Like a Bigfoot

Happy Thanksgiving guys!! As promised we have an awesome episode of the podcast for you this week. Eszter Horanyi is an adventure athlete who spends her time exploring the public lands of the west. You can find her mountain biking, running, scrambling, camping and hanging in her scamp trailer with her boyfriend and previous Like a Bigfoot podcast guest Scott Morris. She has embraced the explorer l...

In 2016, Kuntal Joisher was the first documented vegan to stand on the top of the world. Mount Everest was a culmination of a journey built around the discovery of his life's mission and bravery to step outside the norm to pursue something spectacular. Having never been an athlete and weighing upwards of 240 pounds, Kuntal defied his sedentary lifestyle, fell in love with the Himalayas and started...

Very excited this week to share with you this episode of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast with Anthrophysique running coach Justin Horneker. Over the last month the theme of the show has been exploring the ideas of "expanding our capacity for success" and "transforming inspiration into action." This conversation with Justin is really intentional around these two ideas. I feel like there are a few huge b...

In August Natalie Larson caught an Uber to the Mexican border and set out on the biggest adventure of her life. 44 days 18 hours 40 minutes and 1,171 miles later, she had traversed the entirety of the Californian coast. Along the way she survived encounters with mountain lions, swam across rivers, and discovered the kindness of strangers. Natalie's journey really encapsulates all I respect and lov...

Welcome back! This week we are chatting with the awesome host of the "Unlock Wellness Podcast" Dr. Kasey Johnson. A month ago I was honored to be a guest on her show (episode 53) and afterwards I really wanted to chat again to learn more about her and all of the excellent projects she is pursuing. Kasey totally embodies the idea of "spreading goodness" as has spent the last year fearlessly taking...

About a month ago, Scott Stark and I ran the Mountain RATS 50k in Eagle, CO. What started as a beautiful crisp fall morning transformed into a stormy downpour. The second half of the race gut checked us and really tested our ability to withstand the discomfort of being cold, wet, fatigued, sore, and exhausted. The craziest thing- it was Scott's first ultra marathon (having only ran a half marathon...

Big celebration this week!! Over the last few months we have been following Jason Sudduth and his quest from "refocusing on health" to taking on his first ultra marathon. I'm happy to say that last Saturday he reached his goal by finishing the Pilot Mountain to Hanging Rock 50k in North Carolina!! In this episode Jason shares his race report and really gives us the perspective of what a mountain t...

I'm so ridiculously excited for this episode! In a few short weeks, the "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears flies down to the most desolate place in the world for an expedition where he will attempt to become the youngest person to reach the South Pole "alone, unsupported, and unassisted." To accomplish this Herculean feat, Scott must drag a 200lb sled 683 miles in some of the most extreme weather imag...

This week we're back with another "Bigfoot Sightings", the episodes where we briefly catch up with some of our previous guests. I'm excited to share these quick conversations and would highly recommend you check out our past episodes with all of these awesome people! TRAVIS STEFFEN -- HIS NEW FORMULA FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS (4:23) Chatting with Travis is always a fascinating experience. Last time h...

This week's episode is for everyone who feel stuck in life. Maybe you're adrift without hope. Or maybe you're a dreamer who thinks your big goal is utterly impossible. Josh Lajaunie is here to tell you that anything's possible and by changing to a mindset of self love you can get yourself unstuck from any situation. It's a great episode! A few years ago I listened to Josh on the absolutely fantast...

About a year ago, Thad Burkamper signed up for a Spartan Race. Admittedly, he was out of shape and was starting from step one with this whole running thing. Here's the important part: he embraced the "It's a long way to the top...if you wanna rock n roll" mindset (or the IALWTTTIYWRNR mindset...for "short") and consistently improved little by little as the year went by. As running became easier, h...

This week we welcome Jennifer Mabus to the show! Jennifer is a backpacker out of Washington and is preparing to take on the epic challenge of hiking the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail. She also writes a fantastic blog at www.thewhimsicalwoman.com. I was so excited to hear her story and preparation. I'm a nerd about all things thru-hiking (although I've never thru-hiked myself). The stories, advent...

