Today’s guest is a lady that is always up for a good challenge, especially if the challenge can also support a good cause.
She is currently training to run across the state of Maine and in doing so she is raising money for Lifewater International, an organization that provides clean drinking water across the globe.
I am looking forward to trying to keep up with Katie Spotz for a few easy miles today.
Katie Spotz
Emily Harrison is hands down one of the best ultra runners in the world.
Emily Harrison Photo Credit: Kristin Wilson
From the time she started running in middle school, she’s always tended excel at the longer distances. As a professional, she continues to excel at the longer distances. Currently, she’s most comfortable in the 50 mile range, but who knows what the future holds in terms of running even longer distances.
During my chat with Emily we talked about her running career to date, continuing to learn about what it takes to run longer distances, the atmosphere surrounded an event like the Olympic Trials, and a whole lot more.
“Consistency, in my mind, is more important than being able to hit a training cycle hard and then being injured or burnt out.” ~Emily Harrison
On today’s show, I’m going a few easy miles with Nora Bird.
Nora Bird
When Nora got into running, she definitely jumped into the deep end! We talked about her foray into our sport, and how she quickly went from training for her first half marathon to running her first ultra. And in addition to quickly increasing her race distances, she did it all while life was going crazy at the same time.
We also talked about her experience running Boston in 2013 and it’s clear that those wounds are still real for her. Thankfully she wasn’t injured physically when the bombs went off, but the emotional wounds are still healing.
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Here are some of the highlights from my chat with Nora Bird. Read more
Kyle Curtin is flying under the radar in the ultra marathon scene, but if he keeps winning races he won’t be able to lurk in the shadows much longer.
Kyle Curtin
He made his debut in the ultra world running the Ozark 100, and did just about everything wrong. But he finished it, and the next year came back for more. And the rest, as they say, is history. We go in depth about a couple of his races, talk about his future as he prepared to leave the Army, and figure out when he is going to run his next ultra. Read more
In the world of ultramarathoning, there are those that run/race hard and there are those that simply embrace the challenge.
And then there is Ras Vaughan.
Ras Vaughan, Photo by Kathy Vaughan
Ultrapedestrian Ras is a pioneer in the ultra/backpacking/thru-hiking world. He is the holder of many OKTs, or only known times, and is always looking for new ways to do run/hike a trail/distance/event that has never been done before.
Ras has completed a number of epic events, some official events and some that were organized on his own, and he continues to look for ways to do the unthinkable. We talked about some of his past achievements, future plans, and how it all got started on today’s episode. Read more