Run Mountain Peaks

This week I talk about my 2024 Hellbender 100 mile 9th place finish. The most pain I’ve ever been in running and the most I have ever learned from an ultra. The trails down there rock. Then I go thru the results from the first New England ultramarathon of the year, formerly the GAC Fat Ass 50k, now the TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k. Finish off ranking my top three fruit. I didn’t mean to do bananas dir...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 17This week I talk through my 2026 and long term running goals. Aim high, work hard and take the road less traveled. The man in the arena. Discuss not making Aravaipa's Northeast Racing Team. And then a Stranger Things update. Im only through Season 4, please dont spoil. (Is Season 5 ending good though?).00:00 Intro04:20 My long term runnning goals11:10 202...

This week I talked about my Christmas being essentially canceled and then my spontaneous trip to the ER on Christmas Eve. Winter conditions rock right now and you should get on the trails while they are good. I go through my biggest training lessons learned from 2025. It was a great year for me but it did not all go how I planned and instead I adjusted and looking at it as building a bigger base f...

This week I go through each of the 48 new FKTs in the White Mountain National Forest that were established in 2025 and discuss some of the best and most competitive times. The trails in the northeast are gnarly and the racing scene is getting more and more competitive each year. You have to be fast, tough and good on steep, technical terrain to go after these times. 00:00 Intro04:52 Dirritisema FK...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 14 Discuss Ryan and I getting dominated by snow on the Osceolas (12/13 trip report). Recapped TARC winter fells 8, 32, and 40 mile results. Talked about my first winter Presi traverse 5 years ago and how I thought the Adams five peaks was actually Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington and the rest of Presi Traverse was going to be a piece of cake (wrong). Cutting...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 13 Recapped my first hundred miler in 2023. Talked about the training leading up to it and stories from the race. Some thoughts about what to expect going into your first hundred miler and how good holding that buckle feels at the end. Did a trip report from Cannon Mountain (12/6). Previewed the Kraft vs. Annie's mac n' cheese taste test I will be condu...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 12 00:00 Intro 2:40 Mt. Ascutney Backyard ultra reaction 34:00 JFK 50 miler results 38:35 Training talk 49:20 Thanksgiving food is average 53:15 Moosilauke trip report 55:50 Deer season struggles INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mount...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 11 00:00 Intro 4:45 Winter footwear for trail running 25:00 Road and trail training shoes 29:15 Winter Strava segments 38:30 Winter FKTs 41:40 Surprise 43:00 Winter cross training 48:30 Motivation minute 53:00 Ku Fu Panda recap + tea talk INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 10 00:00 Intro 5:00 Endurance training and training thru sickness 17:30 Avoiding sickness during race week 20:15 Risk in the mountains during cold season 25:40 Missing hiker/tent on Mt. Madison 29:30 Rehabbing knee injuries 36:00 Maximizing speed workouts 43:20 Ascutney Backyard last man standing race preview 51:15 Motivation minute 54:30 Victory vs the fruit f...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 9 00:00 Intro 2:00 History of the Jigger Johnson races & Is this the hardest ultra in the US? 12:00 Why did they make the course easier? 17:20 Section by section course breakdown 44:00 Winning the inaugural JJ 50 miler 54:00 This race changed my life? 56:30 Every year race results 70:10 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 8 00:00 Intro 1:45 Big Pharma got me/30x your money 6:30 Hamsterwheel 100 Recap 23:15 How to be a good pacer 44:00 Javelina 100 obliteration 46:30 20 hikers rescued off Mt. Washington 55:40 Blackout 10k/5k results 60:15 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainp...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 7 00:00 Intro 3:15 Bear Talk 24:45 My First Ultramarathon 39:20 Hypothetical Moose Scenario 45:15 Zone 1 & Zone 2 Training 57:30 Big's Backyard Ultra World Record 60:30 My Week of Training 66:00 Deer Season Update 71:55 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runm...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 6 00:00 Intro 3:45 Insta & AI is nuts 6:15 Midstate massive the first ultramarathon I signed up for and how I met other ultrarunners 15:45 Ankle rolls and how to train around them 31:00 Strava vs. Garmin 36:00 Courtney Dauwalter marathon debut & motivation 44:45 Bigs Backyard Ultra 48:30 Van life & biking with a group 53:15 Deer season update 57:30...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 5 00:00 Intro & I was Robbed 2:30 Pemi Loop FKT and FKT attempts 29:30 Starting Run Mountain Peaks 38:30 Deer hunting 51:00 Bubbas Results 55:50 Quick Tecumseh story INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationa...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 4 00:00 Intro 01:15 Lodge2dodge FKT Recap 1:07:02 White Mountain Throwdown Results 1:14:30 Bubbas and Last Man Standing Races 1:20:30 World Mountain Champs INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 3 00:00 Intro 02:00 Trail World Champs 16:00 Motivation minute 22:00 Run the White Boott Spur Throwdown Update 28:00 Quick Bubbas preview 32:00 Why I don't regularly use Strava + week of my training 39:00 How hard to do speed workouts 42:15 Tripyramids via North Slide 48:30 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtub...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 2 In this episode, I dive into some big mountain running topics and recent adventures. I talk about the recent Kilkenny Ridge Race and what makes it such a unique race, then shift over to UTMB — one of the biggest trail races in the world. From there, I share a story about running up Mount Moosilauke from Beaver Brook, snagging the Strava crown on the climb, an...

Epsiode 1 - Run Mountain Peaks Podcast Topics: -My background -Northeast Trail Running -Running Motivation -White Mountains 100 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountains