Chasing Tomorrow Podcast

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, interview Nick Coury, winner of the 24-hour Desert Solstice invitational race and new American record holder with an amazing distance of 173 miles.  Nick is one of the key people who got the modern-day ultra-community into the "mainstream.  Partnering with Jamil, his brother, in 2005 they formed Aravaipa running, and it...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, interview Tommie Runz, runner, podcaster, and sober vegan athlete who had a hard start living on the streets of Detroit. He worked for years to overcome and become a role model for others to mimic. Tommie has taken his life to a new level with a 2:48 marathon result and the founding of an apparel company, the man is on-fire.&nbsp...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, interview Jon Herzog of Yuma Arizona.  A story of challenge and adversity, Jon's life has been from the lowest of lows to some very significant highs.  Having started life in a troubled family Jon found himself in prison for five years and used running to get his life back together.  He is now a pastor, husban...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, talk to Ryan Steiner.  Ryan is the true embodiment of what the podcast is all about.  From ordinary to extraordinary is exactly what Ryan is.  Born autistic, lost in this crazy world, he found himself at 700 pounds and barely able to walk. He decided to use movement to set him on a life-cha...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, take a moment, at this time of Thanksgiving, to reflect on what they are grateful for.  In an inspired conversation, the boys touch on the wonderful experience it has been meeting and talking to their amazing guests and they throw in some key takeaways from their discussions over the past 74 episodes.  We also get a vie...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are talking with Vicki Hunter.  In 1988, Vicki, qualified for the US Olympic Trials with a 2:49 marathon and was fast becoming a running force in the Boulder community. But in September of 1997 Vicki was severely injured in a car crash while pregnant with her 14-week-old first child and her future was uncertain.  W...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are talking to Darian Allberry, community manager at Coros wearables.  Darian has a unique perspective on the benefits and purpose of wearable technology having worked at Whoop and now at Coros.  As an ultra runner himself and a strong marathon competitor the conversation brings out a lot of insights into how...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are talking to Harvey Lewis the winner of Big's Backyard ultra and world champion backyard racer.  Harvey set the world record with 85 loops in Bell Buckle TN and showed the world how to run a backyard race to win.  Harvey had an amazing year with two backyard wins and a win at the Badwater 135 and he see...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are talking to Chris Roberts, the "assist" at the Big's Backyard world championship.  Chris completed 84 laps, for a total of 350 miles over three and a half days.  He came in second to Harvey Lewis the winner.  Chris talks about his race and the challenge of overcoming a serious knee problem to break the world rec...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are bringing you a post 2021 Big's Backyard World Championship update.  Dave completed 40 laps and talks about his disappointment in not going longer.  Joe and Dave also dig into what it's like to crew a backyard race and the record breaking impressive 85 loop result from Harvey Lewis and the assist from Chris Robe...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, are coming to you live from Bell Buckle, Tennessee, the site of the 2021 Big's Backyard Last Person Standing World Championships.  Dave is one of the 35 runners competing to be the Backyard champion.  Joe and Dave dig into what it means to prep for this kind of crazy race and what Dave's expectations are for the way the...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Stephanie Gillis-Paulgaard.  Stephanie brings her years as a communications and PR expert to the ultra-running community, most recently serving as the voice for backyard format races.  With her focus on community, she is making a contribution to the sport with her voice as the sport grows...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Montreal-based, Stephanie Simpson. Stephanie began running in 2008 as a way to deal with stress when her mother was sick. She started running shorter distances like 5Ks and 10Ks, eventually working her way up to the marathon. She completed her first 50K ultramarathon after the birth of her fir...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Keith Russell, born and raised outside of Dublin, Ireland. Keith is relatively new to the sport of ultra-running, he's run a sub-3-hour marathon, he came 3rd in the 107-mile Dublin to Belfast in 18hrs, has run 100 miles in just under 16 hours and he recently won the Irish backyard championship...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Robbie Balenger, known as the vegan ultra-runner.   In 2019 Robbie ran 3,175 miles across the US in just 75 days in order to promote the benefits of a  plant-based diet.   In March 2021, he set a new record for The Central Park loop challenge, where he ran 16 loop...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Mike Wardian, ultra-running phenom.  He has many records including the record for the fastest finishes in all six World Marathon Majors (2:31). He has won the US 50 km championship and the JFK 50 miler. Wardian won the Quarantine Backyard Ultra, running nearly 263 mile...

This week on the Chasing Tomorrow podcast Joe goes solo as Dave is out doing some big miles as he preps for Big's Backyard.  Joe catches up with Kay Martin, founder, and CEO of Boco Gear, who is making custom state-of-the-art athletic gear for endurance geeks to outdoor freaks.  From her early days in the outdoor apparel industry, Kay has been making an impact on the gear that we al...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, take some time to catch up on what is going on in the Ultra community with UTMB this weekend and Leadville this past weekend there is a lot to talk about.  Dave also updates us on his Big's Backyard training and what to expect in two months when the world descends on Bell Buckle Tennessee.  And Joe rounds it out wi...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Mary Ehlers.  Mary is 32 years old from St. Paul, MN. has two elementary age kids and works a full-time job. She claims to be just an average person with big dreams who loves to ride her bike love riding my bike. Just a few weeks ago she completed the 2021 version&nbsp...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Nathan Amery, adventurer, and outdoorsman.  Nathan has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro and many of the Colorado 14ers and recently completed a trip of Denali, North America's highest peak.  His trip was full of life experiences and Nathan recounts what it was like to spend over 20 days on t...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Bob Hearn, repeat guest, and 2021 winner and course record holder for the Vol State ultra.  Bob set the record for both the crewed and screwed approaches and in so doing not only elevated his running game he stepped into the world of purpose, life mission and transcendence.  A fascinating...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Ailsa MacDonald the recent winner of the Sinister 7 100-mile ultra-race.  She won by nearly seven hours.  Ailsa is an established trail runner, ultra-runner, road runner, and triathlete. In 2017 she claimed the 50K and 100-mile Canadian National Champion title, in 2018 she won Ironma...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts, have the pleasure of talking to Jake Jackson. Jake is one of those serious elite ultra-runners who has many serious accomplishments and yet lives a semi-normal life as a dad, UPS driver, and all-around good guy. From running on the US 24-hour team to giving the 48-hour distance a go at the Dome this year, Jake has had a...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts have the pleasure of talking to Chander Kant, a mindful and spiritual ultra-runner from New Dehli, India who came in fourth in the 2020 Quarantine Backyard Ultra completing 41 laps for a total of 165 miles.  He qualified for the 24-hour world championship and is in the process of organizing the Run Yogi ba...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts have the pleasure of talking to John Stocker the newest world record holder in the Backyard race format.  John beat Matt Blackburn, "the assist", completing 81 hours straight, 337 miles at the Suffolk Backyard Ultra.  John is emerging as the runner to beat later this year in Big's Backyard and feels that 100 hours i...