Best Pleasant Ridge Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 305--2024 Blue Ridge Relay Race Report! 1:13:43

2d ago1:13:43

1:13:43

The weekend after Labor Day means it's time for our favorite race: the Blue Ridge Relay! Last weekend, Erik, George, and four other guys took on the Blue Ridge Relay for the seventh time. Hear about how it went, what we wore, and the challenges we faced along the way.By Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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2 Kings 23:31-24:20 34:27

6d ago34:27

34:27

By Kurt Strassner

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"Final Instructions on True Riches" (1 Timothy 6:17-21) 28:33

9d ago28:33

28:33

By Chaun Bergmeyer

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Psalm 051 44:21

5d ago44:21

44:21

By Kurt Strassner

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Episode 304--Leadville Boom Days Pack Burro Race Report with Megan and Amy! 44:36

8d ago44:36

44:36

Have you ever wanted to run fifteen miles on trails at altitude with a donkey? Well, we haven't either, but this week, we talked to two people who did just that! Megan Ressler and Amy Krupka joined us to tell us about their experience with Millie and Charleston--their donkeys--at the Leadville Boom Days Pack Burro Race. We talked about managing the…

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2 Kings 23:01-30 42:16

14d ago42:16

42:16

By Kurt Strassner

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"Promote Godliness" (1 Timothy 6:11-16) 32:21

17d ago32:21

32:21

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Psalm 50 39:36

15d ago39:36

39:36

By Kurt Strassner

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2 Kings 22 46:33

21d ago46:33

46:33

By Kurt Strassner

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"Cautions Against Worldly Influences" (1 Timothy 6:1-10) 32:38

20d ago32:38

32:38

By Chaun Bergmeier

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'What Does God Say' (a walk through the song) 34:22

26d ago34:22

34:22

This message walks through a new song, 'What Does God Say?', written by one of our members out of her experience of God's help in a difficult season..Music by Jessica MooreWords by Jessica Moore & Kurt Strassner.See the VIDEO of the song at the end of this recording. .LYRICS (with scripture references) are available in PDF format at: https://clover…

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Episode 303--Reviewing the Olympic Marathons and the Leadville 100! 1:17:14

27d ago1:17:14

1:17:14

This week, we looked back at Sifan Hassan's historic TRIPLE at the Olympics, climaxing with the Olympic Record in the marathon. We also talked about the men's marathon, and we considered how the Americans performed. We wrapped up the podcast with a quick review of the record-setting day at the Leadville 100.…

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2 Kings 21 34:30

1M ago34:30

34:30

By Kurt Strassner

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"Honor Elders" (1 Timothy 5:17-25) 38:46

30d ago38:46

38:46

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Psalm 049 43:28

1M ago43:28

43:28

By Kurt Strassner

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Episode 302--Blue Ridge Relay Race Director Ken Sevensky! 54:31

1M ago54:31

54:31

Two years ago, in Episode 227, we interviewed Ken Sevensky, the race director for the Blue Ridge Relay. This week, we brought Ken back to hear about his preparations for the 2024 race. Ken told us about how the race has overcome obstacles over the years and grown into the event that it is today, and he gave us a glimpse of all that goes into pullin…

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Romans 02:01-04 - "thou art inexcusable, O man" 37:35

1M ago37:35

37:35

The sermon title, and much of the sermon, are taken from the King James Version.By Jeremiah Bass

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"Honor Widows" (1 Timothy 5:3-16) 31:18

1M ago31:18

31:18

By Chaun Bergmeier

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1 John 03:01-02 - "we shall see him" 37:51

1M ago37:51

37:51

Scripture quotations taken from the King James Version.By Elder Lasserre Bradley, Jr.

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Episode 301--Catching Up on the Olympics! 1:07:27

1M ago1:07:27

1:07:27

The three of us have been consumed by the Olympics over the last two weeks, so we took a few minutes together to talk about them today. Even though the Games aren't yet over, we had fun talking about the things we have seen and what we've been thinking over the last little while.By Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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Guest Speaker: Mark Farran 30:28

1M ago30:28

30:28

By Mark Farran

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The Mind 38:54

2M ago38:54

38:54

Scripture quotations are taken from more than one translation. Some are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United …

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Episode 300--Race Across America Report with Katie and Carlos Aguilar! 1:11:17

2M ago1:11:17

1:11:17

For the second week in a row, we talked to a 2024 Race Across America finisher! This week, it was Katie Aguilar, who raced as part of Four the Record, a four-woman team. Her husband, Carlos, was on the crew, and he also joined us. Katie and Carlos told us about what it was like to take on such an ambitious goal, the changes that Katie had to make t…

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Psalm 047 - "the shields of the earth belong to God" 33:42

