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This week I ranked the NH 48 4,000 footers from my least favorite to my top pick. There is only one hike I actually dislike. Lots of tough decisions had to be made. I will not second guess my decisions.  Then did a preview for the upcoming Last Skier Standing race by White Mountain Ski Company that starts next weekend. That race usually goes for days and lots of heavy hitters on the entrants list. Previewed the TARCtic Frozen Yeti 30 Hour & 15 Mile races next week. Another frozen bonanza. Trailmixers Frozen Heart 900 CT also takes place next weekend. A free 15 hour self supported style ultra. All three of these races are in their seventh year which I thought was quite interesting. 7 years ago everyone had the same idea of starting these long distance, brutally cold ultra events? Hmm. Went through the Last NORIDC Skier standing results also by White Mountain Ski Company that took place this weekend. Smaller race, but looked like it was just as gnarly, especially with the sub 0 temps the past two days.  Lastly, I did a trip report from my run on Pierce & Eisenhower. Awesome day. Stunner views. Decent trail conditions. 0:00 Intro 6:40 Ground rules for 4k rankings 9:00 Starting with my least favorite, 30 through 20 23:21 20 through 10 37:00 Start of the Top 10 44:15 Number 3 45:45 Number 2 46:30 Number 1 49:30 Last Skier Standing Preview 60:10 Tarctic Frozen Yeti Preview 65:45 Frozen Heart 900  67:45 Last Nordic Skier Standing Results 71:10 1/31 Pierce and Eisenhower Trip Report INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks FREE ENDURANCE TRAINING GUIDEhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/run-coaching#TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

This week I talk through my hierarchy of ultrarunning recovery tips. If you are increasing your training for the new year, you should also be increasing your focus on recovery. None of the top four items have to do with “recovery” products or supplements. I go through some deer hunting FAQs I get asked a lot to try and educate all public land recreation users. I messed up my one grid fact from last week's episode. Brutal. At least I owned up to it. Talked Patriots. Sledding. No Country for Old Men. Stay warm this weekend. 0:00 Intro 5:30 Peak Snow Devil Snowshoe Race 7:05 Sledding throwback 10:45 Grid fact mess up 13:30 Put it anywhere not in your pocket 22:00 Recovery topics 23:00 Sleep is your super power 26:30 Eating enough food (slash staying hydrated) 29:30 Managing your stress 32:15 Active recovery (blood flow) 33:30 “Recovery” products 36:00 Quick discipline talk 40:15 Patriots talk 43:15 Deer hunting FAQs 69:10 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks RUN COACHING https://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

This week I sat down with my own mother who is quite the accomplished hiker. She is a Grid finisher, and has completed several hiking lists in New England including the 100 Highest, 67 4000 Footers, 52 With a View, Terrifying 25, and is in the middle of a Single Season Winter 48. We discussed all of these accomplishments and the trails and peaks associated with them. She gave some tips about things she has learned over the years and resources she still uses to plan her hikes today. We talked about a few under the radar hikes. And we went through her experience crewing me through a handful of my ultramarathon efforts over the years and some stories and lessons learned from those.I talked about my new microphone debacle and thinking my crappy laptop computer audio was the new professional mic for two straight hours and having a breakdown with Gemini trying to figure it out. No New England ultramarathon results from last weekend. 0:00 Intro 3:50 New microphone debacle 10:20 Andrea Wojciak Interview 10:50 Hiking background and list accomplishments 19:45 Future hiking goals 27:30 Winter hiking talk 34:10 Shout out Molly 34:45 Most popular Grid Finish peaks 38:00 Team North or Team South Hancock person? 40:00 Biggest single day hikes 47:30 Best NH 4k Hiking resources 56:45 More winter hiking talk 64:30 Crewing me in my first ultra 68:00 Crewing me for Jigger Johnson 100 mile 73:00 Crewing FKTs 75:00 Lodge2dodge FKT Mishap 81:30 Grid 2? And some hiking stats INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks RUN COACHING https://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountains

