The Next Aid Station

We're back and better than ever! This week we're going over the mysterious Barkley Marathon that's currently going on right now and then we dive right into the Chianti duel between Killian and Jim this weekend.

In this weeks Episode, Jake and Mick discuss the 2024 ultrarunning seaon! Best races, best performances, breakout performances of the year, and so much more. They also dive into the Javelina Jundred performances & discuss their takeaways from the race. What a year it's been! Sad to wrap this one up but already looking forward to what the 2025 season has in store for us & the ultrarunning community as a whole. Until then!

Mick & Jake sit down to discuss the upcoming Javelina Jundred in Arizona. Widley considered one of the most competitive Hundred Milers in the country, the top athletes in the ultrarunning world are decending to AZ to race in the desert for 4 golden tickets to the WSER 100!

Sabrina Stanley, DCP Champion and Course record holder, sits down with Race Director & Pod Host Jake Kilgore to discuss her experience at DCP, what it's like living in Silverton, her astonishing career as a professional Ultrarunner, and so much more!

We sat down with our 2024 Race Champion, Local Legend Grant Barnette, to talk though his story & introduction to trail running via thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail and the PCT, his experience racing UTMB this past summer & ambitions to race it again, his attempt to break the 24 hour vert world record on skis, and of course his experience at the DCP 50 just 2 weeks ago. Grant is a beast in the mountains and we were thrilled to not only have him here racing our race, but to sit down & speak with him in the studio! We loved this one & hope you do, too.

How did DC Peaks 2024 go? What did we love and what did we wish we changed? What will we change going forward? How did the field do? We answer all those and more!

Ladies and gents, the time has come. It is DC Peaks week and we're PUMPED to talk about our race and runners for this year's DC Peaks 50 miler. We have put our heart and soul into making all of our events top tier events so we hope you love them as much as we do.

This week we get into the craziness that exploded across the ultrarunning world when "legendary" ultrarunner Camille Herron and her husband were caught edited wikipedia pages to make herself seem better than her peers while deleting accomplishments from their pages. We also spend the rest of the episode diving into our favorite 100 miler, The Bear, and the stacked field of runners they have running it this weekend.

The IMTUF 100 is an incredible 100 mile ultramarathon in Idaho that Jake and Mick have both ran. The Race Director, Jeremy Humphreys, is an awesome RD and we want to show some love to this race and give their runners some love as well.

Come on in and join our post-UTMB discussion about the carnage that happened at the UTMB 100. We also go in-depth on this year's stacked field in the Wasatch 100 and who we think will come out on top.

The Ultimate ultramarathon is happening this weekend, UTMB, and we predict who will land on the men and women's podium as well as who will take home the whole thing.

Biggest week of the year in ultrarunning! The big hoss, UTMB, is next up on our race preview! We've got in-depth predictions for our podium for both men and women.

This week go into the UTMB CCC 100k race that is happening next week! We talk a little more about the Olympics, our favorite ultra running moments so far this year, and then dive deep into the field at CCC.

This week we dive into the upcoming White Pine 50 instead of Leadville 100 because for some reason Leadville is secretive about who runs their race (weird, right?).

This week we dive into the Bigfoot 200 and go through the challengers that are toeing the line in Washington.

This week we're going deep...real deep...into the DC Peaks 50 mile ultramarathon course as we have had to make a couple big changes that will affect those that have ran this course previously. This episode is a great resource for anyone running our races, or are looking to run our races.

In this episode, we discuss the possibility of ultra trail running in the olympics - what would the distances be? How would athletes qualify? What countries would dominate ultra trail running?

This week we dive into the ultra competitive Speedgoat 50k here in our backyard this weekend. Who you do have pulling out the win?

This week we go over the iconic Hardrock 100 ultramarathon and go in detail on the runners that are toeing the line this year. Who do you think will make it out on top with this legendary field?

Jake is still dealing with the after effects of being in federal prison on the 4th of July for a couple years. The irony of playing a softball game while in prison on July 4th is something he's thought about over the years now that he's no longer incarcerated. Listen to this week's episode to dive into Jake's mind and he scratches the surface of what went on with him and the federal government.

Jake and Mick dive into the 2024 Western States 100 Ultramarathon. They go over their favorites for the men and women's field, as well as they include some dark horses and people to watch.

Jake did what at his first 200 mile ultramarathon? Listen for the full breakdown of this year's Tahoe 200 from his perspective!

We go through our podium picks and watch list for the Tahoe 200 mile ultramarathon as well as we draft our top 5 favorite aid station fuel. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

The Snow Peak 50 is coming up this weekend so join us this week for our race preview and podium predictions!

With all of these 200 milers popping up and selling out, is the next big ultramarathon distance now 200+ miles? Are 50 milers on their way out with 100 milers becoming the new standard?

This week we go through the crazy results from the Cocodona 250 and give our watch list for the upcoming Bryce Canyon 100 ultramarathon!

This week we hit the hard hitting question: what level of mountain biker would an ultrarunner be able to beat in a 50 mile or 100 mile ultramarathon?

Now that ultrarunning season is kicking off it's time for our age-old tradition of sitting down and predicting the podium/winners for the Cocodona 250.

