All Episodes

345: 'Our Sport is a Soul Sport', with James Lauriello

344: 'We Sold Out the Rio', with Adam Lee

343: 'For That Finish Line Moment', with Renee Janssen

342: 'Crowdfunding Prize Purses', with Krissi Polentz

341: 'Race Director Stringbean', with Joe McConaughy

340: 'Shooting From The Hip', with Austin Corbett

339: 'The Most Beautiful Expression of Human Movement', with Ryan Kerrigan

338: 'It's a Trip', with Nicholas Triolo

337: 'Running Into 2026', with Alex Bond

336: 'Running Back The Year 2025', with Krissi Polentz

335: 'I Think I just Need To Run', with Morgan Powell

334: 'And Then The White House Calls', with Alex Rienzie

333: 'Will 128 Tickets Be Enough?' With Steve Auch

332: 'Run All Day, Run All Night', with Jan Vleck

331: 'Big in Japan', with Marcel Höche

330: 'Where Did (and Does) the Livestream Go?', with Jeff Pelletier

329: 'Through the Lows to the Highs', with Michael Eaton

328: 'Beast Joins the Vert Running Series', with Scott Sowle

327: 'We're Just Outsiders', with Alex Bond

326: 'The Race That Has No End', with Sam Harvey and Harvey Lewis

325: 'Believe in What's Possible', with Fiona Hayvice and Courtney Dauwalter

324: 'The New Generation is Different', with Francesco Puppi

323: 'First Dig Then Shred', with Tim Tollefson

322: 'Racing the Snowman Trek', with Thomas Reiss

321: 'Backstage on Grand Teton', with Alex Rienzie

320: 'Road Soda, Let's Go!', with Troy Meadows

319: 'All The Mountain Sports', with Jessie McAuley

318: 'Knowing your Why', with Katharina Hartmuth

317: 'We Are Not Machines', with Rosanna Buchauer

316: 'Great Until It Wasn't', with Julie Urbanski

315: 'Back in Chamonix', with Scott Michie

314: 'My Turn This Time', with Julie Urbanski

313: 'Somehow I Managed', with Katharina Hartmuth

312: 'Making The Locals Proud', with David Norris

311: 'Building A Racing Series', with Scott Sowle

310: 'My Journey to Hardrock', with Michael Marchand

309: 'Touch That Rock', with Dale Garland

308: 'The King of Lavaredo', with Hannes Namberger

307: 'The Queen of Lavaredo' with Rosanna Buchauer

306: 'We've Been Doing This a Long Time', with Buzz Burrell

305: 'A Cocodona Story', with Ben Mead

304: 'Better Lucky Than Good', with Adam Lee

303: 'Trees are Good, Obviously' with Jakob Herrmann

302: 'Something Died at That Finish Line', with Nick Triolo

301: 'A Labor of Love' With Gretchen Walla

300: 'Finding Your Journey', with Madlen Kappeler

299: 'LBA Race Recap' with Matt Urbanski

298: 'Not Too Fussed About', with Chrissi Faber

297: 'Baking Carbon in my Oven', with Marcel Höche

296: 'Capturing a Feeling', with Dan Patitucci

295: 'It's All About Belonging', with Kathleen Baker

294: 'Slaying The Monster', Federico Hernandez

293: 'It's Strangely Enjoyable', with Chad Lasater

292: 'The Year in Trail Running', with Alex Bond

291: 'I Might Be an Inspiration', with Kuwanna Dyer-Pietras

290: 'A Very Busy Year', with Daniela Oemus

289: 'Walking 200 Miles', with Jack Rosenfeld

288: 'It Cracks Your Heart Open', with Abigail West

287: 'Storytelling Through Map Making', with Wes Plate

286: 'When UTMB Calls', with Maria Dalzot