This week I talk about my 2024 Hellbender 100 mile 9th place finish. The most pain I’ve ever been in running and the most I have ever learned from an ultra. The trails down there rock. Then I go thru the results from the first New England ultramarathon of the year, formerly the GAC Fat Ass 50k, now the TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k. Finish off ranking my top three fruit. I didn’t mean to do bananas dirty like that. 0:00 Intro 3:45 Hellbender race and course info 10:48 Flying down and pre race stuff 21:55 Starting off 37:30 Hitting a wall / do I have to walk the last 40 miles in? 53:20 2024 Hellbender race results 58:05 TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k Results 65:05 Top 3 favorite fruit INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks RUN COACHING https://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 17This week I talk through my 2026 and long term running goals. Aim high, work hard and take the road less traveled. The man in the arena. Discuss not making Aravaipa's Northeast Racing Team. And then a Stranger Things update. Im only through Season 4, please dont spoil. (Is Season 5 ending good though?).00:00 Intro04:20 My long term runnning goals11:10 2026 running goals19:00 The man in the arena29:45 Aravaipa race team talk38:30 Brownville Deer Pantry38:50 Stranger Things talk51:35 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks RUN COACHING https://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

This week I talked about my Christmas being essentially canceled and then my spontaneous trip to the ER on Christmas Eve. Winter conditions rock right now and you should get on the trails while they are good. I go through my biggest training lessons learned from 2025. It was a great year for me but it did not all go how I planned and instead I adjusted and looking at it as building a bigger base for all things running. Stack lots of brick to eventually go higher or something like that. Charlie Brown Christmas rocks but everybody is so mean to him from the beginning to the end. Christmas shopping. Meat sweats. And what's next for Run Mountain Peaks in 2026. 00:00 Intro 04:45 Emergency room visit on Christmas Eve 20:40 Tecumseh 12/27 trip report 25:30 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Don't ego run for no reason37:50 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Stop avoiding your weaknesses 43:50 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Go even if you don't feel exactly where you want to be 46:20 Biggest training lesson from 2025: Consistency always wins (strength training + heat training) 50:30 Charlie Brown is a blockhead *cry face* and my favorite Christmas movies 53:45 Last minute Christmas shopping 55:20 Racing during the Holidays 56:30 Meat sweats 58:35 What's next for the podcast in 2026 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaks RUN COACHING https://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

