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This week we are chatting with former football D-Lineman and current endurance athlete Derek Snakenburg!! Derek and I have a lot in common- both from Iowa, both ultra runners, both busy dads in our 30s and both of us played D-Line on the football team for Wartburg College (I only stayed one year..if I would have stayed longer Derek would have been my teammate!). So it was an absolute joy to be able to sit down and chat with him! In this episode he shares the journey that led him to the start line of the Mines of Spain 100 in Dubuque, Iowa for his very first 100 miler! We talk about the "perfect day", how we spend our energy, filling the sponge, and much more!! Hope you all enjoy! MORE FROM DEREK: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dereksnakenberg/

This week's episode is with legendary explorer and adventurer Ray Zahab! In this episode Ray digs deep on some bigger ideas and concepts from his years of adventure, including courage, curiosity and contentment. We also chat a bit about his passion for putting on expeditions (like the Kapik1 expedition to the Atacama I was lucky enough to join last November) and reflect on what big adventures he is aiming his energy towards next. As always, Ray is encouraging, full of energy and passion for life, and just one of the best humans on Earth!! Thanks for sharing again Ray!! Hope you all enjoy the chat as much as I did!! (PHOTO CREDIT - Jesse Delgrosse

What does it take to run the entire length of Africa South to North? Russ Cook is taking on an endeavor that has been accomplished by no person in history. It’s not only the most epic challenge anyone is taking on right now but “Project Africa” is also hands down, easily the best series on YouTube!! (Seriously, if you’re not watching it, start immediately!!) The “Hardest Geezer” has spent over 270 days running over nearly 12,000 kilometers through 13 countries and the adventure has been completely breathtaking so far! This week I was lucky enough to sit down and chat with Jarred Karp, one of the filmmakers and crew members supporting Russ as he grinds out the kilometers day after day, month after month. In this episode, Jarred and I talk about his journey into filmmaking, how he got involved with Project Africa, and the ups and downs of the journey so far! This is a conversation about creativity, the obstacles faced in adventure and filmmaking, being audacious enough to cross the entire continent of Afri

#366: Cameron Dorn 3 -- The Twelve Craziest Workouts of His Life! by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with ultra runner and author of "Come What May, I Want To Run" Miriam Diaz Gilbert!!

In this episode we talk with adventurer Cyril Derreumaux about what it takes to cross the Pacific Ocean on a Kayak!! (Cover Photo Credit - Tom Gomes - @tomgomesphotographer)

This week we are talking with Ultrarunner and Adventurer Yanick Fournier!! I met Yan doing the KapiK1 expedition to the Atacama Desert in November and, as it happens during big adventures, became close friends with this absolutely wonderful person!! Yan had a TREMENDOUS year of Ultrarunning in 2023 and took on the Gorge Waterfall 50K, Snowdonia 105K, the

What is it like to take on the 7 Summits? Could you withstand the monotony of biking across the United States twice? What skills would you need to survive a month in the wilderness? This week we are chatting with adventurer Heather Werner all about her BIG EXPERIENCES!! Heather has been on a quest to finish the 7 summits. At this point she is so close with only Everest remaining! (Although she gave the world record holding highest haircut at Camp 3, she pulled out of her summit attempt due to liquid in her lungs.) In this episode, we chat all about her adventures, Heather recalls some stories from her time on the show Naked and Afraid, and she shares some survival tips for those who find themselves stranded in the wilderness. This is an AWESOME episode and I hope you all enjoy!! MORE FROM HEATHER: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heath.er.wer.ner/

This week Phil Pinti and I are back from the KapiK1 Expedition through the Atacama Desert!! In this episode our friend Paul Scheuring interviews us about our experience, how we feel after returning, and the power of traveling through the desert! This was an absolutely wonderful experience!! It really was hard to describe how meaningful it was...hopefully we did it justice!! MORE FROM KAPIK1: Website: https://kapik1.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kapik.1/

This week we are chatting with Ultrarunner Cody Taylor!! I had the absolute joy of getting to know Cody through running and camping across the Atacama desert a few weeks ago. Through his 20s Cody spent his time touring across the US and Canada drumming in rock shows and now has used that same passion and stoke level to take on ultra running! In this episode, we chat all about his time drumming in bands and how he uses some of that same "drummer energy" to pursue long endurance challenges. Cody also explains why he started "New Normal" and how him and his wife are on a mission to help people transform their lives for the better. This is an awesome episode!! I hope you all enjoy! MORE FROM CODY TAYLOR: New Normal: https://findyournewnormal.ca Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codytaylorruns/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@codytaylorruns

