1. EachPod

FACING VERT - Podcast

FACING VERT

Welcome to Facing Vert...both on trails and in life. So, what is vert? For all of those in the trail running community, it is short for Vertical Elevation Gain. Basically, it is climbing a mountain, and we have all faced mountains in our lives. This 'vert' may be an upcoming race, or simply getting up the courage to start training for a 5k. Or, this mountain is an obstacle, a burden, a fear that you just want to claw your way up and conquer. These are conversations you will hear about, and I hope they will inspire you to do the impossible and face the impossible with greater hope.

Running Sports
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
95 minutes
Episodes
74
Years Active
2023 - 2025
Share to:
054: Table Rock Ultras-Brandon Thrower

054: Table Rock Ultras-Brandon Thrower

The Table Rock Ultras are quickly approaching, so I sat down with race director, Brandon Thrower, to find out all the details. The Table Rock 50k & 30k will take place on September 21st and here is a…

01:05:13  |   Fri 06 Sep 2024
053: UTMB's Lavaredo 120K-Marisa Romeo

053: UTMB's Lavaredo 120K-Marisa Romeo

I had the pleasure of once again sitting down with the Mountain Monster, Marisa Romeo. (Yes, I made that name up, but just look at her Strava!) The last time we spoke she had just crushed the field a…

01:45:06  |   Sun 18 Aug 2024
052: Grand-Further Mountain Run-Brandon Thrower

052: Grand-Further Mountain Run-Brandon Thrower

In this episode, I sit down with race director, Brandon Thrower, to talk through every detail of the upcoming Grand-Further Mountain Run. See what Tanawha Adventure's website has to say about this ra…

01:16:23  |   Fri 02 Aug 2024
051: Overcoming Injury & The Mozart 100-Tory Grieves

051: Overcoming Injury & The Mozart 100-Tory Grieves

Tory Grieves, along with Sara Molskness, were on the podcast over a year ago to talk about their battle with injuries and the difficulty of simply not being able to do what the love. Tory had torn he…

01:24:10  |   Fri 19 Jul 2024
050: Pushing To The Edge-Nathan Frantz

050: Pushing To The Edge-Nathan Frantz

Nathan Frantz has such an adventurous spirit, who loves to push the limits and seek the extreme. As a young boy Nathan found a love of the outdoors and this never grew dim...whether it was by BMX, cl…

02:05:43  |   Fri 21 Jun 2024
049: Try To Do Things That Are Impossible-Marcus Welker

049: Try To Do Things That Are Impossible-Marcus Welker

When Marcus sat down with me, I did not know a thing about him except that he was really fast and super strong. I first saw his name come up when he won the Looking Glass 100k this past fall, and the…
01:49:11  |   Fri 07 Jun 2024
048: Ridge To Rails 50k, Half Marathon & 10k-Brandon Thrower

048: Ridge To Rails 50k, Half Marathon & 10k-Brandon Thrower

Bonus Episode! Ridge to Rails 50k, Half Marathon and 10k are THIS weekend, so Brandon Thrower (with Tanawha Adventures) and I sat down to talk about each race. If you are running this race this Satur…

01:16:38  |   Thu 30 May 2024
047: Sharing Miles On Feet & On Horseback-Carrie Baris

047: Sharing Miles On Feet & On Horseback-Carrie Baris

So much to say about Carrie Baris, the co-race director of the Hellbender 100. Yes, she is an ultra runner, but she is also very successful in the equestrian sports of endurance riding and ride & tie…
01:46:17  |   Thu 23 May 2024
046: Releasing The Burden-Teresa Bowser

046: Releasing The Burden-Teresa Bowser

Teresa Bowser is an incredible trail runner, ultra runner, crew, pacer and friend to all. Teresa began her trail running journey around 2019 and has now conquered some of the most difficult ultras ar…

01:39:20  |   Fri 10 May 2024
045: Hellbender 100-Brandon Thrower

045: Hellbender 100-Brandon Thrower

Bonus Episode! For this episode I sat down with co-race director and course developer, Brandon Thrower (Tanawha Adventures), to talk all things Hellbender! According the the Hellbender 100 website:

T…

01:37:05  |   Sat 04 May 2024
044: MST 100 1st Overall Female-Ally Carlton

044: MST 100 1st Overall Female-Ally Carlton

**Warning: sensitive material is discussed in this podcast**

Ally Carlton was recently on the podcast after she grabbed the FKT both North and Southbound on the Art Loeb Trail within three weeks of e…

01:22:41  |   Fri 26 Apr 2024
043: 7 Sisters 25K-Brandon Thrower

043: 7 Sisters 25K-Brandon Thrower

We are putting this episode out early because 7 Sisters is right around the corner!

On this episode I sat down with Brandon Thrower, of Tanawha Adventures, to get all the details on his upcoming 7 S…

01:05:36  |   Sat 06 Apr 2024
042: Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 55K-Me, Myself and I

042: Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 55K-Me, Myself and I

On this episode, you will hear about my experience running the Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 55K that took place on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Somehow I came in first lady and 11th overall with a time of …

00:41:26  |   Fri 29 Mar 2024
041: Unstoppable-Tera Pruett

041: Unstoppable-Tera Pruett

Such a fun experience meeting and chatting with coach, ultra runner, business owner, mom and wife-Tera Pruett. Instantly, I was struck by her confidence, her vibrant spirit and her sense of adventure…

02:00:23  |   Sat 16 Mar 2024
040: Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker 50M/55K-Brandon Thrower

040: Mount Mitchell Heartbreaker 50M/55K-Brandon Thrower

The Mt. Mitchell Heartbreaker 50M/55K is coming up on March 23, 2024, and both events are sold out! On this episode, I sit down with race director, Brandon Thrower, to go through every detail of thes…

01:47:24  |   Fri 01 Mar 2024
039: Life Is A Gift-Rachel Blinn

039: Life Is A Gift-Rachel Blinn

*Warning...sensitive material is discussed in this episode*

Resilient. This one word sums up Rachel Blinn. I was looking forward to meeting Rachel and discussing how she recently crushed the Fierce D…

01:50:00  |   Thu 15 Feb 2024
038: Do Hard Things-Randy Elliott

038: Do Hard Things-Randy Elliott

I love doing this podcast, because I get to meet and get to know so many incredible people, and Randy Elliott is one of those. Randy continues to get stronger as a trail runner as the races come his …

02:21:21  |   Thu 01 Feb 2024
037: Unquestionably, The Art Loeb Queen-Ally Carlton

037: Unquestionably, The Art Loeb Queen-Ally Carlton

Ally Carlton...beautiful, strong, brave and extremely fast. Ally and I met at the Hellbender 100 where she took 2nd overall female. I was fortunate enough to share a several miles with her during the…

01:54:23  |   Thu 18 Jan 2024
036: The Humble Guru of Pisgah-Sheridan Byers

036: The Humble Guru of Pisgah-Sheridan Byers

First of all, I want to wish all of you a happy new year! I am so excited what 2024 has to hold, and I would love to hear about the goals and aspirations you have for this new year.


Sheridan Byers-…

01:31:46  |   Fri 05 Jan 2024
035: South Mountain Marathons-Brandon Thrower

035: South Mountain Marathons-Brandon Thrower

Brandon Thrower, with Tanawha Adventures, is back on the podcast to run through every detail of the upcoming South Mountain Marathons. The 50K and the marathon are both taking place on Saturday, Janu…

01:17:19  |   Sat 23 Dec 2023
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of Tara Jordan. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.