The Athlinks Podcast

On Episode 57 we extend our post-race coverage of The Snowman Race which was held in the Kingdom of Bhutan and billed as "The Ultimate Race for Climate Action" highlights how climate and weather events are affecting some of the most remote villages in the region. Thomas Reiss, an accomplished Ultra Runner in his own right took the reigns as the International Athlete Manager for the Snowman Race and he discusses this race of a lifetime that follows the trail of the famous Snowman Trek, which has been completed by fewer people than Everest. The audacious event appropriately turns up the heat, focused as it is on Climate Change. Thomas' Running Records: 50k - 3:12.32 50 mile - 5:56.17 100 mile - 18:05 10,000m - 31:51 (Track, 1996) 800m - 1:58:2 - (Track, 1995) Halfmarathon - 1:09:10 (Road, 1998) 3Days/3Marathons, 8:43:19 (Road, Altitude, 2006) Results on Ultra Sign Up: https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Thomas&lname=Reiss Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas.rei55/ Snowman Race: https://snowmanrace.org/ Snowman Race on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/snowmanrace/ Thomas' Web Site: https://thomasreiss.com https://kraftwerkdesign.com (Thomas' real job) Faster Forward Show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow https://instagram.com/troybusot

A Juliana and SRAM Pro Team professional mountain bike racer and champion, Rose joins the podcast to talk about her career in bike racing, and balancing sacrifice with accomplishment while raising a family. Rose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosekgrant/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 55 is Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner and mountain athlete. With her degree in psychology in hand, she headed out West to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and her life ruined in the best way. She fell in love with epic hikes, which turned into epic trail runs, which turned into ... well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest. Emily on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emilyin.thewild/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 54 is Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and host of the FOR THE LONG RUN podcast. "I created this podcast to explore the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated."" A runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. Jon also works for an amazing company, InsideTracker, as a Sales and Endurance Team Manager. InsideTracker is a personalized nutrition system that analyzes your blood, DNA and lifestyle to help you optimize your body and reach your goals. For the Long Run Podcast: https://forthelong.run/ Inside Tracker https://www.insidetracker.com/ Jon on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jwlevitt/ For the Long Run Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/forthelrpod/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team. Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale.

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team. Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale. We talk about what it takes to be an exceptional mentor, leader and cyclist as well as how boxing and cycling are sometimes all too similar.

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By the age of 20, Cat Bradley had run her first 50K. By 23, she had bagged multiple ultra trail running wins including a victory at Western States 100 and top 10 finishes and podiums at some of the word's biggest races like Leadville 100 and UTMB. She even had time to score an FTK, becoming the first woman to go under 8 hours on the Grand Canyon's Rim to Rim to Rim. Simply put, Cat Bradley was born to race Ultra Marathons. A collision with a drunk driver took away the hearing in her left ear, left her with a broken pelvis and lingering nerve damage that has delayed - rather than derailed - her plans. We talk about what it has taken to get back into racing form. Why fear of failure leads one to run away from, rather than toward one's goals, and which comedian she'd most like to share a long run with. Links: https://www.catberad.com/ https://methodseven.com/trail-eyewear/ https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Cat&lname=Bradley https://www.catberad.com/be-rad-podcast

On today's show, we have a very special treat in the form of the Trail & Ultra Running Husband and Wife team of Abby and Cordis Hall. Abby has been lighting up the ultra scene with multiple finishes over the years at races like the North Face Endurance Challenge, Leadville Trail 100, and of course Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc or UTMB - most recently with an impressive 3rd place podium finish. Cordis is no stranger to the ultra scene with impressive finishes at UTMB, TDS and most recently a 100K finish at Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival. We get into their origins as runners and husband and wife by biting off massive challenges together - sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always loving and supporting one another. I recorded this way back in February and the episode sat on the shelf since then, but with the relaunch, I wanted to share the conversation with all of you. So, if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go! Abby & Cordis Web Site https://www.abbyandcordis.com/ Abby Hall on Instagram https://instagram.com/abby.k.hall Cordis Hall on Instagram https://instagram.com/cordisimo Faster Forward on Instagram https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow Troy Busot (troy@busot.com) https://instagram.com/troybusot

Our guests for episode 49 are no strangers to the podcast - the King and Queen of FKTs Jason Hardrath and Ashly Winchester join us today as they team up to talk about doing massive efforts - Ashly with an unsupported record on the JMT - or John Muir Trail and Jason collecting his 100th FKT by bagging Washington's 100 highest peaks on Bulger's. We talk about catching COVID at 18,000 feet, hallucinating hermit crabs, supporting one another around the world and why being a good partner sometimes means being as unsupportive as possible. It's always a blast to catch up with these two - it's a show that was 10 months in the making, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go. Links: Women of the Wild https://womxnofthewild.com/episodes/ Jason Hardrath https://www.jasonhardrath.com/ Journey to 100 Movie https://wzrdmedia.com/journey-to-100/ Ashly on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashly.winchester/ Jason on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasonhardrath/ Six Moon Designs https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/ Feathered Friends https://featheredfriends.com/ Sawyer Water Filtration https://www.sawyer.com/product-categories/water-filtration Coros Vertix 2 https://coros.com/vertix2 Peak Refuel Meals https://peakrefuel.com/ Norda Run Shoes https://nordarun.com/ Path Projects Liners https://pathprojects.com/collections/base-liners

Our guest for Episode 48 is Ben Davis, a former Navy SEAL who uses his love for the outdoors, military and combat experience, and finishes at the Leadville and Shenandoah 100 mile mountain bike races in his current position as Executive Director at VOAG - or Veterans' Outdoor Advocacy Group - to advocate on behalf of veterans for the use of outdoor activities as accepted, funded and prescribed therapies to mend the mental and emotional scars affecting our veterans after a 21 year war on terror. It's a great conversation where we talk about the differences - and similarities - between BUDS training and Leadville as well as get details on a harrowing night spent at 14,000 feet on Long's Peak, unable to descend until morning. So sit back, or lace ‘em up, and if you're ready for the show, crank it up, and let's go. VOAG (Veterans' Outdoor Advocacy Group website: https://www.voag.org/ VOAG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voag_official/ Ben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bldavis3/

With an Olympic hopeful runner for a father, and not wanting to compete with his siblings in the family business of running, Dan King pushed off his destiny early in his athletic life with wrestling and other activities. In an effort to build fitness in the off season, he finally succumbed to Cross Country where he would show some of the early talent that would earn him a world record in the 60-64 age group mile with a blistering time of 4:49 as well winning the USATF Colorado Long Distance Runners of the Year for 2021. In his own words, Dan doesn't consider himself competitive, but achievement-oriented. And I think you'll find him to be amazing. So, if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go.

