Cultra Trail Running

John, Paul, George and Ringo are here! This was the result of like 4 episodes being spliced together, sometimes live, sometimes later in the studio. All kinds of technical difficulties. Whatevs, warts and all. We talk fall marathon season, bad ultrarunning advice, being burned out, Art literally just leaves early, we do NO Patreon (sorry, give us money tho) and we deep dive and have a therapy sess...

AFB and Phat Phred welcome Trisha Ignatowski who recently nabbed an FKT on the 360 mile Erie Canal Trail. According to undisclosed sources, she allegedly was inspired by the infamous 419 Bike trip of Cultra's AFB.  Trisha shares stories of competitive skating, trail running tips for women, steeplechase, South Mountain, NJ, Sassquad, Palisades, Totoro , music, and so much more..But wait, it gets be...

Cultra Host Evil Becky Byram leads a scatagorical episode as we talk Spatathalon. cutoffs, canellations, volcanos, FKT's and the beauy of running in the North East in Autumn.  Check out the Spartathalon Here are the results of the Vermont 50 Outro music by Nick Byram Become a Cultra Crew Patreon Supporter Cultra Facebook Fan Page Sign up for a race at Live Loud Running Sign up for a crazy adventur...

The Crew hears from Michael Crutchley AKA Crutch Lee about the six or more times he attempted running 100 miles, until his recent success.  Many great lessons here for anyone looking to take on the 100 mile distance.  This may be the professional help you have been seeking. Cultra Episode 15 Evil Beck Burke Notchview Ultra Yeti 100 Ghost Train Grindstone Outro music by Nick Byram Become a Cultra C...

The Cultra Crew covers it all: New Haven Road Race, Vegemite, UTMB, Vegemite, Notchview Preview, Vegemite, Blue 2 Blue Preview, Soda Stream tips, and so much more.  Becky tries Vegemite for the first time ever, live on this show and the results???   Tune in to find out how awkward this can get.  Outro music by Nick Byram Become a Cultra Crew Patreon Supporter Cultra Facebook Fan Page Sign up for a...

Scott Snell is a blue collar runner. Gritty and determined, he approaches his running like work. And the results have paid off big time as Scott is now 4 for 4 in Last Person Standing Backyard style races. Hear how he prepares for his runs, executes his runs then reflects on his runs with his excellent blog Beast Coast Trail Running   Scott's FB page We're on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show...

We spent a Tuesday night as the jackass brigade, coming in with many spicy hot takes on various subjects. Here's some links to peruse: Our Patreon page Rat Race USA-Canada Badger 100 Garbage Disposals Ted Lasso I am Legend Letterkenney Hockey players We're on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/44etXyR0WbJtmKRKrP7V6M We're on iTunes! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cultra-trail-running/id...

Harvard Physics Professor Jenny Hoffman joins us to discuss quasiparticle interference imaging, and nanoscale electronic phase transitions! But hold onto your Hoberman sphere!  Jenny has also racked up an amazing 52 medals on UltraSignup and was in the home stretch of setting the women's transcon record when she was unexpectedly taken down by an injury. Jenny is a true outlier, living in the pinna...

You can't really run Ultra distances if you are injured all the time, or if you are being eaten by a giant reptile. EB and AFB talk with our favorite Physiotherapist from down-under Brodie Sharpe (AKA Hugh Jackman) about what it takes to stay healthy during intense training.  We talk shoes, pain, hydration, and yes how to deal with big scaly monsters. Runners of all distances will find something t...

We take an explicit and raw look at the Olympics, and somehow Jimmy strips down and  gets naked in the desert.  Speaking of strippping down, whats the deal with the uniforms in beach volley ball.  What do you think?  We also find out everything about every sport in the Olympics in a very heated game of Cultramatic!  The Cultra Crew is at their best in this fun packed episode, So if you are looking...

The Cascade Lakes Relay in Oregon is considered a tough event for 12 people. But what does it take to run the 216 miles solo?  Mental toughness, training and a good support crew. Jeremy Howell shares what it was like to take on this event and why he did it.  Jeremy on Instagram Cascade Lakes Relay 216 Miles Become a Cultra Crew Patreon

What does it take to run a negative split at one of the hardest 100 mile races on the planet?  Sean Greaney, our Shenipsit Strider, CUT112,White Mountain veteran who moved to Seattle,  friend comes back to share his amazing story of patience and persistance. He is joined by his excellent crew and well intended shell shocked pacers, Steve LeBranche and David Dye.  Although the audio kind of sucks,...

