"You can actually just do whatever makes you feel the most joyful. You can. You have permission. You are going to feel so good." Alison Cebulla has a running business called Kind Warrior. Kind Warrior is dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability, compassion for all living beings, and the transformative power of healing personal and historical trauma. They advocate for a holistic approach to well-being, embracing interconnectedness, knowledge empowerment, and fostering a society rooted ...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 242
"The people that are members of the Mural Society are amazing. They do everything that they do because of the love of their community." Ann Thompson is the art curator of murals for the Lompoc Mural Society. In this episode, Ann chats with Luis about the history of art in Lompoc California, all the beautiful murals around town, how they met, why art needs to be restored, how some murals are done in one day, satellites, how you know when you are finished with a piece of art, how the Mural Society...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 241
"When you're doing long distance it's about efficiency. You only have so much energy. You can only store so many carbs." Steve Mackel is a marathon running coach out of Los Angeles. In this episode, Steve chats with Luis about how they met, Born to Run Ultramarathon, dealing with the Los Angeles fires, how he got his start as a running coach, incorporating yoga with running, ChiRunning, quality of life, recovery, RPR – Reflexive Performance Reset, Catalina Marathon, Victoria Marathon, and what t...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 240
"14 years ago, I set out to radically transform my life. To live in a way where my actions where in alignment with my beliefs, to overcome my hypocrisy, and instead actually be who I really wanted to be." Robin Greenfield is on a life journey to transform himself. Robin is a truth seeker, activist, and social reformer. In this episode, Robin chats with Luis about his lifestyle changes, living sustainably, how he is walking over 1600 miles from Canada to Los Angeles, how is gearing up for a state...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 239
"I would say stage racing is probably my greatest love in ultrarunning in trail running because of the way that it lets you use your sport to move through environments and in places and really have these intimate experiences through running." Meghan Hicks is the Editor-in-Chief of iRunFar. iRunFar.com provides you with the best possible information regarding trail running and ultrarunning anywhere. Meghan is also the author of 'Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running. In this episode, Megh...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 238
In this special on the road episode of the Road Dog Podcast, Luis finds himself deep in the Copper Canyons with the Tarahumara Indians. Listen in as Luis interacts with locals, witnesses a local running game called Rarájipari, records musicians, and gets in way over his head. Rarájipari is a running game played by the Tarahumara (also known as the Rarámuri) people of the Copper Canyons region in Chihuahua, Mexico.[1] The game is played by two teams of four or more players. One member of each tea...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 237
"It really is about the experience and I think that all of us want to read about the runner, the pacer, the crew member, a volunteer, what their experiencing in the moment during that race and so the details, the emotions, everything that you could put on to paper so that somebody else could feel those emotions as they are reading the race report." Amy Clark is the Editor in Chief of Ultra Running Magazine. In this episode, Amy chats with Luis about Ultra Running Magazine, the history of the mag...
Dec 23, 2024•59 min•Ep. 236
"Everything we do has an impact and so everything we can do to make this world better off is in everybody's best interest." Randall & Roslyn Braun own and operate Route Arrows which is a racecourse marking business. In this episode, Randall & Roslyn chat with Luis about route making racecourses, the importance of color markers, products they have invented, environmental impact of course markers, their connection with the American Trail Running Association and the US Trail Running Confere...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 235
"The evidence of exercise as a factor for someone's longevity is irrefutable at this point. We know that. We understand that. Not only for physical being but also the mental and the emotional being as well." Dr. Sarah Groman is a Doctor of physical therapy and also works for a remote coaching company called Mountain Endurance Team. In this episode, Sarah chats with Luis about her job, coaching endurance athletes, common injuries for runners, advice for clicking and or squeaking in the knee, deal...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 234
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Dec 02, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Ep. 233
"I think it's just sharing that love of being out here and running. I will come out here, we'll ride our horses. Joe will come run with me and it's such a beautiful place that being able to have the privilege of sharing that with other people is pretty amazing." Rosalie Smith is a registered nurse, the owner of La Cuesta Ranch, and the founder of the Templeton Run club. In this episode, Rosalie chats with Luis about the Tierra Redonda Mountain Trail Run, how the Templeton Run Club got started, t...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 232
"I was working my way up a hill and this guy goes, "Good job. You're doing good. You doing the 30?" And I was like, "I'm on mile 95!" And he was like, "What!?" Jenn Coyle is a Sacramento based runner and founder of The Can Van. In this episode, Jenn chats with Luis about beer runs, how to start a beer run to create community, her impressions of Born to Run, running 100 miles, the shelf life of canned beer, and what runs she has planned in the future. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the P...
