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As recently as 2022, Diana Gorder believed that running 100 miles was a personal impossibility, an iconic feat reserved for the ultra fit. And then within a year, she set the course record at the 2022 Nutcracker Endurance Run 12 Hour (75 miles), took 1st place female at the 2023 Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Miler (18:44:08), and set another course record with the overall win at the 2023 Tideland 24 Hour with 117 miles, just 8 miles off the current 24 Hour World Championship qualifying standard. Not bad for someone who ignores her watch, runs by feel, and only has 2 followers on Strava (it's us by the way). Take us on your long run to hear how her running journey started after 5 fractured vertebrae, along with the rest of her inspiring story. Enjoy the episode! Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Our mission is to help runners take their next step along their ultra running journey. With this series of Race Spotlight episodes, we want to introduce you to races that you may or may not have heard of by speaking directly to the Race Directors to give you all the information you need. On this episode, we want to welcome you to the world of Javelina. I don't know if this is actually a race or not. Over the past several years this race has just continued to explode in popularity. Everything about it just feels like the Woodstock of Ultra running where the entire community comes together to just have a great time out in the Arizona desert. But there is a race that takes place in the middle of this party, and it has had some blazing fast times with Jonathan Rea setting the course record in 12 hours 43 minutes in 2023 and Camille Herron setting it for the women in 2021 with a blistering time of 14 hours and 3 minutes. The 100 mile race, known as the Javelina Jundred, covers 5 loops that wind through Sonoran desert. Elevation gain is minimal at about 1580 feet for each loop, while running on a surface of packed granite, rocks and sand. After listening to this episode, we can guarantee that the Javelina Jundred will show up on your list of must do races in the future. We invite you to take a few minutes to listen to the race director of the Javelina Jundred, Jubilee Paige. Enjoy the show? Please leave us rating and comment to share the love! We appreciate you taking the time to join us. Javelina Jundred Info: Register: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=112165 Race Info: https://aravaiparunning.com/network/javelinajundred/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/javelinajundred Photo credit: Jesse Ellis Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Jake Jackson started out as a smoker who could afford to drop an extra 30 pounds and transformed himself into one of the best endurance runners on the planet! He has competed for Team USA twice at the 24-Hour World Championships and after taking on the Black Canyons Ultras 100 Mile Challenge, he will be gearing up for the longest challenge of his life, the Cocodona 250 Miler in May. Take us on your long run to hear Jake's inspiring story along with why he believes we can all benefit from not being afraid to try new things. Enjoy! Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Our mission is to help runners take their next step along their ultra running journey. With this series of Race Spotlight episodes, we want to introduce you to races that you may or may not have heard of by speaking directly to the Race Directors to give you all the information you need. Not every race is a vacation, but there are some races that are located in vacation destinations. The Blackbeard's Revenge 100 miler takes place in March of each year on the Outer Banks of NC. Runners travel for 100 miles in a point to point race from Corolla down to Hatteras. The race is set up to be beginner friendly, so if you are looking for a first 100 miler or a race that is flat and fast, this may be the race for you. We invite you to take a few minutes to listen to two of the race directors of Blackbeard's Revenge 100, Priscilla Nobles and Richard Swor. Enjoy the show? Please leave us rating and comment to share the love! We appreciate you taking the time to join us. Blackbeard's Revenge 100 Info: Race Info: https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/NC/Corolla/BlackbeardsRevenge100 Instagram:⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bbrevenge100 Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Ed Kennedy is kind, tough, and has 100% earned our respect. From The Umstead 100 to The Uwharrie 100 to the Southern Tour Last Man Standing, we had tons to talk about. And he brought so much value! Take us on your long run to hear how Ed knocked 4 minutes off his aerobic running pace, how he worked through multiple setbacks on his journey to conquering 100 miles, and the steps he takes to stack the odds in his favor when toeing the line. And be sure to follow Ed at @edkennedy1100 and send him some love! Enjoy! Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Our mission is to help runners take their next step along their ultra running journey. With this series of Race Spotlight episodes, we want to introduce you to races that you may or may not have heard of by speaking directly to the Race Directors to give you all the information you need. This episode presents to you a monster of a race out of Eastern Arizona. The Mogollon Monster 100. The race climbs the Mogollon Rim on six separate locations spending a lot of miles along the Rim, on top of the Rim and climbs up and down with ascents and descents of 30-45% grades at some points. Elevation gain is about 18000 feet, with the entirety of the race hanging out between 5200 feet and up to 8000 feet. The course is considered to be rugged and very technical in parts. Telling us all about it is Noah Dougherty, the RD of the Mogollon Monster 100. Enjoy the show? Please leave us rating and comment to share the love! We appreciate you taking the time to join us. Mogollon Monster 100 Info: Race Info: ⁠http://www.mogollonmonster100.com/ Registration: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=109352 Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/mogollon_monster Photo credits: Jubilee Paige and Noah Dougherty Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

