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#307: Tim Barr 3 -- Up Against the Leadman Oct 14, 2022

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What is it like to persevere when your body is broken and your mind is telling you that you won't be able to make it? What makes someone push through anyways? Where does the grit and resilience come from? Tim Barr was at mile 40 of the Leadville 100 when he had his biggest ultrarunning "gut check moment". His legs were destroyed from the 100 mile mountain bike just a week before. He had spent all summer taking on the Leadman- essentially all the big races in Leadville, CO all within one summer. I was there. I watched him stand up and soldier on...despite the pure agony. And he pushed 60 more miles to the finish. This week we are chatting with Tim about this incredible adventure! I am very inspired by him and excited to share this one!!

#306: Matt Johnson -- Journey From Sprint Car Racing to Ultrarunning Oct 07, 2022

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In this episode we are chatting with Ultrarunner Matt Johnson about his journey from racing Sprint Cars to racing Ultras!! Matt's trail running story recently culminated in his attempt at taking on the behemoth Leadville 100 out here in Colorado but began just a few short years ago in Virginia. We also dive into the Warrior Mindset, his experiences racing cars and why he loves ultra endurance races! I hope you enjoy the episode!!!!

#305: Jason Hardrath -- Wisdom Cultivated Through 115 FKTs, "Journey to 100" Film Sep 30, 2022

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Get your pencils and journals ready everybody because you're gonna want to write down pretty much everything Jason Hardrath says in this episode!!!! Chatting with Jason was exactly what I imagine talking to the wiseman at the top of the mountain is like! Which is sensible considering Jason is the type of person you'd find on the top of many many mountains. A few years ago he set out to complete 100 FKTs (Fastest Known Times). Throughout the journey he gained insight and wisdom as he expressed his specific type of art- movement through nature. The adventures were epic and the ideas cultivated throughout were beyond life changing. Once he got to FKT 99 he decide the wanted number 100 to be beyond monumental. He decided to set out to climb the 100 tallest mountains in Washington faster than anyone else. In other words, instead of taking on a short or "easy" FKT, he challenged himself to CLIMB MOUNTAINS FOR FIFTY STRAIGHT DAYS!! I truly hope you enjoy this one as I think Jason absolutely gets "it" - what adventure can do for our souls, how it impacts our lives, and what it truly feels like to experience this world to the fullest! Be sure to check out the film about this attempt "Journey to 100"! Website: https://www.jasonhardrath.com "Journey to 100": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMg5bMtixPs&t=1s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonhardrath/?hl=en

#304: John Maxwell -- Balancing Life with Ultrarunning Sep 23, 2022

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This week we are chatting with the incredible ultra runner John Maxwell about balancing life responsibilities with athletic goals! John also shares about many of his various ultra running adventures around the Pacific Northwest!! This one's awesome!!! Hope you all enjoy it!

#303: Lauren Spraker -- Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro with Her Dad Sep 16, 2022

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In this week we are chatting with my coworker and fellow middle school teacher Lauren Spraker!! Last summer Lauren got the opportunity to hike up the behemoth Mt. Kilimanjaro with her dad. Through this adventure she got to experience the wonder of the mountain and the beauty of a group of strangers coming together to get everyone to the top!

#302: Ryan Van Duzer -- A Love for Life & Adventure!! Sep 09, 2022

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In this episode, the AWESOME Ryan Van Duzer shares tales from all sorts of adventures: RAGBRAI, cycling from Honduras to his home in Boulder, Leadville 100, the Colorado Trail, and much more!! He also shares his enthusiasm for inspiring humans all around to step outside of their comfort zones and explore this beautiful world on bike or foot! Check out all of Ryan's adventures on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/duzertv His enthusiasm is infectious and I truly hope this episode inspires you to go out and chase adventure!!

#301: Monthly Challenges, Journaling Every Day & Summer (Mis)Adventures!! Sep 02, 2022

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WE'RE BACK!!!!!!! We are kicking off the self titled "season 2" of the Like a Bigfoot Podcast with our good buddy Brady Manriquez!! In this episode we chat about a new challenge I'm taking on- a different challenge each month! This month I journaled every day (or most days) and we talk about why this is a positive thing and the ways it affected my life. We also share stories from summer adventures and misadventures and I talk about a couple potentially disastrous trail runs in Iceland and Moab.

