Like a Bigfoot

On this week's show we are sharing the story of University of Iowa Hawkeye Fullback Drake Kulick. In my opinion, Drake represents everything that I enjoy about Football: Hard work, embracing the journey and the speed bumps along the way, consistent improvement and the development of a leader. His journey as a Hawkeye started as a walk-on and ended as a team leader a game winning touchdown. It does...

This week's episode is with athlete Chad Spring. Chad has competed in a variety of races around the country over the last few years. Recently he's taken on Ultra Spartan Races and various ultra marathons including the Never Summer 100k in Colorado and the Barkley Fall Classic in Tennessee. I met Chad on a run a year ago and last weekend he invited me to join him for part of his extra badass Saturd...

(Cover Photo by Derrick Lytle https://www.instagram.com/derricklytle/) This week we welcome elite ultra runner, Hoka athlete, and all around nice guy Hayden Hawks to the Like a Bigfoot Podcast! Hayden has a list of insane ultrarunning accomplishments. Everything from winning Speedboat 50k to a first place finish 100k at CCC in Chamonix. Most recently he accomplished something that completely captu...

Week two of Appalachian Trail adventures on the Like a Bigfoot Podcast!! This week we are joined by Matt Marrero, trail name "Mojo", a southbound hiker who recently completed his journey on the Appalachian Trail. Last year he finished college and almost immediately traveled up to Mt. Katahdin in Maine and started walking. Over 5 and a half months, he experienced all the joy, freedom, pain, underst...

Huge thank you to "The Blackalachian" Daniel White for joining me on the show this week! A year ago Daniel was keeping his life busy, grinding away at a job he wasn't passionate about. Doing the same thing day after day, until a cousin suggested he do something completely insane. Hike the Appalachian Trail. Walk through the mountains all the way from Georgia to Maine. Daniel was in. I'm so inspire...

I'm a self-admitted gigantic Calvin Johannsen fan and am so happy to call him one of my best friends. I am even happier to have him back on the show for an unprecedented THIRD episode! In fact, our friendship is one of the main reasons I started this podcast. I'm incredibly lucky to have such an inspiring person in my life and when I started the show Calvin was in the midst of his 14ers Project (1...

On this week's Like a Bigfoot Podcast we catch up with "Superhuman Lab" owner, Like a Bigfoot podcast Yoda, and all around awesome guy Ryan Esdohr. The thing I absolutely admire about Ryan is his curiosity. Through his work with movement, mobility and recovery in Superhuman Lab, his podcast "Inside the Lab" and his quest for self improvement, Ryan has explored an incredible amount of athletics, me...

How would you live your life if you had absolutely no fear holding you back? This week's Like a Bigfoot Podcast is a sit down conversation with the owner of Feral Mountain Co. Jimmy Funkhouser. Feral is my absolute favorite outdoor shop in Denver and Jimmy's story is incredibly energizing. On New Year's Eve 2016, Jimmy committed to living a "Year Without Fear". He promptly quit his corporate job o...

Happy Thanksgiving guys!! As promised we have an awesome episode of the podcast for you this week. Eszter Horanyi is an adventure athlete who spends her time exploring the public lands of the west. You can find her mountain biking, running, scrambling, camping and hanging in her scamp trailer with her boyfriend and previous Like a Bigfoot podcast guest Scott Morris. She has embraced the explorer l...

In 2016, Kuntal Joisher was the first documented vegan to stand on the top of the world. Mount Everest was a culmination of a journey built around the discovery of his life's mission and bravery to step outside the norm to pursue something spectacular. Having never been an athlete and weighing upwards of 240 pounds, Kuntal defied his sedentary lifestyle, fell in love with the Himalayas and started...

Very excited this week to share with you this episode of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast with Anthrophysique running coach Justin Horneker. Over the last month the theme of the show has been exploring the ideas of "expanding our capacity for success" and "transforming inspiration into action." This conversation with Justin is really intentional around these two ideas. I feel like there are a few huge b...

In August Natalie Larson caught an Uber to the Mexican border and set out on the biggest adventure of her life. 44 days 18 hours 40 minutes and 1,171 miles later, she had traversed the entirety of the Californian coast. Along the way she survived encounters with mountain lions, swam across rivers, and discovered the kindness of strangers. Natalie's journey really encapsulates all I respect and lov...

