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An overweight, 61-year-old retiree, with zero hiking experience, decided to hike the entire 2,185.3 mile length of the Appalachian Trail in 2014. What could possibly go wrong? As his brother, Mike, commented, "It's a bit like taking up boxing and fighting Mike Tyson in your first bout." Join Steve and his guests as they discuss all aspects of the trail, from gear to Lyme Disease, then back to trail magic and injury.
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Hi my name is DJ Mike Speed, I'm 47 and live in West Yorkshire near Leeds. I've been dj'ing since about 1986. Started off in a youth club playing all kinds of stuff, but early acid house, hip house and classic british hip hop kept appearing in the mix, this is when I started to collect 12" vinyl with my twin brother, there was the odd bit of cheese added at times! In the late part of 1991 we both got shows on the local pirate radio station Wacky FM, I played 9 while midnight every Friday nig ...
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 020624 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 041EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - 90's House (Show Cover Hour) 2ND HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Early 90's, House & Rave Anthems3RD HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Early 90's, House & Rave Ant…
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I’m into my third week on the trail and still spending most nights indoors. The first two weeks were always going to be that way, with John, then Richard and Wendy as part of my hike, yet the weather has intervened in this third week. Hopefully, the weather is about to turn and I’ll be able to camp outside a bit more. I’m using my hike in the UK on…
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I’m using my hike in the UK on the South West Coast Path to help raise money for my absolute favorite charity, Parenting Matters, on whose board I’ve been privileged to serve for over a decade. You can learn more about the hike and the organization–and donate–by visiting https://parentingmattersfl.org/eventer/hike-with-steve-empowering-parents-one-…
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The last three days have tested me yet again, though I’m pretty much on schedule. A schoolboy error on my part led to a very low energy day, though meeting dear friends at the end of the day more than made up for it. I’m using my hike in the UK on the South West Coast Path to help raise money for my absolute favorite charity, Parenting Matters, on …
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 210424 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 040EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Oldskool House Movers 2ND HOUR: RUSS RICHARDSON GUEST MIX LIVE - Oldskool House Movers LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surrounding Areas)LDC Ra…
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The first week has been unexpected, exciting, and even a little scary. I’m now 80 miles into the hike and just starting to feel that I’m finding my way. John has returned home, as originally planned, and the tenor of the hike has shifted as I’m on my own. I’ve been overwhelmed by the beauty of this hike, I’ve been surprised by the difficulty, and I…
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The first three days of my South West Coast Path hike are in the books. Unfortunately, my notes weren’t in the books! I somehow lost them, so this first podcast is a little thin on detail, though full of my heart. I hope you enjoy it. I’m using my hike in the UK on the South West Coast Path to help raise money for my absolute favorite charity, Pare…
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Today’s guest has recently completed a truly epic journey. Briana DeSanctis set out to hike the American Discovery Trail in January 2022. 6,800 miles later, having taken in all the seasons–twice–Briana finished her personal odyssey in February this year, becoming the first solo woman to do so. Having thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail almost a decade…
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 070424 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 039EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Back to 1993 - House & Anthems 2ND HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Back to 1993 - House & AnthemsLDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surrounding…
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We have an old friend on the show today. Clay Bonnyman Evans completed his AT thru-hike back in 2015, yet his latest hike is the intriguing Cape Wrath Trail. Clay shares his experience in his own inimitable style, even adding an unscheduled walk after the hike from Edinburgh to Glasgow. Because, well, why not? Clay is a contributor to the Trek, and…
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A few weeks ago, I met today’s guest, Sarah Denison Williams, at the Appalachian Trail Club of Florida, and was so impressed by her presentation that I invited her on to the show. But it turned out that Sarah had so much more to share than the confines of her presentation that we expanded our recording to cover it all. Sarah shares the work done by…
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 240324 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 038EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Back to 2001 - House & Bangers 2ND HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Back to 2001 - House & BangersLDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surrounding…
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We have an old friend back on the show today, though it’s the first time I’ve met him! He is George Steffanos, writer of the hugely entertaining blog, now book, Then the Hail Came. I read the book over about 18 months and was constantly gripped by both his recall and his descriptions of the trail. Also, it was 40 years ago that George headed out on…
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Bern Leibensperger discovered the Appalachian Trail when her daughter expressed an interest in section hiking the trail several years ago. Since then, the two of them have racked up over 1,000 miles and, in an attempt to integrate further into our community, Bern and her husband Glen opened a hostel for hikers in PA. We discuss what it is that hike…