SUMMER REPLAY -- Calvin Johannsen's "14er Project", 111 Mountains in 105 Days Aug 19, 2022

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OUR LAST SUMMER REPLAY FOR 2022!!! SUPER SIZED EPISODE!! Calvin Johannsen's Epic Quest to climb the 100 tallest mountains in the continental US in 100 days! In this episode, he recounts the highs and lows of solo travel, waxes poetically about how awesome it is to sleep in the back of a Prius, explains how he dealt with the post-adventure slump, and, of course, reveals about the trials and tribulations of climbing some of the most rugged mountains in the U.S. over 100 straight days.

SUMMER REPLAY: Alexandera Houchin -- Adventures from a Bikepacking Champion Aug 05, 2022

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This week we are chatting with bikepacking champion, extraordinary endurance athlete, and all around awesome human being Alexandera Houchin! Alexandera has had an inspiring athletic journey culminating in dominant performances at the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail Race, amongst many other long distance bike races. She rides her single speed bike for days and days rocking steel toed boots, fixes bikes with sporks, and continues to smile and laugh despite any obstacle thrown her way. More importantly, she’s a super down to earth, resilient, positive person who was an absolute joy to chat with! I’m seriously in awe of her accomplishments and her humbleness. In this episode we chat all about her recent record setting ride on the 486 mile Colorado Trail, her journey from back of the pack in her very first race to becoming the first woman to win back to back Tour Divides (a 2,745 mile race from Canada to Mexico), and the lessons she has learned along the way. This one was one of my favorite episodes of the show so far! My mind is blown by the adventures Alexandera has had and her evolution as an athlete. I’m so honored she would spend some time to chat and felt like her perspective on endurance sports was incredibly relatable. I hope she inspires all of you to take on some major challenges in 2020! I know my motivation was through the roof after recording the episode! MORE FROM ALEXANDERA HOUCHIN: Alexandera’s Blog: https://alexandherrastro.wordpress.com Outside Magazine Article: https://www.outsideonline.com/2397215/alexandera-houchin-endurance-cycling REI Article: https://www.rei.com/blog/cycle/alexandera-houchin-is-the-peoples-champion-of-bikepacking Bikepacking Article: https://bikepacking.com/news/alexandera-houchin-2019-tour-divide/ MORE LIKE A BIGFOOT: Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/like-a-bigfoot/id1160773293?mt=2 Soundcloud Archives: https://soundcloud.com/chris-ward-126531464 Stitcher Archives: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/like-a-bigfoot Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/likeabigfoot/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/likeabigfoot/

SUMMER REPLAY: Uncle Joel -- "The Endless Winter", Yearlong Climbing Trip Around the World Jul 22, 2022

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OUR EIGTH SUMMER REPLAY!!! “The Endless Winter”. A year spent climbing mountains all over the world. In 1969 when asked if he would like to engage in this adventure, my uncle Joel Bown said “something really profound like ‘sure, why not?'” Two years of planning later, armed with a tent, a future paradigm-shifting mountaineer Arlene Blum and an “around-the-world” plane ticket, he was off to climb the world. This meant climbing in places like Ethiopia, Uganda, Afghanistan, Iran, and camping out in the wilderness on the other side of the world in order to face some of the tallest mountains on the planet. This is some real life-altering adventures here folks. Really anything else I write can’t possibly do justice to this story. And quite frankly, I’m so excited to share this episode that I do not want to spoil ANYTHING! My Uncle Joel has always been a funny, engaging storyteller, but somehow I had never heard this story; the excursion that set him off towards lifelong adventure in the wilderness. Eventually, there will be more episodes with Joel, seeing how he has many stories beyond his globetrotting year of rock climbing. So check back in for those in the future. As always I am extremely grateful that Joel would share his story with us as we continue our quest to ignite adventure in everyone who listens!

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