Destination Health

Barry Main is a beast!

So, it’s apropos that he won the 2022 Winter Beast of Burden 100 Mile only sixteen months after running his first ultra. 

Hear Barry explain how he transitioned from snowboardi…

This episode has three parts:

1. Summary and details about my racing results for the year, including a Daytona 100 race report.  
2. What I think contributed to my prolific and productive year
3. Tentative plans…

Pre-Race Planning & Practice

• Hydration/electrolyte replacement strategy-weigh before and after long run to determine water loss or use thirst as a guide.  Drink primarily fluid with electrolytes. 
• Fuel…

My guest for this episode is my friend and former coworker, Mike Helwig.  I met Mike in 1996 when we worked for a company named AMP.  As long as I’ve known Mike, he has been in a continual up and dow…

My guest this week is, personal trainer, Dan Braun.  Dan is an NFPT-CPT and 2020 graduate of Lebanon Valley College’s Exercise Science program. He is currently enrolled in LVC’s Doctor of Physical Th…

This week’s guest is Tim Harner.  Tim was aware that cancer ran in his family, but at age 29, receiving a diagnosis of leukemia turned his world upside down.  

In our interview, Tim first provides som…

This week's guest is my personal trainer, David Drinks from the Med Gym in Carlisle, PA.

David will give his thoughts on:

• The limitations of a "Just Run" philosophy, 
• The process he uses to design an in…

Have you ever heard the phrases “hip replacement” and “ultra running” used in the same sentence? Neither did I until I met Mitch Hawbaker.

Mitch knew something wasn’t right with the right side of his …

It’s hard to come up with an adequate superlative to describe Beth Maconaughey.

Beth went from 320 pounds taking ten prescriptions for at least six medical conditions to a healthy runner at less than …

I‘m excited to welcome our next guest, Johnathan Geiman, aka Joe Health

Jonathan is the creator and host of The Joe Health Show podcast.  He has amassed over 100 episodes covering a wide range of heal…

Bonus episode:  History of my birthday challenge of running a kilometer for every year of my life.  Plus a few comments on not letting age become an excuse and the need for positive self-talk.  

I app…

Katie's battle with Celiac disease started at a young age; sadly, her early cries for help were brushed aside as ramblings of a child, so the disease continued to inflict its damage. While in high sc…

John has an amazing story of weight loss which eventually led to him running ultra distances.  At one point in his life, John weighed over 300  pounds.  His weight loss journey was fraught with inner…

Join host Rick Martin, ultra runner and health challenge survivor, as he interviews guests who have conquered their health challenge and the people that help them. Typical discussion topics include n…