Van Phan has completed over 500 marathon and ultramarathons and is aiming for 1000 lifetime finishes. We chat about her racing, setting a new American record for 6 days including her experience at Across the Years 6 day, OCD & what she terms "Ultra Compulsive Disorder", hallucinations, the Triple Crown of 200s, Recovery, essential gear and her near death experience at the Moab 240 this past year. 

Bonus Episode! In this episode I share my story about breaking the record on Mt. Rainier's 95 mile Wonderland Trail as I circumnavigate the mountain solo and unsupported! My FKT was listed as 2018's 3rd FKT of the year by Fastestknowtime.com. You can also find this story on wilddefined.com

Gene Dykes got into running at 58 yrs old and he just keeps getting better. At 70 years old he is running sub 3 hour marathons while finishing ultramarathons including the Triple Crown of 200s, a series of three 200 mile mountain races in less than 3 months. In 2018, Gene beat the world record marathon time for 70+ in 2:54, but because the race wasn't sanctioned it didn't count as a world record. We discuss training, diet, OKFs, 2019 plans and why it is important to excel at something. 

Dr. Stephanie Howe Violett is a coach, sports nutritionist & professional runner, winning the Western States 100 & other competitive ultras. We talk about nutrition, fad diets, supplementation, fat adaptation, visualization & the power of the mind, personality qualities of ultrarunners, injuries and injury prevention, cross training, PEDs and women in the sport including how to make lottery races fair and female compensation vs. male compensation. Season 1 Episode 11

Sabrina Redden is an ultrarunner and a single mother of 6. She manages to juggle her children's activities and day to day needs with a outdoor centric lifestyle, ultrarunning, and school. Two of Sabrina's children completed ultramarathons as minors and the whole family is very involved in the ultrarunning scene racing and crewing. In this episode we discuss time management (or lack thereof), how to allow and encourage your children to follow their passions, being a parent, and running.

Darcy Piceu is one of the winningest ultrarunners in the world. She is a mom, a psychotherapist & therapeutic coach & has completed more than 70 ultras finishing in top three for almost all of them. In 2018, she won four 100 mile races. She also has very few DNFs for how prolific she is. What are her secrets to success in ultrarunning? How does she stay so strong mentally and physically competing against the best runners in the world on the toughest terrain?

Taking Over the (Ultra) World: Sabrina came into the ultra running scene in 2017 by getting 3rd place in a competitive Western States 100. Since then, she has won the Hardrock 100 and Orcas Island 50 mile. Sabrina is known for her competitive drive and her committed work ethic. In this episode, we talk about Ultrarunning, her life, mental health & depression, upcoming events including the HURT 100, training in cold for heat, Colorado, competition, her intense competitive spirit &...

The Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R) has historically been a place for ultra runners to test their skills & endurance against the best in the world. The route is approx 42 miles from S. Kaibab Trail to N. Kaibab & back to S. Kaibab with 11,000 ft of climbing. In this episode I talk to women's record holder, Taylor Nowlin, as well as Christof Teuscher who set an FKT for QUADRUPLE (168 miles) in one go. Stories also from Sandi Nypaver & Cat Bradley. Cover photo by Nico...

Bryan Paisley has an incredible story of addiction, overcoming adversity and of learning to live life fully. Since becoming sober, Bryan has embraced ultramarathons completing a number of 50k, 50 mile & 100k races. We dig into how running helps the recovery process and mental health, why so many ultra runners struggle with depression, using gratitude to find joy, spirituality and the path to finding greater meaning, how to love, his training and upcoming races (he's signed up for the...

Lucy Bartholomew is a 22 yr old who began running ultras at the age of 15. Lucy is from Australia and runs full time traveling around the world. She runs for Salomon and finished 3rd at the Western States 100 this year in one of the most stacked ultra fields ever. We explore topics like women in running, running ultras as a teenager, eating disorders, plant based diets, her training, social media, burnout, bucket list races & 2019 plans and her favorite races in Australia.

Thanksgiving at Candice's House is a special edition podcast recorded between dinner & dessert on Thanksgiving! We put a mic in the middle of the table and recorded a podcast with a bunch of runners during a Friendsgiving feast. Off the cuff, silly, hilarious and definitely gross, here's a candid recording from my table to your ears. Hope you enjoy this bonus episode! Special Guests: Don Freeman, Jenny Low, Chad Neu, Tim Probst, Ken "The Shark" Dam, Ali Riecke & littles Charlie,...

David Roche is a sought after coach as well as a world class athlete and a writer. David is a wealth of knowledge about training and racing and puts an emphasis on enjoying the process rather than focusing on results. He believes races should be celebrations, not tests. On this episode we dig into David's past, how he met his wife and the mental side of training and racing including how to deal with race nerves and post race depression, why short, fast sprints will make you faster and so much...

Catra Corbett is known for her crazy adventures, her colorful look, tattoos, and doxie dog Truman. In this episode we dig into deep topics like how to pee standing up (for the ladies), women in Ultrarunning, safety on the trails, wild animals, age and how it relates to racing and recovery, how to get clean and sober, depression, sexual abuse and more. We also learn about Catra's crazy routes including her yo-yo of the JMT, finishing the Triple Crown of 200s at 53 years young, and future plans.

Courtney Dauwalter has been winning ultramarathons left and right for 3+ years, often outright, beating not only the women, but also the men. Candice Burt, host of Humans of Ultrarunning, sits down with Courtney to discuss her demons, how/why she can go so deep and race for so long and hard, her training, how she recovers and injuries (why she is never injured, knock in wood), diet, FKTs, Barkley, this year's races including Bigs Backyard and the Tahoe 200 and what she is planning for 2019!