Ryan Krol of Boundless Endurance Coaching is our guest for Episode 46. Ryan's love for running ultra distances and exploring the mountains ignites his passion for showing people how to enjoy a lifestyle centered on fitness and health. With over 50 ultra marathon finishes of his own - and 2 6th Place finishes in the multi-race Leadman Challenge - Ryan and his group of coaches at Boundless helped over 40 of their coached athletes cross the finish line at the 2022 Leadville 100 run. We talk about how the physical takes you through mile 60, but the mental gets you the last 40. And we talk about what it means to be on the Green Team and how that translates to success in such a grueling race. Thanks again to Ryan Krol - we'll do a post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 46 with a picture of Ryan if you have comments or questions - we are @fasterforwardshow or shoot me an email troy@busot.com. If you got value from today's episode, please be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Share it with your friends - tweet it, post about it - give us a rating and review - you get it - and thank you so much for listening. And until next week everyone, keep it moving faster, forward.

Today's guest is Taylor Lideen - this year's overall winner of the Unbound Gravel XL race - a 350 mile sufferfest through the Flint Hills of Kansas. Formerly known as Dirty Kanza, the race challenged Taylor to the bitter end through nearly 24 hours of racing. We talk at great length about that race, the preparation and physical and mental side of ultra bike racing and Taylor opens up about his battles on and off the bike with depression and the importance of family and close support of his wife and other loved ones to bring him back into the light. Taylor on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed?category=unclaimed&term=taylor%20lideen Taylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tlideen/ And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Taylor Lideen for sharing his story. You can find him on Instagram @tlideen. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 45 with a picture of Taylor if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and,

Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a small town about 100 miles outside of Mexico City. And every day after school, you make your way to a crowded city bus that takes you the hour-long journey, solo, to running practice. For eight years, you do this, winning youth championships, and ultimately a full ride scholarship to Kansas State University, where upon arriving you know zero English, crash headlong into a whole new level of competition, deal with injuries and burnout, and ultimately set running aside to pursue a desk job. That alone would have a made a great job, but in part 2 we'll talk about the 180 degree turn that life threw at our guest that takes her from a Boston Qualifying time at her first marathon in Seattle, to uprooting her entire life and relationship to move back to her home town and begin training again, falling flat on her face in her first test, only to break a 22 year old record in the outdoor 1500 meter run mere months later. It's an inspiring and amazing story, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go!

Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a small town about 100 miles outside of Mexico City. And every day after school, you make your way to a crowded city bus that takes you the hour-long journey, solo, to running practice. For eight years, you do this, winning youth championships, and ultimately a full ride scholarship to Kansas State University, where upon arriving you know zero English, crash headlong into a whole new level of competition, deal with injuries and burnout, and ultimately set running aside to pursue a desk job. That alone would have a made a great job, but in part 2 we'll talk about the 180 degree turn that life threw at our guest that takes her from a Boston Qualifying time at her first marathon in Seattle, to uprooting her entire life and relationship to move back to her home town and begin training again, falling flat on her face in her first test, only to break a 22 year old record in the outdoor 1500 meter run mere months later. It's an inspiring and amazing story, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go!

42 - Phil Pinti Phil Pinti - aka @macho_man_runneth - cruised into his 30s with brass ring firmly in hand. A post-9/11 stint in the Marines had him deployed to - and now safely home from Iraq. Married to his college sweetheart and the love of his life and raising two beautiful young children. A life-long athlete, our guest made the Hershey Half Marathon an annual family pilgrimage. When hip-pain sidelined his wife, however, and normal treatments did nothing to alleviate the injury, tests revealed that his 33 year old bride was suffering from stage-4 lung cancer, which would tragically take her life just 6 short months later. Faced with picking up the pieces and raising their two young children alone, Phil turned to a local race - the Mid Maryland Ultra 50K - in part to search for and feel a pain different from the anguish he had felt from his wife's passing just 3 months earlier. The race gave him some perspective and as you'll hear, made him a better man and father, and drove him forward in his life. He continues to live the lessons that he learns on ultra courses around the country - which he will be doing in a few weeks here in Colorado at the Desert RATS ultra stage race which will take him on a 6 day running journey from Fruita, CO to Moab, UT. It will be his 3rd running of this race. Links: Phil Pinti @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/213605338/results Phil Pinti @ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/macho_man_runneth And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it. I am Troy Busot. Thanks again to Phil Pinti for joining us. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 42 with a picture of Phil if you have comments or questions - shoot me a message @troybusot or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Think back to Junior High. What were your highlights? Your accomplishments? Today's guest was introduced to running by his elementary school's P.E. coach who organized a daily run and jog for his students. Being somewhat socially awkward, this young man spent his lunch hour running laps and eventually logging over 60 miles as a 6th grader. Before moving on to High School, he finished his 8th grade year by writing his own training plan for and completing the Eugene Marathon. He spent his High School years on the Dean's list - maintaining a near 4.0 GPA, and managed to establish himself as a respectable 3K runner in Track, completed several other marathons and finished two 24 hours runs - each time passing 100K. He earned himself an academic full ride scholarship to college - where he is now - saving money for his first home with a goal of graduating on time, debt-free, and in control of his future. That P.E. teacher, incidentally, was none other than the guest from episode 28, THE King of FKTs, Jason Hardrath. And the Student, and today's guest, is Chris Eck. A truly humble and inspirational young man with whom I was honored to spend a Saturday afternoon speaking with. And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it. I am Troy Busot and thanks again to Chris Eck for joining us. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 41 with a picture of Chris if you have comments or questions - shoot me a message @troybusot or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

