Best Jon Reiss Podcasts (2024)

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#10 Tricia Eastman: Harm Reduction 52:59

13d ago52:59

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Tricia Eastman harnesses the “Mount Everest of Psychedelics” to break addictive cycles and promote collective healing. In the last episode of Season 1, we’re joined by initiated medicine woman Tricia Eastman, whose nonprofit Ancestral Heart works towards the reciprocity and preservation of ancestral and indigenous traditions. Tricia vividly recount…

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#9 Larry Carlat: From Grief to Enlightenment 43:21

11d ago43:21

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How fear of death led one father to overcome the grief of the loss of his son - and help other parents who have lost children in their journeys. In this episode, Jon welcomes Larry Carlat, a grief counselor and writer, who shares his profound journey with psychedelics following the tragic loss of his son Rob. Driven by a desire to confront his anxi…

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#8 Spring Washam Ancestral Healing 47:58

18d ago47:58

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Expanding plant based medicine to communities of color to heal intergenerational trauma. Spring Washam joins Plantscendence to talk about her experiences blending plant medicine with Buddhist wisdom, and how they’ve helped her let go of suffering, experience accelerated healing, and move towards liberation. She shares memories of early encounters w…

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#7 Doris La Frenais A Life Transformed 49:19

1M ago49:19

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Doris La Frenais’ riveting account of her psychedelic adventures from the 1960s to today. This week, we delve into the remarkable life of Doris La Frenais, a Parisian fashion designer turned spiritual seeker and sonic science somatic healer. Doris recounts her first psychedelic encounter in the 1970s, mistakenly ingesting angel dust at a party in L…

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#6 Chor Boogie: Unplugged from the Matrix 39:08

2M ago39:08

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Healing and ancestral knowledge and healing through Iboga. Chor Boogie, a renowned spray paint artist and ordained Nganga in the Bwiti tradition, joins us on this episode of Plantscendence to talk about his work as an iboga healer in Costa Rica, and the sinuous path that got him there. Chor reflects humorously on his early psychedelic experiences, …

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#5 Gina Gershon: Ketamine as Antidepressant 26:26

2M ago26:26

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Can Ketamine be the ultimate antidepressant? Acclaimed actor and musician Gina Gershon joins us on Plantscendence to talk about her seven-year journey with ketamine therapy. She shares candidly about her lifelong struggle with depression, her many failed attempts at treating it with prescription medication, and the transformative impact that ketami…

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# 4 Sitaramaya Sita: Where It All Began 45:34

2M ago45:34

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Host Jon Reiss opens up about his first ayahuasca experience with the ceremonialist who started him on his journey. In this episode of Plantscendence, we sit down with Sitaramaya Sita, the spiritual herbalist, pusangera, and plant wisdom practitioner who guided Jon’s very first entheogenic experience four years ago. Together they recount that initi…

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#3 Itzel Barakat: US Air Force Veteran Overcoming Trauma 54:52

2M ago54:52

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US Air Force Veteran Itzel Barakat uses plant medicine to overcome PTS and intergenerational trauma. In this episode of Plantscendence, we talk to Itzel Barakat, a Panamanian-American veteran who served in the US Air Force for six years. After returning from deployment and encountering intense challenges, including emotional numbness, uncontrollabl…

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#1 Vera Sola: Iboga Unlocks Musicianship 53:34

2M ago53:34

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How Iboga gave Vera Sola her singing voice and cured her lifelong endometriosis. In this episode of Plantscendence, we talk to poet, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Vera Sola, whose musicianship arrived as a shot in the dark after a transformative plant medicine ceremony in 2017. Vera talks about the profound impact that entheogens, and iboga …

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#2 Dr. James Fadiman: Pioneer of Microdosing. 49:34

2M ago49:34

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Paris, 1961: Ram Dass gives James Fadiman a pill that changes his life. In this episode of Plantscendence, we sit down with pioneering researcher and author, Dr. James Fadiman, who is widely recognized for his groundbreaking work on microdosing psilocybin. Listeners are transported to 1961 Paris, where Dr. Fadiman recounts his initial exposure to p…