Nov 18, 2024•59 min•Ep. 231
"There's like a universal flow to things, I really believe that and so I think we know when it's finished. I have this knowing that we are trying our best, we're trying to tell the story correctly and it will be exactly how it is meant to be." Rebecca Barnes is a filmmaker and surfer out of San Diego. Rebecca made the documentary called The Endless Mile and is currently making a documentary on ultra-runner Jamila. In this episode, she chats with Luis about living in San Diego, her experience at ...
Nov 11, 2024•51 min•Ep. 230
"Slow is steady, steady is fast." Jim Clemens, Tyler Clemens, and Chris Clemens hike the Camino. Luis chats with the Clemens family about their adventures on the trail. Hear about the logistics, food and drink along the way, the interactive app they used, interactions with fellow travelers, reflecting on the hike, what it meant to be together as a family, and if you should venture out there. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. ...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 229
"My concept was, when you crack the third beer, the podcast starts. Cause that's when the good conversation starts." In this replay episode, Clint Welch and Jack Rosenfeld chat with Luis about ending the Beer on the Run podcast, baseball, football, running events, how Beer on the Run got started, how they got guests by shooting their shot, some of their favorite guests they have had on the podcast, and what's next for them. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://w...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 228
"The Snowman Race mission is to raise awareness about climate change and the plight of people living in high altitude regions." Clare Gallagher is a professional runner from Boulder CO. In this special Snowman episode, Clare chats with Luis about using an altitude tent, preparing for the Snowman Race, her race history, environmental advocacy, studying marine conservations for her PhD, the Snowman Race mission, her relationship with Patagonia, and winning Western States 100. Support Road Dog Podc...
Oct 21, 2024•47 min•Ep. 227
"A marathon every day for five days. It is not a joke." Simon Mtuy is a farmer, guide and runner from Tanzania. In this special Snowman Race episode, Simon chats with Luis about his homelands in Kilimanjaro, how climate change is effecting his land, what he grows on his farm, running ultras, finishing Western States 10 times, his guiding, running and finishing the Snowman Race, and his experiences in Bhutan. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/r...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 226
"I'm expecting to find adventure, and an incredible culture. I am incredible curious about the country and the people, the customs. I love travelling and this is just such an absolutely special part of the world to be invited to visit." Kelly Halpin is a professional mountain runner from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In this special Snowman Race episode, Kelly chats with Luis about her career, why she prefers solo unsupported runs, her writings, the gear she is going to bring, the food, archery, and wh...
Oct 07, 2024•46 min•Ep. 225
"You have to think about it, you know. How are you going to be like after 10 hours." Kaori Niwa is a professional trail runner from Japan. In this special Snowman episode, hear Kaori chat with Luis about where she grew up, how she got into running, her running accomplishments, what her goals are, what she is excited about, and what gear she carries on a run. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podcast on whatev...
Sep 30, 2024•39 min•Ep. 224
"They care a lot about their environment and their natural resources and sustainability. They are one of the countries with the lowest carbon footprint per person in the world and I think they clearly have a message to bring out to the world." Pascal Egli is a professional trail and sky runner from Norway. In this special Snowman Race episode, Pascal chats with Luis about how he got into running, what is sky running, what is the Snowman Race, what his expectations are running in the Snowman Race...
