Athlete On Fire

In her newest book, our guest takes over the world of obstacle racing from it inception to the big players today and some of the craziness and scandal that surrounds it all.  As an athlete herself, she shares her story of endurance, how she got into the sport and some great stories along the way.  Dealing with injury and mental toughness are a constant theme for any athlete and she shares her take...

If you ever had that itch to do something big.  Something bigger than yourself but you just never acted on it, then this guest is here to inspire you.  Besides a career and life spent pushing the boundaries in the mountains he continues to challenge himself. One day, he was riding his bike and an idea popped into his head. Why don't I ski all of the Colorado 14ers in one year.  That was it.  He wa...

The Appalachian Trail.  The Pacific Coast Trail. The Tahoe Rim through hike.  These are challenges worthy of any athlete, any hiker.  Today's Athlete On Fire just happens to be blind.  Yes, blind.  He has hiked many of our classic routes without the ability to see.  He wasn't born blind either.  He lived with his sight until a fateful and life changing blindness happened when he was 36 years old....

Our guest today thrives on being surrounded by natural beauty.  He has made his career dependant on it as a photographer who has captured the heart of adventure.  He shares why he has to train or work out for two hours a day.  Who are three photographers he looks up to?  He shares that as well. He shares his journey from a typical young man playing typical sports to life as an adventurer. Listen t...

You have to be pretty darn tough to earn the nickname "The Queen Of Pain."  If today's guest is anything, it is tough. We try to take you on a journey with her through her life and career as an inspiring athlete who has been a world class adventure racer, paddler, and more recently, mountain biker. Learn how she is able to mentally and physically perform at the highest level.  Find out why she had...

Is running a skill? Our guest says it is and he has over 35 years of research to prove it.  We go back in time to when and where the Pose Method originated.  You'll hear how our guest spent Saturdays on top of a train headed for the beach.  He shares inspiring stories of how he got his start as an athlete as a high jumper.  He still holds records to this day.  We talk about his inspiration for his...

"At the end of the day, you have to be a fighter." If any quote summed up an athlete more than this we haven't seen it.  Inspired as a young athlete on a ranch in Texas by none other than the Karate Kid movie, today's Athlete On Fire has gone on to do some amazing things in the sport of MMA.  Cast on the first season of the Ultimate Fighter show and having early succes in UFC launched our guest to...

Chances are, you have probably participated in an obstacle race.  After all, millions and millions of people have last year alone.  Well, in today's episode we are inspired by one of the best obstacle course racers in the world.  She has a regular job and works her butt off every day just like you and I and that's where the inspiration starts.  She is totally relatable.  She only runs 15-20 miles...

In this episode of the CoolDown Scott and Lauren Jones talk about the adventure gene. Are you more curious than your peers?  Do you always wonder what is around the corner?  Are you restless?  Find out what some of the most common traits of the adventure gene are and the type of people that are believed to carry it. After having so many elite endurance athletes and adventurers on the Athlete On Fi...

What happens when you have spents days out on the desert, running, nonstop?  Well, sometimes you see things that aren't there.  Sometimes you find your passion out there as well.  Today's guest has done both. She was the youngest and the first female to complete the 4 deserts challenge.  Conquering 100's of unsupported miles in the world's most extreme deserts.  She works a full time job and share...

Our guest is nothing if not passionate about the sport he has made his career.  As the only Irish born NBA ever he shares the story of how he came to play basketball after an initial love of hockey.  A 7 inch growth spurt somewhat ruined that dream as did the powerful, and negative, words of his first high school coach.  Things would change as his family would move to a new state, playing for a ne...

This episode of Athlete On Fire brings a National Champion and world class athlete in the sport of cyclocross in to the mix.  He shares what his family did every summer and how it formed his idea of what work is.  He got into his sport at 15 and pretty much never looked back. He shares how his optimism allows him to compete at a high level and what a day in the life is like.  He breaks down the sp...

