Buckleheads Podcast

On this week's episode of the Buckleheads Podcast, we have Rick Bean. He is the President and one of the founders of the TopCity Trails Alliance in Topeka. In this episode, we discuss Rick's love and passion for the trails and all of its users. We talk about his introduction to mountain biking, the creation of two new downhill mountain bike trails at the Kaw that are quickly becoming two of the mo...

On this episode of the Buckleheads Podcast, we have Chase and Casey Hammond. Chase and Casey are the owners of Ultraverse Supplements and the race directors of 7 different races throughout Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. We recorded this live at the Hell Creek 100 while the Pure Hell 140 was taking place. We discuss many of their races, their supplement company, and many other topics that are maki...

On this week's episode of the Buckleheads Podcast, we have Mark Elliott and Sherry Hobson. Both work at Fleet Feet in Topeka. We discussed the services they offer and really focused on all the things they do to support and build the local running community. We also spent time diving into Mark and Sherry's running experience, chatted about running at an older age, and discussed some local r...

On this weeks episode of the Buckleheads Podcast we have the Co-Race Director of the Hawk 100, Cara Combs. Cara has served many roles with the Lawrence Trail Hawks and has been the Co-RD for The Hawk 100 for the past few years. In this episode, we discuss how she got started running, the value of community, her passion for the trails and her love for being a Race Director and seeing people first h...

On this weeks episode of the Buckleheads Podcast, we are joined by fellow Bucklehead, Caleb Harvey. Caleb is a father, husband, wrestling fan, race car enthusiast, and ultra marathon runner. In this episode, we talk about Calebs journey from being overweight as an adult and making the decision to take control of his health and leading to sobriety. He started with consistency. Showing up day in and...

On this week's episode of The Buckleheads Podcast, we have Anthony Blanco. Anthony was born and raised in Topeka. He is a husband, father, and small business owner. He owns SoulFire Nutrition and Happy Life Nutrition with many nutrition stores throughout the area in the nutrition network. We discuss fitness, nutrition, aging in a society where everything tells us to slow down, and many other t...

September 21st - Indy Races at Lake Shawnee in Topeka, Ks. Episode 4 of the Buckleheads Podcast. On this Episode of the podcast, we have Sterling Scales. Sterling is the founder of Indy Races in Topeka. He started the races to raise awareness for childhood cancer. We talk about his son beating cancer, the impact charities and non profits can have on families in need, and the value of community. St...

Episode 3 of the Buckleheads Podcast features none other than our co-host, Devin Nelson. Listen to his journey getting into running, his struggles through childhood, his unorthodox approach to training and challenging himself with the areas more difficult races, including conquering the mountains and taking on the Worlds Toughest Mudder. Please share and hit subscribe. Thanks for listening.

On episode 2 of the Buckleheads Podcast, we dive into the life long journey of our co-host, Brian Gilaspie. Listen to Brian talk about overcoming setbacks, finding a community to rely on, and navigating life as a father, husband, and runner.

Welcome to the Buckleheads podcast. Hosted by Brian Gillaspie and Devin Nelson. We are talking to and interviewing everyone we can seek out about all things running throughout the midwest, from race directors to back of the packers, from race winners to volunteers. We love this sport and we know there are so many people throughout the midwest with stories to tell and info to share join us as we ta...