Chiowa

Today, we are joined by RDs Forrest Parsons and Charles Steele to discuss their backyard style ultra, the Pulmonary Vein Stenosis 4 Mile EHOH race. Charles talks about his direct connection to the rare, serious condition, and the pair comment on putting on their first race, getting into running, and how they decided that a backyard race was the right race for this! To learn about their race, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pulmonaryveinstenosis4mileehoh To sign up for the race, head over to https://secure.getmeregistered.com/get_information.php?event_id=MTYxNzMwNTEzNjg2MTOCGFIK7mFobKbz You can also donate directly to the organization, which is looking to gift money to the Boston Children's Hospital, one of the leading institutions for PVS. Learn more about PVS: https://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/programs/o-_-z/pulmonary-vein-stenosis-program

The Michaels welcome on friend of the podcast and newly minted trail runner, Nicki Mullan! Nicki ran the 15.6 mile Earth Day race a few weeks back -- not only was it her first trail race, it was her first race of any kind, and the longest she has EVER ran! In true Nicki fashion, she kicked ass. Hear about her approach to the trail world and racing, accomplishing a task that seemed crazy not too long ago, and above all - enjoying her time on the trail.

The Michaels RAN together, IN PERSON! At the Earth Day 50k trail race. You'll hear all about it on this episode -- a race recap, including some highs, lows, what food we ate (obviously), thoughts on the trail, and many more. We also discuss getting ready for the upcoming Des Moines 70.3 Triathlon. Quick spoiler: not feelin' great!

Today, the Michaels recap Olsdog's 50k from a few weeks back, talk about Des Linden's INSANE 50k world record (sub 3 hour 50k!!!), and get ready for their upcoming race at Veteran's Acres park, the Earth Day 50k!

Episode 81 brings two crew members onto the pod! Josefina Lopez and Hilary Stanfa join the Michaels and talk about learning to crew, getting a crew plan together, picking in their runners when they're down low, highs, lows, and much more! Some great insight from some race and pre-race experienced crew members and friends of the pod.

The Bleadorns completed their first official Ultra last weekend down in Ottowa, Kansas; and we're hear to break it down! -pre race mentality and prep -mid race highs and lows -that feeling of accomplishment -as always; food What's next for Nate and Alex??

The Michaels recap Stanfa's 50ks of convenience, from his experience toe-ing the start line for the first time since 2019, to safely running during covid, to essential foods and how the race went in general! They also talk about Olsdog's upcoming 50k, and reveal some information about an upcoming race mid-April!

On episode 78, the Michaels talk about Stanfa's upcoming 50ks of Convenience run, getting mentally and physically ready for race day, all the necessary (and unnecessary) food items you pack for race day. We also dabble in some college basketball talk, as the Drake Bulldogs are heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008!

Matt Millard, recurring guest and friend of the pod, joins the Michaels to talk his latest projet, RAN DSM. The first person to complete the task, we talk ups, down, run-ins (literally) with police, and learn what's next! Check out Matt's CityStrides for Des Moines: https://citystrides.com/users/11576/cities/10455

The Michaels are back and so is the weather. Spring time is here, which means long runs are on the horizon. We talk getting ready for races, future summer plans, and have a few non-running related topics (nothing new, here).

On the Kyle Long episode, the Michaels talk: -warm weather running -weird animals in Florida -what do to on a vacation -Chicago Sports - they're all back And much more!

This week, the Michaels discuss winter running, staying accountable, getting PUMPED for races, and talk Super Bowl Snacks

The Michaels are back to talk about an upcoming race, getting haircuts, feeling old at (almost) 30, and kicking it back with nostalgic talk-- food, tv, events, and more! Also, NATE WROTE A BOOK! https://bleadorn.com for a sneak peak!

Enjoy a light-hearted conversation about running, Stanfa's trip to the good-ole American Southwest, and a LOT of talking about snacks. What could be better??

This is part 2! Jake joins the Michaels for a discussion around being a film producer and all that goes into it! He talks about his company, Booklight (https://booklight.co), and their recent project, TheMinimalists: Less is Now. Check it out on Netflix! As always, we chit chat, get into some inspirational talk, and go off on one-too-many tangents. #lessisnow #minimalism #FriendshipIsTheBestShip

Jake joins the Michaels for a discussion around being a film producer and all that goes into it! He talks about his company, Booklight (https://booklight.co), and their recent project, TheMinimalists: Less is Now. Check it out on Netflix! As always, we chit chat, get into some inspirational talk, and go off on one-too-many tangents. #lessisnow #minimalism #FriendshipIsTheBestShip

This week, we talk to friends of the podcast and fellow JJRC members, the Bleadorns - Nate and Alex! We dig into their 24hour 50k (think Bigs Backyard style). Ever wanted to run an ultra on 4 days' notice? And more!