We riff on common malfunctions of hydration packs, re-live the 32 mile Dounut Run, and get some dank beta on The High Lonesome 100 Mile Run and wish Gelato luck as she takes on this awesome trail run. We also reveal our thoughts on the New Balance Beacon, the "Mullet of Running Shoes"; Dad shoe in the front, space booty in the back.  Note: Thanks to our Patreons, Cultra uses only the finest  natur...

Cultra coming in HOT this week! We deep dive into the Northeast's toughest trail races (link below) with a huge thanks to Ian Golden for his tireless efforts not only compiling this list but all he does for Northeast trail running in general. Dude is the man! This episode can be filed under "Classic Jackassing". Would love to reiterate for the people in the back, and the people in the way back tha...

It's a Western States (done eastern style) kinda show! We have Scott and Sarah Slater joining us for a bit from their hotel room in Tahoe to give their side of the story, both as a crew/pacer and runner; augmented with Jimmy's tale of extended woe and countless resurrections from the broiler known as the Western States Trail.  Jimmy's finish at WS100:  https://youtu.be/ICBkRKCrTWY?t=33024 We're on...

Yes its actually happening! Our own Jimmy Mac is heading to Western States!  We take a look at the runners from the Northeast who are heading there and hear Jimmy's plans to Par Tea! Evil Becky shares her story from the Mt Washington Road Race as she has an amazing time running up and then down Mt Washington. And Fred is streaking!

We recorded this about three weeks ago and allegedly the sound is super shitty. But you needed this episode apparently, you damn completists! I think we talked about Fred's triumphant return to Three Days at the Fair in NJ and Jimmy talks about the race and his people at Six Hours at the Reservoir. Party time! Belated AF tho We're on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/44etXyR0WbJtmKRKrP7V6M We...

Perseverance, dedication, fitness. That's what it takes to win the CUT 112, New England's most exclusive endurance event. There's a reason the vetting process for this is so tough; this is the race that eats its young but them spits them out on the side of the trail and has literally people curled up into a fetal position in a semi-catatonic state whimpering "mommy mommy mommy". Hear how Howie put...

Do you even AMBIVERT bro?

Julie Fraysier is a runner's runner. She has a high school and collegiate background as a runner but discovered the trails a few years ago and has not looked back. Hear how she has applied her super chill attitude to her approach to running while balancing being a mother of four, and being top woman at Run Ragged, CT's only Last Person Standing race... Connect with Julie on Facebook   We're on Spo...

Seattle's Jess Mullen is an absolute treasure to the ultrarunning community. An accomplished 100-miler, a dietitian, a coach and all-around awesome human, Jess sits down with us after her amazing 6-day performance at the NJ Three Days at the Fair. Hear how she got her start in this sport, what challenges she has overcome and what she's up to going forward.  Jess's Instagram Jess's Facebook Jess's...

What? Spring Fling 600 Minute race without Lake LoPresti? We take a deep dive into the happenings at this competitive, fun race.  EB and JM give us the inside scoop on what its like to run more loop.  Then AFB shares the details of a Redlining of the West Rock Ridge State Park, during the West Rock All Trails Challenge in Hamden CT.  Fans of the Regicides Trail will love this episode!  Spring Flin...

This is a very special episode- we are joined by Fast Cory (Reese), one of the best ultra people in the world. We have a fun and sometimes serious talk about running and depression and the link between the two. Cory is an amazing father, husband, social worker and ultrarunner from south west Utah and if you've never heard of him, please crawl out from under the rock you've been under and give this...

You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby... but will a record be broken? Is this the golden age of timed races? Are people Colivid (TM) and ready to bust a gut to break those round records?  Is it a looped course or just a circular point to point? How fast does one have to be to run Boston this year? Which of the Cultra Crew was the first to run Boston? What's up with the CUT1...

Hey bros, what's good? We bro'd down super hard on the epi, def do not wanna miss this shizz. Art's bro Bob from the C-O is in town and we go through mad topics like mountain running, mountain lions and mountain passes. Woot. Art talks spiked shoes, Jimmy has every bro-name in the book bc he's the BASED BRO GOD. Bob hits us with facts and we have the best bro party of '21. Holla at ya bro! Roaring...