After an arm injury cut his collegeate pitching career short, you could say that today's guest took some off of athletics. So much so, in fact, that he gained the weight equivalent of another version of himself - 180 pounds to be exact. After some failed attempts to reverse course and resigned to this fate, he told his folks that maybe they should stop pushing him to lose the weight and end his sedintary lifestyle - he just didn't see a solution within himself. Then, he found what many would consider to be an unlikely catalyst that would get him off the couch and out onto the first of what would be many runs in his journey to losing 180 pounds and running his first 40 mile Ultra in Pennsylvania. What was the secret? Well, you'll have to listen to the show to find out. Dan Lamorte Naked Prussian Result @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/event/200198/results/Event/965343/Course/2038978/Bib/654?source=internal Dan Lamorte @ Twitter https://twitter.com/danlamorte That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Dan Lamorte for pulling doubel duty on the show. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 40 with a picture of Dan if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks and @troybusot or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

The Athlinks Podcast Hosted by Troy Busot When you make a living from the things that you love, you end up spending your whole life immersed in your passions. Host of the hit podcast Marni on the Move, Founder and CEO of the Salup Group specializing in marketing and branding for active lifestyle events with companies like Soul Cycle and Athleta, she’s an Ironman certified coach and obsessive triathlete herself. On the podcast today, we are joined by none other than Marni Salup as she joins us to talk about how she has successfully built a career around her passions and continues to find opportunities every single day to bring more of the things she’s passionate about into her life. Marni Salup @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/324444408 Marni Salup @ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marnisalup/ Fit + Love http://www.fitpluslove.com/ The Salup Group https://thesalupgroup.com/ Thanks again to Marni Salup for sharing. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 39 with a picture of Marni if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Born in Canada, Today's guest - Juan Carlos Obando moved with his family to Ecuador as a youngster where he learned to play soccer - a game that gave him a love of running that would stick with him throughout his life. After moving back to Toronto, soccer eventually turned to wrestling and weight lifting and a friendly invitation to a Spartan Race allowed Juan to combine these passions in his first Obstacle Course Race. Once hooked, he made the commitment to compete for an OCR Age Group World Championship in his 40s. He reshaped his body and mind, adapted his training and came out of 2020 leaner faster and ready for the racing season of his life. We get into all this an more on today's podcast. Juan Carlos Obando @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/285018535 OCR Unedited Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ocr-unedited-podcast/id1519104286 Juan Carlos Obando @ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/juancarlosobando_74/ That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Juan Carlos Obando. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 39 with a picture of Juan Carlos if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Today's guest is an ultra runner, a podcaster, and the author of The Way of the Runner, Running with the Kenyans, and my favorite running book of all, The Rise of the Ultra Runners. Adharanand Finn joins us to talk about his journey from middle school athletics to a sub-three hour New York City marathon and then a fateful assignment that placed him in the Oman Desert Marathon - a grueling 6 stage race that nearly defeated him, but ultimately lit his fire for ultra-distance running. We cover a ton of ground in this conversation. If you love running or books about running or listening to men with exotic accents - lace em up, throw in the headphones and give this one a listen. Adharanand Finn on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/95590118 Official Website http://thewayoftherunner.com/ Adharanand's Books http://thewayoftherunner.com/books The Way of the Runner Podcast http://thewayoftherunner.com/podcast Brands: Inov8 Shoes https://www.inov-8.com/ Salomon https://www.salomon.com/en-us ENDURE by Alex Hutchinson FEET IN THE CLOUDS by Richard Askwith That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Adharanand Finn for his time and check out his books ^^^ if you want to immerse yourself in some great storytelling about running and perseverance. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 37 with a picture of Adharanand if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Today's Guest needs little introduction. He is a former professional cyclist, Co-Founder of legendary training platform Training Peaks, and the son of the author of several endurance training bibles, Joe Friel. That is right, Dirk Friel joins us today on the Athlinks Podcast. We had a great chat about training slower to get faster. The importance of recovery days. and he will school you on the importance of the 80/20 rule. We reminisce about his youth spent as an American in Europe as a pro cyclist and how he and fellow racer and previous guest of this podcast, Anton Villatoro were bamboozled by Guatemalan race officials who deliberately directed them into a wrong turn, costing the American's the race. Dirk is a great guy - fantastic coach and entrepreneur and I think you'll love hearing what he has to say about the world of training, racing, and living an active life. Dirk Friel @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/209495936 Training Peaks https://www.trainingpeaks.com Dirk Friel @ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dirkfriel That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks.  Thanks again to Dirk Friel. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 36 with a picture of Dirk if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com.  * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Our guest on the podcast today is Sika Henry - a 2x Marathon champion who turned her talents to the world of triathlon. A serious bike crash in 2019 slowed her quest to become the first African American Woman to hold a Pro Triathlon Card, but she still managed to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona later that year. She focused heavily on her run training through the pandemic and her tri season kicked off this past weekend at Challenge Miami Half Ironman. We recorded this show just before she left, but I'm happy to report that she finished safely and with a P.R. of 4 hours, 38 minutes in her first effort of the season. Sika Henry @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/48472349 Sika Henry Blog http://why-i-run.blogspot.com Sika Henry Web Site https://www.sikahenry.com/about Sika Henry Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sikahenry That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Sika Henry and wish her the best of luck on her 2021 season and getting her pro card We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 35 with a picture of Adharanand if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Instead of asking yourself "how long do I want to live", you should really start asking yourself, "how do I want to live". We all want to live forever, but if you're listening to this show, chances are, you've got some minimum standards that you'd like to set as the years pass by - especially of the athletic variety. On the podcast today, we welcome Selene Yeager - host of the Hit Play, Not Pause podcast - a show for performance-minded women who aren't willing to put their best years behind them. We discuss the affects of aging on the body - especially in your 40s, 50s, and beyond, and how to optimize your physiology, maintain your fitness, and harness your power. It's not just for ladies, or even us older athletes - if you or someone you know is planning on getting older now or sometime in the future - even if you don't accept it - you need to give this a listen. Selene Yeager Official Web Site https://www.seleneyeager.com/ Selene Yeager on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/265318892?category=global&term=selene%20yeager Selene Yeager on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fitchick3/ Hit Play Not Pause Podcast https://livefeisty.com/category/podcasts/hit-play-not-pause/ That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Selene Yeager, aka FitChick3. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 34 with a picture of Selene if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. * The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Our guest today is multi-sport athlete, Ultra Runner, Professional Chef, self-described advocate and activist for body politics, and 5' 3" Brooklynite force of nature, Latoya Shauntay Snell - also known as the Running Fat Chef. A quick glance at her Athlinks profile shows 112 races completed, over twelve hundred miles finished and in a span of just 28 days, she crossed finish lines at the Chicago Marathon, Javelina Jundred 60K, and the TCS New York City Marathon. She's a brand ambassador for Trek Bikes, a sponsored HOKA ONE ONE Athlete, and yet, she spends at least part of her time answering critics who say she doesn't "look like a runner". She talks openly about her DNFs, her detractors, and the additional struggles that have strengthened her as an athlete, woman, wife and mother. She's on a mission to emancipate herself in order to help others see the power in themselves and judging by her successes both in and outside of racing - it's working. Links Latoya Shauntay Snell on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/200706876/results Latoya Shauntay Snell on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/iamlshauntay/ Running Fat Chef on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/runningfatchef/ Running Fat Chef - Blog https://www.runningfatchef.com/ Squirrels Nut Butter https://squirrelsnutbutter.com/ Chasing Your Impossible on HOKA https://www.hokaoneone.com/blog-post/?id=chase-your-amazing-latoya Brand Ambassador Trek Bikes https://blog.trekbikes.com/en/author/latoyashauntaysnell/ A Beautiful Work in Progress - Mirna Valerio https://www.amazon.com/Mirna-Valerio/e/B06Y4FQ9Q5?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 That's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks. Thanks again to Latoya Shauntay Snell, aka RunFatChef. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 33 with a picture of Latoya if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

