Season 5

Oct. 5, 2024

Episode 127 - Catching up with Greg and Jess

Wow, where does the time go?? Hello again everyone, and sorry for being out of touch since our last episode in July before TRT. A lot has happened since then for both of us, and we've missed our trail running …

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July 16, 2024

Episode 126 - George Ruiz and TRT pre-race briefing

Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs race director George Ruiz joined us again this year to dig into all of the last minute details of the race, answer runner and crew questions and get everyone pumped for the race! We got …

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June 22, 2024

Episode 125 - Craig Thornley and Western States updates

Our favorite guest, Western States race director Craig Thornley, made some time in his extremely busy schedule before the race to join us for some updates and his plans for the rest of the year. Things are slowly getting back...

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May 31, 2024

Episode 124 - Ken Michal

Ken Michal joined us for an in-depth conversation about his journey from heavy smoking to his current endeavors at all distances of trail runs as well as long timed events. He recently completed the Pigtails Challenge 200 mil...

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May 17, 2024

Episode 123 - Todd Woodward

Folsom runner Todd Woodward first discovered road running later in life and then found his true calling of trail and ultrarunning right before the pandemic started in 2020. He has taken an analytical approach to his training,...

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May 4, 2024

Episode 122 - Doctors JoAnn Ellero and Andy Pasternak

Doctors JoAnn Ellero and Andy Pasternak joined us to talk about how they met in med school, their evolution together as runners and JoAnn's ultimate goal of running Western States happening this June! We've had Dr. Andy on se...

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May 3, 2024

Episode 121 - Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB pre-race briefing POST S…

Things got a little busy for the Mile 99 team after the Canyons pre-race briefing and before the start of the race so this is showing up a little late, but we had some time with Abbey, Sean and Chaz …

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April 20, 2024

Episode 121 - Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB pre-race briefing

The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB are less than a week away, and race directors Chaz Sheya, Abbey Drake and Sean Flanagan joined us to go over all of the late-breaking information and updates needed for runners, pacers, crew...

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April 12, 2024

Episode 120 - Placer Trail Running Festival pre-race briefing

Join Jessica for this week's episode as she sits down with Ken Krogsrud of Bad Luck Run Club to talk about the second annual Placer Trail Running Festival! Now in its second year, the PTRF offers something for everyone from …

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March 30, 2024

Episode 119 - Ethan Veneklasen and the Broken Arrow Skyrace

Ethan Veneklasen, co-race director of the Broken Arrow Skyrace sat down with us to do a deep dive in the origins of the race, the formation of the team that brings this unique and iconic event to the Tahoe region …

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March 25, 2024

Episode 118 - History Expeditions Team and the 2024 Snowshow Thompson…

Bob, Tim, Elke, Jennifer and Hal from the History Expeditions team hung around with us for a bit after the main show and we got the inside scoop on the snoring volume, the ability to ward off coyotes, team jokes …

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March 15, 2024

Episode 118 - History Expeditions Team and the 2024 Snowshow Thompson…

The History Expeditions team of Bob Crowley, Tim Twietmeyer, Elke Reimer, Jennifer Hemmen and Hal Hall sat down with us shortly after completing their epic trek from Placerville, CA to Genoa, NV over the course of 5 days. The...

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Feb. 26, 2024

Episode 117 - Way Too Cool 50k pre-race briefing with RD Julie Fingar

In our third and final of three consecutive weeks of pre-race briefings to cover the early season 50k races here in the Auburn area, race director Julie Fingar and special guest Jennifer Maxwell, founder of JAMBAR, joined us ...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Episode 116 - Salmon Falls 50k pre-race briefing with founder Roger L…

In our second of three consecutive weeks of pre-race briefings to cover the early season 50k races here in the Auburn area, race founder Roger Leasure and race director Clint Claassen joined us to talk about the Salmon Falls ...

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Feb. 12, 2024

Episode 115 - FOURmidable pre-race briefing with race director Paulo …

The Northern California ultra trail racing season is upon us, and what better way to kick it off than with a pre-race briefing for the classic FOURmidable race held in mid-February in Auburn every year? Race director Paulo Me...

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Feb. 10, 2024

Episode 114 - Donner Party Mountain Runners POST SHOW

Bruna, Kelly and Jack stuck around after the main show to talk more about the DPMR trail running festival planned for June and what goes into planning and organizing this new event! This festival will bridge the weekends of t...

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Feb. 3, 2024

Episode 114 - Donner Party Mountain Runners

It's been a while since we've talked to our friends at Donner Party Mountain Runners up the hill in the Tahoe/Truckee area, and what better time to do that again than just before their winter snowshoe race! Previous DPMR boar...

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Jan. 27, 2024

Episode 113 - Nicholas Budzyn POST SHOW

Nick stayed on the line with us after the main show, and we got to dig into a lot more topics like how he ended up in California after growing up in a hockey family in Michigan and how the …

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Jan. 20, 2024

Episode 113 - Nicholas Budzyn

Jess and Greg sat down with Nick Budzyn, an extremely accomplished Northern California ultrarunner with an impressive resumé who came into the sport of road and trail running after a lengthy hockey career in his school years ...

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Jan. 13, 2024

Episode 112 - New Year's Resolutions with Greg and Jess POST SHOW

Jess and Greg kept chatting some more after the main show and were joined by upcoming guest Nicholas Budzyn, Altra shoe rep who joined in the RDL livestream and kept it going along with the team! We chatted about adjusting …

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Jan. 5, 2024

Episode 112 - New Year's Resolutions with Greg and Jess

Join us in this episode as we dig into each other's backgrounds a bit for new listeners, thank our dedicated supporters, talk about goals and resolutions for 2024 and all of the impact that our listeners have had over the …

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