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Plantscendence Teaser 2:48

2M ago2:48

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Welcome to Plantscendence a new podcast hosted by filmmaker Jon Reiss. Join us on a transformative journey as we explore the world of plant medicine and its profound impact on healing, personal growth, and artistic expression. Within each episode, Jon engages in insightful conversations with a diverse array of experts, practitioners, artists, grief…

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57. Thomas Reiss - Ultra Runner & Athlete Manager for Snowman Race, Bhutan 1:12:57

1+ y ago1:12:57

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On Episode 57 we extend our post-race coverage of The Snowman Race which was held in the Kingdom of Bhutan and billed as "The Ultimate Race for Climate Action" highlights how climate and weather events are affecting some of the most remote villages in the region. Thomas Reiss, an accomplished Ultra Runner in his own right took the reigns as the Int…

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56. Rose Grant - 2x Leadville MTB Champ. Pro Mountain Biker. Recently Retired :) 1:12:39

1+ y ago1:12:39

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A Juliana and SRAM Pro Team professional mountain bike racer and champion, Rose joins the podcast to talk about her career in bike racing, and balancing sacrifice with accomplishment while raising a family. Rose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosekgrant/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Bus…

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55. Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner. Mountain Athlete. From Buffalo to Bhutan. 1:29:00

1+ y ago1:29:00

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Our guest for Episode 55 is Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner and mountain athlete. With her degree in psychology in hand, she headed out West to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and her life ruined in the best way. She fell in love with epic hikes, which turned into epic trail runs, which turned into ... well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest. Emi…

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54. Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and Host of FOR THE LONG RUN Podcast 58:29

1+ y ago58:29

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Our guest for Episode 54 is Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and host of the FOR THE LONG RUN podcast. "I created this podcast to explore the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated."" A runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. Jon also works for an amazing company, InsideTracker, as a Sales and Endurance Team Manager. I…

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53. Amber Pierce - (Updated Audio) On Pro Cycling, Mentorship & Building Products Athletes Love 1:16:47

1+ y ago1:16:47

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A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 20…

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53. Amber Pierce - On Pro Cycling, Mentorship & Building Products Athletes Love 1:16:47

1+ y ago1:16:47

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A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 20…

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52. Ben & Barry Running Podcast Hosts - Our Favorite Gear & Hacks for Running, Riding & Life 1:32:44

1+ y ago1:32:44

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51. Cat Bradley - Professional Trail Runner & Host of The Be Rad Podcast 1:21:24

1+ y ago1:21:24

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By the age of 20, Cat Bradley had run her first 50K. By 23, she had bagged multiple ultra trail running wins including a victory at Western States 100 and top 10 finishes and podiums at some of the word's biggest races like Leadville 100 and UTMB. She even had time to score an FTK, becoming the first woman to go under 8 hours on the Grand Canyon's …

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50. Abby & Cordis Hall - Pro Ultra Runners - from JMT to UTMB 1:12:57

1+ y ago1:12:57

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On today's show, we have a very special treat in the form of the Trail & Ultra Running Husband and Wife team of Abby and Cordis Hall. Abby has been lighting up the ultra scene with multiple finishes over the years at races like the North Face Endurance Challenge, Leadville Trail 100, and of course Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc or UTMB - most recently w…

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49. Ashly Winchester & Jason Hardrath - Queen & King of FKT 1:47:29

1+ y ago1:47:29

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Our guests for episode 49 are no strangers to the podcast - the King and Queen of FKTs Jason Hardrath and Ashly Winchester join us today as they team up to talk about doing massive efforts - Ashly with an unsupported record on the JMT - or John Muir Trail and Jason collecting his 100th FKT by bagging Washington's 100 highest peaks on Bulger's. We t…

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48. Ben Davis - Navy SEAL, 100 Mile MTB, Veterans’ Advocate 1:24:38