A post high school canoe expedition in the heart of the Amazon Basin reconnected Ellen Falterman with her adventurer brother who was five years her senior. The harrowing trip lit a fire for expeditions that would lay dormant until his tragic death just a short time later. On the one-year anniversary of his passing, our guest put her life on pause in order to experience an adventure and grieve the loss of her hero by paddling solo down the Missouri River. The answers that she received on that trip, however, were to questions that she had not yet asked. Her pause turned to play and became her new normal as Ellen built her new life around expeditions. She tells these stories and more on this episode of the Athlinks Podcast - paddling the Amazon, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers and up next - a 6 plus year challenge to circumnavigate the globe in a sea-ready rowboat starting at the Gulf of Mexico and heading West. Happy doesn't begin to describe how I feel to have stumbled upon her story and I am honored to bring a version of it to you today. I hope you enjoy meeting one of the most savage and admirable people I've met and maybe her words will inspire your support in her journey to become the first person to circumnavigate the earth in a row boat. Links: Ellen Falterman on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ellenmagellanexpeditions/ Official Blog & Web Site https://ellenmagellanexpeditions.com Thanks again to Ellen Falterman, aka Ellen Magellan. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 32 with a pic of Ellen if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

031 - Roderick Sewell Where does character come from? Is it born or bread? Inherited or built? Perhaps for today's guest, it was nurtured through the selfless and courageous actions of his mother. You can't tell the story of Roderick Sewell without starting with his mother, Marian Jackson. When her son was born missing both tibias, she had to make the decision to keep his legs and confine him to a wheel-chair, or amputate and reach for a chance at a more normal life with prosthetics. Faced with the insurmountable cost, however, she braved a second decision to quit her modest but stable job so that California Children's services would pay for the prosthetics and give Roderick a chance at walking, and who knows, maybe even more. The sacrifice that she made had the inseperable pair dipping in and out of homeless shelters in San Diego. Spotted at a train stop by a representative from Challenged Athletes Foundation, Roderick was introduced to a new world of athletics which would later land him on the U.S. Para-Swimming team at the 2014 Pan Pacific Para-swimming Championships, winning Gold and bronze, as well as carry him across the finish line as the first bilateral above the knee amputee to finish Kona - the Ironman World Championships. Roderick and Marian are an incredibly inspiring, amazing mother-son duo and he wouldn't mind me telling you that he owes her everything and wants the world to know it. Roderick Sewell at Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/456717428 Roderick Sewell at Challenged Athletes Foundation https://www.challengedathletes.org/athletes/roderick-sewell/ Roderick Sewell at Instagram http://instagram.com/rsewell92 That's the show, folks. Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Roderick Sewell and Challenged Athletes Foundation for setting up this chat. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 31 with a bad-ass pic of Roderick if you have comments or questions we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com if you have comments, questions, and future guest suggestions. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and take a sec to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. As always, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word and grow the show and help more people find finish lines around the world, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Just one day after finishing her first 50 miler, the Camp Fire began its path of destruction in Northern California, ultimately claiming 153,000 acres, 85 human, and an untold number of animal lives - a horror that Ashly Winchester came face to face with as a vertinary Nurse in the area. Wave-after-wave of life and death emergencies flooded the clinic where she worked and when it was all over, the toll on her own soul proved to be a heavy catalyst behind her full-time journey into FKTs, freelance writing, and Podcasting as the host of Womxn of the Wild - a community of adventure-women who support and help each other grow. A quick look at today's guest's Athlete profile on FastestKnownTime.com shows Ashly as the current Queen of FKTs as she lays claim to 39 of the fastest known time efforts in the world. Coincidentally - or not - this Queen shares her realm with her boyfriend, the current King of FKT, Episode 28's very own Jason Hardrath. Stick around after the closing credits for a bonus conversation about how Ashly sees the two measuring up on different courses and what, if anything, it would take for her to overtake Jason on an FTK course in the wild. Links Womxn of the Wild Website & Podcast https://womxnofthewild.com/ Ashley Winchester on FastestKnownTime.com https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/ashly-winchester HOKA Blog Article https://www.hokaoneone.com/blog-post/?id=chasing-fastest-known-times-ashly-winchester Ashly Winchester on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashly.winchester/ Northwest Alpine Gear https://www.nwalpine.com Athletic Brewing https://athleticbrewing.com/ Leki Trail Running Poles https://www.leki.com/us/trail-running/ Kogalla Ultra Trail Light https://kogalla.com Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Ashly Winchester. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 30 with a pic of Ashly if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. And, until next time, happy racing everybody.

