Weathering The Run

Stephen uses the mentality of "No Take" when it comes to rock climbing and running some tough races. His first 100 mile race was Hellbender, which is one of the toughest races in the Eastern United States. He recounts the crazy weather as he was cresting Mount Mitchell during the race. Check him out on Instagram , Strava , or his Not Take Mafia climbing adventures on Facebook and Instagr...

Chances are you have come across Laura Green on your social media feeds or one of your running buddies shared one of her hilarious videos with you. Laura took a leap and is fully dedicating her workload to creating fun content for the running realm in a fun and quirky way. Brands have taken note and are teaming up with her and this was a really fun episode to chat with her. Hope you enjoy it as mu...

Tara Dower has some huge goals set this year! After winning Run Rabbit Run last year and securing the FKT for the Colorado Trail, she is cranking up the challenge for this year. She is ready to throw it down at Hardrock 100 this year and she is also attempting to go after the Appalachian Trail FKT in August. We talked about her journey getting into ultra running, why she goes by Candy Mama, and he...

It would be a safe bet that Ryan Van Duzer has logged more miles on a bike than anyone who listens to this episode. His first big trek was a 4,000 mile ride from Honduras back to his hometown of Boulder, Coloardo after he finished a couple years in the Peace Corps. His book, A Long Way Home , documented his return ride home. He has done many multi-thousand mile trips on a bike and most have been d...

This was a real treat to catch back up with Ciara Lucas. She worked with me in Columbus at ABC6 and FOX28 and she even had her own workout segment called Good Day Workout. She was heavily involved with the Columbus Westside Running Club . She has moved on and is now doing health and wellness reporting in New York City. She was also recently on the Today Show and just recently completed the London...

DeadSkout, or Skout, ran across America in the fall of 2023 from Los Angeles to New York City. It was a solo effort with no crew, so he was very minimalistic with his gear that he carried in his backpack. Skout is an artist and his avatar, for the character he is representing, is a sad panda. So he is running across the country as a character and wearing a motorcycle helmet with a decal of a panda...

Anytime I visit Northeast Ohio to visit family I always love running with a group called Trail Enthusiasts for Burning River. They have a Facebook group and post weekend trail runs so I leading up to my visit I can see where the Saturday and Sunday trail runs will be to see what fits into my schedule while visiting family. Bob Smaltz is 62 and always a pleasure to chat with while running on the tr...

Brian Papay ran 5125 miles in 2023, but didn't get serious into running until 2020 when COVID shut down the gyms. He pushes hard with minimal attention or gear. You will often see him running a hundred mile race in shoes, shorts, and a handheld water bottle. He has big goals on the horizon to push himself more.

Excited to chat with Jonathan Levitt, the host of For The Long Run podcast. We talk about his experiences growing up in the Boston area and how the weather is so much different than what he experiences living in Boulder, Colorado now. He also travels a lot with his work, so he gives us some other areas to put on a bucket list for amazing runs. You can find him on social media at: @jwlevitt .

It is hard to find someone that is as positive and smiles as much as Justin Boggs. He is a very active running in the Columbus community, but just a few years ago he weighed 420 pounds. With diet and lifestyle changes he weighs less than 180 now. Crazy weather seems to follow the races he signs up to run, but he continues to persevere. Connect with Justin on Instagram: jj_boggs

You may have heard about the “CHIPOTLE SEGMENT CHALLENGE SERIES” contest that just occurred in January. The two companies teamed up and made Strava segments a little less than a quarter of a mile long that ended at Chipotle restaurants in LA, NYC, DC, Chicago, Denver, and Columbus. Each city had their own unique story of how the competition went to see who could run those segments the most during...

Aneta co-founded Empower Ultra with Jennifer Russo, who was a guest on Episode 4 of Weathering The Run . Aneta and Jennifer set up their races with generous cut-offs and other parameters to ensure a high finishing rate. Two of my 100+ mile races occurred at their races. Aneta signs up to run some very difficult races and has an extensive list of race finishes over the last decade, including Badwat...

