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Jim Walmsley – His Run at Western States 2016 Jun 29, 2016

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Jim Wamsley and His Run at Western States 2016 All eyes were glued to Jim Walmsley’s breakneck speed as he traversed the Western States Endurance Run course on Saturday. Chewing deeper into the course record as miles fell under his feet, Jim was putting on a clinic on how to …

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Colleen and Chris – A Family Affair to the Starting Line at Western States 100, Part One Jun 28, 2016

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Colleen and Chris and Their Journey to Western States All Trails Lead to Auburn, but everyone has their own journey to the starting line in Squaw Valley. While some earned Golden Tickets, others nabbed a sponsor spot or finished top 10 last year. Colleen and Chris, two siblings from Northern California, …

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Paul Terranova Interview – Tapering, Hundreds, Aid Stations, and more Jun 15, 2016

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Paul Terranova Interview Paul Terranova joins us 10 days before Western States Endurance Run to talk about how he prepares for a race, his tapering routine, how he travels smart, and what he expects to go down during the Big Dance. Four years ago Paul Terranova completed the Kona Slam–the …

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Brad Dains Interview – Midwest Ultra Scene Jun 07, 2016

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Brad Dains Interview Brad Dains joined Ethan and I to chat about his most recent hundred miler–his fifth in 18 months–and lessons he’s learned during past races. What’ll he do differently in his next big race, and how will he find time to train with a pregnant wife and three …

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Brian Morrison Interview – Ten Years Later Jun 02, 2016

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Brian Morrison Interview Ten years ago, Brian Morrison staggered across the finish line in Auburn, the first to do so at the iconic Western States Endurance Run. Only problem is, he’d been assisted by his pacer Scott Jurek and the Board disqualified him for not completing the race under his …

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Timothy Olson Interview – Overtraining, Reality Shows, Run Mindfull Retreats, and Family Balance Episode May 20, 2016

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Timothy Olson Interview After setting the Western States course record, Timothy Olson has had mixed success in competition. Along with some more monster wins, Timothy has also struggled with symptoms that resemble Over Training Syndrome. His physical mojo was gone, he was tired, sore, and struggled to race past 30 miles …

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Darcy Piceu Interview May 19, 2016

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Darcy Piceu Interview Whether you know her as Darcy Africa or Darcy Piceu, she’s undoubtedly the Queen of Hardrock, having won the race in three out of her six finishes. Darcy also holds the overall (male or female) record for the Rocky Mountain Slam—that’s Bighorn 100, Hardrock 100, Leadville …

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Mental Health, Depression, and Ultrarunning – A Talk with Nikki Kimball and John Onate, MD May 05, 2016

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Nikki Kimball and John Onate, MD: Depression and Ultrarunning Nikki Kimball is one of the most accomplished female ultrarunners in the sport. She’s won Marathon des Sables, UTMB, Western States, represented the US overseas in countless races, and even went to Olympic Trials for the damn biathlon. Nikki has also been …

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Jade Belzberg – Her First Hundred Miler Apr 27, 2016

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Jade Belzberg And Her First Hundred Miler Sarah and I asked Jade Belzberg to come on the show to share her story about her first hundred miler. Jade is like many people in the sport…she’s run a bunch of 50ks, one 50 miler, then jumped feet first into a hundred. Not …

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Dominic Grossman Interview – Overtraining Syndrome Apr 20, 2016

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Dominic Grossman and Overtraining Syndrome Sarah and I chat with Dominic Grossman about his life on the trails and overtraining syndrome: The symptoms, effects, and results of this interesting condition. We’re not doctors, but we get a very real sense of what OTS does to the body and the mind …

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