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Send us Fan Mail 125 miles sounds like a distance problem until you’re out there at 1:30 a.m. on a rock face, cold, sleep-deprived, and trying to stay upright. We’re back from the Sedona Canyon 125, part of the Cocodona race week in Arizona, and we’re telling the story from the first impulsive registration click to the final steps into Heritage Square in downtown Flagstaff. We break down the real...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Ultra E Eric and Double Barrel Daryl while the Silver Moon 24-hour race is still fresh on their legs and in their heads. We break down what helped them keep moving through the pain cave, why this loop ultra is perfect Sedona 125 training, and what they learn about quitting when quitting is easy. • What the Silver Moon Race is and why a 24-hour loop changes your mi...

Send us Fan Mail Trade the sprint for the long game. We open with a quiet win on Mount Diablo—no PR chase, just a smooth, no-stop climb—and follow that thread into a one-year milestone of trail running that culminates at the Salmon Falls 50K. From dawn school buses and wet-grass starts to 4,300 feet of gain and a roaring finish-line clock, we unpack the strategy that kept us moving: timers for fue...

Send us Fan Mail A two-hour family dance party and a throwaway text thread shouldn’t lead to a 25-runner movement—but that’s exactly what happened. We sit down with Austin Zertuche, a Sacramento County dad who transformed casual “let’s run” messages into the St. Mel Striders, an official school-parent running club that trains busy adults from 5Ks to half marathons while raising funds for their Cat...

Send us Fan Mail Fear doesn’t whisper; it shouts. We open with the snap back from Maui warmth to winter training and a cross-Atlantic work trip, then step straight into a raw conversation about using fear as fuel. One of us shares a full year off social media and the surprising lesson that almost no one notices when you step away—freeing you from comparison and pulling you back to faith, clarity,...

Send us Fan Mail We climb Haleakala from sea level to 10,023 feet, turn a vacation into an adventure, and learn why support, fuel, and mindset matter more than perfect legs. A friend’s injury reshapes the day, the descent gets dicey, and we end the year grateful, active, and ready to keep momentum. • why Maui for year-end and how the plan formed • fueling strategy matters • Eric’s injury and pivot...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a lifelong lifter turns himself into a runner and an ultra guy finally toes the line at a road marathon? We dive into a full, unfiltered walk-through of the California International Marathon—why 26.2 felt worth the leap, how the training actually fit into real life, and the pacing decisions that made race day feel strong instead of shattered. From expo buzz and s...

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if time felt short? We sit down with endurance athlete and clinician Jonathan Pascual to explore how a rare cancer diagnosis reshaped his relationship with pain, purpose, and community. From the start, Jonathan’s story defies the usual arc: he built a free backyard ultra that drew 600 people and raised nearly $90,000 for paraganglioma research, precisely because...

Send us Fan Mail A simple sign flipped our perspective: there is no finish line. Not as a threat, but as a quiet promise that health, purpose, and progress don’t end at a medal or a milestone. We go back to our Peach roots—purpose, energy, attitude, commitment, health—and unpack how a longevity mindset changes the way we train, work, and show up for the people we love. We talk about the trap of qu...

Send us Fan Mail Miss the feeling of momentum? We hit reset and dive straight into the wild world of Backyard Ultras—the strangely simple, brutally honest format where runners tackle a 4.167-mile loop every hour on the hour until only one person remains. No prize purse. No fanfare. Just a whistle, a corral, and a test of pacing, patience, and pure grit. We break down why the loop is exactly 4.167...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we connect you with purpose-led endurance, about starting the next lap even when you know you won’t finish, and about riding at 85% without letting pride get in the way of progress. We break down how a backyard ultra actually works—3.5 miles with 550 feet of climbing every lap, every hour on the hour—and why the real race is against the clock and your own head. JP’...

Send us Fan Mail Why does progress feel so addictive? That moment when you suddenly realize all your consistent effort is paying off delivers a powerful psychological boost that keeps you coming back for more. In this conversation, we dive deep into Daryl's recent experience at the Buffalo Stampede 10-mile road race. After months of steady trail running, he surprised himself by maintaining a...

