In this episode, Jocelyn Briggs, a dedicated ultra runner from Ontario, Canada, shares her journey from her first 50-miler to recently conquering 200 and 250-mile distances. She reflects on how she's adapted her training, her passion for the sport, and her evolving mindset towards challenges and the camaraderie of the ultra running community.

In this podcast episode, Austin Posey shares his inspiring journey of training for and completing his first 100-mile ultra marathon, the Blue Heron Hundreds in Alabama. As a firefighter, father of three, and husband, Austin discusses the challenges of balancing intense training with a busy life, his mental resilience during the race, and the emotional motivation drawn from honoring a loved one.

In this episode, we speak with Amy Goblirsch, who ran her first trail race, a 50K in Arizona in 2022. And then after having a baby in 2023, Amy turned her training towards running her first 100 miler at the inaugural Zion 100 mile challenge at the end of this last August. As is common in a long ultra, Amy needed to adapt to the conditions as nausea threatened her nutrition plan, but the volunteers helped keep her moving and she finished the event. Amy shares how the kindness of the ultra community will keep her coming back, and she looks forward to running another 100 miler.

In this episode we speak with Scott Imlay, who recently completed his first 200 mile ultra marathon at Bigfoot after rekindling his running journey in his 50s. Scott talks about how a healthcare scare led him to embrace endurance sports and how his journey evolved from triathlons to tackling one of the toughest ultras in the country.

In this episode we speak with Sarah Normand, a runner from New Hampshire with a history of running road marathons who recently completed the Big Foot 200, her first 200 mile ultra run. Sarah shares how her journey from road running to tackling this epic adventure taught her about perseverance, the power of community, and the joy of pushing beyond her limits.

In this episode we meet Michael Quintas, a father of six and an ER nurse who at 46 years old recently completed his first ultra marathon just one year after taking up running to improve his health. Mike's journey from couch to 5k to a 55k ultra is a story of determination, resilience, and the power of setting goals to transform your life.

In this episode we speak with Chris Davis, who at age 56 ran his first 50 miler this summer, but after having run many marathons and even a few 50ks over his long running career. I really enjoyed listening to Chris recount his history of running and his love and enthusiasm for the sport was really fun to listen to.

Joanny is a Canadian runner who, to celebrate her and her husband's 40th birthdays, trained for an 80K, that's 240Ks for their two 40th birthdays. 80Ks is basically 50 miles for my fellow Americans. Having run some road half marathons, Joanny was drawn to trail and ultra running with its acceptance of different paces, collective cooperation, and mutual support. I really appreciated hearing her approach to an injury during her training that required her to consider actually taking time off from running. I think you will enjoy listening to how thoughtful Joanie is about her training. I hope you enjoy this episode.