runner. In this episode, Jeannie chats with Luis about placing 2 nd at the Born to Run Ultramarathon, losing weight, how she started running, her background, her mental state, coaching running, treating her body like a temple, helping inspire people, her relationship with Ann Trason, and her experience at Bo...

"100 miles is like the new 10k." Luis Escobar talks with Ultramarathonman  Dean Karnazes , one of TIME magazine's "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World." Men's Fitness hailed him as one of the fittest men on the planet. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures, and he's run a m...

"How come there are hardly any 60 year old women in hundreds? Go look at it. There's not a whole lot of them." Pam Reed is a 2022 inductee in the  American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame . Pam chats with Luis about this season's plan of completing Badwater 135, Hard Rock, and Western States 100. Pam also discusses the support of her husband, plans to run across America, staying positive and stories and...

"I am what I call a back of the packer runner. And I felt encouraged by everybody on the course. People that I would be like, why are they going to try and encourage me, they're off running really fast. But everyone was so encouraging and so nice. I did not feel invisible on the course which sometimes I do." In this special episode, Luis chats with a bunch of Born to Run first timers. Hear first-h...

"It was the Angeles Forrest that really got me out there. I looked up at that mountain and said, 'That's what I want to climb. That's what I want to do. That's going to get me to the next level of whatever it is I've got inside of my mind.'" Rocky Reyes & Lorena Rubio are distance runners in California. Rocky and Lorena chat with Luis about where thy love to run, what running groups they hang with...

"How do I get into a state where I am doing all this endurance running and stuff? It's just one foot in front of the other." Miles Victors is an ultra-runner, health and fitness consultant, and fellow podcaster of Beating the Statistics. In this episode, Miles chats with Luis about extreme long-distance running, his weight loss journey, his mental fortitude, reading the book Born to Run , his Copp...

"You know you have an RV on wheels, and you want to put together an event for your community, you can pretty much do it anywhere." Garr Russell is the founder and Chief Firestarter at Fireside RV Rentals. In this episode, Garr chats with Luis about the different RVs, places to buy an RV, used RVs vs. a new one, his RV rental business, living full-time in an RV for 5 years, how he came up with the...

"One of the real pleasures for me, I feel that Born to Run has stood up over time." In this special episode of the Road Dog Podcast, Luis chats with Christopher McDougall, Eric Orton, Ted McDonald, Billy Barnett, and Jenn Shelton . These are all original members who went down into the Copper Canyons back in 2006 which inspired the book Born to Run . They discuss that original trip down to the Copp...

"People want to be outdoors. They need space. It's inate in our being." Recorded live at Main Street Cycles, Luis chats with Scott Clark of Main Street Cycles, James Grennan of Santa Barbara Land Trust, Doug Wilson a board member of Santa Maria Valley Open Space, Jon Blanchard of Santa Maria Valley Open Space, and Nick Batchelor from Orcutt Kids Bike Club. Topics include Santa Maria, the Land Trus...

"Our goal here is really to just provide a better option. We lead by example with supplying clothes that are made in the right way, the best way and most sustainable way we can possibly find with the resources available currently." Liam Moffat and Carson Leong are changing the game of outdoor clothing with their company called Seadon. In this episode, Liam and Carson chat with Luis about where the...

"Through the last 10 years I look back at the life I lived 10 years ago and the life I'm living right now and I'm so much happier, more fulfilled." Ken Skrien is on a Marathon Odyssey to run 250 x 26.2 miles for America's 250 th birthday in 2026. This odyssey includes 150 events covering all 50 states and 7 continents. He is raising awareness for brain injury survivors and adaptive athletes. In th...

"Look, these group of people they go out and camp and then they go running." Helen Payne is a distance runner, Trail Work Ambassador, and student who lives in Santa Barbara. In this episode, Luis is joined by Jon Zaid as a co-host and they chat with Helen about studying plant ecology, plants and relationship to fire, Runners For Public Lands, 9 Trails, where she loves to run, how she got involved...

"You see locals wearing very proudly their Nine Trails Rabbit shirts." Sam Marks is the Community and Events Manager for the brand Rabbit. In this episode, Sam chats with Luis about running, 9 Trails, working with Rabbit, trail races that they sponsor and put on, and custom gear created for specific races. Support Road Dog Podcast by:   1. Joining the Patreon Community:  https://www.patreon.com/ro...

"There was a lot of throwing up going up that river and no one would give anyone a ride. I've learned that the hard way." Ann Trason is widely regarded as one of the greatest ultrarunners of all time. A 14-time champion of the Western States 100, she dominated the sport throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, redefining what was possible for women in endurance running. She's also a two-time winner o...

"It takes a lot of effort to innovate and then to educate people with why it's different, how to wear it, and why you have to wear it differently than packs that are designed with a typical chest strap." Josh Sprague is the founder of Orange Mud, which makes hydration packs for endurance athletes. In this episode, Josh chats with Luis about starting his company Orange Mud, his first products, putt...

"When things happen, we don't just send a whole bunch of Band-Aids—we say, 'What do you need?'" Jon Zaid is a runner and director of software engineering at Direct Relief. In this episode, Jon chats with Luis about how he got into running, 100 milers, how he met Luis and ran with him, 200 milers, his experience at Born to Run, his 6 ½ year running streak, difference between passion and addiction f...

"It's just this awesome environment that it's cool to be able to play a part in contributing to the community coming together." Michael Miller is the owner and operator of the Copper Canyons Endurance Run. In this episode,Michael chats with Luis about Mexico, Sea of Cortez, the Copper Canyons Endurance Run, True Messages, Wander Project, and his new book. Zander Chase is the Executive Director of...

"There are not too many cities and towns in the world that are known for music, and Bakersfield is one of those towns." Zane Adamo is a musician in the band Soda Crackers, music teacher, and videographer. In this episode, Zane chats with Luis about music, Bakersfield, the history of music coming out of Bakersfield, dealing with nerves playing in front of people, the California spirit, where they p...

"I think brands are looking for people to represent all different aspects of running." Michael Wardian is a TEVA sponsored professional athlete. In this episode, Michael chats with Luis about where to run in Washington DC, relationship with TEVA, history of TEVA, TEVA's new trail shoes, advise on being a brand ambassador, the DMV Chipotle Burrito League, and running prizes for different segments....

"My vision for the soap is to keep getting it into the hands of people that want it and need it in the local area." Cassady Ozimec is the Co-Owner of the Paradise Road Soap Company. In this episode, Luis chats with Cassady about poison oak, homemade remedies to relieve pain, how Paradise Road Soap Company came to life, how Cassady and his wife took over the company, learning how to be a business o...

"People are referring to me as a medical miracle." Jo Giese is an award-winning journalist, author, and lifelong hiker who knows firsthand the wild ups and downs of adventure. In this episode, Jo chats with Luis about where she loves to hike, her love of waterfalls, her new memoir, You'll Never Walk Alone , her life changing accident, her determination and grit, getting around without an Achilles,...

"Highest high alpine environments where nothing can live naturally all the way down to lush jungle forest ripe with every type of plant and animal and water flying downhill everywhere." Meghan Hicks is an accomplished ultrarunner and iRunFar.com's Editor-in-Chief. Anna Frost is a professional mountain, trail and ultra runner. In this episode Meghan and Anna chat with Luis about Bhutan, the Snowman...