The Michaels are back with friend of the podcast Kyle Mueller! They talk running, racing in 2020, making the best of things, and enjoying the holiday season.

The Michaels are STILL back, STILL better than ever, and STILL having a great time! Miscellaneous conversation with some running talk thrown in there, too!

We are back, and this time for good. Fresh Look, Same Ole' Michaels.

The Michaels are back from break with a wonderfully unique episode. We recap the few weeks we had off and talk about a bad decision that we made! We also discuss the power of social media and the positive benefits it can have. A few ask reddit questions and a listener question round out the episode. https://chiowapod.com

Justin Heinz joins us today! We have a great long episode with a fellow ultrarunner, beer drinker, Geneva graduate, and friend. We talk about it all: his journey from Illinois to New York to Illinois to Wisconsin to New York and Ohio to Minnesota, etc. We also discuss his race history, upcoming races, research, diets & food, tattoos, and so much more. https://chiowapod.com

This week the Michaels talk about just about everything except for running (not really, there's some running talk). New trails at night, air pods, leftover food, Ask Reddit, and much much more! Join us, listen, laugh, and enjoy. https://chiowapod.com

The Michaels are joined by a friend of the podcast, ultrarunning, school-teaching, race-directing Shannon Haus! They mostly talk about his new race, the Stuffed Turkey Endurance Races, which take place in Granger, IA. We talk logistics, planning, participants, pushing through when it sucks and going above and beyond for your runners. Shannon will be back to talk about himself, too! https://chiowapod.com https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=70172

It's almost Thanksgiving! The Michaels are guestless, but still bring a banger of a show. We talk about: Thanksgiving meal plates. Running. Germany. O'hare (not that exciting, feel free to skip over that part). Most importantly, we learn about platypuses. https://chiowapod.com

The Michaels are back! Conversation goes all over the place -- this is exactly what you'd expect to hear and discuss if you came to run with us. Good, light-hearted conversation, which is what this podcast was started for!

This episode brings on two guests: Jake Cartmell (a long-time friend of the Michael's) joins to talk about his film career, next steps, and has some pretty exciting plans with a streaming company (shoutout #Netflix #Ad) Bodybag is here in person with his picks for the week -- you don't want to miss them, they're all winners. Guaranteed. https://chiowapod.com

This week, The Michaels are joined by an awesome guest - Andie Bennett! They talk ultras (obviously), including Andie's trips to Leadville, going from first 50k to first 100 miler in 10 WEEKS. Yes, TEN WEEKS. The trio also discusses running in South Dakota, future aspirations with running, and much more! https://chiowapod.com

On this episode we welcome Jen Even, an experienced an accomplished ultrarunner from Dubuque, IA! Jen's had multiple victories in her ultra career, enjoys beer like the rest of us, balances life and running, and always has fun doing it. We had an excellent discussion with Jen, and don't worry -- she'll be back! Here's a link to Olsdog's SOTW, in video form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaS7OcUrcMQ https://chiowapod.com

We talk Halloween candy, Halloween costumes, the DSM Marathon, JJRC 'Banquet', and are back again with Bodybag! OVERALL 7-2 This Week: Favorite: Seattle (ML) @ Atlanta Dog: Tampa Bay (ML) vs Titans HAMMER: Carolina +5.5 @ SF https://chiowapod.com

Episode 55 is here! No guest today (aside from Bodybag), but we talk about record setting performances (2) and record setting attempts (2). Also, WE HAVE A WEBSITE! https://chiowapod.com Let us know what you think. Bodybag gives us his predictions: FAVORITE: DA BEARS (ML) DOG: Cardinals over Giants (ML) HAMMER IT: LA Rams (-3) @ Falcons And we r/askreddit with Bodybag!

We welcome friend of the podcast Nate Bleadorn for episode 54! We talk about rucking, event production, ultras, volunteering, and much more! We have Bodybag for Betting With Bodybag, bring back Idiot of the Week, and do some more Ask Reddit!

This week the Michaels are back to talk the end of the baseball season, get off topic talking about beer and pretzels, and eventually bring everything full circle. We're happy to bring back Betting With Bodybag!

The Michaels are here for episode 52 with friend and fellow JJRC member Kyle Mueller! We dig into Kyle's world of running and traveling while also learning all about competitive fishing.

The Michaels recap the Badger 100 with Hilary, include many (many) shoutout, what they liked and didn't like about the race, forthcoming plans, and more!

It's race week. The Badger 100. The Michaels are back to discuss their preparation, plans for the race, expectations, and pipe dreams. Hilary, the Crew Captain, joins to give her input on the day. She asks some great questions and gives her thoughts on the race and the day in general. WE ARE BACK AND WE ARE COMING FOR YOUR EARS!!!!!

