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#327: Mikie Pylilo & Amy Donaldson Brass -- Journey Through the Desert on "A Long Way From Nowhere" Mar 17, 2023

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This week we are talking with two of my favorite people on the planet Amy Donaldson Brass and Mikie Pylilo!! Amy and Mikie's journey across the Kokopelli was featured in our film "A Long Way From Nowhere" and on today's episode we sit down and hear about their experiences during that race. We also talk about some parts that didn't make the final edit and get their perspectives on the movie! These two are absolutely amazing!! This episode is full of a lot of laughs! I hope you enjoy!

#326: "A Long Way From Nowhere", Announcing Our Film With Paul Scheuring Mar 11, 2023

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Very excited to announce the release of our film A LONG WAY FROM NOWHERE available free online at the Audacious Report Youtube Channel!! WATCH THE FILM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0ddwnZ5CEM What compels a person to run 150 miles through the desert at the height of summer? Is it the need for achievement, the competitive instinct, or something more profound—a spiritual need for hardship, for catharsis, and from it, healing? A Long Way From Nowhere highlights ordinary people on an extreme adventure who discover that we often find ourselves not out in the great big yonder.... but from within. A Long Way From Nowhere is brought to you by Filmmakers Paul Scheuring and Chris Ward - who met on the trail at this event in 2018. Paul has over twenty years of professional filmmaking experience working as a writer, producer, and director, with credits such as the FOX smash TV hit Prison Break, which he created, and the Discovery miniseries Klondike. Chris is a middle school science teacher and first-time director who has produced over 325 episodes of his adventure sports podcast Like a Bigfoot. “Cinematic, motivating, and (at times) heart-wrenching, "A Long Way from Nowhere" is one of the best adventure films I have seen in a long time. Two thumbs up and five big stars!” - Travis Macy- athlete and author of The Ultra Mindset

#325: Robbie Balenger -- "The Audacious Report", Finding Himself On The "Colorado Crush" Mar 03, 2023

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This week we are sitting down and chatting with the absolutely incredible athlete Robbie Balenger!!! In 2021, Robbie completed the Colorado Crush, a challenge he created which consisted of running all the events in Leadville (marathon, 50 miler and 100 miler) along with running the entire Colorado Trail and summiting all of the 14ers all in one summer. It is a mind blowing and incredibly hard accomplishment! Robbie and filmmaker Reece Robinson were able to capture all the ups and downs with their excellent film called "Colorado Crush" on their channel "The Audacious Report" (where our film will appear in a few weeks!) In this episode we talk all about that challenge. How did Robbie scare a bear away using the sultry voice of Rod Stewart? In what ways has his view on masculinity changed by taking on giant endurance challenges? What has he discovered by taking on the filmmaking project "Audacious Report" with Reece and what plans do they have for the future of their channel? Truly hope you all enjoy this episode!! It was quite the honor to chat with such an amazing dude!!

#324: Cameron Bellamy -- Where the Mind Goes During a 56+ Hour Ocean Swim & Rowing the Drake Passage Feb 24, 2023

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This week we are chatting with ultra endurance ocean swimmer and rower Cameron Bellamy!! In 2019, Cameron swam across the open ocean for 56+ hours from Barbados to St. Lucia and then followed it up by rowing with a team of five other guys across the treacherous Drake Passage to Antarctica. In this episode, we talk about what it is like to swim for over two days. Where does the mind go? How do you battle the self doubt, the fear, the slow degradation of the body? We also talk about how the body feels after swimming through a swarm of jellyfish, Cameron's charity "Ubunye Challenge" which raises money for early childhood education in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe, how he got into big endurance adventures and what his experience was like rowing the Drake for Discovery Channel's Impossible Row. This one is a can't miss episode!!!! I hope you are completely inspired and awed by Cameron as I am! MORE FROM CAMERON BELLAMY: Support his charity: https://www.ubunyechallenge.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam_ubunye/ Impossible Row: https://www.discovery.com/shows/the-impossible-row

#323: Mathias Eichler -- Running Every Street in Olympia, R2R2R, Cushman Six and Other Adventures Feb 10, 2023

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This week we are chatting with Mathias Eichler about everything from running every single street in his town of Olympia, Washington to taking on the Rim to Rim to Rim at the Grand Canyon!! Mathias is also the host of the Singletrack Podcast, race director at Rock Candy Running, and puts on the Trail Running Film Festival. MORE FROM MATHIAS: Website: https://mathiaseichler.com Podcast: https://singletrack.fm Festival: https://www.trailfilmfest.com Rock Candy Running: http://rockcandyrunning.com

