Cultra Trail Running

Nils Van Der Poel, olympic gold medalist and ultrarunner kicks off the show for us, ja! Then we take a good look at the TARC Frozen Yeti and Satan's Sidewalk. Then we jackass heavily, Tarzan Brown an…

Jimmy got into UTMB so that dominates this episode. Sorry (not sorry). He is terrified. By the way, he is me. I am him. We are writing this right now. Sometimes there are two Jimmys. Avoid them both.…

The Crew gets starry eyed as Ryan Ploeckelman joins in for a fun episode. We talk podcasts, pacing, and private parts. We also do some East Coast West Coast chatter. We make plans that involve runnin…

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Joe Morrisroe, the “Ricky Gates” of New York joins Phred and AFB to share the details of what it is like to run every street in New York.  There is no better way to learn about a community than to tr…

Curt Pandiscio has run more ultras than you. He's also frozen his nuts off (not really) to save yours. Hear Curt's story from running old school Nipmuck marathons (it used to be in June?) to now comp…

What an action-packed episode we got coming at you this week, our last of 2021. We touch on Ryan Hall's huge gainz, Fred has a poignant and amazing story of a runner getting lost for 36 hours in Flor…

Hark the hairy monkey sings, and a happy holiday to all of the Cultraverse!  The crew gets together in full force and really get into the holiday season. We open the greatest gifts of all! and listen…

The Crew says "Hello" to outstanding human Clorice Reinhardt.  We re-live what it was like to run and win the Hamster Wheel 30 hour and the Fall Fling 400 minute Ultra.  We also talk some heavy scien…

Kevin Hoegler was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at 18 years old.  Kevin decided that sitting around was not to be his path, and has instead continued his lifelong journey of self examination…

Not Safe For Work!  The Cultra Crew looks at all the rules of trail running and breaks them.  But you really should have known that was going to happen.  We have the full Crew on hand and lines are c…

Multiday superstar Amy Mower shares how to not listen to that inner voice telling you to stop. We get an insiders look at the Javelina Jundred and Jackass Junction.  Sounds like our kind of place!  R…

Looking to win your local leaf catching contest? What is the latest gear for snagging the falling foliage during a run? So many questions, so few resources.  We tackle this along with so much more. 

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Ian Connell just won Bimblers Bluff 50k for the second time, but he is not all about winning.  He finds his space on the trail and lives in the joy of the moment.  He has ended up on the podium of ev…

John, Paul, George and Ringo are here! This was the result of like 4 episodes being spliced together, sometimes live, sometimes later in the studio. All kinds of technical difficulties. Whatevs, wart…

AFB and Phat Phred welcome Trisha Ignatowski who recently nabbed an FKT on the 360 mile Erie Canal Trail. According to undisclosed sources, she allegedly was inspired by the infamous 419 Bike trip of…

Cultra Host Evil Becky Byram leads a scatagorical episode as we talk Spatathalon. cutoffs, canellations, volcanos, FKT's and the beauy of running in the North East in Autumn. 

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The Crew hears from Michael Crutchley AKA Crutch Lee about the six or more times he attempted running 100 miles, until his recent success.  Many great lessons here for anyone looking to take on the 1…