Send us Fan Mail The unmistakable buzz of football season kickoff energizes this episode as we reconnect after a busy few weeks. We dive into NFL opening weekend excitement, Daryl shares his unfiltered Super Bowl predictions—Buffalo Bills facing the Philadelphia Eagles in Santa Clara—though our hearts remain with the 49ers despite early-season injuries to Brock Purdy and George Kittle. The convers...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when carefully laid plans collide with Mother Nature's agenda? Our latest adventure started as two separate backpacking expeditions but transformed into something far more meaningful when severe weather forced an unexpected pivot. The story begins with our annual tradition at Twin Lakes, marking five years of friendship forged on mountain trails. While our regula...

Send us Fan Mail Movement is medicine—not just for the body but for the mind and spirit. In this episode, we dive deep into how physical challenges create mental resilience and a foundation for lifelong wellbeing. Daryl shares insights from his company's global wellness challenge, where over 20,000 employees worldwide compete in teams to accumulate "step equivalents" through various...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered how random encounters can transform into life-changing connections? Or how ordinary consistency can create extraordinary results? In our Season 4 kickoff episode, we're taking a moment to celebrate the incredible journey of Season 3's "Setbacks to Comebacks" while sharing some hilarious recent adventures. Daryl kicks things off with a tal...

Send us Fan Mail Daryl recaps the exciting Wharf to Wharf 10K race weekend where Josephine, Alyssa and Angelina completed the course, while Doug reflects on how fitness behaviors spread through families when we lead by example rather than through pressure. • Josephine and Alyssa trained together using a walk-run method, crushing their usual 12:30 pace with an impressive 11:36 race time • Ava, Dary...

Send us Fan Mail What if the biggest obstacle between you and your goals isn't your body, but your mind? This eye-opening conversation delves into the powerful realization that our physical capabilities often far exceed our mental expectations. Doug kicks things off with a remarkable story about completing Ted's birthday challenge—1,000 pushups and a 20-mile walk in a single day—despite...

Send us Fan Mail When the roads close and a thousand cyclists gather in the Eastern Sierra at dawn, something magical happens. Death Ride isn't just another cycling event – it's a transformative journey that tests your limits across 103 miles and just over 14,000 feet of elevation gain through some of California's most breathtaking mountain terrain. This special episode takes you be...

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Send us Fan Mail The countdown is on! Team Peach reunites after months apart to prepare for the legendary Death Ride - a grueling 103-mile cycling challenge with 14,000 feet of elevation gain across six mountain passes in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. What makes this year's attempt special is the unfinished business from last year. As the team recounts, they were tantalizingly cl...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to push your body and mind to complete 50 miles of mountain trails, climbing 7,500 feet of elevation through scorching heat and pitch-black darkness? This raw, unfiltered conversation takes you deep into the world of ultra-running where the real victories have nothing to do with finish times. From the practical challenges of nutrition (burning a staggering 9,400...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how some people maintain incredible fitness well into their 60s and beyond? Meet Ted Enea, our first guest of Season 2, who embodies the power of consistency, persistence, and patience in health and fitness. At 67 (turning 68 this July), Ted doesn't consider himself extraordinary. Rather, he describes himself as "an ordinary person doing ordinary things con...

Send us Fan Mail Saddle up for an adrenaline-pumping journey through the wild world of cycling as we mark our one-year podcast anniversary! What better way to celebrate than sharing our most hair-raising bike adventure yet—conquering the legendary Pine Flat climb in Sonoma County. Picture this: brutal 18% gradients, depleted energy reserves, and the unexpected soundtrack of semi-automatic rifle fi...

Send us Fan Mail What in your life are you a beginner at these days? This deceptively powerful question frames our one-year podcast anniversary episode, challenging us to examine where we're growing versus where we're playing it safe. When we only do things we've already mastered, our lives remain constrained to a small, comfortable sandbox. But embracing beginner status—with all it...