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In this week episode we talk with college student Paul Noble about his spring break!! ....in which he spent physically and psychologically pushing his limits as he set the FKT across the state of Iowa! Starting in my hometown of Muscatine right along the banks of the Mississippi River and wrapping up in Council Bluffs, Paul had an incredible adventure full of ups and downs. In this episode, he sha...

In this episode we are chatting with Alyx Barnett about her experiences running the HURT 100 and how parenting has shifted her perspective on adventure!

In this episode Will "Akuna" Robinson shares the story of discovering a deep sense of purpose and meaning while hiking the nation's three longest trails: Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide. Will is an Iraq War Veteran who returned home after being medically evacuated. After dealing with years of complacency and depression, he stumbled across the film "Wild" about Cheryl Strayed's j...

In this episode we are reconnecting with adventurer, endurance athlete and leadership coach John Petersen!! John was a member of the Impossible Row team who became the first group to row a boat from South America to Antarctica across the Drake Passage completely self supported. In this episode we dive into John's leadership philosophies, hear a beautifully written passage from his book/key note ab...

#290: Lindsey Ward 4 -- Discussing a Bunch of Random Topics Tangentially Related to Adventure! by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with ultrarunner and filmmaker Jeff Pelletier about his recent series "Racing Namibia", lessons from nearly ten years of trail running, and adventures from adventure filmmaking!!

In this episode we sit down and chat with Jacob Benger-Pereira and discover what has led him to prepare for a huge adventure rowing across the North Atlantic Ocean in a Dory Boat! Jacob is a truck driver and father from the Isle of Wight with the HUGE goal of rowing the ocean along the path of and using the same style of boat as the original ocean rowers. He is a passionate and extremely interesti...

This week we are chatting with ocean rower Lia Ditton about her record setting solo adventure across the Pacific Ocean!!! MORE FROM LIA: 87 DAYS film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/87daysalone

In this episode adventurer and pro-skier Cody Townsend shares stories and adventures from "The Fifty" project, in which he mountaineers and skis the "Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America". He also tells us what it was like to take on his very first 50K trail run which was the brutal Broken Arrow Skyrace with 10,000ft elevation gain over 31 miles!! We talk all about his ambitious expedition...

In this episode we chat with ultrarunner Kaitlyn Yonke and her mom Sue Morgan about their work and adventures with MS Run the US which raises awareness for Multiple Sclerosis!

This week we are chatting with my buddy and lifelong hockey guy Nate Miller!! Now coaching his kids' hockey teams, Nate was the captain for the University of Minnesota Gophers before pursuing a professional career that surprisingly resulted in starring in the movie "Miracle" about the greatest upset in sports history. In this episode we talk about it all - why hockey really connected with him, wha...

This week we are chatting with ultra runner, mom, teacher, author and adventurer Jessica Pekari!! Jessica recently wrote "Bombs to Trails: Interweaving Heritage, Life, and PTSD on the Pacific Crest Trail" about her attempt at the fastest known time and the realizations and lessons she learned along the way. It is an excellent book and be sure to check it out. She is also an absolutely incredible a...

In this episode Hillary Osborne shares the story of her very first 100 mile race at the Leadville 100 and then we dive into Tim Barr's quest to endure the Run Rabbit Run with perspectives from his coach and pacer and his wife Julie!

This week we are chatting with Eszter Horanyi and Meghan Hicks for their perspective on all things adventure and misadventure!!

A conversation with three dads about being dads.

In this episode, we are chatting with Marathon swimmer Catherine Breed about her record setting 25 mile swim across Monterey Bay!! This story has it all- the pure human will to battle through miles and miles of open ocean battling all sorts of obstacles like jellyfish, freezing cold water, whale poop, and great white encounters. Catherine is an astounding athlete who has turned a collegiate swimmi...

This week we are chatting with elite athlete and author of "Mental Training for Ultrarunning" Addie Bracy!! Addie is an elite ultrarunner and, as a certified Mental Performance Consult, an expert in mental training for athletes. In this episode we focus mostly on the mental rollercoaster an ultrarunner faces during a run which is what first got me interested in the sport and what still captures my...

In this episode Taylor Auclair describes his epic quest to finish the Moab 240!!!

In this episode we talk to Bob Kauffman about his various adventures climbing mountains, bikepacking and exploring the outdoors!

This week explorer, adventurer, and author Adam Shoalts sits down to talk about his expedition to the wilds of Labrador in search of a mysterious creature... "Adam Shoalts is a professional explorer and best-selling author. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society for “extraordinary contributions to geography” and in 2017 completed a nearly 4,000 km solo journey...

This week I'm chatting with Sabrina White about a variety of adventures and misadventures, the Desert RATS Stage Race and the Yeti 100, her first 100 miler!

In this episode we get to hear the journey Luke Ullett took at the Kodiak Ultras, his very first 100 mile ultramarathon!

This week I sit down and have a fun conversation about all things endurance, swimming and adventure with Dr. Bill Gillaspie!!

This week we are talking with Derek Hoot about discovering a passion for wheelchair basketball! Derek started competing in wheelchair basketball in middle school, became a collegiate athlete, played overseas in Germany and is now a coach, a podcaster, and a huge fan of the sport. Through the years he has found good times, purpose and community through wheelchair basketball and is dedicated to spre...

This week we have a great conversation with my friend James Adamson!! James is a filmmaker, and athlete and an adventurer who has filmed epic footage all over the world through his company Dropmedia.tv. Recently James was a part of the film "Fastest For Now" which documents Kait Boyle, Kurt Refsnider and Lael Wilcox's record setting ride on the Kokopelli Trail. James also was our director of photo...