Episodes
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On Episode 57 we extend our post-race coverage of The Snowman Race which was held in the Kingdom of Bhutan and billed as "The Ultimate Race for Climate Action" highlights how climate and weather events are affecting some of the most remote villages in the region. Thomas Reiss, an accomplished Ultra Runner in his own right took the reigns as the International Athlete Manager for the Snowman Race and he discusses this race of a lifetime that follows the trail of the famous Snowman Trek, which has been completed by fewer people than Everest. The audacious event appropriately turns up the heat, focused as it is on Climate Change.
Thomas' Running Records:
50k - 3:12.32
50 mile - 5:56.17
100 mile - 18:05
10,000m - 31:51 (Track, 1996)
800m - 1:58:2 - (Track, 1995)
Halfmarathon - 1:09:10 (Road, 1998)
3Days/3Marathons, 8:43:19 (Road, Altitude, 2006)Results on Ultra Sign Up:
https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Thomas&lname=ReissThomas on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thomas.rei55/
Snowman Race:
https://snowmanrace.org/
Snowman Race on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/snowmanrace/Thomas' Web Site:
https://thomasreiss.com
https://kraftwerkdesign.com (Thomas' real job)
Faster Forward Show on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow
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A Juliana and SRAM Pro Team professional mountain bike racer and champion, Rose joins the podcast to talk about her career in bike racing, and balancing sacrifice with accomplishment while raising a family.
Rose on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rosekgrant/Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/Troy Busot on Instagram
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Our guest for Episode 55 is Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner and mountain athlete. With her degree in psychology in hand, she headed out West to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and her life ruined in the best way. She fell in love with epic hikes, which turned into epic trail runs, which turned into ... well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest.
Emily on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/emilyin.thewild/Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/Troy Busot on Instagram
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Our guest for Episode 54 is Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and host of the FOR THE LONG RUN podcast. "I created this podcast to explore the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated.""
A runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. Jon also works for an amazing company, InsideTracker, as a Sales and Endurance Team Manager. InsideTracker is a personalized nutrition system that analyzes your blood, DNA and lifestyle to help you optimize your body and reach your goals.
For the Long Run Podcast:
https://forthelong.run/Inside Tracker
https://www.insidetracker.com/Jon on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jwlevitt/For the Long Run Podcast on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/forthelrpod/
Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/Troy Busot on Instagram
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A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool.
After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team.
Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale.
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A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool.
After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team.
Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale.
We talk about what it takes to be an exceptional mentor, leader and cyclist as well as how boxing and cycling are sometimes all too similar.
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By the age of 20, Cat Bradley had run her first 50K. By 23, she had bagged multiple ultra trail running wins including a victory at Western States 100 and top 10 finishes and podiums at some of the word's biggest races like Leadville 100 and UTMB. She even had time to score an FTK, becoming the first woman to go under 8 hours on the Grand Canyon's Rim to Rim to Rim. Simply put, Cat Bradley was born to race Ultra Marathons.
A collision with a drunk driver took away the hearing in her left ear, left her with a broken pelvis and lingering nerve damage that has delayed - rather than derailed - her plans.
We talk about what it has taken to get back into racing form. Why fear of failure leads one to run away from, rather than toward one's goals, and which comedian she'd most like to share a long run with.
Links:
https://www.catberad.com/
https://methodseven.com/trail-eyewear/
https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Cat&lname=Bradley
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On today's show, we have a very special treat in the form of the Trail & Ultra Running Husband and Wife team of Abby and Cordis Hall.
Abby has been lighting up the ultra scene with multiple finishes over the years at races like the North Face Endurance Challenge, Leadville Trail 100, and of course Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc or UTMB - most recently with an impressive 3rd place podium finish.
Cordis is no stranger to the ultra scene with impressive finishes at UTMB, TDS and most recently a 100K finish at Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival.
We get into their origins as runners and husband and wife by biting off massive challenges together - sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always loving and supporting one another.