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 100324 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 037EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Rejuvenation Breakbeat Set Replay from the night before 2ND HOUR: ROGER K LIVE GUEST MIX - Oldskool House LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surro…
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We have another successful AT thru-hiker on the show today. Yet Audrey Payne seemed very unlikely to get the chance to hike the trail a few years earlier. How she recovered, and ultimately succeeded, is a story that she tells here in a conversation with Steve. Now, six years later, Audrey has continued to hike and has just released her book about h…
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We have two returning guests today. First up, Al Marriott, fresh from his AT thru-hike in 2022, followed up with the PCT last year. Al shares his varied life of adventure in a great conversation with Steve. He also tells us a story of how serendipitous the trail can be, with a chance meeting with people he shared an AT shelter with the previous yea…
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 250224 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 036EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - VVLHP - Mid 90's House 2ND HOUR: TMI LIVE GUEST MIX - Stepping things up in the 2nd hour LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surrounding Areas)LDC …
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Jessie Gehner, MD, is a thru-hiker from 2008 who then went to medical school. She currently works as an ER physician at Roanoke hospital, and is a member of the faculty of the Wilderness Medical Society, spearheading the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship at her hospital. She has continued her hiking life and, in her work capacity, also hikes to Everes…
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We meet another Brit on the show today. Daniel Clark is a listener to the podcast, and he filled in the form to register as a guest on our website, adding rich detail about his 2023 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. We explore some of his stories. Daniel has a terrific website that chronicles some of his other hikes. You can find it at All Walks …
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 110224 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 035EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - VVLHP - House Party Re-Run2ND HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - VVLHP - House Party Re-Run +1 KEEP IT LOCKED!LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & S…
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Roxanne Lashley took on the AT last year and took her time. She had planned to go straight north to south, yet reaching Harpers Ferry past the Independence Day holiday, she knew she needed to flip north, then head back south. Roxanne finished back at Harpers Ferry and shares her story with us. In our conversation, Roxanne mentioned a couple of Meet…
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Mike Speed Set Time 00:00-01:00LIVE RECORDINGVVLHP Presents HOUSE PARTY6th BirthdayONLY £5HOUSE MUSIC, OLDSKOOL & NEW(Very slight loose cable issues on audio)SATURDAY 3rd February 20247PM - 1AMDANNIE KAVANAGHMIKE SPEEDTOTSKEV SHELTONBEN GALLAGHERWARREN GWHITE ROSE SNOOKER CENTRE580 WAKEFIELD ROADDEWSBURYOSSETT WF5 9QJ…
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 280124 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 034EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - Early 90's House & Breakbeat2ND HOUR: MEREK LIVE GUEST MIX - Early 90's House & BreakbeatKEEP IT LOCKED!LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surroun…
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Our two guests today have something in common; they’ve both thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, yet their stories have taken entirely different turns. Our main guest is Molly Gaynier, who thru-hiked the trail in 2022, relishing the experience, even dragging it out with her extended breaks to take in the whole thing. But it was after the trail that sh…
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DJ Mullet, or Dos Entradas, had been a hiker for several years, with the Appalachian Trail firmly in his sights. Yet a Type One Diabetes diagnosis seemed to have put paid to that dream. However, undaunted, DJ worked out not only how to manage the illness in his day-to-day life, he was able to manage it successfully on the AT in 2023. He shares his …
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Mike Speed | LDC Radio 97.8FM | React Radio Oldskool Takeover | 140124 | Sunday 2100-2300 | Show 033EVERY 2 WEEK ON A SUNDAY | 21:00-23:00PM GMT1ST HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - HIPHOUSE SPECIAL 2ND HOUR: MIKE SPEED LIVE IN THE MIX - HIPHOUSE SPECIAL KEEP IT LOCKED!LDC Radio | 97.8FM IN LEEDS AND WEST YORKSHIRE (Leeds & Surrounding Areas) LDC …
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The uniquely named Alyssa Whoaa is our main guest today. She came to me as a member of the TSX team and she is widely experienced in a variety of different adventures that have taken in many countries and even led her to the South Pole, with the North Pole her next great adventure. Alyssa has shared several links that may be of interest to listener…
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Olive McGloin and Darrell Johnson don’t seem content with straightforward thru-hikes, they tend to go for the YOYO. That is: they turn around and head back the way they’ve come to complete double thrus in a season. Olive has YOYO’d the Triple Crown, with Darrell almost complete in that endeavor. Their remarkable story has, I’m afraid, been beset by…
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Jason Tompkins is a returning guest to the show this week. He was on last year, discussing a new route / trail that he came up with and named “The Carolinian.” This week, an AT thru-hike was just part of his 2023 adventure. He took on the Eastern Continental Trail, stretching from Key West in the south to Newfoundland; an epic, if ever there was on…
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