The Legend Himself! Few people have impacted the sport of ultrarunning like Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake. It was an absolute honor to sit down with him and chat not only about the races that have made him known around the world, but also his personal journey into running and race directing. Tune in to hear about his overnight Christmas runs, how he got the name Lazarus Lake, where he originally got the idea for the Backyard Ultra, and more. If you like what you hear, don't forget to give us a follow, review and share with your friends. Enjoy! Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

One word. Carnage! Our mission is to help runners take their next step along their ultra running journey. With this series of Race Spotlight episodes, we want to introduce you to races that you may or may not have heard of by speaking directly to the Race Directors to give you all the information you need. This week, we take a look at the Cruel Jewel 100. The race takes place in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the North Georgia Mountains. The race is 104 miles, with over 33,000 feet of gain/loss. That is over 300 feet of gain per mile. The race does have a 48 hour cutoff. For perspective, the race has been around for 8 years and has had only 5 finishers run it in a sub 24. The race is tough. But, as ultra runners, we choose tough. Joining us on the show are the co-race directors, Sarah Snyder and Sean Lawford, to help give us the inside scoop about everything the Cruel Jewel 100 has to offer. Enjoy the show? Please leave us rating and comment to share the love! We appreciate you taking the time to join us. Cruel Jewel 100 Info: Race Info: https://dumassevents.com/cruel-jewel-100/ Registration: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=109094 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dumassevents Photo credits: Emily Cameron (Cameron Creative). Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

After years as a busted up runner who seemed to constantly be facing injury, Jameson Collins had a life changing moment in 2021 that sent him on a trajectory to signing up for a marathon, then a 50K and then...the MOAB 240. In 2023, less than 2 years after his epiphany, Jameson finished 2nd overall for the combined times of the Triple Crown of 200s, proving to himself and others that we are capable of more than we ever might believe. This was one of the most insightful discussions we have ever had and it shouldn't take you long to realize Jameson is not just lucky or gifted, he is a mindset juggernaut that has transformed himself mentally and physically and he is on a mission to share what he has learned with others. Take us on your long run, pay close attention, and enjoy the heck out of this episode, because it is just in time to help you set those 2024 goals. Prepare to #JustShowUp Photo Credit: Jason Peters Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Adventure Awaits! Our mission is to help runners take their next step along their ultra running journey. Well a 250 mile race is one helluva big step and we invite you to go on that trip with us. The Cocodona 250 debuted in 2021 and has been a huge success from day one. This race is 250.1 miles. You have 125 hours to finish. The overall elevation gain is 40, 154 feet with a cumulative loss of 34,958 feet. Runners will use portions of the Black Canyon National Recreation Trail, the Prescott Circle Trail, Sedona, the Arizona Trail and the Flagstaff Loop Trail. You will see everything that Arizona has to offer. In addition to the 250, there are other distances for you to check out, including the Sedona 125, Elden Crest 38, and a 4th distance to be announced soon! What does it take to run a 250 mile race? Joining us on the show is the race director of the Cocodona 250, Steve Aderholt, to help answer that question. Enjoy the show? Please leave us rating and comment to share the love! We appreciate you taking the time to join us. Cocodona 250 Info: Race Info: https://cocodona.com/ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/cocodona250 Photo credits: Scott Rokis and Howie Stern Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Sandra Bullock Smith knows better than anyone how to crew an ultra. After supporting her husband Mike to over two hundred 100-Mile races, her experience is second to none and luckily for us, she has shared all that experience in her new book titled "Crewing An Ultra Run Start To Finish." And it is awesome! We sat down with Sandra to pick her brain and talk about crewing pitfalls, her most valuable tips, and what lessons she had to learn the hard way. If you will be crewing a friend or loved one, or are asking someone to come crew for you, this episode and this book is for you. You can check out the link to the book on Amazon at https://a.co/d/9yBCsvv . Enjoy! Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support

Welcome to the Yeti Army! The Yeti 100 is one of those races that just needs to be experienced. When it comes to community and a sense of family, the Yeti trail races are top notch. Both of us have finished this race and both of us have DNF'ed it. So, we speak from experience when we tell you that this 100 is one of those that needs to be on your list. The Yeti 100 takes place the last weekend in September in Damascus, Virginia. The race starts at White Top and has a gradual descent for the first 18 miles that most everyone runs too fast, but the adrenaline and experience makes it hard not to! The race is run on the Virginia Creeper trail and surface is not technical. Jason Green, Race Director of the Yeti 100, joins us on the show to talk about all things Yeti. Yeti 100 Info: Race Info: https://yetitrailrunners.com/yeti_100_va/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yetitrailrunners Checkout more from The Ultra Running Guys: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theultrarunningguys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Race: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hydra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - April 20, 2024 Race: ⁠⁠The Final Countdown⁠⁠ - September 14, 2024 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/theultrarunningguy⁠s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theultrarunningguys/support