This week I go through each of the 48 new FKTs in the White Mountain National Forest that were established in 2025 and discuss some of the best and most competitive times. The trails in the northeast are gnarly and the racing scene is getting more and more competitive each year. You have to be fast, tough and good on steep, technical terrain to go after these times. 00:00 Intro04:52 Dirritisema FKT 14:30 White Mountains 100 FKT 17:50 White Mountains Double 100 Out & Back FKT 19:15 NH AT FKT 20:30 Flume and Liberty Loop FKT 22:00 Mahoosuc Traverse FKT 23:40 Lodge2dodge FKT 24:50 Pemidential FKT 26:15 Mt Hancock Loop FKT 27:40 Swan Song FKT 30:20 Grafton Loop FKT 31:20 Double Pemi FKT 33:20 Isolation FKT 33:50 Bald Peak and Artists Bluff FKT 35:45 Evans Notch Loop FKT 36:20 Carter Moriah Traverse Picnic FKT 37:25 Cannon and Kinsmans Loop FKT 38:05 Super Pemi FKT 38:25 Twins Bonds Traverse FKT 38:50 Carter Moriah Traverse Out and Back FKT 39:40 Eastern Peaks of Conway FKT 40:15 Owls Head FKT 40:50 Tilted Compass FKT 42:55 Easter White Mountains Triple Infinity Loop FKT 43:40 Mahoosuc Out-and-back FKT 43:50 Desolation Loop FKT 44:10 Not a Pemi Loop but a Loop in the Pemi FKT 45:10 Mahoosuc Picnic FKT 46:00 Cannon Round Trip FKT 46:30 Hale FKT 50: 20 Flume and Liberty Loop FKT 50:55 Slippery Brook - Baldface Loop FKT 51:15 Cohos Trail FKT 51:55 Appalachian Trail FKT 54:20 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/#TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 14 Discuss Ryan and I getting dominated by snow on the Osceolas (12/13 trip report). Recapped TARC winter fells 8, 32, and 40 mile results. Talked about my first winter Presi traverse 5 years ago and how I thought the Adams five peaks was actually Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington and the rest of Presi Traverse was going to be a piece of cake (wrong). Cutting down your own Christmas tree in the Whites seems fun and easy until you realize you are probably going to end up with a skimpy tree unless you really work for it. Fantasy football blues: fifth in the league in points scored but missing the playoffs. I'm on season 3 of Stranger Things and the bad guy is back somehow and Dustin, the hair guy, and the new girl just cracked the Russian code. Little motivation at the end. 00:00 Intro & Osceola's trip report 8:02 Mac n cheese update 12:15 TARC Winter Fells 8 mile, 32 mile, 40 mile results 22:05 First winter Presidential Traverse story 31:54 Cutting down a Christmas tree in the Whites42:15 Fantasy football blues 46:15 Stranger things update 55:35 Motivation minute and outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 13 Recapped my first hundred miler in 2023. Talked about the training leading up to it and stories from the race. Some thoughts about what to expect going into your first hundred miler and how good holding that buckle feels at the end. Did a trip report from Cannon Mountain (12/6). Previewed the Kraft vs. Annie's mac n' cheese taste test I will be conducting this week.00:00 Intro 2:00 Lead up to Jigger Johnson 15:00 Getting to the start line 55:00 Post race stuff 1:02:20 Mt. Cannon 12/6 trip report 1:06:00 Kraft vs. Annies preview INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 12 00:00 Intro 2:40 Mt. Ascutney Backyard ultra reaction 34:00 JFK 50 miler results 38:35 Training talk 49:20 Thanksgiving food is average 53:15 Moosilauke trip report 55:50 Deer season struggles INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 11 00:00 Intro 4:45 Winter footwear for trail running 25:00 Road and trail training shoes 29:15 Winter Strava segments 38:30 Winter FKTs 41:40 Surprise 43:00 Winter cross training 48:30 Motivation minute 53:00 Ku Fu Panda recap + tea talk INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 10 00:00 Intro 5:00 Endurance training and training thru sickness 17:30 Avoiding sickness during race week 20:15 Risk in the mountains during cold season 25:40 Missing hiker/tent on Mt. Madison 29:30 Rehabbing knee injuries 36:00 Maximizing speed workouts 43:20 Ascutney Backyard last man standing race preview 51:15 Motivation minute 54:30 Victory vs the fruit flies 2025 INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 9 00:00 Intro 2:00 History of the Jigger Johnson races & Is this the hardest ultra in the US? 12:00 Why did they make the course easier? 17:20 Section by section course breakdown 44:00 Winning the inaugural JJ 50 miler 54:00 This race changed my life? 56:30 Every year race results 70:10 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 8 00:00 Intro 1:45 Big Pharma got me/30x your money 6:30 Hamsterwheel 100 Recap 23:15 How to be a good pacer 44:00 Javelina 100 obliteration 46:30 20 hikers rescued off Mt. Washington 55:40 Blackout 10k/5k results 60:15 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 7 00:00 Intro 3:15 Bear Talk 24:45 My First Ultramarathon 39:20 Hypothetical Moose Scenario 45:15 Zone 1 & Zone 2 Training 57:30 Big's Backyard Ultra World Record 60:30 My Week of Training 66:00 Deer Season Update 71:55 Outro INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/runmountainpeaks/YOUTUBEhttps://www.youtube.com/@runmountainpeaksRUN COACHINGhttps://www.runmountainpeaks.com/ #TrailRunning #Mountains #WhiteMountainNationalForest