ultra running
A Different Kind of Addiction
After a battle with cancer—beginning at the age of 23—Steve Gaul found comfort “at the bottom of a whiskey bottle.” But then he traded one addiction for another. Today on Endurance Planet, the Canadian ultrarunner tells us about how his outlook has changed since he became addicted running.
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Charlie Engle on Running the Sahara
Ever heard an introduction to a talk that was longer than the talk itself? It usually happens when the the emcee can’t quite come up with the right adjectives to sufficiently explain the speaker’s accomplishments. That could easily happen with today’s podcast. But suffice it to say our guest has run across the Sahara—more than 4,500 miles in six countries in 111 days. He’s run across America, and he’ll soon tackle a new challenge. He’s Charlie Engle.
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The Endurance Planet Hour—2-2-2010
This week on the Endurance Planet Hour we hear from three extraordinary individuals. Duncan Callahan is an elite ultra runner from Gunnison, Colorado who has notched some impressive wins—including Leadville–in his young career. Tara Livesay is a long-distance runner and mission worker in Port Au Prince, Haiti who is continuing to run in a region of the world that has been utterly devastated. And Olympic triathlete Matty “Boom Boom” Reed is offering age-groupers the opportunity to race on his relay team in an event which will raise funds for a worthy cause.
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