Run The Whites

Jess is a phenomenal athlete and has gritted her way to the finish line countless times. She qualified for UTMB's TDS by way of UTHC as did her younger sister Stacy. It was fascinating to hear how they managed to finish together while each harnesses such a competitive nature. Jess holds down a full time teaching job while perpetually training for whatever race or challenge piques her interest. She has held several premiere FKTs, won numerous mountain races, and spends much of her time trail running and nordic skiing. 

Recapping Bubba's including an interview with 3x (and only) finisher Ed Clifford. This event gets better every year so a big thanks goes out to the runners, volunteers, and sponsors (Craft Sports, Athletic Brewing, STW Coffee Co, and Untapped Maple).Show notes:BBU 21 ResultsRecap Video from Seth ActonBig's Backyard Ultra

Monte and I throw out our race predictions for the 3rd Edition of Bubba's Backyard Ultra, held in Conway, NH. We're excited to announce that Craft is sponsoring the 24th lap, listen for the details. Links:Bubba's UltrasignupBlackout RegRoad to BigsCraft CTM UltraBill Cobb Fundraiser

We caught up with Jack Kuenzle (Ken-Zell) a day after his White Mountain Hut Traverse FKT. There's a lot of great stuff in here - full recap on his sub 10 hour effort, the unique training that went into it, and what's next. Jack wouldn't give us his Only Fans account but you can follow him on instagram @jackkuenzle and see his other FKTs here.

Pier is the man behind our fledgling coffee business but I couldn't think of a better person for the job. He thrives in the outdoors and carries a long list of accomplishments as a cyclist, skier, and now trail runner. We nerd out on coffee and give some insight on how we ended up with a $15,000 coffee roaster.

We called Ed to hear about his race experience at the 2020 Bubba's Backyard Ultra. TLDL: Ed has discovered a talent for the last person standing format after a short history of ultra running.

Bubba's Backyard Ultra - Race Directors Monte McIndoe and Andrew Drummond run through the numbers and recap the major storylines of the event.

Jordan Fields hold the three most prestigious FKTs in the White Mountains and he shares a little of his backstory on how he has become an elite mountain runner.

This week Tom Hooper joins us to chat about his recent event - The Ragged 50k - and the hurdles involved to get an event like that off the ground.

Will Peterson just finished the White Mountain Direttissima in a record time of 5 days, 13 hours, and 5 minutes this past Wednesday. In this episode we cover the classic questions about gear, planning, what went wrong, and what's next.

Friday coffee chat with Sarah Keyes. Sarah lives down in Saranac Lake, NY with the Adirondacks in her backyard. She's a nurse, coach, professional ultrarunner, and race director.

Ben Thompson is an accomplished New England trail runner who first came on my radar in 2017 when he set the FKT on the Presidential Traverse. Little did I know he had a deep history of trail running in NH, MA and a stint in TN. On Sunday he reclaimed his FKT of the Pemi Loop and we nerd out about his training, big efforts, and how his dog Wish became a speedy mountain dog.