Chasing Tomorrow Podcast

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts have the pleasure of talking to Kevin Fallon and Dave Dombrow co-founders of Speedland running shoes.  A new entrant into the trail running market the two have set out to differentiate their thinking and their product from all else.   The new company comes from a place of pure passion for the outdoors...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts have the pleasure of talking to Olivier Leblond, owner of the 48-hour American record at 262 miles and a stout 170.8 mile 24-hour distance.  Olivier has been at the top of the ultra-community for the past few years and is aiming to break his own record.  His journey from average runner to world-class ultra-runner is...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts have the pleasure of talking to Allie Egan, CEO, and founder of Veracity Self Care. Veracity creates a personal skincare experience based on real data about hormones and other biofactors that impact skin and health.  A self-proclaimed hard driver, three-sport athlete, Boston Marathoner, and mother of a nine-month-ol...

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts are back at it, this time talking all things 24-hour.  Turns out that Dave and then Joe are racing in 24-hour track races in the coming week.  And with all that is going on across the sport, the two boys have a lot to chat about.  A quick catch-up and off to the races they go.

This week Dave and Joe, Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show hosts are back at it, this time talking to Marc Hodulich , co-founder of 29029 and BYLR .  The main focus of Mark's life has been creating endurance opportunities for like-minded individuals so that they could invest in mind, body, and spirit.  29029, involves participants summiting a mountain over and over agai...

This week Dave takes the week off and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast co-show host talks to Katie Vesco and her husband Henley about their wild adventure in Australia in 2019 when they ran/rode from Durbin to Adelaide, 2112 miles from the north of Western Australia to the south.  Katie started her adventurous life when in 2009 she was the second-youngest female to run acros...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts talk to Dr. Amy Bender who is the Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra Medical and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary.  Dr. Bender discusses how sleep can positively affect exercise and improve mental health.  In the discussion, Dr. Bender reminds us t...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts talk to Dina Griffin.   Dina is known as the Nutrition Mechanic and she if focused on the health and athletic performance of endurance athletes through personalized sports nutrition coaching, digital programs, and diagnostic testing. Dina focuses on fueling the female athlete across the lifespan, ultra at...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts take some time to catch up with each other.  An interesting week to connect as Dave talks about his recent FKT attempt to run 333 miles across Alberta and Joe talks about his 500-day streak of running 10 miles a day. Show Notes Always a lot of lessons to learn and share when they take on big challenges Joe and Dave...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Aleksandr Sorokin the new 100-mile and 12-hour world record holder.  Aleksandr put down an 11:14 100-miler and just kept going to break the 12-hour record.  He has been emerging on the ultra world scene over the past few years and he might just be considered the best there is at this moment. Show Hig...

Dave and Joe interview Blaine Penny, a sub 2:30 marathoner and uses running to clear his head, stay fit, and most importantly to run for a greater purpose.  Blaine is one of the people who started MitoCanada to raise awareness and raise money for those who suffer from Mito a rare brain disease.  Blaine's son was diagnosed with the disease 12 years ago and Blaine has dedicated himself to doing what...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Rickey Gates.  Rickey is an adventurer and an inspired runner crafting and creating interesting experiences along his journey. In 2017, he ran across the United States, running from East to West to go meet Americans that he claimed he didn’t know. In 2018 he ran "every single street" of San Francisco. Rickey has taken to med...

Dave and Joe interview Robbie Britton, an ultrarunner, adventure athlete, and a world-class coach. Primarily a Team GB 24-hour runner, where the goal is simply to run as far as possible in a single day, he also competes over trail and shorter distances. He holds the record for the Fastest Known Time for the 650km Jordan Trail. Robbie's focus has shifted to ultra-distance cycling he finished 4t...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Dane Rauschenberg.  Dane is an author (five books), lawyer, coach, ultra-endurance athlete (ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks) and is continuing to push the boundaries of what is possible.  His latest book, Ignore the Impossible is the theme for his life.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Robert McNaughton an executive coach and facilitator who specializes in balancing interpersonal development alongside individual performance. Robert supports leaders in resolving the gaps between their vision, roadmap, team alignment, and sustainable execution. Robert has learned through his work what it is that drives peopl...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Johan Steene a legend in the world of ultra-running. In 2017 he came in third in the 24 world-championships, first in Big's Backyard with 68 laps in 2018 and a four-time Barcley Marathon's competitor Johan knows what it takes to succeed in the sport.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Coach Cal Zaryski, 9-time World Xterra triathlon champ and holder of the World Otillo Swim/Run championship.  Voted coach of the year many times, this 53 year old athlete/coach is living proof of the performance levels that we can maintain as we go along on our journey.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Will Hayward the unlikely "second place" finisher at Big's Backyard in 2019 when he completed 59 hours of running.  A self-proclaimed middle-of-the-pack guy Will has taken on many hard ultra runs and says that you need to be a self-admitted SOB to keep going in these crazy difficult events.  Seems to have worked for Will as...

Dave and Joe interview Katie Wright; recent winner of the Tarawera 100 mile ultra in New Zealand.  An M.D. and a newbie to the ultrarunning world, Katie is just starting to find her way into the sport.  A "fourth" place at Big's Backyard with 50 loops has given her newfound confidence that kept her running hard to win Tararwera by less than two minutes, a blink of an eye in a 100-mile race.  Seems...

Dave & Joe interview Conor Holt, the coach & partner to Camille Heron, arguably one of the best ultra runners in the world.  Conor is no slouch with a sub 30 minute 10k and a 2:18 marathon but felt he would be better as a coach.  He now focuses 100% of his efforts on Camille and is working to get her to break records in just about every ultra running category.

Dave and Joe interview Calum Neff.  On January 17th Calum broke the Canadian 50k record with a time of 2:51:27 (5:32 per mile).  Just four weeks prior Calum paced Sara Hall to her attempt at the U.S. American marathon record and he got a personal best of 2:20 in support of Sara.  Calum is putting out amazing performances on the road while he works full time, is a running coach, and makes a lot of...

Dave and Joe interview Ryan Montgomery, a new entrant to the sport of ultramarathoning and he is making quite the impact.  Ryan is a  26-year-old full-time consultant, a 100-mile winner, 200-miler 2nd place finisher, and Badwater 135 finisher. An Altra-sponsored athlete he is more than a fantastic runner, Ryan is one of the few openly gay athletes in the trail running world with a goal in 2021 to...

Hosts Dave and Joe interview Bob Hearn, a 55-year-old ultrarunner from Portola Valley, California. Hearn did not take up running until he was 38 years old with his first 100-miler being the 2011 Javelina Jundred. Bob graduated from MIT with a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. His analytical background plays a huge role in how he plans his training.  Hearn holds or has held sever...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Marco Lam.  Marco is a curious and compassionate practitioner who has a passion for health, the environment, and the ability of entrepreneurs to create a better world. He has practiced Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture for over 20 years. As the clinical director at the Mandala Clinic, he is well known in the Boulder community...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Joe Fejes. Joe is a world-class multi-day ultra runner and holds the American record for a six-day race at 606 miles.  Joe has been running and winning ultras and setting records since he started in earnest in the sport in 2008.  He continues to be an inspiration to many who have tried to break his record and he is still out...