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This week we are welcoming director of Olympic strength and conditioning at the University of Iowa, Bill Maxwell. Bill is in charge of all programs at Iowa except Football and is specifically responsible for Men's Basketball and Women and Men's Golf. He is a super experienced strength and conditioning coach with a wealth of knowledge. These coaches have obviously have to be great at getting their...

We finally did it. We went out and ran the Booneville Backroads Ultra. I-O-W-A! IOWA! IOWA! It was a LOOOOOOOOONG time coming (months and months and numerous podcasts later), but we did the thing! Today Thad Burkamper joins me on the show to tell the tale of his first attempt at a 50k while I explain the story of my very first 100K (62 Miles). As in any good Ultra, there were super high highs and...

This week we are talking with an awesome Colorado ultrarunner Tim Barr!! Tim and I have been running trails together every Wednesday this summer and from personal experience of huffing and puffing to keep up I have to say that he is an absolute beast of a runner. He also had himself a wonderful summer of adventures, exploring some of the best trails Colorado has to offer while training for 62 stun...

This week I am very excited and honored to welcome back life long mountain athlete, endurance coach, adventure racer, ultrarunner, family man, and all around incredible human being Travis Macy!! He's on the show to share all sorts of stories, wisdom, and inspiration as part of Team Endure in the most recent Eco Challenge, the monumental multi-day adventure race across Fiji. Not only was this race...

This week I am very excited and honored to bring back one of my favorite guests for the show, trail runner, skydiver and all around awesome dude Adam Casey! Over the last few months, Adam has been putting in some pretty awesome high altitude training in order to finish the difficult Never Summer 100k in Northern Colorado, a race featuring 14,250 ft of elevation gain. The race is through some of th...

This week's guest is the incredible ultra runner Coree Woltering!! Coree recently set the FKT on the 1,200 mile Ice Age Trail through Wisconsin, completing it in 21 days, 13 hours, and 35 minutes. He also is featured on the new Amazon Series "World's Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji" as a member of Team Onyx, the first all-African American team in expedition racing. In this episode we chat all ab...

Last time he was on the show, Cameron Dorn told us all about his experience setting the burpee 24 hour world record (yup..you read that right, nonstop burpees for 24 hours!!), this week he's back having just set a new world record of 10,920 step ups in 8 hours!!! In this episode we chat all about his experience stepping up and down in his apartment for 8 hours, what it was like for him to climb so...

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." - Mae West This week we are chatting all about the adventure documentary "Once is Enough" with ultrarunner, filmmaker, comedian and super awesome dude Jeffrey James Binney!!! A few weeks ago I watched Jeffrey's film on Amazon Prime and was captivated by his ability to capture everything I love about endurance sports- from the often hila...

A few months ago we chatted all about rugby with Angus Peacock, the Executive Director of Rugby Colorado. This week we are focusing on his emphasis on health and happiness as he approaches the big 5-0 in our strange times. Angus has taken on a One Million Step Challenge with his sister to support diabetes research. This is quite the challenge as it requires pretty much a half marathon every single...

This week we are catching back up with Shep to hear all about his experience going after the Canadian six day ultra running record! In a continuation of Episode 205, we dig into the lessons learned and growth experienced during Shep's "6 Days in the North". A major theme is "expect the unexpected" as the project started with a massive torrential rainstorm. Enduring unknown challenges with adaptabi...

Imagine heading out your door pedaling west and returning, years later, from the east covering each and every mile around the entire planet under your own power. That is exactly what this week's guest is planning on doing through a life-defining, thought provoking, mindset expanding quest to "Pedal Round the World." Paul Spencer is in the midst of planning what has to be one of the biggest challen...

Adventure. I need this, you need this. It's a need that runs through our blood as humans. The need to explore and to experience the unknown in order to somehow, someway attempt to uncomplicated this complicated world. Adventure helps form purpose, it brings exhilaration, it opens our eyes to the world we inhabit. This week's guest is the embodiment of the modern day adventurer. Adam Shoalts is a C...

Kirstie Ennis is a complete badass. A marine sergeant injured in Afghanistan in a helicopter crash eventually resulting in an above the knee amputation, Kirstie is an absolute all-around mountain athlete who is seeking to climb the 7 summits- the tallest mountain on each continent. In a podcast focused on driven, inspiring people, Kirstie stands out. In 2019 she won an ESPY for the Pat Tillman Ser...

