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Episode 036: UTMB Results, Notable FKTs, and a Half Gallon of Ice Cream

This week we start off by going over results from all the main UTMB ultra races. Then we talk about what appears to be a miserable hot and humid 46 miler on a paved trail in Florida. Costume chick was out there representing! We talk about Stine Rex setting a new women's 6 day record. We discuss Kilian Jornet's new adventure he recently completed in the Alps. Anton Krupicka set a new FKT on the "LA Freeway" route, it's not in California and it's not paved. Will Peterson smashed the FKT on the Long Trail in Vermont. Tara Dower is over half way on her AT FKT attempt. Mike Wardian is also over half way. He even did the "1/2 gallon" ice cream challenge at the half way point. We end the show talking about a race that we skipped over when doing the results. The Temptation Ultras in central IL.

Episode 035: Bronco Billy Crushes CO Trail FKT, UTMB Preview, and AT Updates

We start this episode talking about Jeff Browning's (a.k.a. Bronco Billy) impressive FKT on the Colorado Trail's West to East, Collegiate West route. Then we dive into race results from Oregon Cascades, Twisted Branch, Matterhorn Ultraks, Habanero Hundred, and Midwest States 100. Johnny breaks down the best pie in New York's Finger Lakes region where Twisted Branch takes place. Then we do our UTMB Preview and make podium picks for the women and the men along with a Wildcard pick for each. We end by going over where Mike Wardian and Tara Dower are on the AT as they are both doing a through run for different charities. Tara is going for the FKT.
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Episode 034: New Leadville 100 Course Record, Tamalpa Headlands 50K, and FKT Updates

Today we start off talking about David Roche’s Leadville 100 course record that he set on Saturday, breaking a record that has stood since 2005.  Also it was David’s debut 100 miler which is a bit surprising since he has been around the ultrarunning world for so long.  We also go over race results from Leadville, Tamalpa Headlands 50K, Squamish 50/50K, and the Marquette Trail 50/50K.  Then we discuss Jim Walmsley’s return to UTMB and talk about Harvey Lewis and what he recently accomplished.  We go into a discussion on which race is the toughest between Western States 100, Badwater 135, and Bigfoot 200.  Then we go over the FKT updates and through runs for Tara Dower, Mike Wardian, and Bronco Billy (Jeff Browning).  We end the show looking at some of the video footage of Leadville posted by Matt Choi on his Instagram account.
Tara Dower AT FKT attempt charity website: https://tara-treks.com/run-for-a-reason-coming-soon/
Mike Wardian AT Run charity website: https://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=1825
Bronco Billy (Jeff Browing) Colorado Trail FKT attempt charity: https://www.warriortrail.org/gobronco-fkt
 
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Episode 033: Eastern States Cancelled! Sierre-Zinal, Fatdog 120, and FKT Updates

This week we start off talking about the massive rains that got Eastern States 100 cancelled for the third time in race history.  Then we go over the answers for a few questions we had about the Badger Trail Races from two weekends ago. We talk about the exciting finish at the Sierre-Zinal trail race this year.  We discuss results from Fatdog 120, Bigfoot 200, Swiss Alps 100, and Pine to Vine 55K.  We go over the departure of Ryan P. from the Adventure Jogger podcast.  We talk about the FKT attempts currently going on and the charities they are all running for.  Will post the links for each charity below.  The show is closed out talking about the crazy stories from the 1904 Olympic marathon in St. Louis.
Tara Dower AT FKT attempt charity website: https://tara-treks.com/run-for-a-reason-coming-soon/
Mike Wardian AT Run charity website: https://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=1825
Bronco Billy (Jeff Browing) Colorado Trail FKT attempt charity: https://www.warriortrail.org/gobronco-fkt
 
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Episode 032: Badger Trail Races, Canadian Death Race, Angeles Crest, and Multiple FKT Attempts

