Chasing Tomorrow Podcast

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts bring you their New Year 2021 kickoff podcast.  In this episode, Dave interviews Joe to find out about his streak of 365 days of at least ten miles of running a day, 100 pushups, and 100 pullups.  The duo dive into what keeps some people sticking to their goals and how we can all set out to stick to our New Year's resolutions and make...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Jacob Puzey.  Jacob is the head-coach at Peak Performance and has been running long-distance races for the past ten years. In 2016 he set the world record for the fastest 50-mile run on a treadmill with a time of 4:57 hours.

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Ray Zahab.  Ray is a Canadian Explorer, ultra-distance runner, and Founder of the non-profit impossible2Possible.   He is one of the more remarkable adventurers having run long-distance adventures across the world, including the South Pole, Siberia, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. In 2007 he crossed the Sahara with Charlie...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview John Foley.  John is a former lead solo pilot of the Blue Angels, Sloan Fellow at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, leadership expert, speaker, and Gratitude Guru. As a thought leader on high performance, John created the “Glad To Be Here” Mindset Methodology.  His love for life and hi...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview  Kelly Young .  Kelly is a new entrant to the ultra running sport and has hit the trail with some great early success.  She has won her share of races in including the Tahoe 100k and the Calico trail 50.  Here smile is a mile wide and her perspective deep and full of curiosity and understanding.   She is a sponsored runner f...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Don Reichelt.  Don is one of the top ultra runners and is starting to make his mark on the sport.  His times keep getting faster and his attitude is off the charts positive.  Don loves the challenge that life and ultra running hand him and he is on a journey towards self-improvement at every level.  With his recent move to live at 1...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Meaghan Praznik .  Meaghan is a rare breed of high-level executive and high-level Ironman athlete.  She has been head of communications at Cliff Bar and All Trails and set her PB and won the amateur Ironman at Cozumel in 2019.  Meaghan has a great story from when she was a kid and told she could be anyone she wanted to and has found...

Show hosts Dave and Joe interview Courtney Dauwalter.  Courtney is the top female ultrarunner in the world and has many wins to her name including UTMB, Big's Backyard, Moab 240, Western States, and many more.  In the most recent edition of the global Bigs Backyard event, she came in first completing 68 yards. Courtney is one of the most joyful and thankful people on the planet and at the same tim...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts take a break from interviewing and spend some time sharing insights and experiences from their years of ultra running and living that all telling adventurous lifestyle.  Dave and Joe also discuss what it has been like for them during the pandemic what the future holds for each of them. Show Highlights: Joe and Dave share thoughts and...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Torbjörn Gyllenbring (aka Toby) .  Toby is an emerging star on the global ultra running stage and is specializing in the "Backyard" last person standing races.  Toby just completed the global Bigs Backyard event coming in first in Sweden.  A self-proclaimed late starter, Toby did not start running till 2007 and found a 10 k difficul...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave and Joe interview Harvey Lewis ahead of the upcoming Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship.  Lewis, a vegan ultra-runner, is known for his participation in endurance events lasting days — or even months. He’s been on the USA 24 Hour Running Team five times. He ran the entire Appalachian Trail In less than 50 days which was the 8th Fastest Known Time and subject o...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon Chasing Tomorrow podcast show hosts interview Rorke Denver.  Rorke is a retired Navy Seal Commander awarded the Bronze Star for valorous action in battle, he is a best selling author, public speaker, and actor known for his role as Lieutenant Rorke in the film Act of Valor.

Hosts Dave and Joe interview Ben Simanski, who is one of those rare unassuming, amazing, people who exemplify all that can be good in this world.  Ben is legally blind and since his diagnosis 10 years ago has become a very accomplished ultra runner. He has completed the 100-mile distance over five times and is training to attempt to break the record for the 100-mile distance for visually impaired...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Justin Kripps. Justin is a three-time Olympian and 2018 gold medal winner in the two-man bobsled.  The son of humanitarian parents who worked globally for UNICEF, Justin split time growing up on the beaches of Na'alehu, Hawaii, and Summerland, BC before being Introduced to bobsleigh in 2006, he discovered that the sport was the perf...

