East Coast Trail And Ultra Podcast

Rick Albanese joins us to talk about his finish at the Kettle 100 with just minutes to spare and Kristina Folcik talks about the new course record she set at the World's End 100k. Plus the usual talk you have come to expect.

Jameelah Mujaahid has 6 kids and 3 jobs and still manages to find time to train for and run Ultras, she joins us to talk about her third try at finishing the Cruel Jewel 100 in Georgia, plus Martin Schneekloth talks about his recent 7th place finish at the Quest for the Crest 50k in North Carolina.

Alexa Lampansona fills in for Sean and we talk to podium regular Emily Ansick about running and life from a woman's perspective. Running while pregnant, running after pregnancy, the troubles of racing during your period, and balancing family life and training. We cover a lot of ground and I can tell you that as a man I have even more respect for the women who are crushing it out on the trails after talking to these amazing ladies.

Andy Jones-Wilkins fills in for Sean and we talk to the host of the "Ten Junk Miles" podcast Scott Kummer about running in the Midwest and we finally settle the whole "#trailboner" controversy. We also talk to Ray Krolewicz who has been running ultras since 1971 and has 500 finishes to his name. We talk with Ray about the good old days and what is missing with today's runners.

Cary Long fills in for Sean and we talk to John McKay who runs trails and is blind, we also get a preview of the Black Mountain Monster in North Carolina with race director Mike Guyer.

We go all Hyner with 50k winner Deserae Clark, Race Director Craig Fleming and 25k winner Matt Lipsy. Sean also makes some big announcements about Stump Jump and Quest for the Crest and announces a brand new 100 miler coming soon. You also have a chance to win an entry into Stump Jump, Sky to Summit or Quest for the Crest.

Andy Croom AKA Andy Matthews joins us live from a brewery with his buddies to talk about trail and ultra running in Florida. Rich Riopel also joins Ryan to talk about the upcoming World 24 hour championships and what it takes to do timed ultras.

GDR winner Avery Collins joins us to talk about his race and the controversy that happened on social media after his win. Andy Jones-Wilkins joins us as well while we talk a bit about marijuana in the sport of ultra running.

The 15th person to ever finish the Barkley Marathons, John Kelly joins us to talk about his amazing adventure at Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee.

Jackie Merritt, Sergio Balboa and Shannon Sharpe all join us to talk about their experiences at the Georgia Death Race, plus we talk about the internet controversy surrounding a former ultra runner and GDR champion Avery Collins.

We preview the only Western States Golden Ticket race in the East "The Georgia Death Race" with Andy Jones-Wilkins and the race director of GDR Sean "The Run Bum" Blanton.

Ralph Crowley joins us to talk about stage racing, and his toddler like diet. Ryan Cobb who is an executive chef and ultra-runner talks food and running and how to balance not only a busy work schedule and training for an ultra but also helping his wife as she deals with breast cancer.

Scott Ludwig joins us talk about his 38 year old running streak and the time he got robbed at knife point before the Comrades, and Daven Oskvig talks about cursing on the trail and the power of a positive attitude. We announce the winners of the Chattanooga 100 entries, La Sportiva Shoes, and the East Coast AF Headlamp.

What to do when it all goes wrong? We talk to former Army special operations Helicopter Pilot and current ultra-runner Jeff Stafford about always being prepared and what to do when it all goes wrong. Misty Wong also joins us to talk about how she got into running and a big blow up at Western States and David Kilgore joins us with a big “Just The Tip” all about increasing your speed. We also tell you how you can win an entry into the Chattanooga 100.

Michael Wardian joins us to talk about recovery after 7 marathons on 7 Continents in 7 days, and his big plans for this Summer which includes The Barkley, Western States and Hard Rock. Olaf Wasternack also joins us to talk about recovery after his amazing performance at the Jackal Marathons and he even teaches us to swear in German.

We thought we would take this episode to talk about all the things you need to know before you try your first 50k. So listen and then go sign up for one!

We talk to Ian Golden about life and trail and ultra running in the Empire state. We even talk a little romance because we recorded this the day after Valentine's day.

Charlie Engle joins us to talk about doing crazy things and yoga, and Hunter Kipps talks about how running brought him out of addiction and prison.

Ryan is on Dad duty and has his kids in the studio, so Sean and Ryan's 12 year old son Koen talk about what Middle School boys do for fun. Then the Maggatron herself Maggie Guterl joins us to talk running, trying to take pictures of yourself while running, old west pictures from childhood vacations, and Ryan tries to steal free training advice.

Barkley Marathon finisher John Fegyveresi joins us to talk topographical map porn with Sean, and the surviving the toughest race on the planet. We are also joined by the legend Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell, and his daughter Chrysalis to talk about the early days of ultra-running, creating the Barkley Marathon, the Vol State 500k and more.