285: 'Our Community Is Just So Special', with Katharina Hartmuth

284: 'It was Just Insane', with Samuel Hartman

283: 'A Nap at 13,400FT', with Abigail Westling and Kiira Antenucci

282: 'A Complex Potato Burrito'', with Brittany Kealy

281: 'How Are You Alive?', with Eddy Allen

280: 'For the Runners', with Frédéric Lénart

279: 'It's Only Trail Running', with Hannes Namberger

278: 'On Another Level', with Marcel Höche

277: 'UTMB Changed Everything', with Doug Mayer

276: 'Goosebumps from Start to Finish', with Steve Auch

275: 'Blending My Passions', With Nicole Amyx

274: 'Confidence and Humility', With Lou D'Onofrio

273: 'Spontaneous 100 Miler', with Jeff Urbanski

272: 'Building Trail Community', with Erik Stanley

271: 'All the Way to Rio', with Adam Lee

270: 'From The Farm', with Nancy Kirstein and Karen Lechtenberg

269: 'The Behind-The-Scenes Guy' with Steve Aderholt

268: 'Connecting to the Heart Space', with Nick Triolo

267: 'Anything but Ordinary', with Tera Pruett

266: 'On Human Potential', with John Lacroix

265: 'Such an Absurd Sport', with Elaine Fung

264: 'Like A Steamed Crab', with Jeremy Anderson

263: 'Nose, Meet Poles', with Ida-Sophie Hegemann

262: 'Let's Be Uncomfortable', with Terry Chiplin

261: 'Racing for Team Germany', with Rosanna Buchauer

260: 'A Dose of Fresh Life', with Thomas Reiss

259: 'An Ultra Day Out', with Stephen Johnson

258: 'On This Hill I'll Die', with Matt Urbanski

257: 'An Uphill Battle', with Lena Müller

256: 'No Room for Error', with Marcel Höche

255: 'Go Slay The Dragon', with Christopher Fisher

254: 'Thru-climbing the SPS List', with Travis Soares

253: 'A Fun Ridge Linkup', with Barrett Gray and Charlie Levy

252: 'Live From Chamonix', with Keith Laverty

251: 'My Crew Was Everything', with Monica DeVreese

250: 'The Cheapest Therapy Around', with Dawn Golden and Jacque Hooyer

249: 'From Silverton to Chamonix', with Matt Urbanski

248: 'No Mandatory Equipment', with Steve Auch

247: 'That Downhill Was a Blur', with Brent Miller

246: 'An Act of Self-love', with Lauren Head

245: 'Beast of Big Creek Race Preview', with Ben Mead

244: 'Fresh Off The Waitlist', with Melissa Tucker

243: 'Finding the Flow', with Tomasz Drybala

242: 'Be Realistic, Run Happy', with Andrea Löw

241: 'I'd Rather Bushwhack Than Run a Road', with Jeremy Anderson

240: 'Just in Time for Mimosas', with Adam Lee

238: 'Ramen on the Highway', with Riley Nachtrieb

239: 'Don't Fight Your Thoughts', with Eva Sperger

237: 'Thrown to the Wolves', with Nick Coleman

236: 'Fight the Devil', with Alex Bond

235: 'Suffering is Bull', with Moritz auf der Heide

234: 'Herding Turtles', with Gretchen Ta

233: 'Lightning Strikes are a Possibility', with Brian Morrison

232: 'Zion 404 File Not Found', with Aum Gandhi

231: 'Patron of the City', with David Papineau

230: 'Trail Therapy', with Michael Linscott

229: 'Not so Bad in the World', With Hannes Namberger

228: 'Beware of the Chair', with Lou D'Onofrio

227: 'Running for Yelm', with Keith Yates

226: 'Just a Fun Day Out', with Alex Hasenohr

225: 'Fastest Known Time Sells to Outside', with Alex Bond, Ashly Winchester and Jason Hardrath

