RFP Podcast Episode #222 – Ultra Dad’s Session #30 with Doug Pollard

It has been a while since we had a quest and with Bryan recuperating from his last haul back east, figured we’d get a long-time friend on the show to share his story. It was back in 1999 that Doug and I started working together as two of 1st salespeople at this young company. He was recently married, and I was jumping into essentially my first job. Over 22 years he has become a great mentor, role model, fellow beer connoisseur, and most important, great friend and ultra-dad. We dig into his passion for beer, sales, family, OCR racing and being a husband and father. We are grateful to have him on to share his story and journey over the years. The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com and on social media via IG, FB, TW & LI. Keep an eye out for the Ultra Dad’s Instagram account @ #ultra_dads. You can view the live recording of today’s episode on our YouTube Channel Here! How’d we get here? The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place. Bryan & Mike