Jeff Pace and Loren Lewis

Steep Dreams with the Mad Hatters

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All things South Bay and Peninsula trail running. We run the Santa Cruz Mountains and anything you can get to from there.

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Jeff Pace and Loren Lewis

Episodes

S2E5 -- QSER recap + WS preview - ish 14.06.2026 8:06

Come back soon, Jeff!!

Season 2, Episode 4 Featuring Bob Calahan 04.05.2026 38:18

https://www.quicksilver-running.com/

Season 2, Episode 3 Featuring JeffE!! 30.03.2026 41:00

In this episode we have: Run club updates, Superstar Sylvie Abel's recent accomplishments, Canyons 50k/100k preview and MORE! Follow Jeff on strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/4356282?oq=jeff

Season 2, Episode 2 Featuring Tim Thompson! 23.02.2026 28:02

Enjoy our chat with Tim!

Season 2, Episode 1: Mike Helms and the SOQ! 19.01.2026 22:59

This week we welcome local legend Mike Helms (also fastest time on the segment of the Month for December) Here is the segment of the quarter: https://www.strava.com/segments/2358244

S1 Episode 12 - WSER drawing recap! 15.12.2025 31:44

Season Finale!

S1 Episode 11 - Return of the SOM! Featuring Jeff Clowers! 17.11.2025 30:53

join the MadHatters strava group to participate in the SOM! (Segment of the Month). https://www.strava.com/clubs/TheMadHatters

S1 Ep10: “From the Czech Republic to the Quicksilver Trails” feat. Sylvie Abel 19.10.2025 59:20

Follow Sylvie here: IG: @sylvie.abel Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/17000616?oq=sylvie Also don't forget to support Competitive Edge physical Therapy https://compedgept.com/

S1 E9 - Featuring Laura Braun 06.10.2025 33:43

Laura Braun talks about the quicksilver trail challenge, her off-trail hobbies, coaching the quicksilver kids team, and her favorite snacks!

Episode #8 - Special guest John Burton 15.09.2025 20:50

Welcome Local Legend, John Burton!

Steep Dreams #7: LL goes Wahoo for Waldo 31.08.2025 18:01

Doing my best to fill-in for Jeff...my time at Waldo!

Steep Dreams - Episode 6 11.08.2025 14:04

Quicksilver club updates ClubBBQ QRC summer 1/2 marathon/10k/1mi kids race Trail Work dayz Sufferfest/Recovery runs Waldo 100k quick recap

WSER Recap - Episode 5 14.07.2025 39:56

Jeff and Loren recap WSER 2025!

Western States 2025 Recap 04.07.2025 20:10

Loren does a solo recap of his 2025 WS.

Western States Preview 15.06.2025 49:27

The MadHatters (Jeff & Loren) give their take on the 2025 Western States 100. UPDATE: Course re-route will not be run in 2025. Loren misunderstood an update. That route will be used no sooner than 2026.

QSER 2025 recap 20.05.2025 6:50

Quick recap of local action for QSER 2025!

Steep Dreams Introductory Episode 02.05.2025 7:33

Episode 1: Welcome to Steep Dreams — Meet The Mad Hatters In our very first episode of Steep Dreams , we (Jeff & Loren — aka The Mad Hatters) kick off this journey into the wild, winding world of trail running, big dreams, and staying grounded in kindness. Get to know who we are and what you can expect from future episodes — including coverage of local races, club updates, and plenty more trai...