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091: Ultra Running Newbies-Ridge To Rails 50k-Jack Kitching, Eli Lanter & Sullivan Brady

Three friends decided to jump into the ultra running world, and take on the challenge of the Ridge To Rails 50k (by Tanawha Adventures). Three different reasons for regis

090: Hellbender 100 1st Place OA-Drew Antonisse

Drew Antonisse is so much more than this title. Yes, he won Hellbender...many races actually, and I wanted to hear all about it, BUT getting to know him and his journey w

089: Inspired By Others-Devon Brodmyer

What a fun time I had getting to know Devon Brodmyer! A bright young man, just tapping in to the ultra realm, and already finding so much success. A big take away for me

088: Ridge To Rails-Brandon Thrower

Brandon Thrower and I sat down via FaceTime to talk about the Ridge to Rails races coming up on June 6th. There is a 50k, Half Marathon and 10k. As of the recording, ther

087: Appalachian State Injury Lab-Dr. Alan Needle

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Alan Needle not only about his running adventures, but the research he is conducting at races put on by Tanawha Adventures and Dir

086: The Helenebender 2 (aka Hellbender 100) Course-Brandon Thrower

Brandon Thrower sat down with me via FaceTime to talk through the newly revealed Hellbender course for 2026. Hurricane Helene did a number on our trails here in Western N

085: Run With Faith (Youth Culture)-Tara Jordan

This podcast is a wee bit different this time. I was recently asked to join Sullivan Brady on the stage at Youth Culture at Brookstone Church. Sullivan had been teaching

084: Mindset Of A Champion-Michael Ferguson

Michael Ferguson is a senior in high school, and was already committed to Furman University before his senior year even began. Already, as a senior, he is the state champ

083: Catawba Falls 15K-Brandon Thrower

In this episode, I sat down via FaceTime with Brandon Thrower to talk about Tanawha Adventure's new race...the Catawba Falls 15K! You can hear Brandon's love for Catawba

082: FKTs Are Better With Friends-Teresa Bowser & Nathan Frantz

Two FKTs (fastest known time) from two different people, on two different routes, for different 'whys', but with the support of one another they accomplished great things

081: 1st Overall At The Looking Glass 100K-Cameron Brown

I was looking forward to speaking to Cameron Brown about his Looking Glass win because I knew absolutely nothing about him...other than the fact the he absolutely crushed

080: My Looking Glass 100K Experience-Tara Jordan

It has been almost a month since I ran the Looking Glass 100k, and I was finally able to sit down (with myself) and detail out my experience leading up to the race and th

079: No Business 100-Natasha Castro

This podcast is so much more than talking to someone new about a race that they conquered. I had never officially met Natasha Castro, but with every picture she would pos

078: Rim To River 100 Miler-Jen Kurtz

Jen Kurtz joined me on the podcast in August to talk about her creatine study on endurance athletes. She reached back out as she is in need for more runners to participat

077: Looking Glass 100K Preview-Brandon Thrower

Here it is! All the details you need to know about the Looking Glass 100K coming up on November 15th with race director and course designer, Brandon Thrower! Brandon walk

076: Conquering UTMB-Marisa Romeo

Marisa Romeo never ceases to blow my mind. To be in the top 25 women at the biggest ultra trail running race in the world is unbelievable...she was 22nd by the way. I had

075: UTMB 100M-Katti Jackson

I was so pumped to follow several runners on their journey through the mountains of France, Switzerland and Italy during the UTMB 100 miler. One of these incredible runne

074: Creatine Study on Endurance Athletes-Dr. Jennifer Kurtz

Dr. Jennifer Kurtz is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. She specializes in nutritional supplementation, performance and recovery, and she is also a

073: Hardrock 100 Endurance Run-Michael Poole

Michael Poole just recently completed the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run in Colorado, which just so happens to be a dream race of mine, so I was excited to talk to him about

072: Western States Endurance Run-Laura Rollins

Laura Rollins has had the Western States 100 as a bucket list race since 2017 when she first entered the lottery. Finally her chance came this year, and I was so stoked t