1+ y ago1:24:38

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Our guest for Episode 48 is Ben Davis, a former Navy SEAL who uses his love for the outdoors, military and combat experience, and finishes at the Leadville and Shenandoah 100 mile mountain bike races in his current position as Executive Director at VOAG - or Veterans' Outdoor Advocacy Group - to advocate on behalf of veterans for the use of outdoor…

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47. Dan King - World Record Holder 60-65 Age Group Miler @ 4:49.08 1:20:52

1+ y ago1:20:52

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With an Olympic hopeful runner for a father, and not wanting to compete with his siblings in the family business of running, Dan King pushed off his destiny early in his athletic life with wrestling and other activities. In an effort to build fitness in the off season, he finally succumbed to Cross Country where he would show some of the early tale…

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46. Ryan Krol - Ultra Runner, Mountain Biker, Boundless Coaching 1:04:24

1+ y ago1:04:24

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Ryan Krol of Boundless Endurance Coaching is our guest for Episode 46. Ryan's love for running ultra distances and exploring the mountains ignites his passion for showing people how to enjoy a lifestyle centered on fitness and health. With over 50 ultra marathon finishes of his own - and 2 6th Place finishes in the multi-race Leadman Challenge - Ry…

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45. Taylor Lideen - Winner of Unbound Gravel XL, 350 Mile Gravel Race 1:30:29

3y ago1:30:29

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Today's guest is Taylor Lideen - this year's overall winner of the Unbound Gravel XL race - a 350 mile sufferfest through the Flint Hills of Kansas. Formerly known as Dirty Kanza, the race challenged Taylor to the bitter end through nearly 24 hours of racing. We talk at great length about that race, the preparation and physical and mental side of u…

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44. Laura Galván 2 of 2 - 2021 Mexican Olympic Team Runner 1:20:42

3y ago1:20:42

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Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a s…

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43. Laura Galván 1 of 2 - 2021 Mexican Olympic Team Runner 1:21:41

3y ago1:21:41

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Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo. Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a s…

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42. Phil Pinti - Ultra Runner on Grief, Catharsis, & Building Yourself Up Mile by Mile 1:26:07

3y ago1:26:07

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42 - Phil Pinti Phil Pinti - aka @macho_man_runneth - cruised into his 30s with brass ring firmly in hand. A post-9/11 stint in the Marines had him deployed to - and now safely home from Iraq. Married to his college sweetheart and the love of his life and raising two beautiful young children. A life-long athlete, our guest made the Hershey Half Mar…

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41. Chris Eck - Marathoner by 8th Grade, 100K Ultra Runner by High School 1:04:13

3y ago1:04:13

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Think back to Junior High. What were your highlights? Your accomplishments? Today's guest was introduced to running by his elementary school's P.E. coach who organized a daily run and jog for his students. Being somewhat socially awkward, this young man spent his lunch hour running laps and eventually logging over 60 miles as a 6th grader. Before m…

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40. Dan Lamorte - Weight loss and found miles. Down 180 pounds, Dan runs an Ultra! 1:51:39

3y ago1:51:39

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After an arm injury cut his collegeate pitching career short, you could say that today's guest took some off of athletics. So much so, in fact, that he gained the weight equivalent of another version of himself - 180 pounds to be exact. After some failed attempts to reverse course and resigned to this fate, he told his folks that maybe they should …

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39. Marni Salup - Host of Marni on the Move Podcast & Obsessive Triathlete 1:19:21

3y ago1:19:21

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The Athlinks Podcast Hosted by Troy Busot When you make a living from the things that you love, you end up spending your whole life immersed in your passions. Host of the hit podcast Marni on the Move, Founder and CEO of the Salup Group specializing in marketing and branding for active lifestyle events with companies like Soul Cycle and Athleta, sh…

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38. Juan Carlos Obando - OCR Athlete on Chasing an Age Group World Championship 1:01:00