224: 'Oh Man, That's it?', with Thomas Reiss

223: 'Focus on Longevity', with Alison Naney

222: 'Best of the Island', with Keith Laverty

221: 'Putting Everything Into This One Event', with Krissy Moehl

220: 'Racing Via Ferrata Style', with Daniel Probst

219: 'No Shortcuts Through Khumbu', with Andrew Hughes

218: 'Required Snake Bite Compression Kit', with Matt Urbanski

217: 'Flip the FKT Statistic', with Marta Fisher

216: 'Generally the Course Sucks and Everything is Tough', with Jason Reathaford

215: 'Encouraging Diverse Perspectives', with Trent Banks

214: 'The Balance of Humility and Hubris', with Alex Bond

213: 'Life is Like One Big Ultra', with Gretchen Walla

212: 'The Navigator's Mindset', with Stephen Johnson

211: 'Off-season Apple Pie', with Elisa Laverty

210: 'Weekend Warriors', with Viktor Marohnic

209: 'The Pourquoi of Running', with Steph Decker

208: 'Schinken, Eier und Nudeln', with Thomas Reiss

207: 'Tailwind into the Metaverse', with Jeff Vierling

206: 'Of Cows and Cheese', with Maria Dalzot

205: 'Podcasting on Trails', with Emily Holland

204: 'Top FKTs in Washington for 2021', with Alex Bond

203: 'Quick Pole Practice Session', with Keith Laverty

202: 'Inspired to Adventure', with Abram Dickerson

201: 'Washington Bulgers', With Jason Hardrath

200: 'The Race Director Appreciated That', with Michael Linscott

199: 'My Gear For UTMR'

198: 'Overnight On Copper', with Tabatha Collins and Mary Flinders

197: 'Five Times is Enough', with Mike Ehredt

196: 'Getting Loopy in the Olympics', with Steph Decker

195: 'Orienteering along the Loowit Trail', With Alex Bond

194: 'Shooting Myself Into the Sunset'

193: 'Hot is the New Summer'

192: 'Night Running Deserves a Quiet Night'

191: 'The Lumber was Jacked'

190: 'You can be my Battle Cat'

189: 'A Return to Coughing on Trails'

188: 'How To FKT', With Special Guest Alex Bond

187: 'Hope's a ...' - Ted Lasso S1 - E9-10

186: 'Travel Off The Beaten Path', with Special Guest Florian Herrmann

185: 'More Than a Race' with Maggie Guterl and Staci Revel

184: 'The Diamond Dogs Strike Again' - Ted Lasso S1 S8

183: 'Holding Buoys in Your Hands'

182: 'The Valentines Show' - Ted Lasso S1 S7

181: 'Tracking Wolves' with Special Guest Roberto Gutiérrez

180: 'Do they know it's Christmas?' - Ted Lasso S1 S6

179: 'Lemon Disease is a Joke'

178: '70 is the new 100'

177: 'Scrape Me off a Mesa'

176: 'Oklahoma' Ted Lasso S1 E5

175: 'Presenting Myself as a Terrified Basket-case'

174: 'This Ain't Robbie Williams' - Ted Lasso S1 E4

173: 'Old Men Talking About the Internet and Shoes'

172: 'You spoke to God?' Ted Lasso S1 E3

171: 'The Trudge to Mordor Had Good Views'

170: 'Panda or Lion' Ted Lasso S1 E2

169: 'A Better Podcast Would be More Prepared'

168: 'How many Countries are in This Country?' Ted Lasso S1 E1

167: 'Trail Running's Goth Phase'

166: 'Stoke in the Spring'

165: 'Crushing on the Wonderland'

164: 'On the Benefits Of David Hasselhoff'

163: 'Even the King Has to Walk to the Bathroom'

162: 'Sports-Ball is Right in Our Wheelhouse'

161: 'Power Hiking in Rumpl Blankets'

160: 'I'm Excited With What I Have in Front of Me'

159: 'A 100 Mile Cat Out of a Bag'

158: 'There are No Huts with Fresh Croissants on the PCT'

157: 'How Well do You Know the Backcountry in the Winter?'

156: 'A Zinger, a Sausage Roll and a Face Mask Walk Onto a Trail…'

155: 'That was supposed to be a 46?'

