Cultra Trail Running

368: Brian Vanderheiden: Building the Connecticut Trail Running Scene

After forgetting to hit record, AFB and Anna G welcome Brian Vanderheiden of Steep Endurance to talk about the races, people, and ideas shaping the Connecticut trail-runn

367: Miles Victors: From 450 Pounds to 420 Miles, Finding "Enough" in the Pain Cave

Miles Victors is back on Cultra with a story that goes way beyond running. In 2022, Miles Victors weighed 450 pounds and needed a cane to walk. A half-mile trip to a ph

366: Kat Bright: Jumping Over the Pennsylvania AT FKT Motherhood, Mindset & the Pursuit of More

Patreons First, then on to the show: Motherhood, Mindset & the Pursuit of More What happens when a former collegiate high jumper, coach, mother and lifelong athlete dec

365 Vermont 100: Death Marches, Dream Crews & Six Ibuprofen

The Cultra crew gets together for a full-on Vermont 100 debrief with Josh Gaetjen, Christian Dockum, Chase Smith and Marc Kelly who all finished the 2026  VT 100 between

364: Kaylee Frederick- The Inner Voices of The Eastern States 100 Champion

At just 21 years old, Kaylee Frederick has already established herself as one of the most exciting young ultrarunners on the East Coast. She ran her first 100 miler at 16

363: Eastern States 100 Carnage & the Next Generation

This week on Cultra, we're digging into a brutal Eastern States 100, reflecting on our marathon-length conversation with Camille Herron, and looking ahead to one of the m

362: Camille Herron Beyond Records

World-record holder and ultrarunning legend Camille Herron joins AFB and Anna G for one of her most personal and wide-ranging conversations to date. This episode is not

361: Jackassing Into Vermont 100

The Cultra Crew is headed north, and Josh is just days away from toeing the line at the legendary Vermont 100. This week is all about race week preparation as the gang di

360: Amber Constant, White Mountains, Black Flies and 3.65 Million Ft of Vert

Amber Constant, a White Mountains ultrarunner attempting one of the biggest endurance challenges ever undertaken in New England: breaking the all-time annual vertical gai

359: CUT112 Training Bras

This week on Cultra, we sit down with Jillian Ellefson and Cherie Bilbie to talk about the unofficial women's movement that took shape around the Connecticut Ultra Traver

358: Lila Gaudrault's Cocodona 250 No-Plan Plan

AFB, Anna-G, Josh and Phred welcome back ultrarunner, hospice nurse, and Vermont mountain crusher Lila Gaudrault back to the Cultra Trail Running Podcast to break down he

357: Take 2 Trail at The Spring Fling 10 Hour with Jess Parker

357: Take 2 Trail at The Spring Fling 10 Hour What if we could leave less of a trace, and save some $ at the same time? Jess Parker is the Ultra cool founder of Take 2

356: Best Selling Author Martin Dugard The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Greta Waitz, and the Decade That Made the Marathon Cool.

AFB, Anna, and Phred sit down with bestselling author Martin Dugard to talk about his new book The Long Run: Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Greta Waitz, a

355: Boston Marathon Bulldogs Live

Cultra OG Stacey Clark joins AFB for a road trip to Boston to meet up with Episode 280's Jim Kean and The Boston Bulldogs! We record live from the sidelines at mile 22 of

354: Traprock 50k Live

This episode was recorded live at the Traprock 50K in Bloomfield Connecticut home of Penwood State Forest. This race is the first in the 12 race blue blaze series where r

353: Liz Derstine Music on the PCT Ridgeline

AFB, Anna, and Phred welcome back ultrarunner, musician, and all-around adventurer Liz Derstine. Liz last appeared on Episode 112 talking about her Appalachian Trail FKT,

352: Vermont 100 Beast Coast Trail Running Stories with Amy Rusiecki

Anna,  Fred, Josh, and AFB sit down with Amy Rusiecki, the longtime race director of the legendary Vermont 100 Endurance Run. Amy shares the behind-the-scenes realities o

351 Time Warp, Umstead 100 and Patreon Barbershop

Art and Phred dive into treadmill survival strategies, including Phred's classic 1:05 reset method, the magic of a 15% incline, and the universal truth that starting too

350: Guitar Playing in the Orange Mud with Josh Sprague

This week the Cultra Crew AFB and Anna G. talk with Josh Sprague — founder of Orange Mud — about building gear, starting businesses, and adventure racing. Josh grew up

349: Weighted Vest Ski Jumping at Black Canyon 100K

  Ellie Pell joins AFB, Phred, and Anna G talkin desert DNFs, frozen suffering, Barkley chaos, Olympic trivia, and women's running research, all in classic Cultra style