A childhood framed by his family's love for running leads a young man on adventures across several continents, stoking his love and optimism for humanity. Years later, a post-run tea is interrupted by a radio report of the fatal bombing of the Boston Marathon. Our guest, clear on the other side of the Atlantic and armed with not much more than social media and a simple idea, sets out to lend a humble hand. 11 weeks later the final baton of the One Run for Boston was handed to a survivor across the finish line, celebrating and honoring those who were injured and lost their lives, having raised $600,000 for those affected. Our guest today is Danny Bent, founder of @onerun_global. A self-described happiness guru and runner, he's quick to point out that he's just a human who loves other humans and sees the best in all of us. As an example, a call out to his social media had him leading a 9 day running expedition bisecting Iceland from North to South with 20 fellow travelers - many of whom had never completed a single marathon, much less the 9-straight marathons and ultras that were required for this effort. But they all finished - in no small part I'm sure to the exuberance of Danny Bent. You will be grinning ear to ear as I was interviewing him. Be sure to listen to the end to find out how to enter the Danny Bent Adventure Grant for $3000 to fund the adventure of your choosing. So if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go! Danny Bent's Web Site https://www.dannybent.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danny_bent/ Instagram - One Run Global https://instagram.com/onerun_global Viga Shorts https://viga.co.uk HOKA One One Carbon X 2 https://www.hokaoneone.com/mens-road/carbon-x-2/1113526.html?dwvar_1113526_color=FWT Jaws https://www.hokaoneone.com/mens-trail/evo-jawz/1091578.html Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to the bloody legend Danny Bent. Check him out at DannyBent.com and submit your application for the $3K pound Adventure Grant. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 29 with a colorful pic of Danny if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it anyone you think would enjoy it and take a sec to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody.

FKT - shorthand for “Fastest Known Time” is essentially, a speed record on any given route. Anyone, at any time, on any day, can try to break a record and set a new FKT. After a serious car accident took him off the roads, today's guest shifted from marathons and ironmans and took his training to the trails and mountains where he found a passion for what I'll call "creative athletic pursuits". If you visit the official FKT website, you'll see the name Jason Hardrath at the top of the leaderboard with a whopping 94 FKT efforts. Part Cartographer, Mountaineer, Race Director, Athlete, and a dozen other skills, Jason just might be the Dave McGillivray of FKTs a prolific route builder in his own rite - you'll love hearing how Jason strings together routes and how he feels when others find them, complete them, and occasionally set their own FKT on his creations. Links: Jason Hardrath on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/386988153 Jason Hardrath on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasonhardrath/ Jason Hardrath on FastestKnownTime.com https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/jason-hardrath Jason Hardrath Official Web Site https://jasonhardrath.com/ Northwest Alpine Gear https://www.nwalpine.com Athletic Brewing https://athleticbrewing.com/ Leki Trail Running Poles https://www.leki.com/us/trail-running/ Kogalla Ultra Trail Light https://kogalla.com Coaches in Bike Shorts https://images.app.goo.gl/RPBPqtFGc79Sh7M4A Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Jason Hardrath. @jasonhardrath. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it anyone you think would enjoy it, email, text, Twitter, Facebook - you get it - and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 28 with a picture of Jason if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody.

If you love what you do for a living, you'll never work a day in your life. Or so the saying goes. From the very first email that I received from today's guest, I could feel her enthusiasm toward her job, her employer, and the athletes whom she represents as the Head of Communications for the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Lorna Campbell joins us today to discuss how she has parlayed a letter writing campaign, relentless volunteering and networking into a decades-long career in sport. Having worked multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and the biggest marathons in the world as well as living in several different countries, she knows a thing or two about loving her job to the point that hard work hardly feels like work at all. She has some great advice for those of you looking to break in or make a change in your career path. Links: Lorna Campbell Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/347817840/results Lorna Campbell on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lornasportelle/ Lorna Campbell on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-campbell/ Abbott World Marathon Majors https://www.worldmarathonmajors.com Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Lorna Campbell of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 27 with a picture of Lorna if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it with anyone you think would enjoy it and please give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Like the tip of an iceberg, what the outside world sees is the shining 2 hour 56 minute and 19 second marathon finish that sticks up above the surface. What is not seen is the incredible mass of hours, miles, support from family and friends, previous shortfalls and near misses that went into the celebrated achievement. On the podcast today, we have Marcus Brown - otherwise known as @TheMarathonMarcus - of A Runner's Life podcast. He joins us from London where thoughtfully recounts his ten year journey from a barely sub-5 hour marathon at London to his freshly minted sub-3 at Dourney Lake. I am once again greatly inspired by a guest. Marcus' approach to both training and racing has motivated me to adopt some of his practices and philosophies. I really hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Links: Marcus Brown on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/452895800 A Runner's Life Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-runners-life/id1504303593 Marcus Brown on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themarathonmarcus/ Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Marcus Brown of the Black Trail Runners & The Runner's Life podcast for spending part of his Holiday break with us and talking about running and giving us the secret to breaking 3 hours. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it anyone you think would enjoy it, email, text, Twitter, Facebook - you get it - and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 26 with a picture of Marcus if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody. Make sure to visit http://www.athlinks.com to claim your race results and own race day forever.

