Christen McFarland can be found at Northeast Ohio’s favorite specialty run shop, Vertical Runner. There, Christen offers much more than personalized service and gait analysis. Christen really listens to the needs and goals of runners both seasoned and new and serves as a wonderful ambassador of our sport. Christen herself is an accomplished trail runner having competed in many races including Mohican 50 mile and The Burning River 100. In today’s show, I chat with Christen about all the...

This past May a new ultra race was born in the desert of central Arizona. They call it the Cocodona 250, a combination of the names Coconino and Sedona. The Cocodona takes runners on an epic point-to-point course from Black Canyon City to downtown Flagstaff leading runners through desert, canyons, pine forests, up and over mountain ranges, down Whiskey Row, and through historical mining towns. 42,313 ft of elevation gain across 255.8 miles with a 125-hour cutoff, Aravaipa Running is calling...

Kristopher Cargile is a man of many talents. Kris works as an EMT, a trail running guide for Top Out Adventures,  a course ambassador for Trans Rockies, and volunteers and works at trail and adventure races across the United States, and so much more. I...

Jeremy Peterson wrote an article for Eat Clean Run Dirty Magazine about the Holiday Lake 50k titled Horton’s Holiday. The Holiday Lake 50k is a loop course circling Holiday Lake itself as well as using country roads and trails in that area. The weather...

Sabrina Stanley is a trail and ultra runner who lives and trains in Silverton, CO. Sabrina’s resume includes a win at HURT 100, Grand Raid La Reunion, and Hardrock as well as an F3 finish at Western States. While Sabrina’s wins are impressive what...

In the summer 2020 issue of Eat Clean, Run Dirty Magazine we take a deep dive into the 200-mile genera with an incredible article by David Infante titled A Journey Into The Self. I personally have not run or been present at any 200-mile race. I do have...

In the Summer issue of Eat Clean, Run Dirty Magazine Ryan Mulcahy is the subject of an article titled With Purpose. The article is a part of a regular installment to gain an understanding of other folks that share our wild spaces. The outdoors brings...

Maggie Olson wrote a wildly helpful article for Eat Clean Run Dirty Magazine on how to fund your running habit. Those big goal races are completely attainable, you just need the right training plan for your finances. This is an expanded audio version of the favorite article from ECRD Issue 1.

Cody Reed is a badass trail runner. He runs to compete at both popular American trail races and big gnarly international ultras. He lives and trains in Flagstaff, AZ, is one of the Coconino Cowboys, has incredible hair, and is a pretty rad human. Jess talks about all these things and more in this podcast episode. Get social with Cody on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cody.reed.921 or on Instagram ...

Alie Columbus of Boise, Idaho is set her sights on becoming an ultra runner. She picked out a pretty cool local trail race to be her first 50k experience, The Wilson Creek Frozen 50k. Alie talked with Jess right before the race about what most exciting to her and what her biggest worries were. Then after Wilson Creek they talked again about how the race went and Alie shares some pretty inspiring words. If you’ve been in the sport of trail and ultra running for a long time and maybe...

Sabrina Stanley is the sweetest lady beast in the land. In this episode of the podcast Jess asks Sabrina about her experiences being the first American to ever win at the super rugged and beautiful Diagonale des Fous and what her goals are for 2020. Jess get a little “fan girl” about the whole thing and struggles with words. You can literally hear her smile. It’s a fun episode. Check out Sabrina’s website here -> https://www.sabrinastanley.com/ Learn more about the...

Sean Blanton is race director and owner of Run Bum Tours, he’s a road and trail runner as well as having competed in hundreds of ultras, and he is a pretty rad guy with a passion for adventure. Sean is spending some time along the Florida Trail preparing for his new race The Wild Florida 120 and his epic 1,100+ mile through hike of the scenic and gnarly Florida Trail. Learn more about Sean’s races by visiting https://www.runbumtours.com/ Check out Urban Artifact Brewery at...

Eamonn Powers discusses Last Horse Runners, Wayne Watch Podcast, Ultra Running Memes, and the beauty of the tribe that is the ultra running community. Sit back, throw some Pizza Rolls in that toaster oven, and enjoy this show. Check out The Herd at the https://www.lasthorserunners.com/ Listen to Wayne Watch HERE. Get the latest episodes of …

Idaho is home to a wild and rugged 100 mile mountain race called IMTUF, or the Idaho Mountain Ultra Trail Festival. This September 2019 I traveled across the country with friends to complete this amazing event. As with most formidable challenges we are battling much more than conditions and the course and the take away …

In this episode Jess discusses depression, post race blues, and owning your s**t. Are you having a personal crisis? Maybe it’s because you’ve completely abandoned yourself. Here’s a few thoughts and steps that may help. Get the latest episodes of the Sugarstride Podcast directly on your mobile device. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and …

This is the race report of my 2019 attempt of the Bighorn 100. I made it to mile 78 in about 28.5 hours. It’s a hard thing to digest, a DNF at a hard mountain race. I definitely have 100 mile wreckage with my body, I trained my ass off, I climbed mountains, overcame many …

As runners we ask our bodies to do all sorts of things for us. Long runs, strength training, intervals, pub runs, trail miles, lunges, yoga, and even pulling a car tire around. You get the picture. Our bodies are being punished pretty much daily. What we fuel our bodies with is always important but critical …

Jason Green is a super cool guy. He always has a positive attitude and a big warm smile on his face. Jason genuinely wants everyone to feel like they belong and give them the opportunity to realize just what kinds of amazing things they can accomplish. Jason does so many things in support of the …

Shannon Howell just wants to be faster than the boys. Shannon Howell is a Beast Coast power house. She runs up gnarly , rocky mountains on the east coast like its no big deal. Shannon also happens to be super caring and wildly considerate. She is often leading the field in the toughest races east …

The Georgia Death Race is one of my very favorite trail running events anywhere. The East Coast trail community shows up in a big way to run or support this amazing event. The coarse is absolutely ridiculous and at points hard just for the sake of being hard. There is liquor at about every aid …

This was supposed to be a podcast about finishing a race. This was going to be a glorious tale of comebacks. A sweet story of race revenge. Instead it’s about a race that never even started. It’s about opportunity. Seizing the day. It’s about not just raining on your day but it storm of the …

The Grindstone 100 was beautiful, adverse, well organized, and surrounded by an amazing community in Virginia. This is an account of one lady’s trek to a buckle and a Hardrock Qualifier and all the Keystone Light, rocks, and chaffing that go into an epic finish. Find out more about the Grindstone 100 HERE.   Get …

If you’re a trail and ultra runner you do not need a race bib to have an epic running tour of a beautiful trail. Travis Lloyd is a special guest this week and discusses how to plan a running adventure and why it really can be even better than any big name race with a …

The inaugural UTE 100 mile trail race was rugged, remote, and beautiful. It was an excellent representation of the East Coast flavor of ultra running set in those gorgeous valley and peaks of the west. This is the story of Jessica Croisant’s 82 mile jog in the mountains. She was well beyond her comfort zone …