Cultra Trail Running

This episode the Crew is pared down to just Art, Stacey, Joe and Jimmy as they discuss their recent adventures including Art's Hoppin' Hodges 50k (1st place overall!) and running 54 miles overnight on the Airline Trail with Stacey and Shan Riggs, as well as a recounting of Stacey, Jimmy and sometimes cast member Brian's trip to the Catskills where things go (hilariously) wrong, but oh so right. We...

This show features special international guest Lee-Stuart Evans. He recently completed the fastest known time on the Leatherman Loop through Connecticut and New York. Join us as we try to get in a word as we chat about that and some of his other adventures. The CULTRA trail running podcast is a place where we can get together and discuss all the fun shit that happens on the trails, that most norma...

This show features all six of the Cultra crew as we discuss the happenings of this past weekend as Jimmy somehow works pooping into every conversation. We go over the Boston Marathon, Becky's time at the Runamuck 50k, and Brian and Stacey's first run as RD's at the Traprock 50k where Jimmy crushed it, Art participated, and the Legend rocked an aid station. The CULTRA trail running podcast is a pla...

This show features special guests Loli Arosemena and Shan Riggs. Loli and Shan recently moved to Glastonbury and now live 2 miles away from our studio. Ironically the first time I met them was at the River To Castle 50k in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. In this episode we review our experiences at the race, and also get to know Loli and Shan a little better. The CULTRA trail running podcast...

Welcome New Cultra Crew Members Evil Becky Burke, and James McCaffrey AKA Jimmy Mack! We had so much fun with them as guests that we had to have them aboard. They also do a lot of cool shit all the time, so the stories just flow. Actually it was the monkey's call…. We are very excited to start this second season of Cultra and hope you are enjoying this as much as we are. It is our goal to share so...

Jerry Turk shares his stories of what the running scene is like in England, and New England and discusses the Ultra Culture of the Hell Gate 100k. Jerry is an accomplished runner, having completed the Grand Slam of Ultra Running as well as finishing the grueling Western States qualifier Hellgate 100k 16 times. He also is the Race Director for Bimblers Bluff 50K, the Bimblers Bash 10kish, race and...

One of the challenges of Ultra Running is keeping a positive attitude when things go bad. Becky Burke is an accomplished ultra runner who has faced and overcome many low spots in during her races. She shares what it's like to be in a dark place and introduces us to "Evil Becky" her calorie depleted race persona. To help with the discussion this week we week we invited our Patreons Christina Chin-H...

This show is a long form one on one interview with 20 year veteran Elite Trail Runner and environmentalist, Debbie Livingston. We could spend an entire episode discussing just the races that she has won. We could spend another episode discussing how to raise a fit and healthy family and getting them involved with trails and endurance sport. Or we could spend a few hours discussing the Cult of Ultr...

The language used in this show is very explicit and raw like the trails we run on, so don't listen to this with your kids, and if that stuff offends you too much, this is definitely not the episode for you. In this episode, we embarrass ourselves in playing Cultramatic, a fast paced, running themed super high pressure, circular trivia game, and we get the Cultra Crew to take the Cultra Quiz. We al...

Caitlin Rossi shares with us her life story of how she became more than just an ultra runner.  Ultra runners are known for their acts of kindness.   Caitlin grew up in a caring home, where taking strangers into their life was the norm. She then transferred this culture of kindness and caring into her adult life, and brought it to the running community, and we have chance to dig into that during  t...

Well, we messed up recording a full episode.. so here we are with a 5k. The only CULTRA member without a real life was left to record a solo episode introducing the world to CULTRA Karaoke! What the heck is that? It's this: (203) 364-4368 is the number you should all save in your phones – and give a call when you are out on your runs and you just can't get that song out of your head.  The call wil...

Eric Gruettner is not elite and he was not met with instant success either.  Eric joins the Cultra Crew and shares with us his struggles to reach the hundred mile distance as he battles course conditions, focus, injury, training, logistics, nutrition, sickness and a bunch of others. Eric's battle was a chess match that we can all learn something from. The CULTRA trail running podcast is a place wh...