I recorded this way back in February and the episode sat on the shelf since then, but with the relaunch, I wanted to share the conversation with all of you.
So, if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go!
Abby & Cordis Web Site
https://www.abbyandcordis.com/
Abby Hall on Instagram
https://instagram.com/abby.k.hallCordis Hall on Instagram
https://instagram.com/cordisimo
Faster Forward on Instagram
https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow
Troy Busot ([email protected])
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Our guests for episode 49 are no strangers to the podcast - the King and Queen of FKTs Jason Hardrath and Ashly Winchester join us today as they team up to talk about doing massive efforts - Ashly with an unsupported record on the JMT - or John Muir Trail and Jason collecting his 100th FKT by bagging Washington's 100 highest peaks on Bulger's.
We talk about catching COVID at 18,000 feet, hallucinating hermit crabs, supporting one another around the world and why being a good partner sometimes means being as unsupportive as possible.
It's always a blast to catch up with these two - it's a show that was 10 months in the making, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go.
Links:
Women of the Wild
https://womxnofthewild.com/episodes/Jason Hardrath
https://www.jasonhardrath.com/Journey to 100 Movie
https://wzrdmedia.com/journey-to-100/Ashly on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ashly.winchester/Jason on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jasonhardrath/Six Moon Designs
https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/Feathered Friends
https://featheredfriends.com/Sawyer Water Filtration
https://www.sawyer.com/product-categories/water-filtrationCoros Vertix 2
https://coros.com/vertix2Peak Refuel Meals
https://peakrefuel.com/Norda Run Shoes
https://nordarun.com/Path Projects Liners
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Our guest for Episode 48 is Ben Davis, a former Navy SEAL who uses his love for the outdoors, military and combat experience, and finishes at the Leadville and Shenandoah 100 mile mountain bike races in his current position as Executive Director at VOAG - or Veterans' Outdoor Advocacy Group - to advocate on behalf of veterans for the use of outdoor activities as accepted, funded and prescribed therapies to mend the mental and emotional scars affecting our veterans after a 21 year war on terror.
It’s a great conversation where we talk about the differences - and similarities - between BUDS training and Leadville as well as get details on a harrowing night spent at 14,000 feet on Long’s Peak, unable to descend until morning. So sit back, or lace ‘em up, and if you’re ready for the show, crank it up, and let’s go.
VOAG (Veterans' Outdoor Advocacy Group website: https://www.voag.org/
VOAG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voag_official/
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With an Olympic hopeful runner for a father, and not wanting to compete with his siblings in the family business of running, Dan King pushed off his destiny early in his athletic life with wrestling and other activities.
In an effort to build fitness in the off season, he finally succumbed to Cross Country where he would show some of the early talent that would earn him a world record in the 60-64 age group mile with a blistering time of 4:49 as well winning the USATF Colorado Long Distance Runners of the Year for 2021.
In his own words, Dan doesn't consider himself competitive, but achievement-oriented. And I think you'll find him to be amazing.
So, if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go.
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Ryan Krol of Boundless Endurance Coaching is our guest for Episode 46.
Ryan's love for running ultra distances and exploring the mountains ignites his passion for showing people how to enjoy a lifestyle centered on fitness and health. With over 50 ultra marathon finishes of his own - and 2 6th Place finishes in the multi-race Leadman Challenge - Ryan and his group of coaches at Boundless helped over 40 of their coached athletes cross the finish line at the 2022 Leadville 100 run.
We talk about how the physical takes you through mile 60, but the mental gets you the last 40. And we talk about what it means to be on the Green Team and how that translates to success in such a grueling race.
Thanks again to Ryan Krol - we'll do a post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 46 with a picture of Ryan if you have comments or questions - we are @fasterforwardshow or shoot me an email [email protected].
If you got value from today's episode, please be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Share it with your friends - tweet it, post about it - give us a rating and review - you get it - and thank you so much for listening.