This week we are talking with ultra runner Dreama Walton! Dreama recently has become the subject of a documentary called "Dreama Team" that follows her journey through Western States. The film also highlights the challenges she has faced in life and explores how pushing her limits in ultra running has helped her process them. The film is absolutely wonderful and I will share more information when it is released publicly!! Please check out https://www.dreamateamfilm.com/ for more information about screenings near you! MORE FROM DREAMA: Film: https://www.dreamateamfilm.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamawalton/?hl=en

Recorded a few days before flying to South America to join Ray Zahab on a KapiK1 Expedition!! Pre-Expedition nervousness before we head to cross the Atacama Desert. Why do we step outside our comfort zones? What are we hoping to discover?

This week we are joined by "a mountain sort playing mountain sports" Scotty Dobbo!! Scotty moved out to Colorado and fell completely in love with the sport of speed flying. A sport that combines paragliding and parachuting in which a person zooms a down mountain at incredible speeds. This episode is about passion, dedication, and flight. Scotty is endlessly interesting and awesome!! Cannot wait for you all to be able to see his film "The Descensionists"!! Will link it on here when it is released! Hope you all enjoy! MORE FROM SCOTTY DOBBO: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotty_dobbo/ Descensionists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVTwuR6BLo Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWkiG7-IBZw&t=22s

#356: Emily Wanless 2 -- Leadville, High Lonesome, Bloody Knees, Educating Through Ultrarunning by Chris Ward

This week's episode is ultrarunner Jen Tischler!!! I met Jen at the Booneville Backroads Ultra back in 2020 and ran many of my most difficult miles with her. It was 98 degrees, no shade, 50 miles into the day and we were drinking hot water and my brain was shutting down. Jen was the most positive person I had ever ran with and I'm truly not sure I would have made it had it not been for her optimism! In this episode, we talk about her recent outright victory at that same race! Jen also shares the story of the BRUTAL Florida Keys 100....which got insanely difficult... This is an awesome episode and I hope you all enjoy it!

What does training and competing in mountain biking bring to our lives? What does it mean to have our "why" be "just because..."? How can we discover space and meaning through our breath? What is it like when you are "in the soup" and not "thinking about or judging the soup"? This week's episode is with the incredibly insightful mountain biker, filmmaker, all around AWESOME human being James Adamson!!! James is a person I look up to and turn to when in need of wonderful, thought provoking conversations that help put into perspective obstacles I'm working through. This episode is a great conversation about what he discovered through diving full on back into biking this summer and how those athletic endeavors and adventures can help us navigate our own experiences through the world! I hope you enjoy the episode and find as many nuggets of wisdom as I did when we recorded!! Thanks James!!

This week we are talking with Matthew Hengst about him and his girlfriend Jen's summer adventure paddling down the entire Mississippi River from it's Source in Minnesota to the sea down in Louisiana!! This one is EPIC!! Through their adventure they battled giant oil ships, river alligators, lightning storms, flooding campsites, and much much more!! As someone who grew up in a town on the banks of the Mississippi I was completely fascinated by Matthew's tales. This is pure adventure at it's core and it is such a unique experience that traveling down the river captures the imagination. It also shows how adventure let's you experience a place at a deep level. Matthew taught me things about the Mississippi that only one who has traversed it over months could know. It seemed like truly a beautiful if not often brutal experience! Enjoy!! MORE FROM MATTHEW HENGST: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/firstchurchofthemasochisthikes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattonamtn/ Website: http://www.firstchurc

#352: Eszter Horanyi 2 -- The Tale of Her New Unsupported Nolan's 14 FKT by Chris Ward

What does it take to summit the iconic Mt Ranier TWICE while also running the 93 mile Wonderland Trail around? Mountain guides and all around AMAZING athletes, Abby Westling and Kiira Antenucci found out when after 3 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and 38 seconds they had not only set the new FKT but had an adventure of a lifetime! This episode is all about that experience! We talk about the ups and downs of that challenge, the importance of communication in an adventure partnership, and how folks can support the Climbing Grief Fund. I truly hope you enjoy this episode about this mind-blowing feat! MORE FROM ABBY AND KIIRA: Climbing Grief Fund: https://americanalpineclub.org/grieffund GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-climber-grief-fund

#350: Lindsey Ward & Brady Manriquez -- Injuries, Camping, & Celebrating 7 Years of the Podcast! by Chris Ward