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
Apr 27, 2022
Apr 27, 2022
43 min
Jazmine Lowther of Nelson, BC fresh off of her Golden Ticket win at The Canyons 100, chats with us about her short yet epic journey as an ultra runner.
With a history deep in endurance sports including alpine climbing, skiing and soccer, Jazmine is relatively new on the scene but has already carved out an impressive place at races such as Run Rabbit Run and Chuckanut 50k.
To her utter disbelief, she led the women at Canyons off the start and never let it go. She went into the race believing that the Golden Ticket for Western States was for a 2023 entry and learned afterwards that she would be again toeing the line in California in just over 2 months!
Before that, Jazmine is taking on an Everest Challenge - achieving vert in excess of 9,000 metres, in the hopes of raising $1000 or more for one of her favourite causes, protecting the ecosystems where she lives and trains. You can support her efforts by donating and/or joining her! More information here:
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Apr 19, 2022
Apr 19, 2022
38 min
Patrick (Paddy) was a high level ultra endurance bike racer competing nationally and internationally before switching gears to ultra running.
2015 was a turning point for Paddy when on a training ride he hit a tree and broke his back and neck. With a remarkable recovery, he switched sports to ultra running taking on the Canadian Death Race and winning The Lost Soul 200k.
We chat with Paddy about his early days as a rider and his 6 year journey to Western States 100.
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Apr 6, 2022
Apr 6, 2022
52 min
Steve started running ultras after he completed an Ironman and realized that triathlons were not for him. After moving to Vancouver, he had nothing but mountains to explore and that's what he did.
After reading books like Ultramarathon Man, Born To Run, and Eat & Run he became fascinated with Ultras and was inspired to complete R2R2R.
We chat with Steve about his journey to Western States 100 with his tickets races being Black Canyon 3xs, Tunnel Hill and BigHorn 100.
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Mar 30, 2022
Mar 30, 2022
53 min
When we last spoke to Stephanie Maggs in 2021 (episode #7), we chatted about her quest to join the Seven Continents Marathon Club which was delayed by COVID-19. Stephanie finally made the journey to Antarctica to complete her 7th marathon to enter the exclusive club. Does she complete the marathon? Did the pandemic continue to plague her efforts? These answers and more are answered in our follow up chat with Stephanie.
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Mar 22, 2022
Mar 22, 2022
40 min
On March 2, 2022, UTMB organizers published a press release informing runners of their intent to “immediately suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from all events operating under the UTMB® brand, i.e. the 25 UTMB® World Series events including the UTMB® Mont-Blanc from 22 to 28 August”, until further notice.
In this episode, we discuss this decision from a race organizer and runner point of view.
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Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
57 min
Aytug Celikbas (pronounced I-2) starting running to lose weight with a couch to 5K program. He quickly progressed to the half, full and beyond.
He started running the ultra distance in his home country of Turkey at the Cappadocia Ultra Trail and after that race, he was hooked. From there he went on to longer and harder ultras like the Iznik Ultra and Lavaredo Ultra Trail.
After moving to Canada in 2017, Aytug began working on tickets for Western States 100 at UTMB, Cruel Jewel 100, and Ultra-Trail Harricana in Quebec.
Aytug never dreamt that his name would be drawn so soon in the WS lottery but he is excited to be heading to the start line at Western.
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Mar 1, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
46 min
Van Phan's running resume is extensive. On UltraSignup alone as of 2022 she has completed 360 ultra marathons with 143 Trophies and that's just on one platform!
We chat about her first 100 Miler that took place in Canada, Western States 100, her 13 finishes at Cascade Crest to of course running 1000k and winning Across The Years.
She is a wealth of knowledge and we were able to tap into that during this chat.
Without further adieu, here is Van Phan ...
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Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
47 min
Derek Mulhall's first race was a marathon, as he says 'go big or go home.
A few years later he qualified and competed in the Boston Marathon. Unfortunately it was the year of the Boston bombings. He decided to go back to Boston in 2014 to have a better experience.
He got hooked on ultra marathons after his buddy introduced him to the movie Unbreakable.
We chat with Derek about his first ticket race, The Indiana 100, and almost DNF'ing at Hellbender.
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Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
9 min
We unbox a pair of brand new running shoes, model name Goshawk, from the Australian brand, Tarkine.
Tarkine is a new company who has based their concept around recyclable and eco-friendly materials. They took their campaign to Kickstarter and were able to fund their first model in less than a week.
Suitable for anyone who cares about the planet, comfort and style. #RunTheFuture
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Feb 2, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
56 min
MARIANNE HOGAN, a Quebec resident, started running trails when she moved to Colorado after running track for and graduating from San Diego State University. From there she went on to win the mixed team Transalpine-Run Stage race in 2017 with Mathieu Blanchard (who came third at 2021 UTMB).
Then Marianne's running career came to a dramatic halt when she broke her leg on the trails and a long recovery followed. We chat with Marianne about her injury and how she switched sports; becoming a guide runner for Triathlete Jessica Tuomela at the Paralympics. As well as her triumphant return to trail running with her Golden Ticket win at Bandera 100k.
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