Confucius said, Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we do. Our guest today knows a think or two about falling and rising not only to the challenge, but to glory in the form of an Olympic standard time in the 10K. On the Podcast today, Dani Shanahan of HOKA Northern Arizona Elites drops in to discuss her running career so far and her most recent meet in which she took a hard spill on the track, pulled herself back into the race, and smashed her Personal Best by a full minute. It is hands-down my vote for Best Running Story of 2020 and I can't wait for you all to hear about it. Dani's PBs: 1,500m – 4:16.36 (2018) 5,000m – 15:26.91 (2019) 10,000m – 31:22.86 (2020) Links: Dani Shanahan @ HOKA NAZ (Northern Arizona Elite) https://www.nazelite.com/athletes/danielle-shanahan/ Dani Shanahan Instagram https://www.instagram.com/danishani/ Dani Shanahan Twitter https://twitter.com/danishani13 HOKA Clifton - Dani's Go-To for Training https://www.hokaoneone.com/womens-road/clifton-7/1110509.html KOKA Rincon - Dani's Go-To for Doubles or Long Runs https://www.hokaoneone.com/womens-road/rincon-2/1110515.html HOKA Bondi - Dani's Go-To for when she feels "Dead Inside" https://www.hokaoneone.com/womens-road/bondi-7/1110519.html HOKA Rocket X - Dani's Go-To for Racing https://www.hokaoneone.com/mens-view-all/rocket-x/1113532.html Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Dani Shanahan of HOKA NAZ (Northern Arizona) - she is @danishani on Instagram and @danishani13 Twitter. The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it anyone you think would enjoy it, email, text, Twitter, Facebook - you get it - and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 25 with a picture of Dani if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody.

What is it they say about people who can be identified by only one name? Well if you follow the sport of Ultra Running, you know Jamil. A talent for running and a youth spent hiking and camping around the Arizona wilderness was the perfect recipe for today's guest, Jamil Coury to find his passion as an ultra trail runner and founder of Aravaipa Running - one of the premiere event companies specializing in this sport. Years later, Aravaipa now hosts around 40 races all around Arizona and into Utah and Colorado. In his spare time, not that there's much of that these days, Jamil can be seen in the lead pack at races like Barkly Marathons, UTMB, and Hard Rock 100. And to think, it all started with an 800 mile solo-hike on the Arizona Trail to recovery from tax season as an accountant. Links: Jamil Coury on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/13440989 Aravaipa Running https://www.aravaiparunning.com/ Jamil Coury on Instagram http://instagram.com/jamilcoury Jamil Coury (Run Steep Get High) on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/runsteepgethigh Mountain Outpost on YouTube (Hilarious) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBVF0sQGsJa-272eFUpTsw Quote: "The amount of highs and lows you go through ... You can be on your last leg, totally done at 50 miles and then 40 miles later at mile 90, you could be flying." Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Jamil Coury of Aravaipa Running. Please check them out at aravaipa - that's a r a v a i p a running.com The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it anyone you think would enjoy it, email, text, Twitter, Facebook - you get it - and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 24 with a picture of Jamil if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Again, share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Our guest today has quite literally been chasing his passions for all of his adult life. Whether it was moving from Atlanta to Boston and later to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comic, or shuttering a burgeoning staffing company to report on - and participate in - the fledgling sport of Obstacle Course Racing, Matt B. Davis of Obstacle Racing Media has used a combination of grit and fearlessness to bite off big projects and chase envious goals. The day after recording this show, in fact, Matt knocked out a Fastest Known Time (or FKT) on the entire 61.5-mile Silver Comet Trail. I'm a fan of his work. He's excellent at his job as the host of the Obstacle Racing Media Podcast and I had a great time talking with him as I'm sure you will hear. Obstacle Racing Media Home https://www.obstacleracingmedia.com/ ORM Podcast https://www.obstacleracingmedia.com/category/podcast/ Matt B. Davis on Instagram http://instagram.com/mattbdavis ORM on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/obstacleracingmedia/ Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Eric B. Davis from Obstacle Racing Media for coming on the show and sharing some laughs and history. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and please - take a couple of minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 23 with a picture of Matt if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, and until next time, happy racing everybody.

How much of your potential are you leaving on the table? How much of your training are you leaving to chance? Are your periodized workouts the right ones for your phenotype? What the heck is a phenotype? If you're wondering how to take your performance to the next level, maybe it's time to think about a coach. And that's why I brought Beth Leasure to the Athlinks Podcast. We jump around quite a bit and talk about how Beth uses tools like Training Peaks and Whoop to measure and track performance, rest, and heart rate to guide the workouts of herself and the athletes she coaches. We talk about the importance of knowing your phenotype and structuring your workouts around maximizing your strengths. And we talk about her own journey through self-doubt, discovery, and delight in the world of cycling. Beth Leasure Coaching Web Site http://www.bethleasure.com Training Peaks Blog Post https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/an-athletes-experience-with-covid-19/ Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Beth Leasure-Hudson enlightening us about coaching. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 22 with a picture of Beth if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, and until next time, happy racing everybody.

A single footstep changes all the future steps that an American Marine on patrol in Afghanistan would ever take. After triggering an EID and losing his right leg below the knee, our guest Eric McElvenny turned to uncharted territory - having never completed a single triathlon or even a running event, for that matter, he challenged himself to complete an Ironman. With the help, love, and support from his family, friends, and the Challenged Athletes Foundation, Eric has fought through obstacles, logged thousands of miles, and achieved more than even he thought possible. Did he succeed in finishing an Ironman? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out. Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/303406393/results CAF (Challenged Athletes Foundation) https://www.challengedathletes.org Thanks again to Eric McElvenny for coming on the show and sharing his successes along the way. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 22 with a picture of Eric if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, and until next time, happy racing everybody.

