David Hedges spent the last 5 weeks camping and training beneath the Nolan's 14 line. When he had a weather window, he executed. He was able to bring the supported record down to 39:06. Listen to this inspiring conversation!Life is short, DO

#149 Active Fueling with Jennifer Sommer-Dirks

May 17th, 2023 40m 19s

Summer is (almost) here! Who's as exited as we are? With summer and adventures on the horizon, you're going to have to put some thought into your nutrition at some point. Would you put cheap, dirty fuel into a Ferrari? Of course not. Join me f

#148 HURT 100 Female Winner Alyssa Clark

Mar 28th, 2023 1h 18m

Alyssa Clark is on a tear! In January, she won the HURT 100, following wins at the Moab 240 and about a half dozen other races. She is an ultrarunning coach at Uphill Athlete, a podcast contributor and a Van Dweller. She has been chasing her d

#147 A Long Way From Nowhere with Chris Ward

Mar 4th, 2023 1h 20m

Chris Ward is an interesting cat and I've wanted to have him on the podcast for a long time. Not only does he host a podcast but he teaches middle school science, runs ultramarathons--and most recently, produced and co-directed the beautifuly

#146 The Dude from the Midwest that Owns the Colorado 14er Record / Daniel Hobbs

Dec 15th, 2022 1h 31m

Daniel Hobbs is the current Colorado 14er self supported speed record holder. He climbed fifty-eight 14,000 foot peaks in 14 days. That would be a large order for any Colorado athlete but Daniel hails from Minnesota! How does a guy from the

#145 NEW Nolan's 14 Record / Andrea Sansone and Andrew Hamilton

Sep 20th, 2022 2h 12m

Andrea Sansone is on quite a tear this year! She just set the women's supported FKT on the Nolan's 14 route. Her and her partner, Andrew Hamilton come back on the show to share their journey. Andrew holds several FKT's and records and Andrea

#144 Just Finish the Line / Keith Hayes and Laura Kaplan

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 25m

Keith Hayes and Laura Kaplan just completed the Nolan's 14 line. They've been obsessed with these 14 peaks all summer long and they put a lot of time and effort into scouting and completing the project. It took them 85 hours to complete the l

#143 WURL Out and Back FKT with Chris Fisher

Sep 6th, 2022 1h 3m

Chris Fisher is a monster! I had him on once before, episode #110 where he set a World Record by logging over 400,000 vert feet in one month for the Max Vert Challenge. Well, he's back! He just set the FKT for the WURL out and back and I wan

#142 Sierra Peaks FKT with Travis Soares

Aug 30th, 2022 1h 17m

Travis Soares just climbed all 247 peaks of the Sierra Peaks Section. He set the FKT by climbing them all in 117 days. Until recently, no one had done all of them in one season. This was a major accomplishment and a monster effort on Travis'

#141 New 24-Hour CO 14er Record / Andrea Sansone and Andrew Hamilton

Aug 23rd, 2022 1h 40m

Andrea Sansone recently smashed the men's 24-hour 14er record. With the help of her partner, the Godfather of Nolan's 14 Andrew Hamilton, she tagged twelve14,000 foot peaks in 24 hours. I was lucky enough to sit down and have a conversation w

#140 Vagabonding with Fisher Monahan

Aug 16th, 2022 55m 36s

Please forgive the sound quality of this interview. Fisher was out in the middle of the forest when recording and this was the best we could do at this time. 18 year old Fisher is walking from Canada to California and journaling and sketching

#139 3,600 MILE TRIATHLON! with Justin True

Jul 14th, 2022 2h 7m

Can you imagine doing a triathlon that lasts for two months? Justin True recently completed the World's Longest Continuous Triathlon. That's roughly a 32 mile swim, 3,000 mile bike ride, capped off with a 600 mile run! Holy buckets! It does