Well it was super bowl Sunday and I had a few friends over and some good stories of the trail started to flow, so we moved into the studio! Mike Keenan, Rick O'Toole, and Todd Brown join Traps and Dr. J. Talking about the roots and the spirits in the Rocks of the Mesh is much more fun than football. The Meshomasic State Forest is one of Connecticut's great secrets. It has miles of unmarked trails...

Listen and be amazed by Brian's ability to say things that no human should be forced to utter! Then just when he thinks it safe, the Highlander Joe Laskey is surprised as the Cultra Crew goes all ninja monkey on him with a surprise interview. The result is legendary as we learn a little more about what makes Joe tick. If you are looking for good fast generic Ultra Running advice, Joe has an answer...

Tobias Tello is an ultra runner in every sense of the word. He also happens to be 14 years old. Listen to him in this interview and you will immediately recognize that he owns his running. It is his. Like many of us he runs mostly for the joy of the trail, but he also loves a little competition. His father Enrique, a two time marathoner, supports his son in a very healthy way, allowing his son to...

Joining the Cultra today is our special guest Brian Vanderheiden.  No not Brian Roccapriore, he's not that Brian. The language used in most of our shows is as explicit and as raw as the trails we run on, so don't listen to this with your kids, and if that stuff offends you too much, this is definitely not the episode for you. Brian Vanderheiden is a really great guy who has breathed new life into...

James MacCaffrey is definitely the Cultra Personality, he is a West coaster who finds his dream trails in the Beast coast. He is a great guy that really keeps things fun, weather he is acting as a race director, supporting others on the run, coaching or knocking out FKTs on some of the toughest trails around. He has run the long stuff, but is not afraid to race on the roads or even the track. We h...

John Derek Zvonek shares his intimate story of chasing after the things in life that scare him the most. This interview deals with much more than running as we dig into some of the deeper reasons some of us have for testing our limits. Join us as we learn from a man who has not only faced his own biggest fears, but helps others to overcome adversity in their lives by taking on physical challenges....

This show is a spirited recap of our FaceBook Live Debut, a close-up look at Seth's Fat Ass (!?!), The Taco Trials, and our Airing of Face Book Grievances, along with a 2018 CULTRA Recap. The language used in our shows is as explicit and as raw as the trails we run on, so don't listen to this with your kids, and if that stuff offends you too much, this may not be the episode for you.     Website: ...

Mini episode this week because we grossly mismanaged our data use in our first month. Join three of the crew as we announce the latest race Run Ragged (co-RD'd by your own Stacey and Brian) on June 15th of 2019! We also spend some time kissing the butts of the people who have gone above and beyond to support us. Be more like Clayton and Bill - Patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/ CultraTrailRunning...

Join me as we learn a little more about  Michael LoPresti, during a one on one interview. Michael is an Ultra runner, Race Director, Father, 4 year run streaker, FKT holder, race reporter, and President and founder of CT TrailMixers. The CT Trailmixers are arguably Connecticut's largest trail running club. Who inspired him to start running long distances and how exactly did the TrailMixers rise up...

In this episode we do a good, bad and ugly recap of the brutally rainy Chattanooga 100 mile trail race which Jordan and Art just ran (Warning Explicit Language). FTR! Wait was that a pig on the course?!?  News Flash: we all got a lot more than we bargained for.  We also hear about Highlanders latest adventures in the White Mountains as the clouds turn upside down! Website:  https://wordpress.com/m...

In this episode we do a recap of the Fall fling 400 Minute race, a CT Trailmixers race which was recently held  at  YMCA Camp Sloper, in Southington CT.  It was a muddy race that all of Cultra attended and we have some great stories of the day.   We will also offer a preview of our thoughts and preparations for the Chattanooga 100 mile trail race which Jordan and Art will be running.    Website: ...

Welcome to Cultra Trail Running Podcast as we introduce the members of the of the Cultra: Art "Shadow Bear" Byram, Brian " Rock" Roccapriore, The Highlander Joe Laskey, Stacey "Traps" Clark, and "Dr. J" Jordan Grande.  As is obvious from the start, we don't know much about podcasting, but we do know a little about ultra running. We talk about all the stuff that happens on the trail that others rea...