Our guest today is a a self proclaimed lifetime athlete. From excelling in football at a young age to playing division I at Colorado State University, sprinting at the highest level and playing professionally, he takes us through it all.  A broken family at an early age had him living out of a car with his sister.  This led to stops at foster homes and inconsistency as a growing young man.  His st...

Our guest was one of the catalysts for Athlete On Fire as a Colorado buddy of Scott's and he just happens to be an amazing athlete himself.  Learn how he manages a crazy work/life balance with training for endurance mountain biking, raising two little ones, and running his own successful online brand and podcast, Mountain Bike Radio.  We talk about how being authentic is a byproduct of tough endur...

Our guest is first and foremost an adventurer.  He started in the world of motor sports and eventually came upon penny farthings.  Yes, those crazy old school bikes with the giant front tire.  He began building these after taking some notes at a museum.  His talent and passion allowed him to build the very bikes he would ride all over the world.  Join us to learn how he prepares mentally and physi...

Our guest is a runner.  He runs ultra's and marathons at a very high level.  His consistency and ability to run so many distances at a high level is his hallmark.  Here is the kicker. He works a regular 9 to 5 and has a great family life.  The show was even recorded in his office to fit us in and I love the authenticity here.  He has raced in the last 6 weeks in New Zealand, the North Pole, Boston...

Our guest is a runner.  He has mastered so many distances and styles of race that we could never cover it all in just one show but he does take us on the journey.  From a childhood spent in the woods to the aventurous life in the Pacific NW we cover everything from the transition to Ultra distances to the Cascade Trifecta, an amazing attempt at an amazing feat.  Stay with us as he gives a great ru...

Our guest wanted a change from his life in his early thirties so he join a running club, ran his first marathon, and was hooked with the "running bug".  Fast forward to being named the Ultra Runner of year in Australia in 2013.  We find out what a day in the life for him is like, and it is filled to the brim.  As a sponsored athlete, special education teacher, and coach he shares stories from all...

Our guest is wildly entertaining.  Almost as wild as the events she competes in all over the world as the first female obstacle course racer.  She tells stories of failure and why you shouldn't take yourself so seriously. She shares a story of a man who was once 700 pounds and how it inspired her.  Her story about a crazy event in Nicaragua has everything from carrying live chickens to climbing ba...

Our guest is an adventurer first and foremost.  His attraction to wild and beautiful places has led him to where he is today as an inspiring ultra runner, coach, and photographer. His website alone will leave you awestruck and ready to hit the road, trail, rail, or air!  He shares what works for him on the trail and some amazing insights from his crazy adventures including a crazy incidence at the...

Our guest is a former Olympian and current running liason to the masses. He shares how making the 1972 Olympic team changed his life in how he wanted to share the sport he loved with the world.  He founded the first specialty running store in the US.  He tells stories of his upbringing including a great one about his dad, Elliott Galloway, who ran his first marathon in under 3 hours around 60 year...

Our guest is a writer and runner.  Amongst other things she shares her process and how she was able to write her very powerful memoir, "So Far." She has great insights to the running world as long time contributor to "Runner's World". She used running as medication and therapy as well as her natural love of the act.  Learn about why running and being active in general was important coming from suc...

Our guest takes us to Boston with amazing perspective in his newest book "4:09:43."  This is just his newest project.  Learn how one of the true legends in the running world got started running and writing and how he has been able to be successful in both endeavors.  Hal takes us through his life decade by decade and shares some great stories, including the one regarding his 1964 Boston Marathon w...

Our guest started from humbling roots in unicycling.  You heard that right! From a champion unicycler to world class endurance athlete, he take us on a pretty sweet journey that includes some ridiculous feats.  He also shares some of the ways he prepared for the World's Toughest Mudder and why it's so important to be strong for endurance! 

Our guest bagged every one of New Hampshires 48 4,000 foot peaks multiple times and even in the winter.  He is an avid ultra runner and as passionate about his athletic pursuits as any guest we've had on the show.  He shares some great inspiring stories and even one about a blind man doing amazing things in the mountains.  You are going on an adventure today!