3y ago1:01:00

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Born in Canada, Today's guest - Juan Carlos Obando moved with his family to Ecuador as a youngster where he learned to play soccer - a game that gave him a love of running that would stick with him throughout his life. After moving back to Toronto, soccer eventually turned to wrestling and weight lifting and a friendly invitation to a Spartan Race …

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37. Adharanand Finn - Ultra Runner & Author of The Rise of the Ultra Runners & Running with the Kenyans 1:32:25

3y ago1:32:25

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Today's guest is an ultra runner, a podcaster, and the author of The Way of the Runner, Running with the Kenyans, and my favorite running book of all, The Rise of the Ultra Runners. Adharanand Finn joins us to talk about his journey from middle school athletics to a sub-three hour New York City marathon and then a fateful assignment that placed him…

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36. Dirk Friel - Co-Founder of Training Peaks, Ski Mountaineer, Ex Pro Cyclist 1:37:20

3y ago1:37:20

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Today's Guest needs little introduction. He is a former professional cyclist, Co-Founder of legendary training platform Training Peaks, and the son of the author of several endurance training bibles, Joe Friel.That is right, Dirk Friel joins us today on the Athlinks Podcast.We had a great chat about training slower to get faster. The importance of …

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35. Sika Henry on Her Quest to Become the First African American Woman Pro Triathlete 1:19:45

3y ago1:19:45

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Our guest on the podcast today is Sika Henry - a 2x Marathon champion who turned her talents to the world of triathlon. A serious bike crash in 2019 slowed her quest to become the first African American Woman to hold a Pro Triathlon Card, but she still managed to qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona later that year. She focused heavi…

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34. Selene Yeager - 2 Wheeled Adventurer & Host of Hit Play, Not Pause Podcast 1:27:21

3y ago1:27:21

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Instead of asking yourself "how long do I want to live", you should really start asking yourself, "how do I want to live". We all want to live forever, but if you're listening to this show, chances are, you've got some minimum standards that you'd like to set as the years pass by - especially of the athletic variety. On the podcast today, we welcom…

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33. Latoya Shauntay Snell - Multi-sport Athlete, Ultra Runner, Professional Chef, and 5' 3" Brooklynite force of nature 2:03:37

3y ago2:03:37

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Our guest today is multi-sport athlete, Ultra Runner, Professional Chef, self-described advocate and activist for body politics, and 5' 3" Brooklynite force of nature, Latoya Shauntay Snell - also known as the Running Fat Chef. A quick glance at her Athlinks profile shows 112 races completed, over twelve hundred miles finished and in a span of just…

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32. Ellen Falterman on Starting an Expedition to Circle the Globe in a Paddle Boat 1:41:25

3y ago1:41:25

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A post high school canoe expedition in the heart of the Amazon Basin reconnected Ellen Falterman with her adventurer brother who was five years her senior. The harrowing trip lit a fire for expeditions that would lay dormant until his tragic death just a short time later. On the one-year anniversary of his passing, our guest put her life on pause i…

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31. Roderick Sewell is The First Bilateral Above the Knee Amputee to finish Kona Ironman World Championships 1:24:13

3y ago1:24:13

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031 - Roderick Sewell Where does character come from? Is it born or bread? Inherited or built? Perhaps for today's guest, it was nurtured through the selfless and courageous actions of his mother. You can't tell the story of Roderick Sewell without starting with his mother, Marian Jackson. When her son was born missing both tibias, she had to make …

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30. Ashly Winchester - Queen of FKTs on Big Adventures, Podcasting, and Encouraging Women 1:52:30

3y ago1:52:30

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Just one day after finishing her first 50 miler, the Camp Fire began its path of destruction in Northern California, ultimately claiming 153,000 acres, 85 human, and an untold number of animal lives - a horror that Ashly Winchester came face to face with as a vertinary Nurse in the area. Wave-after-wave of life and death emergencies flooded the cli…

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29. Danny Bent on Giving Back with Running & Epic Adventures 1:15:40