Most of the world has 24 hours in a day, but Scott Kummer somehow seems to get 36 hours of work done 1 day. You may know him from his podcast Ten Junk Miles or from one of the races that he race directs with Ten Junk Miles Racing . His podcasts have helped me get through some long solo runs. He dives deeper than most podcasts with questions that his guests typically do not get asked. Scotty is a l...

Elizabeth Long says in the episode that her sister, Bridgett Shoemaker, is the runner. But Elizabeth is running every race across the state of Ohio with her sister. It is a way for them to see all of Ohio and meet some awesome people. They always try to find a local hidden restaurant to eat at, after the race. So far they have completed 77 of the 88 counties. The rules they made: minimum distance...

I have had the pleasure of running with Rick Hohman a few times while visiting family in Northeast Ohio over the last few years. He is always very inviting when I pop into town. He is not a very outspoken person, but he has some amazing stories to share. He also runs quite a few tough 100 mile races each year and has yet to drop out of a race. And these are some very challenging races, like Hellga...

Jeff Henderson is hard to miss at local races or running events. He is 6' 11" tall and he owns the Columbus area Fleet Feet stores, so he is always out and about helping other runners and coaching as well. We talk about his running experience and how he helped develop and cut local trails at a nearby state park. He also is instrumental in getting free shoes on the feet of the youth, with...

It is a real treat to sit down and chat with Ryan Ploeckelman, the host of The Adventure Jogger podcast . Ryan has a long history of running and pacing ultra races. So we turn the mics around for me to ask him some questions. The Adventure Jogger website.

It would be hard to find someone as passionate about severe weather and understanding it like Dr. Ariel Cohen. When I knew him at Ohio State he was not a runner, but he picked it up and he has great advice on trails to run across the country since his career in meteorology has taken him to all corners of the United States. He has some great advice and we talk about the public's understanding o...

Two teachers really stick out in my memory through grade school and college. One of them is Dr. Jay Hobgood from when I was at Ohio State. I am excited to talk with Dr. Hobgood about his knowledge of hurricanes and his history with running. He has a tropical blog, where he writes about the current active storms in the tropics: jayhobgood.com. You can also find him on Facebook as Jay Hobgood along...

I have followed Brad Lindeberg for several years and only interacted on social media until we chatted for this episode. He has run races across the country and is full of stories. He considers himself a non-practicing meteorologist because his career now is helping people with their taxes. But don't let that fool you because he still gets out there and storm chases. Strava: https://www.strava....

Dr. Jana Houser is a runner & a leading research scientists on tornadogenesis. This episode gets into the science of tornado formation. She will continue her research, thanks to a $1.7 million grant she just landed, through Ohio State, to build a mobile radar system. Her research has already sampled more than a dozen tornadoes with most rotating at the ground first. Really honored to chat with...

Joe Fitzwater is a Chief Meteorologist at WVNS 59 News in Beckley, WV. He reached a point in his life where he felt he needed to make a change, so he started by trying to run one mile and kept trying to challenge himself to push farther. He gives us an inside look at how running and weather are related and connected. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/meteojoe Twitter:  https://twitter.com/meteoj...

You will have a hard time trying to find someone more positive than Erin Arnett. She is a mother of 4 and a great role model in the community. She shares some stories with us about how she got into running and some of the most challenging running elements she has had to endure. She also has lost a few of her best friends that were also runners, but she dedicates runs to them in remembrance and to...

One of the nicest and fastest people you will ever meet: Arlen Glick. He is a self-proclaimed 100 miles specialist & joins us with his recent big adventures at Western States and Hardrock. We also chat about his future plans like UTMB and what 2024 may look like for him. He represents Ohio well and all of his followers like to call themselves Arlen's darlins. This year he ran Western State...

Honored to chat with Rob Steger and Marianne Hogan . I have followed Rob's work with Training for Ultra with his podcast and book for several years. He also just released a documentary on Marianne, called Marianne Runs , that followed her 2022 Western States and UTMB double. We got to chat about the opposites of weather that they have endured and about Marianne's return to running after ov...