Tim and Anna are two adventure racing elites who have a mad passion for the sport! Both have competed in hundreds of adventure races from sprint through expedition and know a thing or two about being prepared and going far. They both are race directors of the Rib Mountain Adventure Race and help with the Wisconsin Adventure Race Series.

Andrea Larson is the executive director of Ironbull, a multi-sport event company in Wausau, Wisconsin. She's an amazing athlete personally, professionally, and to top it off a rock star event manager. On this episode we talked about the current landscape in racing, spending more time with family, and a reset of the racing grind to the family lifestyle. 

Do you run or ride incredible distances? Well, how about 330 miles running, or 1000 miles riding, or 1000+ adventure racing? Ryan is here to test your limits on every single cellular level of your body. And hey, he tests the course first just to prove it's doable! Listen in to learn more about one of our favorite race series and race directors! 

Have you heard of the amazing shoe brand called Salming? They aren't quite as common in the US market, but an up and coming brand that has some amazing quality, comfort, and robust quality in a lightweight package. Ideal for trail and road runners. 

Jordan is not only a pro triathlete, he's just an amazing human. This past December he became the world champion Ultraman in Kona, Hawaii. Listen in to check out this ultra endurance sport, and maybe, the next challenge for you! 

Cody recently completed the Mid South Double, and won it! This dude can freaking fly, whether it's run or ride. We dig into his simple tips and tricks for going fast and having fun in the mid west. 

Join us for an amazing discussion on sweat rate, sodium testing and appropriation, as well as hearing Amanda's feedback on how her rockstar 2nd place finish went down at the muddy Mid South! Precision Hydration offered our listeners a 15% off your first order code of "precisionmud" at www.precisionhydration.com.

Bobby is a ball of energy that pours his heart and soul into his events. With The Mid South quickly approaching, we wanted to pick his brain on the name change, knock down some of the rumors about it, and see what's new for this years event.

How many politicians do you know that love to ride bikes and play in the dirt? How about own a bike shop/co-op too? Damien Boley is the mayor of Smithville, MO, has a bike shop called the Smithville Bike Co-Op, and is a local race director. He has a passion to ride, but the same passion for his community. And for those worried we're talking politics, don't worry, we stayed at a 30,000 foot perspective on that one! 

Ready to checkout some sweet dirt in Michigan? Todd Poquette is the race director for 3 amazing races that will challenge mountain bikers, fat bikers, gravel bikers and runners depending on the race. He also is the head cheese for the 906 Adventure Team which is an organization that gets kids out on bikes in awesome numbers. Listen in to learn more! https://906adventureteam.com

Jake can run crazy fast, and for long distances too. So much that he has qualified and been selected to represent the USA on an international stage! He qualified for the IAU 24 hour championships in Albi, France coming up this October, after running over 157 miles in 24 hours at the Desert Solstice event in November last year. He'll be racing for the solo win, but also for team USA as the top 3 mileage of both men and women will count as the total team time. Get em Jake! We're proud of you man!

3 Big Events, Bigfoot 200, Tahoe 200, Moab 240 Running 200 miles is crazy enough, but doing one in August, the next in September, and the last 240 mile one in October is crazy! But hey, someone has to do it right? Jen Merchant completed all three last year and gives us her take on how to train, race, adapt, and recover. Oh yeah, we talk hallucinations on the trail too.

Sanjay Rawal is an accomplished film director, runner, and all around amazing human! His new film focuses on the spiritual journey of the run and its impact on human psychology. The core of this film is about the 3100 mile run called the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, but also touches on the Marathon Munks of Mt Hiei Japan, a Kalahari Bushman hunter, and to a champion Navajo ultramarathoner and his running journey. Film - https://3100film.com/

So let’s talk cycling, like real fast cycling, actually real fast anything. Today our guest is Denise Mueller-Korenek. She set a world record for the fastest flat surface, motor paced, bicycle speed record in September last year at 296 kmh, 183.93 mph. Motor paced or not, this is simply amazing to me. Have y’all ever tried going say 30mph on a bike on your own for a few miles on a flat? How about in a paceline? It’s tough! Listen in to hear her amazing story!

Have you heard of the Canadian Death Race or Sinister Triple? Keri Bowzaylo is the Co race director of the CDR, sponsorship coordinator of the series, and leads the training camps for all too. Plus she's a personal trainer so we dig into the events and preparation for them!  Also, our Canadian division is providing a 15% off code on any orange mud gear for use on www.orangemud.ca. The code is CHEATDEATHWITHORANGEMUD and is valid till 8/31/19. 

First off, Amanda "Panda" Nauman is freaking awesome. She's a legit pro cyclist that performs just as well racing short course cyclocross as she does 200 mile gravel grinders. She's won DK200, Land Run 100, Coast 2 Coast 200, Belgian Waffle Ride, and countless other events. Aside from having loads of cycling power, she's a down to earth bike geek who loves to tech out on bike details, while wearing a big smile on her face.

David Wilson and Amy Margolis wanted to spend more time together and experience life to the fullest. So they picked up a sprinter van, built it out themselves, and took off from their home base in Seattle to go big on life. They've been on their journey for over a year now and yeah, I'm crazy jealous! 

Marvin Sandoval is a run and cycling coach, has completed all of the Leadville events multiple times, has been on the Leadman podium multiple times, and is a Training Peaks certified coach. Listen in for his tips on tackling the Leadville 100 mtb and Leadville 100 run.  If you're racing the Leadville 100 mtb checkout the course preview video that Marvin and I made last year. It's on VIMEO as "Leadville 100 MTB Preview Video"

Want to be a GOMR? Do you like running relays but don't want to coordinate a van? Donny has an amazing layout in North Carolina for a 208 mile running relay. Or if you want to Ruck, he has that, want to relay it for 104 miles, he has it, or want to straight up run a 52 or 104 mile event by yourself? Check! 

Gravel Ride for Maisies Pride is an amazing race in terms of scenery, toughness, a family atmosphere, and perfect training for the Dirty Kanza which is just 3 weeks after the event. Aside from the 100ish mile ride, there is a 5k and 25k run too! Proceeds go to funding the local town's swimming pool which was originally funded by Maisie DeVore who picked up cans on the side of the road for over 30 years to generate funds. 

Today’s call is with Wayne McMurtrie. This dude is a friggin beast! A lot of us want to run a marathon, a 5k, 100 miler, or whatever, teeny distance that may be….at least compared to him. Wayne however has ran some epic distances as a mechanism of coping with PTSD and inspiring others to find their own outlet. 

Many of you know that I’m a huge fan of anything on two wheels, ideally on dirt. Over the last 20 years we’ve seen some huge changing in cycling and one of the most exciting to me is the growth at the true foundation of the sport, with kids! So on that note I’m very excited to have Austin McInerny on the call today. He’s the president of NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, and a wealth of knowledge in the sport and development of our cycling future!

Today we’re going to focus on the top mistakes that endurance athletes make. I love this topic because most of us that like endurance sports, like to talk about the next big nutrition fad, drink, etc, but don’t always research it as thoroughly as we should. I’ve been playing with a roughly adapted Keto diet for about 7 months now, and though I’ve had some successes, I’ve had some failures too. Listen in to learn from the board certified and registered sports dietician Dina Griffin! 

This episode was a lot of fun and ran a bit late as riding a bike is always a fun discussion, and choosing a good custom wheel set is something so many of us probably go into without the best knowledge. So if you're ready to learn about a new gravel bike race, new ultra run, cold weather gear for gravel biking, and how to choose components on a super high level for a custom wheelset, this is the episode!