#322: Emily Keddie -- Battling Through Moab 240, Tahoe 200, the Snowman Race and Imposter Syndrome Feb 03, 2023

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In this episode we are chatting with ultrarunner Emily Keddie about her experiences taking on incredibly long races like the Moab 240 and Tahoe 200! We also discuss the Snowman Race- an incredibly difficult stage race that she was invited to race by His Majesty the King of Bhutan. Then we dive into her future plans at the Cocodona 250 and discuss the challenges she faces in her journey as an elite athlete. Emily is very open about her struggles with the Imposter Syndrome and we explore how we all face it in different aspects of life. I really enjoyed chatting with Emily and I hope you all are inspired by her and her journey! MORE FROM EMILY: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyin.thewild/

#321: Reid Delman -- Tales from Race Directing and Wrestling, Creating Gemini Adventures Jan 27, 2023

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This week we are chatting with Gemini Adventures Race Director Reid Delman!! In this episode, Reid and I celebrate their Desert RATS Trail Running Festival becoming a part of the UTMB World Series races and discuss how they are approaching that change. We also dive into how and why he started Gemini Adventures, tales from Dadmode, and Reid shares his passion for wrestling while he was growing up! Reid is AWESOME and I've been really happy to get to know him and to take on a bunch of his races over the years!

#320: Brian Passenti -- Multiple Adventures at Leadville 100 and Moab 240 Jan 20, 2023

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This week we are sitting down with ultra runner and coach Brian Passenti to talk about all things Leadville and Moab 240!!! Brian is an incredible athlete who has really embraced the LOOOOOOONG distances over the past decade or so. In this episode we hear about his experiences running MULTIPLE Leadville 100s and Moab 240s along with how he wound up in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, his mountain lion encounter on Mt. Sopris, and how he balances being an athlete/coach with his regular job and family life. Hope you all enjoy the episode!!! I’m taking away a lot of inspiration from Brian and can’t wait to see him at future races!! MORE FROM BRIAN: https://www.instagram.com/passentiontherun/?hl=en Coaching: https://www.altitudeendurancecoaching.com

#319: Kelly Halpin -- The Relationship Between Adventure and Art, WURL & Grand Teton Picnic Jan 13, 2023

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I really enjoy people who bring their own unique and creative perspective to adventures in the outdoors. They fully embrace their individuality and find interesting ways to express what it feels like to be pushing their limits in really beautiful places. It’s that expression of these adventures that always fascinates me. This week we are chatting with adventurer and artist Kelly Halpin about the overlap between art and exploration. Kelly is a fantastic artist and an inspiring ultra endurance athlete living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the foot of the Tetons. She has taken on countless epic adventures in the mountains including multiple WURLs- Wasatch Ultimate Ridge Linkup (which truly must be one of the hardest challenges out there) and Grand Teton Picnics- Triathlon combining cycling from Jackson Hole, swimming across Jenny Lake, summiting the Grand Teton and then doing everything in reverse. In this episode we talk about both of those huge challenges, how her journey as an artist and adventure have co-existed, and the freedom doing hard things in the mountains brings her. This is a really good one!! I hope you enjoy!! And be sure to check out Kelly’s art at her website and some of the awesome films that have been produced about her adventures! Website: https://www.kellyhalpin.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyehalpin/ “A Walk in the Park” (Teton Picnic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQcOJ4EHXr4

#318: Sunny Stroeer -- Epic Adventures on the Hayduke Trail and the Iditarod Invitational Jan 06, 2023

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This week we are chatting with an adventurer Sunny Stroeer!! "Sunny is a free spirit and adventurer. A Harvard MBA and hard-charging strategy consultant in her twenties, she turned her back on material possessions and career shortly after turning 30 in order to live in an Astrovan so she could run and climb full-time instead." (Sunnystroeer.com) In this episode we talk all about her adventures fast packing the Hayduke Trail, one of the absolute hardest thru hikes in the world! She also shares stories from the Iditarod Trail Invitation and talks about why she absolutely loves that event. Sunny is out there exploring her limits in the back country through all sorts of sports and I am honored to have her on the show and hope to have her back for a future episode! Enjoy!! MORE FROM SUNNY STROEER: Website: http://www.sunnystroeer.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sstroeer/?hl=en AWExpeditions: https://awexpeditions.org

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