The Zion 100 was a humbling experience for Jake, and everything that went into him DNF'ing tells a story of what ultrarunning is about for him. The most interesting part of this story is it is opening a new chapter in why Jake runs ultramarathons.

Incredible DC Peaks Aid Station Captain, and even better ultrarunner Elle Jones joins us to go in-depth on everything that happened at the Moab 240. It was such an awesome experience for her and everyone involved and we couldn't wait to hear her story.

GoodLeap Executive Paul Stephan joins us to dive into the state of the solar industry as it stands today and from his point of view at GoodLeap.

Liz Butler gave us some great insight on our episode today about our course, DC Peaks 50, and why she runs. She truly enjoys the mountains and trail running, which is something more of us could remind ourselves of.

Adam Loomis joins us today on The Next Aid Station Podcast to talk about his experience with our race, DC Peaks 50, and also his career as a professional athlete and how he transitioned into ultra running.

Ben Light joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his training methodology for ultra running clients, his insane back-to-back Wasatch 100 and Tahoe 200 weekend, and more!

Special guest Peter Mortimer joins us this week to talk about his ultrarunning journey and what his career has been like. He's one of the best runners out there and it was a pleasure to have him on the show to pick his brain about how he trains, how he prepares for races, and what it takes to win 100 milers.

Jake ran one of his toughest 100 mile ultramarathons to date, the Mogollon Monster, down in Arizona this past weekend. It was a beast of a race and despite all of his setbacks including major GI issues he was able to conquer it one aid station at a time.

IMTUF 100 Race Director, Jeremy Humphreys, joins us to talk about his extensive ultrarunning experience and how he's used that to create the IMTUF 100, as well as how he's used the Next Aid Station Mentality to get through his trials and difficulties in life.

We are so lucky to be able to have the one and only Jeff Browning on this week! He was such an awesome guest and we loved being able to pick his brain about the races he's ran, the things he's learned about himself and the sport while running and more!

Another great episode you won't want to miss with the Speedgoat himself, Karl Meltzer. The winningest 100 mile ultrarunner in the world joins us to talk about 100 milers that he's ran over the years, how the sport has changed so much in the last decade, what he loves about the sport, and more!

One of the best endurance runners in the world, Mike McKnight, joins us to talk about the chaotic 2023 Cocodona 250 that he won, his training and coaching philosophy and more!

Former CEO and Owner of Bell Solar and Electrical Systems, Alexia Cooper, joins us as we talk about the merger and acquisition of Bell. There was a lot that went into having the Bell team join the 1Solar family. We couldn't be more excited to hear from Alexia about her career, how she empowers her employees and especially women in the work force, and more!

Bear 100 Race Director Cody Draper joins us on this week's show to talk about his race, the legacy of the previous race director, some of his favorite races and more!

Elite ultrarunner Trevor Fuchs joins us to talk about ultrarunning as a sport, as therapy, and as a hobby as well as what it takes to run 100 mile ultramarathons at a high level.

Good friend and ultrarunner, Preston Wood, hops on the podcast to talk in-depth about watching the amazing new livestreams for 100 milers and what it takes to run 100 milers.

We have a very special guest this week from Weber State University Track & Field and XC, Corbin Talley, to talk all things running. We go in-depth on what he's learned in his 20 year coaching career, what he loves about running, how runners should train, and more! For all you runners out there, this is an episode you can't miss.

PayKeeper CEO joins us this week to talk about how his company, PayKeeper, helps contractors in EVERY industry get cash jobs paid out from customers quickly and easily. PayKeeper sets up an FDIC insured escrow account for every cash job where the customer has to fully fund the escrow account to get jobs done. It gives the contractors peace of mind knowing the money is all there when doing the job, and it also provides security for the customer where if the contractor doesn't follow through then the customer doesn't have to release the money to the contractor. It's a win-win.

This episode is the start of a series about my life while fighting with the DoJ for a decade and then what prison was like for me and my family. This podcast series will be intriguing for everyone who listens as I want to talk about prison and the broken justice system to shed light on what it's truly like to be investigated and strong armed by the federal government.

This week we're joined by Sam Taggart, the D2D Guru himself, to talk about what needs to change in the Door-to-Door industry. The Solar industry is changing and we need to change how this industry operates for it to survive. Sam gives his expert advice on what needs to change, how it needs to change, and how his companies such as D2D University and the D2D Association are changing it on the frontlines.

I'm joined by Jess Reagan, CRO at Gamify, to talk about the software industry, solar industry and the struggles in life that we all go through. Jess has been through some incredibly difficult times and talks about how he pushed through them to build up an amazing life and an amazing career.

Ultra runner and DC Peaks 50 course record holder, Kilian Korth, joins us today to go in-depth on what happened during the Cocodona 250 this year that landed him in the ICU. We also talk about the difference in training for 100 and 200 milers, nutrition during a 250, strategies to run the 200+ mile ultra marathons and more!

Buffalo Run Race Director, Jim Skaggs, joins us this week to discuss this year's cancellation of the Antelope Island 100 miler due to weather, as well as his career in ultra running over the last couple decades. Jim is about to run his 100th ultra marathon this weekend! What a beast!