Jeff Tkach from the Rodale Institute What if there existed one simple solution in our fight against food insecurity, water quality, climate change, global poverty, healthcare & our dependence on pharmaceuticals, and even the survivability of current and future pandemics? And what if that solution was literally right under our feet? Today on the Athlinks Podcast, we are diving into our soil with Jeff Tkach, my friend and former colleague, and current Chief Impact Officer at the Rodale Institute. For over 70 years, the Rodale Institute has been the global leader in regenerative organic agriculture. A journey that started with J.I. Rodale's simple mission statement: "Healthy Soil = Healthy Food = Healthy People". It's a bit off the beaten path, but in our mission to help more people, race more often, and have more fun the process, a healthy body is a critical starting point. Jeff gives us some much needed hope that shows a movement gaining serious momentum. Take, for instance, a 4 fold increase in direct farm-to consumer sales in the first quarter of 2020 alone. Join us to find out how you can play your meaningful part in this movement. Links: Rodale Institute https://rodaleinstitute.org/ Biggest Little Farm Documentary https://www.biggestlittlefarmmovie.com/ Kiss the Ground Documentary https://kisstheground.com/ Pocono Organics https://www.poconoorganics.com/ Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Jeff Tkach of the Rodale Institute for enlightening us about regenerative organic farming. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and please - take 3 minutes to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 20 with an insanely handsome picture of Jeff if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, tell people about it when you're in line at the grocery story - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Episode 019: Anton Villatoro With the image of his childhood hero, Davis Phinney perched atop a podium etched clearly in his mind, the "Town Bull", Anton Villatoro embarks on a pro cycling career that takes him around the world as a workhorse for the famed U.S. Postal Squad, sharing midnight steaks in a German pub with Greg LeMond and riding for Lance Armstrong in the Tour of Spain - and doing it all clean - completely free of the substances that would mar the cycling world for years to come. Join us on a tour through the mind of a boy born in war-torn Guatemala, relocated by a single mother to Kansas, and celebrated by a grandfather who gave him a gift that would change his life forever. Web Site: https://antonvillatoro.com ProFormance https://antonvillatoro.com/proformance/ Denver Marathon acquired by CGI/Rock 'n' Roll https://www.denverpost.com/2009/10/15/denver-marathon-they-built-this-city-race-on-rock-n-roll/ Greg LeMond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_LeMond Davis Phinney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Phinney Thanks again to Anton Villatoro for sitting down with us and sharing a long ride through his life. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 17 with a picture of Claire if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. The best way to support the show is to first, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or click Follow on Spotify. Second, share it with friends far and wide and Third, take a quick minute to give us a 5 star rating and review on iTunes if you dig it. Until next time, happy racing everybody.

019 - Justin Ricks - Mad Moose Events Sometimes, in order to live a life of purpose, one must sacrifice the spoils coveted by the rest of us. In order to live their dream of building a life and family business centered around running, today's guest, Justin Ricks quit his corporate job and moved with his wife, and two young children into the 60 square feet of their pickup trailer to save costs while building Mad Moose Events from scratch. Today, Mad Moose hosts 20 events annually - mostly trail ultras in and around Moab, Utah, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. The family business, co-owned by two generations of Ricks, is poised to grow in 2021, in spite of the effects of COVID on our industry. 2020 has changed the perspective of many of us for how we see our lives. If you're looking for a nudge or a shove in the direction of following your dreams, please listen to this, Episode 18 of the Athlinks Podcast. So if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go. Justin Ricks' Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/283882181 Thomas Ricks' Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/11894837 Mad Moose Events Website https://www.madmooseevents.com Mad Moose Events Instagram https://www.instagram.com/madmoose.events/ Outro: Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Justin Ricks of MadMoose Events for sharing his story - go check them out from some great races around CO and Utah. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 19 with a picture of Justin if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, tell people about it when you're in line at the grocery story - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

17. Claire Bird A seed is acquired a generation before watching her father run the Montreal Marathon, planted years later at a Mother's Day 10K in Calgary, and grows into 3 Boston Marathon finish lines of her own - and counting. Our guest today is a wife and mother from Calgary who has self-coached her way to capturing 4 of her 6 stars in the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Join Claire Bird and me as we discuss her Marathon journey and how she has used consistency, the force of will, and an ear-to-ear grin to cross some of the biggest finish lines in the world. One of the goals for The Athlinks Podcast is to give voice to not just the elite endurance athletes of the world, but to folks who are crossing their own epic finish lines while juggling work and life along with training and racing. Claire Bird Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/404678536/results Quote: 18:24-19:15 I like to look at all of the training plans and sort of pick and choose what I think works for me and what I think I'm missing and usually if I feel like it's something that's too hard it's probably because that's what I need in my training. So to push yourself, I hate short sprints, like 400s are probably what I hate the most, so it's probably what I need the most. Social Connections Boston (Finished) https://www.instagram.com/bostonmarathon Chicago (Finished) https://www.instagram.com/chimarathon Berlin (Finished) https://www.instagram.com/berlinmarathon NYC (Finished) https://www.instagram.com/nycmarathon London (Registered) https://www.instagram.com/londonmarathon Tokyo (Registered) https://www.instagram.com/tokyomarathon Abbott World Marathon Majors https://www.instagram.com/wmmajors And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to ClaireBird for sharing a slice of Calgary with us. Best of luck chasing the 6 Stars. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 17 with a picture of Claire if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Ep 16: Bill Bucklew As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make yourself a glass of lemonade and then sip it while walking from one end of the United States to the other while raising awareness for Parkinson's Disease. Our guest Bill Bucklew, waxes philosophic as he shares his journey through a diagnosis of young-onset Parkinsons in his early 40s. Not one to let it slow him down, it launched a series of finishes from Ironman Wisconsin, a stroll from Georgia to California, and has put him in-line to earn his 6-stars of the Abbot World Marathon Majors. This is a conversation that I think will stay with me for the rest of my life. Bill is a super inspiring guy - a totally unassuming savage as you will see - I think you're going to love hearing his words and his story. Athlinks Profile: https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/333761019 Foundation: Uncorked Adventures: https://www.uncorkedadventures.org Parkinson's: 4% of all cases < 50 2nd most common degenerative disorder behind Alzheimer’s 2-5% hereditary increased risk 1999 Chicago Marathon as a 1 and done 1999-2012, did a bit of running Symptoms in 2005, misdiagnosed as sciatica No tremors, tightening 2012 Diagnosis Young-onset Parkinson's 2012 Ironman Wisconsin post-diagnosis in case it was his last chance 2014 Attempted to swim across Lake Michigan Lamp Ray Cold Temps Body continued freezing up do to PD 2020 Napa: Dystonia - cramping, blew out shoe Foot ripped out of shoe @ Napa marathon Outro Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Bill Bucklew for sharing this story, making us think, and hopefully, start being a more savage version of ourselves. The best way to support this podcast is to be sure to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows and give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 16 with a picture of Bill if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide to help spread the word, tell people about it when you're in line at the grocery store - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