Hosts Dave and Joe interview Maggie Guterl who is at the top of the ultra running world. In 2019 she won Big's Backyard completing 60 laps (250 miles) and looked like she was all set for a record-breaking performance.  She has run in the Barkley's on numerous occasions, a top 10 at Western States, a 4th place finish in the 24-hour worlds, and she just seems to be getting going. Maggie is living in...

Dave and Joe interview Anna Carlsson, one of the most promising Ultra-trail runners in Sweden. Anna has only been running ultras for 3 years and is already ranked as one of the Top 10 runners in ITRA Large. Living in the northernmost part of Sweden she is close to the arctic circle and truly loves being out in the wilderness.

Dave and Joe take a break from interviewing and spend some time talking with each other about the podcast, what they have learned, and what they are looking forward to as the podcast grows and develops. They also discuss what it has been like for them during the pandemic and how their own training is going,  and get into some great stories that come when they take on some very big challenges on th...

Dave Proctor and Joe Gagnon interview Pete Kostelnick, two-time winner of the Badwater  135, and the current record holder for the U.S. trans con run at 42 days.  Pete has been competing in ultras for the past ten years.  Pete is arguably the best in the world in multi-week running challenges. He trains every day and runs on average about 150 miles a week.  Pete is a truly remarkable member of the...

Dave and Joe interview Jess O'Connell, 2016 Canadian Rio Olympic competitor in the 5k race.  Jess has been competitive since the age of five when she dreamed up the idea of one day being in the Olympics.  She competed for over ten years as an Irish step dancer and her resulting fitness got her ready for the track and running the 5k.  Jess was getting prepared to try out for the Tokyo Olympics when...

Dave & Joe interview Gary Cantrell, AKA Lazarus Lake, creator of the Barkley Marathons & Bigs Backyard Ultra. Laz is known around the running world as arguably the most iconic RD's and for creating diabolical races that "everyone" wants into. Highlights: History of the Barkley Marathons and how he created such a challenging race RD's virtual races like the Race across Tenessee w/19,500 runners 2 r...

Hosts Dave and Joe interview Ultrarunner Coree Woltering. He most recently set an FKT on the Ice Age 1200 mile trail and an impressive running resume including a 5:30 50 mile PR and a 2:26 marathon. Highlights include: Running more than 50 miles a day for 21 straight days.  Ticks, mosquitos, turned ankles - all are part of what it takes to break an FKT How he got into ultra running, his future pla...

Dave and Joe interview Alysia "Riz" Rissling, a Canadian Olympic Bobsledder who competed in the '18 Winter Olympics.  Competitive in all sports growing up, it was during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in '12 when she decided she wanted to go to the Olympics. Well, as improbable as that thought was for someone completely new to the sport, before you knew it she was on the Olympic tea...

Chasing Tomorrow hosts Dave & Joe interview Jeff "Boomer" Alred. Boomer is an Unbeatable Mind coach, a filmmaker, & the guy who did 4,700 burpees in a day. From his website "I want this to be a place of experience and perspective. I want to share the places and faces I have seen. Let’s make this a unique journey." Highlights: What it is like to do 4,700 burpees in a day Breathing is important & ho...

Chasing Tomorrow show hosts Dave & Joe interview endurance athlete and World Champion ORC athlete Rea Kolbl.   Rea started as a competitive gymnast at the age of five in Slovenia and after 17 years she had enough. She moved to the US to attend college and graduate school in California and fell in love with trail running.  Her friends challenged her to try an obstacle course race and the rest is hi...

Dave & Joe interview Freediver Lance Lee Davis. Lance has been swimming in the ocean since infancy and swam competitively for 11 years.  He is a competitive freediver and holds many national and World records. Highlights include: What it's like to dive more than 70 meters underwater, what the mental and physical challenges are, how you get comfortable going so deep underwater, what goes through yo...