This week's guest represents everything the Like a Bigfoot Podcast strives to showcase. Grit, determination, intelligent training, and pushing through devastating obstacles to ultimately achieve greatness. I met Miguel Medina last January during a 50k "fatass" training run from Nederland to Boulder. While running together I instantly realized a few things: Miguel is fast....I mean FAST and he is v...

Get ready for one of my favorite episodes so far! I left this conversation literally fist pumping in excitement and reinvigorated for life! Bruce Kittle is one of the most motivational, positive people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He's worn many different hats throughout his career- athlete, football coach, minister, lawyer- and, because he has experienced such variety, he is full of w...

This week we are welcoming back Ryan Chukuske specifically to hear about his adventure racing the Bigfoot 200 out in Washington a couple weeks ago! Ryan does a great job describing his race experience. Everything from the hilarious bus ride to the starting line to sleeping in the sleep stations to the challenges of the actual course. He also shares some strategies and tricks of the trade he observ...

This week we welcome back my lovely wife Lindsey Ward to the show. She recently tackled a huge challenge when she signed up for the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon. Having never participated in an event over 7 miles before, finishing 13.1 is a huge reason to celebrate and I'm extremely proud of her!! She also did it on minimal training in the middle of a crazy busy month and by overcomin...

This week I'm excited to share a conversation with Adam Jones. Adam is the owner of The Brick, a running store in downtown Danville, Virginia. He and the store have become key in Danville residents rediscovering and reclaiming their fitness. Through opening the store and organizing a variety of different meet-ups, clubs, challenges, and races, Adam really is essential in changing his community for...

This week is a very special episode where we spend some time catching up with three previous guests in what we are dubbing the first edition of "BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS" (genius name by Lindsey Ward). CALVIN JOHANNSEN -- EXPLAINING THE JOIN 100 CLUB Up first is the one of the most inspiring people I know, Calvin Johannsen. Since we last spoke at the end of his 14er Project (where he climbed over 100 mou...

Welcome to the world of ultra-cycling and the insanity that is the Race Across America. Get ready for a conversation with one of the toughest athletes in the country! Sarah Cooper is about a month removed from winning the Race Across America, an event in which she rode her bike 3,070 miles in 11 days, 18 hours, and 56 minutes. An event requiring extreme grit, incredible endurance, and stubborn for...

I'm honored to have a platform to share this week's story. It's all about one of the most beautiful places in the world, the lakes, rivers and wilderness of Grassy Narrows in Ontario, Canada. Grassy Narrows sits on the English River about 40 miles north of Kenora, the nearest town. It's an isolated, wild, gorgeous place full of tranquil watersheds and Canadian wildlife. When I imagine the northern...

This week we are continuing the tale of Shane Dowty's quest to coach in the world of college football. Over the course of starting this podcast my unofficial theme song has become "It's a Long Way to the Top, If You Wanna Rock n' Roll". The idea to accept that anything worth wanting in life is not instantaneous, instead taking patient consistent hard work to achieve. Shane's journey fascinates me...

A few months ago I watched a TED Talk from today's guest, Caroline Paul. It was called "To Raise Brave Girls, Encourage Adventure" and, as a father of two daughters, to say it connected with me is not a strong enough sentiment. Her talk was not just something I watched thinking "huh...that was interesting", rather it made me fully self assess what I was doing as a parent, how we are unintentionall...

This week we welcome ultra endurance athlete and writer Ryan Chukuske to the podcast! Ryan is in the middle of training for one of the premier endurance events in the country, the ultimate challenge, the Bigfoot 200. Since starting this podcast I've been utterly fascinated with each conversation I've had about these insane ultra runs (see the episodes with Melissa Sinclair and race director Candic...

Taking the leap to chase a massive goal, uprooting your life and heading out into the wilderness, and running through the most beautiful places in the United States. This week's episode has it all! About a year ago, Bill Sycalik quit his comfy job in New York City and hit the road, starting his quest to run a marathon in every National Park in the country. Flash forward to now and he's through num...

This week we are honored to welcome Susan Nowell back to the show! Susan is an accomplished endurance athlete, a lifelong runner and adventurer, and a physical therapist in Northern California. She is also my cousin and is someone whose fearlessness and discipline I've looked up to since I was a kid. She is a wonderful resource for all of us athletes who are concerned about injury prevention and p...