ultramarathon
Marathon and Beyond Monday: Transformation of an Adventure Runner, Part I
This week’s story is the first of a two-part edition written by endurance sports legend Marshall Ulrich. The title: “Transformation of an Adventure Runner…one runner’s journey from the farm to Mount Everest, through joyful and scary places in his heart and soul.”
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The Endurance Planet Hour
On this week’s show, we have a special guest. Lisa Smith-Batchen. Lisa, as many of you already know, has been on a journey to run 50 miles in all 50 states within a window of just 62 days…and all of it to raise money for orphans around the world. Well, this past Saturday was the last 50 miler in the 50th state. We talked to her by phone as she was nearing the 20 mile mark and the goal was, somewhat, within sight. It’s an inspiring interview with an amazing woman.
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The Road to Western States 2010: Anita Ortiz
Veteran mountain runner Anita Ortiz picked the 2009 Western States 100 for her first 100-miler. And she won. Today on Endurance Planet—a Road to Western States 2010 edition—we hear from Ortiz about some new challenges she’ll be facing this year. And we hear how she balances her life as a wife and mother of four with her running career. Today’s podcast is brought to you by the Runner’s World Shoe Shop iPhone app from NearbyNow.
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Marathon & Beyond Monday: The Interstate Trekker
“Aim high. And go long.” That was one of the philosophies of Paul Reese who—between the ages of 73 and 80—covered 7,646 miles, crossing all 50 states on foot. Today on Endurance Planet, a Marathon and Beyond Monday edition, we hear Reese’s story entitled The Interstate Trekker.
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The Endurance Planet Hour
The theme of this week’s show is simply “influence.” Since I’ve been greatly influenced by endurance sports, I’ll tell you a bit about that influence and its relation to Endurance Planet. Then we’ll hear about an elementary school teacher in Minnesota who is influencing students by putting his body to the test later this week as part of Mr. Parry’s Endurance Challenge. Then we round out the hour by hearing from an elite endurance athlete who has influenced an entire community.
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The Road to Western States 2010: Hal Koerner
He’s the two-time defending champion and he’ll be looking for the three-peat at this year’s Western States 100 Endurance Run. He’s Hal Koerner of Ashland, Oregon. Today on Endurance Planet—a Road to Western States 2010 edition—Koerner talks about the mindset he takes into races and the kind of training he’s doing in the weeks leading up to the huge event.
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Racing at High Altitude
Earlier this week, Endurance Planet hosted a live, interactive webinar on Racing at High Altitude with Dr. Scott Drum. Drum is the Director of the High Altitude Performance Lab at Western State College in Colorado. He’s also the founder of the Gunnison Endurance Project. Today on Endurance Planet, we’re making the audio portion of that webinar available to all our listeners. Special thanks to our webinar sponsor: AltoLab Altitude Training Simulator. Look for more Endurance Planet webinars in the weeks to come!
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The Endurance Planet Hour
In the days since our interview with Barkley Marathon’s finisher Jonathan Basham, Endurance Planet has heard from some individuals who have wondered, “What is the big deal about Barkley?” Others who know what the big deal is, have requested that we “re-air” our podcast from several years ago we called The Marathon No One Could Finish. It’s actually a race report from ultrarunner Blake Wood who knows the course quite well. Wood’s race report/story first appeared in author Neal Jamison’s book Running Through the Wall. So this week’s Endurance Planet Hour is devoted to The Marathon No One Could Finish, followed by the interview with the man—Basham—who did finish it. It’ll give you an appreciation for Barkley and it will give you some great company on your next long training run.
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Completing the Barkley
Each year for a quarter of a century, a race has been held in Frozen Head State Park, Tennessee that most of the world has never heard of. The Barkley. The Barkley Marathons 100-mile Run puts the toughest ultramarathons to shame. In some ways the word “race” doesn’t quite fit with Barkley. Because—leading up to this past weekend—this “race” had only been completed 8 times. But Jonathan Basham of Allentown, Pennsylvania emerged from the woods after 59 hours and 18 minutes, alone and victorious. JB, the 9th official finisher of the grueling challenge, joins us today on Endurance Planet.
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The Road to Western States 2010: Dr. Marty Hoffman
The Western States Endurance Run is one of the oldest ultra trail events in the world and certainly one of the most challenging. But the 100-miler scheduled for June 26th is also, essentially, a research lab. Dr. Marty Hoffman is the medical director for Western States. He’s a multiple-time finisher who has completed studies on endurance sports and its effects on the human body. Today on Endurance Planet, Marty tackles questions such as: “Aren’t you doing permanent damage to your body running 100 miles?”
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