"The most important part of what we do I'd say is probably getting other like-minded people together." Diane Frederic is President of the Donner Party Mountain Runners. In this episode she chats with Luis about the Castle Peak 100k and some other running adventures she has planned. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. Squirrel's Nut Butter: https://squirrelsnutbutter.c...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 62
"I love this. I love being outside. This hurts. You know after about 16 miles it really hurts. But I love this and I found myself coming back into the essence of who Mirna Valerio is." Mirna Valerio is a mom, wife, teacher, musician, ultrarunner from Brooklyn, NY. She talks about diversity and inclusion in the running community and experiences as a larger woman in a world of thinner athletes. Mirna is also the author of A beautiful Work in Progress and the blog Fatgirlrunning. Support Road Dog P...
Jun 21, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 61
"Running in nature, there's just something about it, it's a magical experience. I want to give others that same experience that I've experienced." Zachary Friedley is an adaptive athlete who started a non profit called Mendecino Movement Project to help people with different challenges move their bodies. Zachary discusses the difference between a blade and a wooden leg, how he met his mentor and his life changing trips to India. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: http...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 60
"There's more astronauts in the US then there are masters of wine." Michael Juergens is a wine master, rum maker, author, and runner. In this episode recorded at High Camp in Squaw Valley, he discusses his knowledge of wine and creating wineries in the Kingdom of Buhtan. Bradley Escobar also joins the conversation on his 34th birthday as well as some other special guests. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the pod...
Jun 07, 2021•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 59
"I loved the idea that I could run all day. And after my first 50 miler, I just kept going." Craig Slagel is an ultrarunner and the creator of the RunGo app. Craig lives and runs up in Vancouver. Hear why he created the Run Go navigation app. Find out about GPS art and how to create it and all the uses of the RunGo app to make your running a better experience. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on what...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 58
"My goal is not to finish the next ultra, my goal is to keep running when I'm 80." Emily Bello is an ultra runner and ambassador for All We Do Is Run. Details her experience with the Badwater 135, Born To Run 200 and Nashville Ultra 50. Dennis Freeman operates the Nashville Ultra and a race director for many others in the Tennessee area. Dennis details his experiences putting on the Nashville Ultra. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpod...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 57
"When the sun comes up on the second day of an ultra, it's like a brand new day. It's like you forget about all the miles before that." Laura Chancellor is an ultrarunner and author of the book Get To The Sunshine: Life Lessons That Brought Me To The Western States Finish Line. Laura details her experience writing and publishing her book and finishing the Western States 100. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the ...
May 17, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 56
"I am just as comfortable sleeping outside, camping under the stars as I am in a million dollar house." Max Krakoff is living free and running. Max travels the states and beyond as the wind blows him. In this episode, Max shares his train hopping tips, running stories and donating a liver to his brother. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. Squirrel's Nut Butter https:...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 55
"The work is rewarding. We've assisted farmers and families to feed themselves for years." Brett Harrison is a runner and educator living in Tanzania in East Africa. He teaches people how to sustainably farm, bee keeping, and tilapia farming. Brett chats with Luis about faith, and the races he puts on around Mount Kilimanjaro trails. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 54
"Everyone has their own reasons why they run but for me, I like being around people. I love sharing miles with people." Edwin Ettinghausen likes to run, a lot! He has completed close to 200 one hundred mile races. Edwin chats with Luis about his love of running, his future goals, why he wears a jester costume, and his struggles with depression. Edwin helps Luis make an important decision about the upcoming Born To Run Ultramarathon. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 53
"I feel honored to get to run with Sebastian, like knowing what this kid is going to do in the future ... I'm in the presence of greatness." Max King is an ultrarunner and outdoorsman. He talks about his running camp, Bend OR., coaching Sebastian, and jorts. Sebastian Salsbury is a 15 year old trail runner. Hear how he got his start running. Hear about Santa Barbara 9 Trails, Western States 100, Black Canyon 100k, Grand Canyon Rim to Rim and more. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patr...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 52
"So the rapids makes you feel more vulnerable, which seems to open you up in a different way." Chris Thornley is the Founder/Owner of Squirrel's Nut Butter. He grew up in Cool CA. Talks about his love of Western States 100 and his role at the river crossing at that race. Chris shares his experiences rafting the Colorado River solo. Hear how he began his running and started his company. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscr...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 51
"I don't make shows to get fans, I make the kind of show that the fans that I want would like." Scotty Kummer is the founder and host of Ten Junk Miles Podcast. Hear how Scotty got started podcasting, listen to his tips of being a good podcaster, his struggles with addiction and hear about races he is the race director for. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. XOSKIN s...
Apr 05, 2021•2 hr•Ep. 50
"You don't start recording until you crack open the third beer, cause that's when the good conversation starts." Luis hangs out with Clint Welch and Jack Rosenfeld from Beer On The Run Podcast and drinks beers and swaps stories. Hear how they started Beer On The Run podcast, preferences between drinking out of a can or bottle, Rocky Mountain Oysters, and their first beer experience. Also listen to them chat about iconic races like the Hurt 100, Western States, Santa Barbara 9 Trails, Badwater 13...