Way back in November I successfully convinced (tricked) five of my closest friends to sign up for their first ultramarathon. Matt Rackers, Sean Furlong, Brady Manriquez and Thad Burkamper were going to take on the 50k at the Booneville Backroads Ultra while Travis Steffen and I were gonna slog our way through 100k. We had a few awesome months of building up training, holding everyone accountable t...

Matt Shepard is a on a quest to tackle some of the most challenging ultra running events around by taking on "Last Runner Standing" style Backyard Ultras and ridiculously long six day races. He's a big dreamer with some serious resilience and the ability to dig deep into the pain cave to withstand these brutally long events. He started off with a win at OUTRUN Backyard Ultra in Alberta receiving a...

Today's guest is the eccentric adventurer, filmmaker and writer Beau Miles!! Beau has filmed some of the most inventive adventures out there including "The Human Bean", "A Mile an Hour", "Run the Line", "Africa by Kayak" and many more. His Youtube channel is full of entertaining, quirky, impressive filmmaking and I am so grateful I was able to sit down and chat with him for this episode! Throughou...

Three days ago 19 year old Darius Sam pushed through anguish, adversity and 100 plus miles of PURE GRIT. His story is quite remarkable. After years of struggle, one day Darius looked himself in the mirror and realized just how much potential he was wasting. He pulled himself together, started waking up at 3am to work and powerlift and decided to complete an ironman on minimal training. Once that w...

This week we are chatting with ultrarunners and race directors Alyx Luck and Billy Barnett! In this episode we hear about their respective journeys and how they came to find each other on Hawaii. Alyx shares lessons she learned through competitive body building, racing around the world, and coaching others in health and fitness. Billy and I chat about his teaching career, awesome places to trail r...

Joyce Lee is on a run streak of epic proportions! Starting in January 2013 she has laced up her shoes EVERY SINGLE DAY to head out on a run. Despite bad weather, international travel, and the busyness of everyday life she has kept after it which is a phenomenal achievement!! She was named one of Strava's best runners by Red Bull distinguishing her as the "woman who can't stop running". 5ks all the...

This week we are chatting with Dion Leonard, ultrarunner and author of the New York Times bestseller "Finding Gobi". Dion has received a lot of press for his book which is " the heartwarming story of Gobi, a stray dog he found on a race across the eponymous desert" which is something you need to check out, but he is also an incredibly accomplished athlete who has taken on some of the hardest chall...

This week we are chatting 200s, stage races, pivoting on our goals and healthy endurance mindsets with Melissa Gosse. Melissa is an amazing athlete who has competed in some brutal stage races along with completing the Tahoe 200. In this episode we chat about how our 2020 plans have morphed into new, exciting adventures, how she handled major low points in stage races, and what she has discovered a...

In 2018 Pete Kostelnick, fantastic ultra runner and the transcontinental record holder, laced up his shoes in Kenai, Alaska, packed up a jogging stroller with food and supplies and then took off down the road. 97 days later he pulled into Key West, Florida. Through this quest he averaged 55 miles a day, exploring North America by foot. This adventure was absolutely remarkable and I can't wait to s...

We are releasing a special bonus episode this week! A few weeks ago my buddy Thad Burkamper and I recorded an interview about his very first marathon for his podcast "Walk It Off- You're Probably Fine". I really enjoyed the story and always love chatting with Thad so I thought I'd release it here too! Thad is one of my friends who was supposed to meet me at the end of May for the Booneville Backro...

This week we are chatting with ultra runner and adventurer Anna Albrecht about all things Hawaiian Trail running, including an attempt to circumnavigate Oahu and her experience racing (and winning!) the epically difficult HURT 100!! Anna is an incredible athlete who embraces and exemplifies her love of adventure and exploration of both the beautiful Hawaiian wilderness and her own capabilities in...

This week we are welcoming professional skier and ski-mountaineer Cody Townsend to the show!! Cody is in the middle of taking on one of the most difficult challenges in ski mountaineering, climbing up and then skiing down the "Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America". It's a project that requires skill, patience, guts, and effort beyond comprehension. It has also become one heckuva YouTube Adv...