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This week I talk about my 2024 Hellbender 100 mile 9th place finish. The most pain I’ve ever been in running and the most I have ever learned from an ultra. The trails down there rock. Then I go thru the results from the first New England ultramarathon of the year, formerly the GAC Fat Ass 50k, now the TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k. Finish off ranking my top three fruit. I didn’t mean to do bananas dirty like that.

0:00 Intro

3:45 Hellbender race and course info

10:48 Flying down and pre race...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 17This week I talk through my 2026 and long term running goals. Aim high, work hard and take the road less traveled. The man in the arena. Discuss not making Aravaipa's Northeast Racing Team. And then a Stranger Things update. Im only through Season 4, please dont spoil. (Is Season 5 ending good though?).00:00 Intro04:20 My long term runnning goals11:10 2026 running goals19:00 The man in the arena29:45 Aravaipa race team talk38:30 Brownville Deer Pantry38:50 Stranger Things talk51:35 Outro

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This week I talked about my Christmas being essentially canceled and then my spontaneous trip to the ER on Christmas Eve. Winter conditions rock right now and you should get on the trails while they are good. I go through my biggest training lessons learned from 2025. It was a great year for me but it did not all go how I planned and instead I adjusted and looking at it as building a bigger base for all things running. Stack lots of brick to eventually go higher or something like that. Charlie Brown Christmas rocks but everybody is so...

This week I go through each of the 48 new FKTs in the White Mountain National Forest that were established in 2025 and discuss some of the best and most competitive times. The trails in the northeast are gnarly and the racing scene is getting more and more competitive each year. You have to be fast, tough and good on steep, technical terrain to go after these times.
00:00 Intro04:52 Dirritisema FKT

14:30 White Mountains 100 FKT

17:50 White Mountains Double 100 Out & Back FKT

19:15 NH AT FKT

20:30 Flume and Liberty Loop FKT

22:00 Mahoosuc Traverse...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 14

Discuss Ryan and I getting dominated by snow on the Osceolas (12/13 trip report). Recapped TARC winter fells 8, 32, and 40 mile results. Talked about my first winter Presi traverse 5 years ago and how I thought the Adams five peaks was actually Adams, Jefferson, Clay, Washington and the rest of Presi Traverse was going to be a piece of cake (wrong). Cutting down your own Christmas tree in the Whites seems fun and easy until you realize you are probably going to end up with a skimpy tree unless you really work for it. Fantasy fo...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 13

Recapped my first hundred miler in 2023. Talked about the training leading up to it and stories from the race. Some thoughts about what to expect going into your first hundred miler and how good holding that buckle feels at the end. Did a trip report from Cannon Mountain (12/6). Previewed the Kraft vs. Annie's mac n' cheese taste test I will be conducting this week.00:00 Intro

2:00 Lead up to Jigger Johnson

15:00 Getting to the start line

55:00 Post race stuff

1:02:20 Mt. Cannon 12/6 trip re...

Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 12

00:00 Intro

2:40 Mt. Ascutney Backyard ultra reaction

34:00 JFK 50 miler results

38:35 Training talk

49:20 Thanksgiving food is average

53:15 Moosilauke trip report

55:50 Deer season struggles

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 11

00:00 Intro

4:45 Winter footwear for trail running

25:00 Road and trail training shoes

29:15 Winter Strava segments

38:30 Winter FKTs

41:40 Surprise

43:00 Winter cross training

48:30 Motivation minute

53:00 Ku Fu Panda recap + tea talk

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 10

00:00 Intro

5:00 Endurance training and training thru sickness

17:30 Avoiding sickness during race week

20:15 Risk in the mountains during cold season

25:40 Missing hiker/tent on Mt. Madison

29:30 Rehabbing knee injuries

36:00 Maximizing speed workouts

43:20 Ascutney Backyard last man standing race preview

51:15 Motivation minute

54:30 Victory vs the fruit flies 2025

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 9

00:00 Intro

2:00 History of the Jigger Johnson races & Is this the hardest ultra in the US?

12:00 Why did they make the course easier?

17:20 Section by section course breakdown

44:00 Winning the inaugural JJ 50 miler

54:00 This race changed my life?

56:30 Every year race results

70:10 Outro

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 8

00:00 Intro

1:45 Big Pharma got me/30x your money

6:30 Hamsterwheel 100 Recap

23:15 How to be a good pacer

44:00 Javelina 100 obliteration

46:30 20 hikers rescued off Mt. Washington

55:40 Blackout 10k/5k results

60:15 Outro

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 7

00:00 Intro

3:15 Bear Talk

24:45 My First Ultramarathon

39:20 Hypothetical Moose Scenario

45:15 Zone 1 & Zone 2 Training

57:30 Big's Backyard Ultra World Record

60:30 My Week of Training

66:00 Deer Season Update

71:55 Outro

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 6

00:00 Intro

3:45 Insta & AI is nuts

6:15 Midstate massive the first ultramarathon I signed up for and how I met other ultrarunners

15:45 Ankle rolls and how to train around them

31:00 Strava vs. Garmin

36:00 Courtney Dauwalter marathon debut & motivation

44:45 Bigs Backyard Ultra

48:30 Van life & biking with a group

53:15 Deer season update

57:30 Outro

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 5

00:00 Intro & I was Robbed

2:30 Pemi Loop FKT and FKT attempts

29:30 Starting Run Mountain Peaks

38:30 Deer hunting

51:00 Bubbas Results

55:50 Quick Tecumseh story

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 4

00:00 Intro

01:15 Lodge2dodge FKT Recap

1:07:02 White Mountain Throwdown Results

1:14:30 Bubbas and Last Man Standing Races

1:20:30 World Mountain Champs

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 3

00:00 Intro

02:00 Trail World Champs

16:00 Motivation minute

22:00 Run the White Boott Spur Throwdown Update

28:00 Quick Bubbas preview

32:00 Why I don't regularly use Strava + week of my training

39:00 How hard to do speed workouts

42:15 Tripyramids via North Slide

48:30 Outro

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 2

In this episode, I dive into some big mountain running topics and recent adventures. I talk about the recent Kilkenny Ridge Race and what makes it such a unique race, then shift over to UTMB — one of the biggest trail races in the world. From there, I share a story about running up Mount Moosilauke from Beaver Brook, snagging the Strava crown on the climb, and bumping into a hiker with headphones along the way.

It’s a mix of racing, training, and White Mountains talk.

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Topics:

-My background

-Northeast Trail Running

-Running Motivation

-White Mountains 100

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