This week we go over race results from the Badger Trail Races, The Canadian Death Race, Angeles Crest 100, Waldo 100K, and the Skyline 50K.  We do a Eastern States 100 preview since our friend Chas will be running and Johnny is part of his crew.  They have some serious weather moving in the day before the race.  We also discuss multiple high profile FKT attempts that are starting very soon.  Also, Mike Wardian has started his AT adventure already and got caught in the storms in Maine.
Mike Wardian AT Run Website to Donate to his Charity: https://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=1825
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Episode 031: Crazy Mountain, Burning River, MN Voyager, and a 58 x 14ers FKT

We start tonight’s show off with race results and some commentary about Crazy Mountain 100, Burning River 100, Minnesota Voyager 50, Standhope 100, Never Summer 100K, Resurrection Pass 100, and Tushars Mountain Runs.  We talk about Harvey Lewis’s Badwater double, well, not a true double according to Marshall Ulrich but we still think it’s pretty badass.  Mike Wardian and Tara Dower are both doing the AT in August for charity.  Tara is going for the FKT but we are not sure yet what direction she will be going.  Mike is going North to South but planning on 50 days.  We discuss the co-ed FKT summiting all 58 of Colorado’s 14,000 peaks (14ers).  There is a funny video on reddit of a random flock of sheep following a runner.  We end with some of Snoop Dog’s commentary on Badminton from the Olympics.
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Episode 030: Badwater, High Lonesome, Cascade Crest, and an Epic DNF!

This week we start off by going over race results from a multitude of big name races. It was a busy weekend in the ultra world. Featured races include Speedgoat 50K, Eiger Ultra 101K, High Lonesome 100, Cascade Crest 100, Wy'east Trailfest 50K, Tahoe 100, Ouray 100, Vol State 500K, Jigger Johnson, Vermont 100, Many on the Genny, and Badwater 135. There is some news about Rim to River 100. We end the show talking about Gina Kimrey's crazy DNF at HOTS.
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Episode 029: Records Fall at Hardrock 100 and Mount Hood 50. Steep Life Media Acquires UR Mag.

This week we dive right into the Hardrock 100 recap.  Men’s and Women’s course records both fell.  Then we go over race results from Waugoshance Trail 50K, San Lorenzo River Trail 50K, Siskiyou Out Back, Mount Hood Races which had a women’s 50 mile course record and she won the race outright, Beaverhead Endurance Runs, Queen City Trail Scramble 50k, Tale of Two Trails, and an FKT on the PA segment of the North Country Trail.  Big news in the ultrarunning media sphere, Jamil Coury’s Steep Life Media company has acquired UltraRunning Magazine.  We close the show trying to make sense of these celebrity run clubs which seem to be popping up.
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Episode 028: Mount Marathon Party, QMT Festival, and Hardrock 100 Preview

We kick today’s episode off by finishing up our Western States discussion from last week.  More specifically, what the historic finisher rates are and how the data supports a higher average finisher rate as the lottery odds get less favorable.  We give a shout out to a few runners who grabbed 10 year Western States buckles.  Then we dive into The Mount Marathon Race, an annual 4th of July classic trail 5K which is one of the craziest races out there.  We go over race results from Buckeye Trail 50K, Silver Rush 50, Silverton Alpine 50K, Kendall Mountain, Afton Trail 50K, and the monster that is Quebec Mega Trail running festival.  We have some additional information on why Kristian Morgan had to abandon his Northbound AT FKT attempt after being so close.  We also talk about what he ate during the attempt and to give a hint…it’s a lot.  We close the show out with our Hardrock 100 preview as the race starts Friday morning.  
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Episode 027: Heart Health PSA, Western States 100 Recap, FKT News, and Golden Ticket Races

We start the show out with Johnny's public service announcement. He had quite a scare with his heart health over the weekend and wants to spread the message about the importance of getting regular checkups. Then we recap the happenings and excitement at Western States this year. We go over race results from Yeti in WA, Black Hills, Dawg Gone Long Run, and Lavaredo 120K. Kristian Morgan's AT FKT attempt came to a sudden halt and we are not sure what happened. Bob Stewart set a new unsupported FKT on the PA section of the AT. Kyle Curtain sets a new FKT on the Colorado Trail. We talk about the Western States Golden Ticket races for next year's race and also about how difficult it is to get in now. We close the show out with another tragic Western States ending from the 2006 race.
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