Today’s guest, Stacey Shaver-Matson is one of our Arkansas trail running friends.  She's run just about every Arkansas trail race! She also did the Tahoe 200 in 2018.  She’s a board member for AURA, the Arkansas Ultra Running Association, and also race director for Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon, Ouachita Trail 50, and the Arkansas Traveller 100.  We talk about the awesome Arkansas trail running community, the races she’s run and directs, and her battle back from knee surgery for a...

Strategies when dealing with the unknown. Thoughts on how I'm dealing with a possible setback. Focus on what you can control. Stay positive and hopeful. Seek support from others. Set new, realistic goals.

Christine is the overall winner of this year’s Outlaw 100 135-mile race! They called her “The Little Engine that Could” during the race. You’ll have to listen to find out why! She was also 2nd female at the 2021 Moab 240 Mile race! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her and talking about her impressive race resume, how she picks her races and her simple race strategy that has obviously worked great for her!   Show Notes: http://www.theriot.run/christinet

Join me as we have a great conversation with Devin Nelson.  He’s a family man who discovered there was something special in pushing his body to do hard things.  After discovering and racing Tough Mudder races he found himself running long distances on the trails.  Then, he was signing up to run challenging ultramarathons!  We have great discussions about training with a family, DNFs, redemption, mindset, and more! http://www.theriot.run/devinn

Let's take some time to evaluate our lives in light of our values, goals, and priorities.

A few tips to stay disciplined in training and life.

Shaun Barnes is a friend who we’ve had on the podcast a few times before. He’s been doing big stuff!  If you remember, we had him and his coach on to talk about his experience doing the Triple Crown of 200s.  Then, we had him on to catch up and talk about the Iditarod Trail Invitational which he ended up not finishing, but he learned a ton!  THEN, we had him on to discuss his experience returning to the ITI which resulted in an awesome finish.  We even spoke to his girlfriend at the end for a...

Today, we have a special guest who embodies perseverance and determination. Jonathan Prosser is a runner, husband, and father who overcame a DNF on his first difficult 100 miler and went on to finish the Outlaw 100. Then, the Leadville 100!  Not only that, he’s a husband, and father, and now directs a race in Kansas called the Skyline Scramble. Join us as we delve into Jonathan's journey and find out what he does to get it all done.   Show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/jonathanp

Kathleen is an adventurer!  She’s hiked some amazing places all over the world.  She also has had the opportunity to run some great races.  Most recently, she won the Bigfoot 200 having done a large portion of her training by bagging 14ers and having a blast doing it! Show notes here:  http://www.theriot.run/kathleene

Sometimes, we've got to evaluate and backtrack.  And there's nothing wrong with that! I share a bit of my personal struggle on this one......and my plan...I'll be back!

We get to talk about so many things in the podcast!   After years of fighting sciatic nerve pain, Meghan began to search for the reason behind it and a natural way to fix the problem.  She’s now pain-free and has become a Functional Movement & Ultrarunning Coach.  She’s run all the distances pain-free including the Tahoe 200 last year.  Meghan is also a podcast host of the “She Runs Ultras” podcast.  Right now she’s been focusing on helping women run their first 50K.  Her goal is to help...

Are you living...or just surviving? Are you alive...or just existing? Find what makes you come alive.  And run hard after it!

Julie Hromadka lives here in Oklahoma and has been crushing her races.  I’ve had the privilege to coach her through some of 2022 and for her first 100-mile race at the Lake Murray Endurance Run.  Julie is a bundle of positivity and always encourages others.  She has the desire to see other women on the trails and has started group runs for women in her area to introduce ladies to the trails. Show notes here:  http://www.theriot.run/julieh

Mid-Week Motivation - Practice what you preach!  In running....and in life.

Listen in as I got to know Eric Whittington and Brent Ransom with URultra.   I love the story of how this all came together.  If you don't know, URultra is a veteran-owned company that focuses not only on providing race directors and runners with a quality race registration platform but also on giving back to the community as a portion of every race registration goes to charity.  Check out their slick site! Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/urultra

Catching up with Arlen Glick!  Arlen has been on a tear!  Since our last visit with him, he placed 3rd at Western States, 2nd at Run Rabbit Run and he'll be running Javelina Jundred when this is released!     Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/arleng3

This was a great chat with Kristian Morgan who ran the Appalachian trail in 44 days, 4 hours, and 54 minutes!  The second fastest at the time!   Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/kristianmorgan

Enjoy a great chat with Thomas McGinn of Long Run Coffee.  We talk running, life, and COFFEE!!  All great topics! Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/longruncoffee Run the Riot Roast:  https://www.longruncoffee.com/product-page/run-the-riot  

This week on the podcast - Phil De Gruy from South Louisiana.  Phil is a 2x cancer survivor who decided to fight cancer through healthy living and endurance running!  He's since started a podcast and is starting a foundation to help kids who have lost a parent to cancer. Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/phildegruy

Hey there my friends!  Just chatting about my plans for the Tahoe 200 this weekend and my mindset going in.  Also, I've included a little challenge.  :)

Bryan Gillette started doing epic things at an early age.  At 20 years old, he rode his bike across the US.  Then he got into ultrarunning and after running other distances, completed the Tahoe 200.   He took his experience on the trail and then interviewed 100 leaders (CEOs, CXOs, CIOs, CHROs, CFOs, founders, and ultra-distance athletes) to see how they take really big ideas across the finish line.  He then penned the book, EPIC Performance. Show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/BryanG

A little race report and motivation put together.  :) I had the privilege to run the Flower Moon 50M in Pawhuska, OK at Osage Hills State Park.  It's an awesome Outlaw race!  I used it as a training run for the Tahoe 200.  The heat and humidity were challenging and I had to practice what I preached for the last midweek motivation!  Got it done - No Guts, No Story

Reminder: When you can't do what you want, do what you can.

Jason Koomen is on a mission to run a 100 miler in every state.  He’s on number 30 so far!  We talk about the Loup Garou 100, Hurt 100, Outlaw 100, and others.  He and his wife have also adopted children from Ukraine in the past and have been helping people through their contacts.  If you would like to help there are info and links in the show notes. Show Notes:  http://www.theriot.run/jasonkoomen

Shaun Barnes is a friend who we’ve had on the podcast a couple of times before. He’s been doing big stuff!  If you remember, we had him and his coach on to talk about his experience doing the Triple Crown of 200s.  Then, we had him on to catch up and talk about the Iditarod Trail Invitational which he ended up not finishing, but he learned a ton!  This time, we get to discuss his experience this year running the ITI which resulted in an awesome finish.  Keep listening at the end where we chat...