Sep 23, 2024•37 min•Ep. 223
"It's absolutely a team effort. I wouldn't be able to do these swims without them. Every single one of them has an important job. They are just as important as the swimmer, if not more." Jill Yoneda is an endurance swimmer and free diver. Rob DeCou is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual. He is also a ultra-endurance athlete. In this episode, Jill and Rob chat with Luis about her swim across the Salish Sea, wildlife in the water, fundraising, other long swims she has completed, h...
Sep 16, 2024•56 min•Ep. 222
"I don't like the uphill finish. I like to finish downhill." Veronika Spalekova is a triathlete, accomplished distance runner, and a coach from the Bay Area. In this episode, Veronika chats with Luis about her running career, Broken Arrow, The Formattable, The Greenhorn Ranch, Quicksilver, her coaching, what the biggest failures people make in training, and open water swimming. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to t...
Sep 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 221
"If it's just about me it's harder when things don't go as planned. But when I have a bigger purpose, it's so much easier." Alex "CHIKORITA" Roudayna is an accomplished distance runner from Mexico City and bad ass at OCR events. In this episode, Alex chats with Luis about distance running, Competing at Spartan events, Her upcoming Los Angeles to Las Vegas run, how she got into ultra running, competing at Tough Mudder's, the challenges in OCR that are the most difficult, and the Blood Root race. ...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 220
"The best way I can describe that 76 trip was we had no idea what we were doing but it was total freedom." Jack Smith is a legendary skateboarder and founder of the Skate Museum in Morro Bay. In this episode, Jack chats with Luis about how he got into skateboarding, how the skateboards have changed over time, how the early equipment was dangerous, evolution of the equipment, different types of skating, skateboarding across America in 1976 in 32 days, and his multiple trips across America on a sk...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 219
"Throughout this journey in endurance sports, the whole thing is just convincing yourself that you can do this." Hilary Topper is an author and an athlete from Long Island. She is the author of a new book titled From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete . In this episode, Hilary chats with Luis about running the New York Marathon, getting started running, her running blog, triathlons, how her book came to be, and advice for people who want to get into running. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joinin...
Aug 19, 2024•59 min•Ep. 218
"I tend to not perform very well when I feel like I have a lot of pressure." Rachel Entrekin is a bad-ass trail runner. In this episode, Rachel chats with Luis about living in Los Angeles, running stories, Crazy Mountain 100, Rio Del Lago 100, Badger Mountain 100, winning Cocodona 250, having crew and pacers, she describes certain race courses and what she has coming up. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the podc...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 217
"Running is playing a more important role in raising awareness of different issues including climate change that is taking place throughout our world." Marcos Vargas is the Co-Chair and Regional Organizer for the Peace and Dignity Journeys - Central Coast, I am leading the organizing of communities and runners to support the Peace and Dignity Journeys, particularly as they come through the Native ancestorial land of the Chumash people, the California Central Coast region of San Luis Obispo, Sant...
Jul 29, 2024•54 min•Ep. 216
"I hope people like the book. It's happy and it's sad. It's extraordinarily emotional." Michael Salsbury is a runner, a family man and the author of Running From Tragedy. In this episode, Michael chats with Luis about his runner son Sebastian, his running, Broken Arrow, why he wrote the book, what's the book about, his personal tragic family story, and why you should read it. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subscribe to the...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 215
"If you run with the Earth then you can run forever." Franziska Maria Chaidez Pretsch is a trail runner and life coach from Germany and currently lives in Oregon. In this episode, Franziska chats with Luis about her life journey, how she got into distance running, her love of Luna Sandals, her experience of running in the Copper Canyons, how travel is important, Born to Run, meeting her husband in Mexico, and being a life coach. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: http...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 214
"I can't think of any scenario where I've witnessed such like a close-knit community that was accepting of new people." John Waters is runner and works in software. In this episode, John chats with Luis about moving to San Diego, his experience in the Copper Canyons, his experience at Born to Run, playing music in front of people, his prep for Leadville, and his mental health struggles. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast 2. Subsc...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 213
