Like a Bigfoot

This week we are sitting down with ultra runner, dad, race director and awesome human Nic Chiri!!! Nic catches us up on his ultra running journey since we last talked (episode #237) and then dives into what it was like to direct his first Backyard "Last Person Standing" event, the Broken Anvil Ultras in Iowa. This is an awesome conversation and I just enjoy Nic's point of view on so many levels as...

This week we are chatting with athlete, coach and passionate human being Becca Jay!!! Becca shares stories from ultras, her most 14ers in 24 hour record, and checking off the list of 14ers with her sons. Throughout the whole episode she explains why it's important for all of us to cultivate an Intention for Movement- something bigger than ourselves. Hope you all enjoy the episode!!

What is it like to persevere when your body is broken and your mind is telling you that you won't be able to make it? What makes someone push through anyways? Where does the grit and resilience come from? Tim Barr was at mile 40 of the Leadville 100 when he had his biggest ultrarunning "gut check moment". His legs were destroyed from the 100 mile mountain bike just a week before. He had spent all...

In this episode we are chatting with Ultrarunner Matt Johnson about his journey from racing Sprint Cars to racing Ultras!! Matt's trail running story recently culminated in his attempt at taking on the behemoth Leadville 100 out here in Colorado but began just a few short years ago in Virginia. We also dive into the Warrior Mindset, his experiences racing cars and why he loves ultra endurance race...

Get your pencils and journals ready everybody because you're gonna want to write down pretty much everything Jason Hardrath says in this episode!!!! Chatting with Jason was exactly what I imagine talking to the wiseman at the top of the mountain is like! Which is sensible considering Jason is the type of person you'd find on the top of many many mountains. A few years ago he set out to complete 10...

This week we are chatting with the incredible ultra runner John Maxwell about balancing life responsibilities with athletic goals! John also shares about many of his various ultra running adventures around the Pacific Northwest!! This one's awesome!!! Hope you all enjoy it!

In this week we are chatting with my coworker and fellow middle school teacher Lauren Spraker!! Last summer Lauren got the opportunity to hike up the behemoth Mt. Kilimanjaro with her dad. Through this adventure she got to experience the wonder of the mountain and the beauty of a group of strangers coming together to get everyone to the top!

In this episode, the AWESOME Ryan Van Duzer shares tales from all sorts of adventures: RAGBRAI, cycling from Honduras to his home in Boulder, Leadville 100, the Colorado Trail, and much more!! He also shares his enthusiasm for inspiring humans all around to step outside of their comfort zones and explore this beautiful world on bike or foot! Check out all of Ryan's adventures on his channel: https...

WE'RE BACK!!!!!!! We are kicking off the self titled "season 2" of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast with our good buddy Brady Manriquez!! In this episode we chat about a new challenge I'm taking on- a different challenge each month! This month I journaled every day (or most days) and we talk about why this is a positive thing and the ways it affected my life. We also share stories from summer adventures...

OUR LAST SUMMER REPLAY FOR 2022!!! SUPER SIZED EPISODE!! Calvin Johannsen's Epic Quest to climb the 100 tallest mountains in the continental US in 100 days! In this episode, he recounts the highs and lows of solo travel, waxes poetically about how awesome it is to sleep in the back of a Prius, explains how he dealt with the post-adventure slump, and, of course, reveals about the trials and tribula...

This week we are chatting with bikepacking champion, extraordinary endurance athlete, and all around awesome human being Alexandera Houchin! Alexandera has had an inspiring athletic journey culminating in dominant performances at the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail Race, amongst many other long distance bike races. She rides her single speed bike for days and days rocking steel toed boots, fixes bikes...

OUR EIGTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! “The Endless Winter”. A year spent climbing mountains all over the world. In 1969 when asked if he would like to engage in this adventure, my uncle Joel Bown said “something really profound like ‘sure, why not?'” Two years of planning later, armed with a tent, a future paradigm-shifting mountaineer Arlene Blum and an “around-the-world” plane ticket, he was off to climb t...

OUR SEVENTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! This week we are chatting with Irish Adventurer Gavan Hennigan all about his life as an adventurer! Get ready because this is an absolutely AMAZING episode of the show!! Gavan has spent his adult life diving head first into adventure. Having traveled around the world for work as a deep sea saturation diver (which is fascinating), he has taken on everything from climbin...

OUR SIXTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! 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 wit...

FIFTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! This week we dive into the Desert RATS Stage Race with six tales from previous episodes that hopefully capture the essence of this wonderful adventure (mostly because the 2022 edition is happening right now and I have had major envy and FOMO for all those folks battling the desert!!) Hope you all enjoy!!!

OUR FOURTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! Super excited to share!! This is exemplary episode of the podcast. It's everything I hope each episode to be- a pure definition of an adventure just because adventure is available to each and every one of us! 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,...

OUR THIRD SUMMER REPLAY!! This one is going to rock!! For this episode I mix and matched stories from two of our podcasts with the incredible athlete, adventurer, all around good dude- Cameron Dorn!! Way back in episode #12 Cameron told the story of his world record of 24 hours of burpees and it's one of my favorite stories EVER and then in episode #213 he was back at it setting the record for mos...

OUR SECOND SUMMER REPLAY!! Super excited to rerelease this awesome episode!! I am so honored to bring you this week's episode with USA Gold Medal Olympic Hockey player Amanda Pelkey. Amanda shares all sorts of incredible stories from the USA's journey to gold medal glory. In this episode we talk about the hard work, sacrifice and dedication that is involved in making the team, moments from the Oly...

OUR FIRST SUMMER REPLAY!!! Couldn't think of a person who's spirit of curiosity and exploration inspires me more. Really proud of this one. Enjoy! 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 chann...

Episode 300!!! This week I'm celebrating the milestone by hanging out with three amazing dudes I met as a direct result of starting this project. Thomas Mullins, Phil Pinti, Paul Scheuring and I met back in 2018 at the Desert RATS stage race and have taken on many adventures since then. Truly meeting these three has been an absolute honor and I couldn't find anything more fitting to end "Season On...

In this episode I am very honored to chat with the hosts of the Hidden Pearls Podcast and two very incredible human beings Emma Kittle and her father Bruce Kittle. Emma and Bruce work with high level performers and athletes in developing healthy mindset, yoga and mindfulness routines with a focus on enhancing performance in the most healthy way possible! In this episode we chat about some of their...

This week we have an excellent conversation with Ontario Fishing Guide Simon Baker about Open-mindedness, the power of curiosity and Leadership through conversation!! We also talk about the pure joy of fishing!! Hope you enjoy as much as I did!!

This week's episode is with the incredible athlete Carol Seppilu! Carol is a mountain/ultra/trail runner, she's an Alaskan native, and a suicide prevention and mental health advocate. Carol has a powerful story that she shares on the podcast which I will respectfully let her tell and encourage you to listen to. It is one of darkness, perseverance, and discovering purpose. She is a powerful human b...

This week we are reconnecting with Ryan Wanless, one of my favorite guests of all time, to hear about his experience traversing the entire 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail on foot!! Ryan has been one of my favorite guests of all time on this show and I am so glad we get to celebrate an accomplishment that has been YEARS in the making! To finish the full 1,000 mile Iditarod on his first attempt is absolut...

Ray Zahab is an adventurer, explorer and expedition leader who has traversed some of the most unrelenting wilderness on the planet! In this episode Ray shares stories from some of his more recent expeditions: attempting to traverse Death Valley during one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded and a journey to the wild and remote Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. Ray explains what it fee...