Welcome back! This week we are chatting with the awesome host of the "Unlock Wellness Podcast" Dr. Kasey Johnson. A month ago I was honored to be a guest on her show (episode 53) and afterwards I really wanted to chat again to learn more about her and all of the excellent projects she is pursuing. Kasey totally embodies the idea of "spreading goodness" as has spent the last year fearlessly taking...

About a month ago, Scott Stark and I ran the Mountain RATS 50k in Eagle, CO. What started as a beautiful crisp fall morning transformed into a stormy downpour. The second half of the race gut checked us and really tested our ability to withstand the discomfort of being cold, wet, fatigued, sore, and exhausted. The craziest thing- it was Scott's first ultra marathon (having only ran a half marathon...

Big celebration this week!! Over the last few months we have been following Jason Sudduth and his quest from "refocusing on health" to taking on his first ultra marathon. I'm happy to say that last Saturday he reached his goal by finishing the Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50k in North Carolina!! In this episode Jason shares his race report and really gives us the perspective of what a mountain t...

I'm so ridiculously excited for this episode! In a few short weeks, the "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears flies down to the most desolate place in the world for an expedition where he will attempt to become the youngest person to reach the South Pole "alone, unsupported, and unassisted." To accomplish this Herculean feat, Scott must drag a 200lb sled 683 miles in some of the most extreme weather imag...

This week we're back with another "Bigfoot Sightings", the episodes where we briefly catch up with some of our previous guests. I'm excited to share these quick conversations and would highly recommend you check out our past episodes with all of these awesome people! TRAVIS STEFFEN -- HIS NEW FORMULA FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS (4:23) Chatting with Travis is always a fascinating experience. Last time h...

This week's episode is for everyone who feel stuck in life. Maybe you're adrift without hope. Or maybe you're a dreamer who thinks your big goal is utterly impossible. Josh Lajaunie is here to tell you that anything's possible and by changing to a mindset of self love you can get yourself unstuck from any situation. It's a great episode! A few years ago I listened to Josh on the absolutely fantast...

About a year ago, Thad Burkamper signed up for a Spartan Race. Admittedly, he was out of shape and was starting from step one with this whole running thing. Here's the important part: he embraced the "It's a long way to the top...if you wanna rock n roll" mindset (or the IALWTTTIYWRNR mindset...for "short") and consistently improved little by little as the year went by. As running became easier, h...

This week we welcome Jennifer Mabus to the show! Jennifer is a backpacker out of Washington and is preparing to take on the epic challenge of hiking the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail. She also writes a fantastic blog at www.thewhimsicalwoman.com. I was so excited to hear her story and preparation. I'm a nerd about all things thru-hiking (although I've never thru-hiked myself). The stories, advent...

This week's guest represents everything the Like a Bigfoot Podcast strives to showcase. Grit, determination, intelligent training, and pushing through devastating obstacles to ultimately achieve greatness. I met Miguel Medina last January during a 50k "fatass" training run from Nederland to Boulder. While running together I instantly realized a few things: Miguel is fast....I mean FAST and he is v...

Get ready for one of my favorite episodes so far! I left this conversation literally fist pumping in excitement and reinvigorated for life! Bruce Kittle is one of the most motivational, positive people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's worn many different hats throughout his career- athlete, football coach, minister, lawyer- and, because he has experienced such variety, he is full of w...

This week we are welcoming back Ryan Chukuske specifically to hear about his adventure racing the Bigfoot 200 out in Washington a couple weeks ago! Ryan does a great job describing his race experience. Everything from the hilarious bus ride to the starting line to sleeping in the sleep stations to the challenges of the actual course. He also shares some strategies and tricks of the trade he observ...

This week we welcome back my lovely wife Lindsey Ward to the show. She recently tackled a huge challenge when she signed up for the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon. Having never participated in an event over 7 miles before, finishing 13.1 is a huge reason to celebrate and I'm extremely proud of her!! She also did it on minimal training in the middle of a crazy busy month and by overcomin...

This week I'm excited to share a conversation with Adam Jones. Adam is the owner of The Brick, a running store in downtown Danville, Virginia. He and the store have become key in Danville residents rediscovering and reclaiming their fitness. Through opening the store and organizing a variety of different meet-ups, clubs, challenges, and races, Adam really is essential in changing his community for...