3+ y ago1:15:40

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A childhood framed by his family's love for running leads a young man on adventures across several continents, stoking his love and optimism for humanity. Years later, a post-run tea is interrupted by a radio report of the fatal bombing of the Boston Marathon. Our guest, clear on the other side of the Atlantic and armed with not much more than soci…

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28. Jason Hardrath on Reshaping the Racing World (and terrain) with FKTs 1:43:08

3+ y ago1:43:08

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FKT - shorthand for “Fastest Known Time” is essentially, a speed record on any given route. Anyone, at any time, on any day, can try to break a record and set a new FKT. After a serious car accident took him off the roads, today's guest shifted from marathons and ironmans and took his training to the trails and mountains where he found a passion fo…

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27. Lorna Campbell of the Abbott World Marathon Majors on Marathons and an Enduring Career in Sports 1:10:08

3+ y ago1:10:08

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If you love what you do for a living, you'll never work a day in your life. Or so the saying goes. From the very first email that I received from today's guest, I could feel her enthusiasm toward her job, her employer, and the athletes whom she represents as the Head of Communications for the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Lorna Campbell joins us to…

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26. Marcus Brown of A Runner's Life Podcast on Running a Sub-3 Hour Marathon 1:34:59

3+ y ago1:34:59

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Like the tip of an iceberg, what the outside world sees is the shining 2 hour 56 minute and 19 second marathon finish that sticks up above the surface. What is not seen is the incredible mass of hours, miles, support from family and friends, previous shortfalls and near misses that went into the celebrated achievement. On the podcast today, we have…

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25. Dani Shanahan - HOKA NAZ Runner on Getting Back Up and Fighting 1:21:50

3+ y ago1:21:50

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Confucius said, Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we do. Our guest today knows a think or two about falling and rising not only to the challenge, but to glory in the form of an Olympic standard time in the 10K. On the Podcast today, Dani Shanahan of HOKA Northern Arizona Elites drops in to discuss her running care…

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24. Jamil Coury - Ultra Trail Runner on the Highs & Lows of Running 100 Miles 1:21:33

3+ y ago1:21:33

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What is it they say about people who can be identified by only one name? Well if you follow the sport of Ultra Running, you know Jamil. A talent for running and a youth spent hiking and camping around the Arizona wilderness was the perfect recipe for today's guest, Jamil Coury to find his passion as an ultra trail runner and founder of Aravaipa Run…

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23. Matt B. Davis of Obstacle Racing Media on Finding & Living a Passion for Obstacle Racing 1:22:30

3+ y ago1:22:30

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Our guest today has quite literally been chasing his passions for all of his adult life. Whether it was moving from Atlanta to Boston and later to Los Angeles to become a stand-up comic, or shuttering a burgeoning staffing company to report on - and participate in - the fledgling sport of Obstacle Course Racing, Matt B. Davis of Obstacle Racing Med…

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22. Beth Leasure-Hudson on the Science & Spirituality of Cycling & Coaching 1:24:23

3+ y ago1:24:23

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How much of your potential are you leaving on the table? How much of your training are you leaving to chance? Are your periodized workouts the right ones for your phenotype? What the heck is a phenotype? If you're wondering how to take your performance to the next level, maybe it's time to think about a coach. And that's why I brought Beth Leasure …

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21. Eric McElvenny - Below-knee amputee, Ironman & CAF Athlete 1:49:21

3+ y ago1:49:21

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A single footstep changes all the future steps that an American Marine on patrol in Afghanistan would ever take. After triggering an EID and losing his right leg below the knee, our guest Eric McElvenny turned to uncharted territory - having never completed a single triathlon or even a running event, for that matter, he challenged himself to comple…

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20. Jeff Tkach - Rodale Institute on Regenerative Organic Farming 1:23:14

3+ y ago1:23:14

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What if there existed one simple solution in our fight against food insecurity, water quality, climate change, global poverty, healthcare & our dependence on pharmaceuticals, and even the survivability of current and future pandemics? And what if that solution was literally right under our feet? Today on the Athlinks Podcast, we are diving into our…

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