Rebuilt from a pile of bones scattered on a California roadside after a speeding truck interrupted his lunch ride, our guest has forged a savage will and unmatched intensity over his 30-year racing career to notch: 8 USAT Duathlon All-American honors Multiple Podiums in Spartan and other OCR races +/- 500 finish lines around the world (the 300 of which can be found online are on his Athlinks profile, by the way) And a Masters in Sports psychology I sat down with Kevin Gillotti - today's guest - to discuss his philosophy on discipline in both life and racing, and what it has taken him to prioritize finish lines above nearly all else in his life. Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/15324381 Blog http://www.kevingillotti.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kevingillotti/

14. Fitz Koehler - Overcoming Cancer While Leaning Into Races Runners. Set. Go. Our guest today has exalted these 3 simple commands over loudspeakers at races like the Los Angeles Marathon and countless others to kickstart the journey of tens of thousands of runners over the years. But when she found a pea-sized lump in her breast that turned out to be cancer, those commands became her mantra to begin her own race against an aggressive tumor. On the podcast today we sit down with Fitz Koehler - renowned race announcer, fitness advocate, author and, now, cancer survivor about her journey and, like the title of her book, My Noisy Cancer Comeback - Running at the Mouth While Running for My Life, - her survival. Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/317593855 Blog http://www.fitzness.com/blog/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fitzness/ Morning Mile Program http://www.fitzness.com/blog/the-morning-mile/ Quote: "If I wasn’t so aware and physically engaged with my own body and aggressive in the pursuit of health, I’d be dead. You'd be talking about me, instead of to me." Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 14 with a picture of Fitz if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to podcast@athlinks.com. Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.

013 - Kelly Catale Grinding through deep valleys and high over mountain peaks, pushing and suffering through despair and isolation - these are feelings familiar to any elite-level mountain biker. But when the physical pain is exceeded by the emotional ache of depression and anxiety, no amount of fitness can ease the torment. On the podcast today, professional mountain biker and gravel rider Kelly Catale joins us to share her lifelong struggle with depression and anxiety. She talks about the role that it plays in her racing and how a like-minded coworker saved her from her worst moment. I want to thank Kelly for sharing her story; this is a conversation that - were it not for this podcast - frankly I never would have had the opportunity to have and, so, even though we are just 13 short episodes in, I'm really grateful for the opportunity to do this and for Kelly's willingness to share her story. Athlinks Profile: https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/449654726/results Kelly's Blog https://www.kellycatale.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kelly.catale/ THE FAQ SERIES: HOW DID YOU GET HERE? (PART 1) https://www.kellycatale.com/blog1/how-did-you-get-here-part1 Quotes: "Don't thrive in shame. Don't suffer in silence" "I’m a coward because I am willing to accept praise without sharing everything. Even worse, I was inadvertently exploiting a system that is designed to repress publicizing something so incredibly common in our population." "Part of my motivation to stay active and insanely busy is to keep myself away from the Darkness."

Like Thelma and Louise, our guests today take an epic leap from a cliff – only they land in the Pacific Ocean off the shores of Catalina Island. Hear their race recap of the 2020 Ötillö, a race featuring a total of 7km of swimming intermixed with 31km of running. If you're looking for something a bit more challenging than your neighborhood 5k run, join Jen Pfeifer & Erica McClurg on the Athlinks podcast we sit down and relive their March Ötillö Catalina race and describe what it takes to complete this grueling swim-run event. Quote "We were definitely going into this a little bit concerned about the distance and how this was going to feel." Links: Jen Pfeifer https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/296201610?category=global&term=jen%20Pfeifer Erica McClurg https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/73202261?category=global&term=erica%20mcclurg ÖTILLÖ Swimrun https://otilloswimrun.com

Michelle Duffy Imagine being buried alive inside your own body. As rescue workers and loved ones work furiosly to save your life, they are unable to hear the words that are so clearly formed in your brain, but unable to manifest from your lips. On the podcast today, we hear the terrifying and ultimately triumphant tale of Michelle Duffy, who, at 29 years of age, suffered an ischemic stroke, and bounced back weeks later to finish a 50 mile gravel race. Michelle Duffy on Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/317613590/ Bleeding Kansas Gravelduro https://www.mhkgravelduro.com https://www.athlinks.com/event/230723/results/Event/829432/Results

Two roads diverged in a wood, and 200 gravel riders in Pennsylvania took the one less traveled by. And this damned COVID made all the difference. On the podcast today, we relive the 2020 riding of unPAved, a 120 mile gravel race through the Susquehanna River Valley in PA as told by its race director, Dave Pryor, and Kelly Catale, it's female race winner. Dave walks us through the myriad steps taken to trim a normally 1500 person race field down to the state-mandated 200 riders as Kelly clings to one of the few races on her calendar that wasn't cancelled in 2020.

A Texas firebrand learns to repair Helicopters - and bodies - in the Navy and spends the next 25 years crossing finish lines in races like the Spartan Death Race and World's Toughest Mudder while energizing literally millions of athletes. Today's guest, Yancy Culp - program manager for Spartan's DEKA product shares it all on the Podcast. Make sure your shoes are on tight for this one, folks. Athlinks Profile https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/376943838 Instagram Profile https://www.instagram.com/yancyculp/ Spartan Death Race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M3EaPI3c4w

008 - Brian Hoover He lives in a van, down by the river ... and he f@&#ing loves it! Bonafide Van-lifer, Pacific Crest Trail hiker, Mississippi River paddler, and - if his past performance is any indication of future success - soon to be Baja Trail Mountain Biker. On the podcast today, we swap river stories with Brian Hoover and relive moments of his 111 day journey kayaking the Mighty Mississippi. He tells us how he structured his ChronoTrack timing business around his ongoing, 3 year old journey into adventure living, escaping perceived death in a bayou sugarcane field, and how a boisterous boy from Oklahoma can own a life of purpose, adventure, and happiness.