Mar 29, 2021•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 49
"So we moved from a life of success in business to wanting a life of significance where we could impact other people." Mara Klassen sees herself as a professional volunteer. Hear why she loves running an aid station and serving people, how she battled weight loss, why she donates time and money to Compassion International, and hear her journey from being overweight to becoming a runner. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subsc...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 48
"So I'm looking at 5 ½ thousand to 6 thousand miles of rowing. 6 month journey at sea." Lia Ditton is a professional sailor, ocean rower, motivational speaker and conceptual artist. She is the World Record holder rowing from San Francisco to Hawaii in just 86 days. Lia describes her training and future goal of rowing over 5,000 miles from Japan to San Francisco. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on wh...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 47
"All I thought about was working on the website and subsequently my running suffered." Learn how Mark Gilligan created UltraSignup.com, how the idea for the ranking system came into existence, and who he just sold it to. Listen to Luis chat with the new owners Jay Kelley and David Callahan and hear about some new plans for the website like adding a blog and a forum. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast o...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 46
"The 100 mile concept was really cooking down a number into doable chunks." Kara Lubin is the CEO/founder of the 100 Mile Club. The 100 Mile Club presents students with a straightforward challenge: run, jog, or walk 100 Miles over the course of the school year. Hear how Kara started this organization and how it grew to 5,100 schools across the nation. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever plat...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 45
"I drank like a couple cups of beer, and it totally helped me get out of the hole and had a great race. Best 100 miler I ever ran." Thomas Reiss is a German born runner, punk rock musician and Owner, Kraftwerk Design Inc. Thomas shares his story of growing up in the punk rock scene in Germany and how he fell into running. Hear tales from iconic races like Nine Trails, Tahoe Rim Trail, Snowman Race and many more. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.c...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 44
"There's something pretty cool about running home I think that just draws you in and makes you want to move faster." Jeffrey Stern is an elite runner, dog lover and a High School cross country coach. Recently ran a FKT on the Backbone Trail and the Los Padres Traverse. Details his experience running against a stacked field at the Santa Barbara 9 Nine Trails, his relationship with Chris Andrews, the upcoming Black Canyon, and Western States. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Com...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 43
"The sport is called trail running. It's not called trail racing. So let's go on the trails and find stuff." Guillaume Arthus is a French ultra-distance trail runner, explorer and video maker who has run all over the world including the Grand Canyon and Barkley Marathons. Hear his story of crossing the Alps and the making of his documentary Via Alpina. the Grand Canyon, Barkley Marathons. Find out what M.E.A.N. stands for. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://ww...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 42
"Pretty much every protest that has happened in the last 4 years, I was there." Tyler Tomasello is a runner and a photo journalist who was in Washington DC for the Biden inauguration. Hear why capturing moments through photography is important. Tyler also chats with Luis about being inspired to run long distances after reading the book Born To Run. He shares a harrowing experience at the Copper Canyons, and what it was like to be in Afghanistan with the Free to Run group. Support Road Dog Podcas...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 41
"And so if you've been coaching for 3 years, you don't have enough experience. You haven't seen enough weird stuff." Mike and Tammy Hartman are High School teachers and coaches. They discuss what it's like to be a teacher and what it takes to be a High School athlete and a coach. Hear about Mike's near death experience when he suffered a heart attack at 32 and how he got started running. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2.Subsc...
Jan 25, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 40
"I knew I didn't want the quintessential American Dream, white picket fence, C-level job and retirement." Chris Clemens is a distance runner and world traveler who joins Luis from Thailand. He shares his love of McDonalds, Rotary Clubs, and how he got started running. Chris also chats about life in Thailand and some of his upcoming goals. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you list...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 39
"It dawned on us that what we were doing was combining two of our loves and passions, history and trail running." Tim Twietmeyer, Elke Reimer, Jennifer Hemmen, and Bob Crowley make up the group known as the Forlorn Hope Expedition Team. Hear the history and the experiences of retracing this historical trek 100 miles from Donner Lake to Johnson's Ranch across the winter wilderness of the Sierra. Learn about the Donner Party and the Forlorn Hope and the conditions and obstacles they had to overcom...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 38
"If I'm going for anything big, I've learned to hone that positive energy." Camille Herron is American ultramarathon runner and Guinness Book World Record holder for running a marathon in a superhero costume. She is known for running with her hair down, eating tacos and having a positive attitude. Camille talks about her goal to win Western States 2021. Just won JFK 50. Comrades Marathon. She shares her running and recovery tips. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: htt...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 37
"I think of myself as the patron saint of the back of the pack." John Vanderpot Has More DNFs Than Most People Have Starts. John has completed 238 races in a 10 year span. Learn how he moved from wrestling to running long distances, his life as a high school English teacher, stories from the Born To Run Ultramarathon, and his like and dislikes about races. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 36
"If you want to do a race like that, you need to be in the best shape of your life when you get in and then you need to be like even in the bester shape of your life." Alan Abbs and Beverley Abbs are well accomplished distance runners. While drinking beer, they discuss their experiences with the Barkley Marathons, Heart of the South race, Eco Challenge races, Plain 100, VolState Road Race and more. Clint Welch co-hosts this episode. Also hear how the trail/race community is handling Covid-19. Su...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 35
"One thing I will say with the trail and mountain running family, it is that. It's a family. It's very welcoming and safe space." Nancy Hobbs is the Executive Director of the American Trail Running Association (ATRA). Learn how she got started in running, what trails she runs in Colorado, how ATRA started, and her love for baking. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatever platform you listen on. H...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 34
"I'll go through magazines and if I see somebody wearing our socks I'll reach out or if I see somebody that's had a bad experience, I feel like I can help." Martin Hernandez is an accomplished distance runner from the California Central Coast. He is the Speciality Sales Manager at Drymax Sports. In this episode, Luis and Martin talk about small town life on the California Central Coast. Martin shares stories about his high school and college cross country career. He talks about his time running ...
Dec 07, 2020•54 min•Ep. 33