154: 'Thicc Thighs and Slippery Soles'

153: 'Trail Running Tiktok and Evolution'

152: 'Feeling in a Rut?'

151: 'Hydrate, Stretch and Whine About Strava'

150: 'Merry New Year, Or Something'

149: 'A Fine Holiday Show'

148: 'You Don't Look a Gift Pod in The Ear?'

147: 'Oh Deer, Always Be Prepared'

146: 'Wicking Socks and a Warm Coccyx'

145: 'Silicon Cougars'

144: 'R2R2R Alt Almost', with Steph Decker, Calvin Kuo and Freddie Most

143: 'Essential, like Podcasts and McRibs'

142: 'Racing from Albany to Atlantic City'

141: 'Ask Not What Your 50 Miler Can do for You'

140: 'Why are Shoe Colors Gendered?'

139: 'Good Talk'

138: 'Exploring Trails and Business', with Abram Dickerson

137: 'BBQ Shuttle Service'

136: 'Take Me to Your Dealer'

135: 'Four McRibs a Mile'

134: 'Running Chouxs'

133: 'Anchoring Emotions on the Trails'

132: 'Our Legal Department is Right by the Dynamite'

131: 'Seven Dumb Miles'

130: 'I'm Not Going to Run in That Weather'

129: 'Peloton, Potato Pizza and Training Plans'

128: 'It is Officially One Hundred and Something Miles'

127: 'The Great Castle Ruins of America'

126: 'That Feeling of Accomplishment'

125: 'This is Fine'

124: 'And the Goats Were Still There'

123: 'Fastest Known Audio Experience'

122: 'Full Engaged to be Human', with Special Guest Jason Hardrath

121: 'Where Is The Meat'

120: 'Eating Popcorn at the Tire Store'

119: 'Sunrise Over Paradise'

118: 'John Muir, the Kraken and a Beast with an Elephanthead'

117: 'Local Legend'

116: 'Let me Walk a Mile in your Socks and Shoes'

115: 'The Enchantments, No One's Doing That'

114: 'Sunburns and Other Important Life Lessons'

113: 'Arm Warmer Sleeve Arms'

112: 'Is it Too Soon to Be Hopeful?'

111: 'Not Quite as Mountain-Minded as I Thought'

110: 'Tell Me All About That Man Bun'

109: 'Much Ado About Strava'

108: 'Choose Your Own Adventure'

107: 'Sitting on a Mountain of Paperwork' with Special Guest Tabatha Collins

106: 'What's Your Number'

105: 'Cold Snacks and Yoga Breaks' with Special Guests Abram Dickerson and James Varner

104: 'Mixtape Vol. II'

103: 'Be Safe Out There'

102: 'My Expectations Aren't Very High'

101: 'After Dark with Beer and Whiskey'

100: '8,630 Minutes'

99: 'Toilet Paper Doesn't Bring Me Joy'

98: 'The Philosophy of Hills'

97: 'Discounted Running Shoes'

96: 'It's Such a Good Feeling to run Many Miles'

95: 'These Socks Were Meant for Talking'

94: 'Stealing Pies off the Window Sill'

93: 'Revisiting 90s Fashion Trends'

92: 'Running Fast with Statler and Waldorf'

91: 'You Down With PCT?'

90: 'The River Runs Through It'

89: 'Setting our Sights on a New Year'

88: 'Love Actually is All Around'

87: 'Geofencing my Treadmill Run'

86: 'Charging My Camera Battery in My Pants'

85: 'Oh Man, That's a Tough Break'

84: 'Saving the Best for Last - Our Incredible Holiday Gift Guide Part 2'

83: 'So Big We're Cutting it into Two - Our Holiday Gift Guide Part 1'

82: 'You Call That a Sport?' with Special Guest Jeff Fullmer and Jeremy Smith

81: 'Welcome to Backcountry, the New Trail Running Podcast'

80: 'Not eating ice cream made me a miserable person' with Special Guest Maria Dalzot

79: 'Last Woman Standing' with World Champion Maggie Guterl

78: 'Sub 2 Hour Midlife Crisis'

77: 'Ultrarunner John Muir'

76: 'World Records without long finger nails' with Special Guest Tabatha Collins

75: 'The Rattlesnake Ate my Empanada'

74: 'Squeezing in a Midday Run'

73: 'Goodbye Mountain Goats'

72: 'Pickle Juice-powered Ultra Success at The Rut'

71: 'No Trophies for Cat Lovers'

70: 'There's a Sasquatch in all of Us'

69: 'Who ordered that Rain?'