And until next week everyone, keep it moving faster, forward.
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Today's guest is Taylor Lideen - this year's overall winner of the Unbound Gravel XL race - a 350 mile sufferfest through the Flint Hills of Kansas. Formerly known as Dirty Kanza, the race challenged Taylor to the bitter end through nearly 24 hours of racing. We talk at great length about that race, the preparation and physical and mental side of ultra bike racing and Taylor opens up about his battles on and off the bike with depression and the importance of family and close support of his wife and other loved ones to bring him back into the light.
Taylor on Athlinks
https://www.athlinks.com/search/unclaimed?category=unclaimed&term=taylor%20lideen
Taylor on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/tlideen/And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission. Thanks again to Taylor Lideen for sharing his story. You can find him on Instagram @tlideen.
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast. We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 45 with a picture of Taylor if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to [email protected].
Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and,
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Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo.
Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a small town about 100 miles outside of Mexico City. And every day after school, you make your way to a crowded city bus that takes you the hour-long journey, solo, to running practice. For eight years, you do this, winning youth championships, and ultimately a full ride scholarship to Kansas State University, where upon arriving you know zero English, crash headlong into a whole new level of competition, deal with injuries and burnout, and ultimately set running aside to pursue a desk job.
That alone would have a made a great job, but in part 2 we'll talk about the 180 degree turn that life threw at our guest that takes her from a Boston Qualifying time at her first marathon in Seattle, to uprooting her entire life and relationship to move back to her home town and begin training again, falling flat on her face in her first test, only to break a 22 year old record in the outdoor 1500 meter run mere months later.
It's an inspiring and amazing story, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go!
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Welcome back everybody - after a bit of a Summer break, we are back with new episodes of the podcast. As always, I am your host Troy Busot and right out of the gate we have a conversation with an amazing running who will be representing her home country of Mexico in the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo.
Imagine yourself at 11 years old. Growing up in a small town about 100 miles outside of Mexico City. And every day after school, you make your way to a crowded city bus that takes you the hour-long journey, solo, to running practice. For eight years, you do this, winning youth championships, and ultimately a full ride scholarship to Kansas State University, where upon arriving you know zero English, crash headlong into a whole new level of competition, deal with injuries and burnout, and ultimately set running aside to pursue a desk job.
That alone would have a made a great job, but in part 2 we'll talk about the 180 degree turn that life threw at our guest that takes her from a Boston Qualifying time at her first marathon in Seattle, to uprooting her entire life and relationship to move back to her home town and begin training again, falling flat on her face in her first test, only to break a 22 year old record in the outdoor 1500 meter run mere months later.
It's an inspiring and amazing story, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go!
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42 - Phil Pinti
Phil Pinti - aka @macho_man_runneth - cruised into his 30s with brass ring firmly in hand. A post-9/11 stint in the Marines had him deployed to - and now safely home from Iraq. Married to his college sweetheart and the love of his life and raising two beautiful young children.
A life-long athlete, our guest made the Hershey Half Marathon an annual family pilgrimage. When hip-pain sidelined his wife, however, and normal treatments did nothing to alleviate the injury, tests revealed that his 33 year old bride was suffering from stage-4 lung cancer, which would tragically take her life just 6 short months later.
Faced with picking up the pieces and raising their two young children alone, Phil turned to a local race - the Mid Maryland Ultra 50K - in part to search for and feel a pain different from the anguish he had felt from his wife's passing just 3 months earlier.
The race gave him some perspective and as you'll hear, made him a better man and father, and drove him forward in his life. He continues to live the lessons that he learns on ultra courses around the country - which he will be doing in a few weeks here in Colorado at the Desert RATS ultra stage race which will take him on a 6 day running journey from Fruita, CO to Moab, UT. It will be his 3rd running of this race.
Links:
Phil Pinti @ Athlinks https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/213605338/results
Phil Pinti @ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/macho_man_runneth
And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it. I am Troy Busot. Thanks again to Phil Pinti for joining us.
