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A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs). Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters. More at http://www.tenjunkmiles.com

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Gang Show 265 - Breakfast At Mandi's House

2026/10/02

Join Scott W. Kummer, Mandi Florip, Jon Krist, Barry Thrune and Bill Schneider for Ten Junk Miles in which we discuss what we have been up to, Bill, Barry and Mandi's Badger experiences, Jon and Scotty are headed to Big Sur, the upcoming Pettit Indoor marathon, current issues in the sport, Patreon, and much much more!!! Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Long Run 270 - Ashley Paulson

2026/09/25

Join Scotty and Ashley Paulson the 100 mile world record holder, treamill 100 mile record holder, Badwater Champion and mother of four (4). She's totally fun and cool. Ashley and Scotty run Ten Junk Miles in which they talk about her life in running, her triathalon and ultra careers, record breaking performance, ultra culture and much much more!! Ashley is a ton of fun and she was great to get to know!! The link to all things Ashley: https://www.ashkickn.com Join Ashley's running club here: https://www.ifit.com/blog/ashleys-endurance-run-club Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Gang Show 264 - Lubia Salgado

2026/09/17

Join Scott W. Kummer, Eddie Pedroza, Melissa "Kinda A Big Deal" Kaiser and special guest Lubia Salgado for Ten Junk Miles in which we discuss what we have been up to, Lubia's story, Strava Shoutouts, and much much more!!! donate to Lubia's fundraiser here: https://fundraisers.heroesendurance.org/lubia-salgado-1?fbclid=IwY2xjawUYENRwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMTdWWklRV2k5c3NBSko4TVFzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeSWZJYaN3WXSd9enQi6wNIxsVF8B-Sf1EyTsWwdYJIfZxDoYJM2owpqH8OZs_aem_h0WVXwjKZDwxY51efq_m1w Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Long Run 270 - Micki Colson, Chad Colson and the Shawnee Hills 100

2026/09/11

Join Scotty Micki Colson and Chad Colson for a long run in which they discuss their lives in running, their path to becoming two of the top race photographers in the business and the race they direct: Shawnee Hills Trail Races!! Shawnee Hills Trail Races here: https://www.shawneehills100.com/#/ Learn about Colson Photography: https://www.colsonphoto.com Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

From Setback To The Start Line - Episode 10

2026/09/09

Join Scotty and coach Liza Howard. Listen to them talk about his running, injury, course of treatment, recovery and return to running. On this episode they unpack his experiences at A Race For The Ages. Thanks to the products helping my recovery: MIdwest Orthopedics at Rush: https://www.rushortho.com/ Get Path Products here: https://pathprojects.com And UCAN: https://ucan.co/collections/all And Fitsok: https://fitsok.com And Mount to Coast: https://mounttocoast.com And Trail Toes: https://www.trailtoes.com Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com

Long Run 269 - Emily Quintanilla

2026/09/04

Join Scotty and Emily Quintanilla for a long run in which they discuss her life in running, her recovery from addiction and her recent finish of the Badger 100 mile race! Emily is also a race director for Sombrero Running and a podcast host on Where's The Finish Podcast. Run Sombrero Running Races here: https://sombrerorunning.com Listen to Emily on "WTF": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wheres-the-finish/id1731931610 Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Meet The Nation 349 - Sean Camfield

2026/09/01

Meet Nation Member Sean Canfield!! #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Jeremiah Sullivan 165.1 Most Time Runing: Jeremiah Sullivan 26:46:31 Most Vert: EBrent (Rusty) Lee 21,373 ft. Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634

From Setback To The Start Line - Episode 9

2026/08/31

Join Scotty and coach Liza Howard. Listen to them talk about his running, injury, course of treatment, recovery and return to running. Thanks to the products helping my recovery: MIdwest Orthopedics at Rush: https://www.rushortho.com/ Get Path Products here: https://pathprojects.com And UCAN: https://ucan.co/collections/all And Fitsok: https://fitsok.com And Mount to Coast: https://mounttocoast.com And Trail Toes: https://www.trailtoes.com Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com