#138 Chasing Nolan's 14 / Robert Barlow

Jul 7th, 2022 1h 21m

Robert Barlow has been chasing down Nolan's 14 for six years now. He has made four prior attempts and summited those 14 peaks one hundred and fifty eight times. This summer, he finally made it from Blanks Cabin to Fish Hatchery in 59 hours an

#137 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN / Jason Howell

Jun 30th, 2022 2h 34m

Jason Howell has an incredible story of absolute grit and determination. On May 21st 2022, he stood on the summit of Mount Everest, something only about 4,000 people have ever done. Jason stood on top of Everest feeling like a failure because

#136 Saying YES to Mount Everest with Morgan Hawes

Jun 16th, 2022 1h 23m

Thank you for joining me for another episode of the DO BIG THINGS podcast! Morgan Hawes is a YES man. He said YES to a few a few different adventures and before long, he was on Mount Everest without ever really planning on climbing it. Pleas

#135 Wife of a Team Guy / Michelle Howell (Giuffre)

Jun 2nd, 2022 1h 25m

Thanks for joining me for another episode of the DO BIG THINGS podcast! Michelle Howell is the Wife of a Team Guy, that is, the wife of a Green Beret who most recently climbed Mount Everest! I wanted to hear the perspective of someone who is

#134 REDEMPTION at Cruel Jewel 100 / Liz Canty

May 26th, 2022 1h 6m

Liz Canty DNF'd Cruel Jewel 100 last year. This year, she won and set a 45 minute female CR. I had to hear this story. Liz has about 63 ultras under her belt with a lot of wisdom and experience to share. Don't miss this one! SPONSORS: b

#133 Running for a Cause / Aum Gandhi

May 19th, 2022 1h 16m

Aum Gandhi is running for a much bigger cause than his own goals or his own ego. I had a engaged conversation with him, we talked about his journey from overweight and out of shape to ultrarunner! He is now running for Richstone Family Center

#132 Will Run Cocodona 250 for Grilled Cheese! / F2 / Lauren Jones

May 12th, 2022 1h 21m

Lauren Jones is fresh off a second place at the Cocodona 250! What more needs to be said?! Trust me, you don't want to miss this conversation! big-things-crewing.com patreon.com/dobigthings SPONSORS: biggerthanthetrail.com alteregorunning.

#131 WE RUN THIS STATE / Joe Kern

May 5th, 2022 1h 41m

Thank you for joining us for another episode of the DO BIG THINGS podcast! Joe Kern is an Indiana native who once relied on the Hancock County Food Pantry to feed his young kids. Fast forward through Life a bit and he ended up running across

#130 Born To Stand Out / Zach Bates

Apr 28th, 2022 41m 41s

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?" Dr. Seuss My guest on this weeks episode may have autism but that didn't stop him from jumping into the world of ultramarathons. He recently ran the Coldwater Rumble 100 and Canyons 100k. He has

#129 Elevate Your Endurance with Karla Bensen

Apr 21st, 2022 1h 25m

Welcome back to another episode of the DO BIG THINGS podcast! This week, I sit down with Karla Bensen, an endurance athlete and coach who owns a company called Elevated Endurance. We discuss her business, coaching philosophies as well as her

#128 FKTam 300 with Michael Li

Apr 14th, 2022 1h 51m

Michael Li is a California ultrarunner that just completed 40 laps up and down Mount Tam, equaling 320 miles and 102,880 vertical feet! It took him 13 days and it's a story you're not going to want to miss. Get ready to have your wig pushed b

#127 Recovery Through Running with Brian Passenti

Apr 7th, 2022 1h 25m

This episode is a banger! Brian Passenti is an accomplished ultrarunner and running coach. We catch up about our upcoming races and we do a deep dive on Brian’s recovery from Alcoholism. Most importantly, we talk about how to get your miles in

#126 Running Across Iowa with Paul Noble

Mar 29th, 2022 58m 27s

Paul Noble is a University of Northern Iowa student that took his spring break to a whole new level. He ran 278 miles across the state of Iowa in 94 hours and 49 minutes, setting a new FKT in the process. He beat the old record by about 15 hour