We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 42 with a picture of Phil if you have comments or questions - shoot me a message @troybusot or shoot us an email to [email protected].
Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.
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Think back to Junior High. What were your highlights? Your accomplishments?
Today's guest was introduced to running by his elementary school's P.E. coach who organized a daily run and jog for his students. Being somewhat socially awkward, this young man spent his lunch hour running laps and eventually logging over 60 miles as a 6th grader.
Before moving on to High School, he finished his 8th grade year by writing his own training plan for and completing the Eugene Marathon.
He spent his High School years on the Dean's list - maintaining a near 4.0 GPA, and managed to establish himself as a respectable 3K runner in Track, completed several other marathons and finished two 24 hours runs - each time passing 100K.
He earned himself an academic full ride scholarship to college - where he is now - saving money for his first home with a goal of graduating on time, debt-free, and in control of his future.
That P.E. teacher, incidentally, was none other than the guest from episode 28, THE King of FKTs, Jason Hardrath. And the Student, and today's guest, is Chris Eck. A truly humble and inspirational young man with whom I was honored to spend a Saturday afternoon speaking with.
And that's the show! Hope you enjoyed it. I am Troy Busot and thanks again to Chris Eck for joining us.
We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 41 with a picture of Chris if you have comments or questions - shoot me a message @troybusot or shoot us an email to [email protected].
Share it with friends far and wide - give us a review if you dig it - and, until next time, happy racing everybody.
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After an arm injury cut his collegeate pitching career short, you could say that today's guest took some off of athletics. So much so, in fact, that he gained the weight equivalent of another version of himself - 180 pounds to be exact.
After some failed attempts to reverse course and resigned to this fate, he told his folks that maybe they should stop pushing him to lose the weight and end his sedintary lifestyle - he just didn't see a solution within himself.
Then, he found what many would consider to be an unlikely catalyst that would get him off the couch and out onto the first of what would be many runs in his journey to losing 180 pounds and running his first 40 mile Ultra in Pennsylvania. What was the secret? Well, you'll have to listen to the show to find out.
Dan Lamorte Naked Prussian Result @ Athlinks
https://www.athlinks.com/event/200198/results/Event/965343/Course/2038978/Bib/654?source=internalDan Lamorte @ Twitter
https://twitter.com/danlamorteThat's the show, folks, Hope you enjoyed it - more people racing more often having more fun in the process is our mission at Athlinks.
Thanks again to Dan Lamorte for pulling doubel duty on the show.
We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 40 with a picture of Dan if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks and @troybusot or shoot us an email to [email protected].
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And, until next time, happy racing everybody.
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The Athlinks Podcast Hosted by Troy Busot
When you make a living from the things that you love, you end up spending your whole life immersed in your passions.
Host of the hit podcast Marni on the Move, Founder and CEO of the Salup Group specializing in marketing and branding for active lifestyle events with companies like Soul Cycle and Athleta, she’s an Ironman certified coach and obsessive triathlete herself.
On the podcast today, we are joined by none other than Marni Salup as she joins us to talk about how she has successfully built a career around her passions and continues to find opportunities every single day to bring more of the things she’s passionate about into her life.
Marni Salup @ Athlinks
https://www.athlinks.com/athletes/324444408Marni Salup @ Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/marnisalup/Fit + Love
http://www.fitpluslove.com/The Salup Group
https://thesalupgroup.com/Thanks again to Marni Salup for sharing.
We do a special post for each episode on Instagram, so look for the post for episode 39 with a picture of Marni if you have comments or questions - we are @athlinks or shoot us an email to [email protected].
* The best way to support this podcast is to click subscribe on iTunes or follow on Spotify to be notified of new shows. Share it far and wide with anyone you think would enjoy it and please take a second to give us a rating and a quick review on iTunes.
And, until next time, happy racing everybody.
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