Long Run 268 - What The Hell Is A Peptide - Dr. Nicole Yedlinsky

2026/08/28

Join Scotty and Dr. Nicole Yedlinski for ten junk miles in which she explains to him (like he's a sixth grader) what a peptide is, why it is controversial, the bans, the science, and much much more. A lot to be learned and explained here. A race instance in which some knowledge is imparted! Special note: No medical advice or training advice given. This is purely informational. Consult your own doctor or coach for medical advice or training advice. Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Gang Show 263 - The Badger Drop Bag Show

2026/08/20

Join Scott W. Kummer, Kerri Maess, @Adam "Moose" Mathews, Angie Mathews, Lauren Duncan and Lee Oksiuta for Ten Junk Miles in which we discuss what we have been up to, how the Badger Trail Races went, Moose's use of made up words and what the hell was in all these drop bags that were left behind. Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

From Setback to the Start Line - Episode 8 - Status Update - Things Are Clicking

2026/08/20

Meet The Nation 348 - Casey Sepich

2026/08/18

Meet Nation Member Casey Sepich!! #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Jeremiah Sullivan 191.3 Most Time Runing: Jeremiah Sullivan 31:44:54 Most Vert: Erik Koenig 23,061 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634

Long Run 267 - Bonnie Kaufman - The Final Badger 100 Finisher (2026)

2026/08/14

Join Scotty for a long run with Bonnie Kaufman, the final finisher of the 2026 Badger 100. they discuss her life in running, the tragic loss of her son Nick, a previous Badger 100 finisher, and her finish of the 2026 Badger 100. Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles

Meet The Nation 347 - Lubia Salgado

2026/08/10

Meet Nation Member Lubia Salgado!! #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Jeremiah Sullivan 127.1 Most Time Runing: jon Williams 36:11:35 Most Vert: Erik Koenig 23,471 ft. Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634

Gang Show 260 - 4 Perspectives On Western States

2026/08/07

Join Scotty and four midwesterners: Nora Bird, Lauren Duncan, Paul Stofko and Tammy Hellings as they discuss their entire experience with getting into, training for and running the Western States Endurance Run. They discuss training, logistics, costs, travel and much much more. Bonus content from Scotty on his experiences there hanging with the RD (Craig Thornley) and the GOAT (Ann Trason). Sign up for the Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/

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F67 and still going 2026/09/09

Interesting

I have 41 years so I really enjoyed the recovery talk.

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Run-now 2026/09/02

Amazing group of people

Running for a better community and gaining friends along the trail. This podcast and the people involved in the trail running community are doing gr...

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Caitlin Hird 2026/08/09

My running friends

Can’t say enough good things about this podcast. I was looking for inspiration when I could barely run a mile, and thanks to this podcast I’ve run two...

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Run mn 2026/07/19

Always making me laugh

Thanks for making the miles go faster.

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Ultra Runningham 2026/07/01

I always come back

I started listening to TJM at the start, when Scotty introduced it to me at IT100 at the beginning. I like to listen to a lot of podcasts, about runn...

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John E retired 2026/05/07

10 junk miles love

Been listening since 2017. Enjoy all the formats. When running by myself I count on ten junk miles to keep me company. Love eddies jokes on the gan...

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Superslick15 2026/03/14

Amazing!

These episodes are great! Real stories from runners that come from all walks of life.

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Andi434343 2026/02/26

Susan Donnelly

Thank you for sharing Susan’s story

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Bigg-Jake 2026/01/06

Good stuff

I love this authentic and unscripted podcast. Some times, deep conversations with old friends, chats with new folks and other times absolute chaos…on...

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J Moreland 2025/12/21

Great show

Half the show is some of the best one on one interviews in the running-podcast-genre. Not many elites, but all great stories. The other half is a bun...

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