Trail and Ultra running stories as told to us by average and not so average athletes. We seek the untold tales of everyday runners. Brought to you by GottaRunRacing Series. Please join your hosts Norman and Jodi, Directors of GottaRunRacing.com as we discover the ascents and descents of trail running. Website - https://www.gottarunracing.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpIygehlXPgM_AyruXx4Mxw?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gottarunracing Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gottarunracing/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/gottarun_racing Support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/gottarunracing
Every Runner Has A Story
Trail and Ultra running stories as told to us by average and not so average athletes. We seek the untold tales of everyday runners. Brought to you by GottaRunRacing Series.
Please join your hosts Norman and Jodi, Directors of GottaRunRacing.com as we discover the ascents and descents of trail running.
Episodes
Nov 16, 2022
Nov 16, 2022
43 min
Ultra runner Theresa Nielsen from Alberta is the 2022 Female Triple Crown Winner!
The illustrious Triple Crown includes Tahoe 200, Big Foot 200 and Moab 240, an astonishing total of over 1,000 kilometres in less than 4 months time.
Theresa completed these epic races in a combined time of 261:09:00 hours, just wow!
Not to mention, she started off the year at Hurt 100, a race she has completed and/or volunteered at for several years running.
We chat with Theresa about all of these races as well as the claimed 'world's toughest mountain race - the multi-day Dragon's Back event in Wales.
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Nov 2, 2022
Nov 2, 2022
53 min
Mike Obery from South Africa was introduced to running by his brother a few years back and since then, he has been on a tear checking off his Western States 100 qualifiers.
We met Mike at the Cappadocia Ultra Trail in Turkey and was instantly drawn to his warmth and passion for life.
He tells us how Western States 100 has motivated him and is his ultimate ultra goal.
Along the way, he has completed some pretty epic races including Ultra Trail Cape Town and Karkloof 100 Miler in South Africa.
We have no doubt he will be toeing the line in Olympic Valley, California in the near future!
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Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
30 min
After an amazing season of directing races, we took off for Cappadocia, Turkey to participate in one of the most scenic races we have ever experienced.
Salmon Ultra Trail Cappadocia features distances of 119K, 63K and 38K in the recognizable region of fairy chimneys and hot air balloons.
Our 38K was full of oohs and ahhs around every corner, we might has well turned off our Garmins as time was our least concern.
Listen in as we cover every aspect of the race from registration to post race meal.
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Oct 16, 2022
Oct 16, 2022
48 min
Dawson Mossman hailing from the Canadian Maritimes, has racked up quite the race resume in a relatively short time. An avid hiker, adventurer and runner, his quest for ultra is far from over.
What started as a bucket list marathon back in 2013 in New York City, he quickly turned to further distances in remote places around the world.
In this episode, we chat with Dawson about his incredible year, as he not only completed Madeira Island Ultra Trail but Western States and UTMB and he has his sights on several more epic races.
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Oct 3, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
1hr 3 min
In this double feature, Norman and Jodi take you down memory lane; recapping all of the memories from 10 years of Chase the Coyote Trail Race in Mono, Ontario.
It was the first race they ever directed and they reminisce about the early days up to the very last finisher....
Neil Baird started running in his early sixties but he didn't waste any time getting up to the ultra distance. From a 5K run clinic in 2017 to a 50K trail race in 2022, his rise to ultra is no small feat.
He is proof that it's never too late to start. Although he is built for sports where height is a benefit (he is 6'6"), he didn't play team sports growing up as he felt he was too clumsy.
In this episode, we chat with Neil about completing all of the distances at Chase The Coyote event starting with the 12k, then the 25k and finally the 50k. He holds the title of the final finisher at the very last running of the event.
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Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
50 min
Kathleen Egan's journey into ultrarunning happened by accident; while training for an Ironman, she spent many long training runs surrounded by ultrarunners who convinced her to cross over into the sport.
That was several years ago and since then, she has competed at many well known races including Tahoe Rim Trai 100 Miler, Western States 100 and Cascade Crest 100 to name a few.
She decided to up her game to a 200 miler to celebrate her 50th birthday and what transpired is the focus of our chat with her. We chat about all this and her big win at Bigfoot 200.
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Sep 3, 2022
Sep 3, 2022
36 min
Adrian MacDonald of Fort Collins, Colorado has taken to trail running like wildfire! Having competed in track and cross country in high school and college, and went to place 53 at the Boston marathon in 2018.
He started trail running when the world shut down in 2020 and never looked back.
Adrian toed the line at his first 100 miler at the Leadville 100 in 2021 and finished in first place beating legends like Anton Krupicka and Ian Sharman. In 2022 he went on to successfully defend his title having the 3rd fastest time in Leadville history.
We chat with Adrian about his experiences at Leadville 100 and discuss what's next on his agenda.
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Aug 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2022
54 min
New kid on the block, Ihor Verys (Ee-hohr Vair-is), has taken the ultrarunning community by storm with his impressive wins at BC Backyard Ultra, Sinister 7 and most recently Fat Dog 120 in British Columbia.
His attitude towards racing, his inner strength and his dedicated training has made Ihor excel at every race he has attempted.
He will be representing Canada at the upcoming Backyard Ultra championships this Fall and we can't wait to see what he accomplishes next!
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Aug 3, 2022
Aug 3, 2022
54 min
Joanna Ford from Alberta recently finished Hardrock 100 for the first time (and hopefully not the last), placing sixth female overall!
Peak bagger and outdoor enthusiast, Joanna's foray into ultrarunning started fairly recently but she set her sights on some pretty epic challenges.
We chat with her about her nine year journey to Hardrock and about her tough qualifiers at Fat Dog 120 and Bighorn 100 that got her there.
She takes us through her day (and a half) at Hardrock 100.
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Jul 27, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
51 min
Jason Koomen, a Canadian living in the US has been on a quest to complete fifty 100 milers in fifty States. He just completed race # 32 in Vermont at the Vermont 100.
He started this journey in 2014 with Burning River 100 in his home State of Ohio. We met him at the start line of Western States 100 in June and after speaking with him for only a few short moments, we knew we wanted to hear more!
He has chosen some epic races like Hurt 100 in HI the Salt Flats 100 in UT, and Ozark Tr 100 in MO, and several others in this chat.
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