68: 'Dippin Dots in Summerland'

67: 'Crazy Elevated Altitude Training Adventure'

66: 'Falling through my Selfies'

65: 'Death Valley Fun Run'

64: 'Yearning for Burritos' with Special Guest Morgan Sjogren

63: 'Bill Pullman is my President'

62: 'Oh Dear, we talk Beer and Gear'

61: 'Won't you be my Running Buddy?'

60: 'My Tank Top Tan Line'

59: 'Tick, Tick.... Boom!'

58: 'The Importance of Firm Buns'

57: 'Outside's $hit Sandwich'

56: 'Have you ever broken anything besides Hearts?'

55: 'Somewhat out of Sync'

54: 'Slaying Dragons in the Rain'

53: 'Scratching my Own Itch'

52: 'The Mixtape Volume 1'

51: 'There was Lemonade at Phantom Ranch after all' with Special Guest Michael Linscott

50: 'Dragging my Wrecked Carcass through Barkley Hell' with Special Guest Maggie Guterl

49: 'Dabbling with Chinese loose-leaf Tea'

48: 'There will be no Milk at San Diego 100' with Special Guests Angela Shartel and BJ Haeck

47: 'Little Backyard Adventure'

46: 'Those Cowbells do Spark Joy'

45: 'Beachballs on Mt. Adams' with Special Guest Katja Hurt

44: 'Bacon-wrapped Shrimp', with Special Guest Mike Ehredt

43: 'There will be Wigs and Cowbells'

42: 'Challenging but never Brutal'

41: 'We used to fall all the time in Idaho'

40: 'Double Double with Grandpa'

39: 'Literally Every Single Street'

38: 'No one was dressed at that aid station'

37: 'Dragging Tires up Kaiser'

36: 'Fire, Ice and Jingle Bells'

35: 'Holding Out For a Hero'

34: 'Claiming Mountains in the Name of Tea and Crumpets'

33: 'Off the Rails Like Retired Trains and Climate Change'

32: 'A Planet full of Robots'

31: 'The Most Wonderful Time to Talk Gear'

30: 'Lunch with Kilian'

29: 'Live from Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2018'

28: 'The Squeakiest of Soles'

27: 'Homecoming Week'

26: 'Traveling without Moving'

25: 'Always look on the bright side of Spicy Queso'

24: 'Twilight is for Owls'

23: 'We build this cairn on rock and roll'

22: 'The German Scrooge McDuck'

21: 'Fall and 'Loaving' on Lowland Trails'

20: 'Hashtag ElkMatingTips'

19: 'An Opportunity to grow a big long Beard'

18: 'Complimentary Continental Breakfast'

17: 'Don't take those Pay Phones away from me'

16: 'A delicious sip of grapefruit flavored water'

15: 'That Bear didn't care'

14: 'Not all who wander are lost, only sometimes'

13: 'What's the furthest you ever run backwards?'

12: 'My pain cave is real'

11: 'I was dead after just one Loop'

10: 'Licking Orange Slices'

09: 'Road Trip to Broken Arrow Skyrace'

08: 'Attack of Gravity'

07: 'Please don't take me to a Lake'

06: 'It levels up a bit and then it drops down again'

05: 'Complaining about Californians'

04: 'We're Men in Tights'

03: 'The Canyon makes Cowboys'

02: 'Peeling potato chips off my face'

01: The Victorian Age of Shame and Self-Body-Loathing