2M ago33:42

33:42

By Kurt Strassner

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Guest Speaker: Nate Ross 34:20

2M ago34:20

34:20

By Nate Ross

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"Honor Church Family" (1 Timothy 5:1-2) 33:14

2M ago33:14

33:14

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Psalm 046 35:02

2M ago35:02

35:02

By Kurt Strassner

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2 Kings 18:01-08 31:33

2M ago31:33

31:33

By Kurt Strassner

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Episode 299--Race Across America Report from Brian Hetherington and Alyssa Godesky! 1:11:12

2M ago1:11:12

1:11:12

This week, we talked to a couple of folks who just successfully finished Race Across America: Brian Hetherington and Alyssa Godesky! Brian raced as part of a four-person team called Team One Life, and they raised money for a charity called Special Love. Alyssa, herself an accomplished professional triathlete and ultrarunner, coached Brian and serve…

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Philippians 04:10-23 31:28

2M ago31:28

31:28

By Kurt Strassner

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"Directives for Spiritual Leaders" (1 Timothy 4:11-16) 38:17

2M ago38:17

38:17

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Philippians 04:02-09 36:11

3M ago36:11

36:11

By Kurt Strassner

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"Pursue Godliness" (1 Timothy 4:6-10) 29:56

2M ago29:56

29:56

By Chaun Bergmeyer

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Episode 298--Peachtree, the Tour's First Week, WSER, and the Olympic Track Trials! 1:22:39

3M ago1:22:39

1:22:39

There is so much going on in the world of endurance sports right now! We spent a lot of time this week talking about our experiences in the 2024 Peachtree Road Race, plus the first week of the Tour de France, the Olympic Track Trials, and an incredibly fast day at the Western States Endurance Run.By Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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"God's Rock-Solid Truth" (Romans 12:2) 33:12

3M ago33:12

33:12

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Episode 297--Tour de France Men's Preview with Justin and Justin! 1:33:45

3M ago1:33:45

1:33:45

This week, we previewed the 2024 Men's Tour de France with our crack analysts Justin Dugan and Justin Schmidt! As they have done the last few years, Justin and Justin joined us to talk about the course, discuss the contenders, and of course, make a few predictions.By Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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2 Kings 15:08-31 37:37

3M ago37:37

37:37

By Kurt Strassner

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Exodus 12:21-41 43:25

3M ago43:25

43:25

By Brad Garrison

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Episode 296--Comrades Marathon Race Report! 1:12:39

3M ago1:12:39

1:12:39

On June 9th, George got to run the one race he's always wanted to run: the Comrades Marathon in South Africa! He trained with this race specifically in mind for nearly a year, including a lot of strength and mobility work, but he ran into some training issues with only a month to go. Nonetheless, he was able to finish the race with a silver medal, …

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Genesis 12:01-07 44:11

3M ago44:11

44:11

By Brad Garrison

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2 Kings 14:23-15:07 31:31

3M ago31:31

31:31

By Kurt Strassner

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Philippians 02:19-30 35:19

3M ago35:19

35:19

By Kurt Strassner

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"Do Not Depart from the Gospel" (1 Timothy 4:1-5) 37:01

4M ago37:01

37:01

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Episode 295--Awesome Sauce, the Bowerman Mile, and the Comrades Send-off! 57:18

4M ago57:18

57:18

This week, we talked about the controversy that is brewing around Spring Energy's gel, Awesome Sauce. We also recapped the Bowerman Mile, and we talked about George's final preparations before he heads off to South Africa for the Comrades Marathon next Monday!By Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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"Uphold and Hold Out the Gospel" (1 Timothy 3:14-16) 31:40

4M ago31:40

31:40

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Philippians 01:27-02:05 - "conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ" 43:06

4M ago43:06

43:06

By Kurt Strassner

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"Servant Leaders" (1 Timothy 3:8-13) 32:40

4M ago32:40

32:40

By Chaun Bergmeier

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Episode 294--Comrades Training Update and the Upcoming Olympic Marathon Showdown! 54:04

4M ago54:04

54:04

Episode 294--Comrades Training Update and the Upcoming Olympic Marathon Showdown! by Most Pleasant ExhaustionBy Most Pleasant Exhaustion

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Exodus 34:06-07 - "who forgives ... yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished" 28:02

4M ago28:02

28:02

By Bob Hoyt

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Episode 293--Interview with Ultrarunner Tara Dower! 52:38

4M ago52:38

52:38

In April, Tara Dower won the overall title at the Umstead 100, and this week, she came on the podcast to tell us about it! Even though Tara is fairly new to ultrarunning, she has found a great deal of success, and she tells us what she has learned in her short career, what it's like to be sponsored by Altra, how the Umstead race unfolded, and what'…

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