The Michaels welcome on friend of the podcast and fellow ultrarunner Matt Millard to the show! Matt runs every day, and he has for the last 1,246 days (at the time of recording). That's impressive, folks. Find out more by tuning in!

Join the Michaels to talk all things Chicago (well, the Cubs, a little; and the South Side Second). We also discuss Ultra Training, the Badger100, our preferences in training and much more! Check out a cool book by former guest Brendan Leonard: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/408336596/chart-imitates-life-a-book-of-semi-rad-illustratio?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=brendan%20leonard Let us know if you want to be on the show! We'd love to have you!

The Michaels are back and talk a whole lot about nothing! Chicago sports, offseason training, upcoming race. Plus a new segment explaining in full by our friend and former guest Teddy Baines III.

WE ARE BACK, BABY! After a long and unfortunate hiatus, the Michaels are BACK and better than ever! We discuss our absence (it's not our fault, but it is), discuss the Bears, Cubs, Running, Lifting, and try to figure out what animals we could kill with our bare hands. Give us a listen! It won't be a waste of your time.

FINALLY an Ironman recap with Olsdog. They Michaels get into the pre-race, race, post-race, and overall thoughts around IM Wisconsin last month. They also talk Cubs, Bears, and are joined by their special furry friend, Franklin! He's the real star of the show.

Scott Kummer of Ten Junk Miles joins the Michaels, but not to talk about running. Scott joins us to talk football - specifically Bears v Packers week 1. We walk through each teams' schedule, make (un)educated predictions, and sweeten the pot with a bet or two. Notice: this was recorded well before the Khalil Mack trade, but all of our predictions stay the same. There's just no Mack Talk. Enjoy!

WE'RE BACK! Quick update on where we've been the past few months. We talk training, life, and future plans for the podcast. Let us know what you think. The more the merrier! https://www.facebook.com/chiowapod/ https://twitter.com/chiowapod

Adam Kimble is an accomplished ultramarathon runner, endurance athlete, adventure show champion, game show champion, and most importantly: a Chicago Cubs fan. Adam joins the Michaels for a longer-than-normal episode to discuss the path he's lead, challenges he's faced, adversity he's overcome, and some adventures that are just around the corner! You can find Adam: adamkimble.com facebook.com/AdamKimbleUltrarunner twitter.com/adamkimble818 instagram.com/adamkimble818 Idiot Of The Week: Sam Turco

The Michaels are back after a one-week hiatus. They recap last weekend's race and Tuesday's Grand Blue Mile, touch on Olsdog's trip to Germany, break down the first few weeks of Cubs baseball, and go on many tangents! Olsdog's SOTW: Think Too Much by Arkansas Dave Idiot Of The Week: Oak Miller

Jayson Sime and Brendan Leonard from 'How To Run 100 Miles' join the Michaels to talk life, ultrarunning, growing up in Iowa, and all things surrounding their FANTASTIC documentary. We also talk about some of their personal pursuits and many of thier other accomplishments! semi-rad.com twitter.com/semi_rad instagram.com/semi_rad righttoshine.com twitter.com/JaysonSime instagram.com/righttoshine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7Lh4opLsc Olsdog's SOTW: Puppets by Atmosphere Idiot of the Week: Pineapple Express. Honorable Mention: David Failing

Matt Hanson joins The Michaels to talk about triathlon, being a professional triathlete, training, dedication, life, success, failure, and everything in between. Find Matt: Twitter: @matthansontri IG: @matthansontri www.matthansontri.com Idiot of the Week: Matt Millard Olsdog's SOTW: Seven Bridges Road by The Eagles

The Michaels are joined by the Bromuda Triangle! All the way from the Quad Cities, we welcome Josh Sun, Jason Willits, and Michael Crane. They drink beers, talk ultrarunning, go on many tangents, and one person signs up for a race. Idiot of the Week: David Failing Olsdog's SOTW: Down On The Corner by CCR https://nocoasttrailseries.com/

The Michaels talk about some upcoming races, touch on the Bears, and give a pre-season preview for the one and only Chicago Cubs.

Recurring guest and friend of the podcast Mark Reiter joins the Michaels. Stanfa and Mark talk about 100ks of Convenience (40-mile edition) that they finished last weekend.

This episode of Chiowa is guestless! The Michaels do a short recap of Olsdog's training, highlight the Psycho Wyco 50k Stanfa completed last weekend, dig into the Cubs, eat some pizza, and bring back the second installment of the 2018 South Side Second. For those who may be interested in an audio race report of Psycho Wyco, keep the podcast going after Olsdog's SOTW (46:03-1:07:36). Olsdog's SOTW: Mixed Drinks by Mitchell Tenpenny