The Steep Stuff Podcast

#199 - Darren Thomas, 2026 Pikes Peak Marathon Champion

Send us Fan Mail Ten tries at Pikes Peak can either break you or build you. Our guest Darren Thomas shows exactly what it looks like when it builds you, turning a decade

#198 - Aimee Kohler, RD of the Running Kind Introducing the new Catskill 100

Send us Fan Mail A new 100-mile race is coming to the Catskill Mountains, and it’s not pulling any punches. Amy Kohler, race director at The Running Kind, joins us to re

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#197 - Will Johnson

Send us Fan Mail Pikes Peak week has a way of making every runner take stock: what am I chasing, and what’s actually worth it when the climb gets real? I sit down with W

History of the Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon with Mark Tatum

Send us Fan Mail One mountain, nearly a century of stories, and a finish line that keeps moving further into the clouds. We sit down to unpack the deep history of the Pi

#196 - Erin Ton, FKT on Mount Kilimanjaro

Send us Fan Mail She didn’t just beat a record on Mount Kilimanjaro, she rewrote what “supported speed” can look like at 19,000 feet. Aaron Ton joins us fresh off a mass

#195 - Marie Nivet, 2026 UTMB ETC Champion

Send us Fan Mail She called it a “bonus race,” showed up with no pressure, and walked away with one of the biggest wins of her career. Marie Nive joins me right after UT

Most Replayed Episode: Cam Smith, 2026 U.S. Skimo Olympian

Send us Fan Mail A skimo World Cup podium is rare. Coming back after an ACL and meniscus tear, then surviving a major shoulder injury right after, is even rarer. We sit

#193 - Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy - RD North Bend Trailfest & Ultrarunner

Send us Fan Mail A mountain town, a brutally steep VK, and a trail festival that’s trying to feel like a hometown party instead of a corporate expo. We’re joined by Joe

#194 - Adam Sjolund

Send us Fan Mail A lot of runners dream about a breakthrough season. Adam Joland is living one, and he’s honest about how messy it looks from the inside. Right after a s

Most Replayed Episode: Mason Coppi, 2026 U.S. Mountain Running Champion

Send us Fan Mail Mason Copi just came off a win at Cirque Series Alta, and what stood out to us wasn’t only the speed it was the optimism. We talk right after the race a

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Most Replayed Episode: Michelino Sunseri, Grand Teton FKT Holder

Send us Fan Mail He just set a Grand Teton FKT, but what grabbed me most wasn’t the time on the clock. It was the way Michelino “Mike” Sanseri thinks about mountains, su

Most Replayed Episode: Allie (McLaughlin) Avatar, 2022 World Uphill Champion

Send us Fan Mail A hip that might not cooperate. A course that’s basically a slip-and-slide. A start line you’re not even sure you’ll stand on. Then somehow… you find yo

Most Replayed Episode: Grayson Murphy, 2X Mountain Running World Champion

Send us Fan Mail Winning world titles is hard. Getting told you are “fine” for 18 months while your body is clearly breaking down might be harder. We sit down with Grays

BONUS Episode - UTMB Predictions with Nick Tusa

Send us Fan Mail UTMB week brings out the most honest kind of sports conversation: we have a stacked start list, a million storylines, and almost no certainty once the r

UTMB OCC Race Companion with Nick Tusa

Send us Fan Mail UTMB week has a way of making trail running feel bigger than sport. The streets of Chamonix fill up, legends stroll past like it’s normal, and suddenly

Christian "Slim" Allen - Pre UTMB OCC Interview

Send us Fan Mail Sierre Zinal doesn’t hand out gifts, and neither does a season that starts with a stress reaction, rolls into a posterior tib strain, and then keeps whi

Noah Williams - Pre UTMB OCC Interview

Send us Fan Mail Chamonix does something to your brain. You land, look up at the peaks, and suddenly every run feels like it should be longer, harder, and higher. We sit

UTMB ETC Race Companion with Rachel Tomajczyk

Send us Fan Mail A 15K can feel longer than a 100K when the course is straight up, straight down, and the field is absolutely loaded. We’re fired up for ETC in Courmayeu