Trail and Ultra running stories as told to us by average and not so average athletes. We seek the untold tales of everyday runners brought to you by GottaRunRacing Series.
Please join your hosts Norman and Jodi, Directors of gottaruntacing.com as we discover the ascents and descents of trail running.
You can also check us out on our Youtube channel @gottarunracing
In todays episode we chat with Brandon Miller fresh off his win at the Moab Run The Rocks 3 day stage race.
We met Brandon Miller at the start line of Moab Run the Rocks on Day 2, after he had won …
If you haven't listened to Part 1 of David Ross's adventures yet - check it out first and then come back for more!
This time we cover Comrades, which he has run over 10 times, his Western States 100 …
Where do we start with David Ross? In just over 19 years of running, he has completed over 133 ultra marathons, 158 trail marathons and 170 road marathons, averaging 2 races per month which puts him …
Moab Run the Rocks - Stage 3 Recap - final leg!
We are joined by Eric, Heather and Jonathan on today's final episode.
The last stage was challenging for different reasons (could be because we had al…
Jonathan and Helen join us once again to recap Stage 2 Gemini Rocks - a total of 40K on another incredible day of Moab Run The Rocks running.
Stunning views from atop the rocks to stomach woes and ev…
We are LIVE on location in Moab, Utah for Run the Rocks presented by Transrockies Running Events to recap Stage 1 with our guests Helen Butt and Jonathan Ring.
Due to inconsistent weather, the Race D…
Hold on to your hats, we have a fun episode for you!
We chat with 32 year old Janosch Kowalczyk from Stuttgart, Germany fresh off his third place finish at Black Canyon which earned him that sought a…
If you haven't yet heard the name Meghan Morgan, it won't be long before she becomes a regular on the ultra podium.
Meghan started running with her mom as a middle-schooler, and completed the Boston …
Anthony Costales fresh off his impressive win at Black Canyon, takes us through that epic race that earned him a Golden Ticket to Western States 100.
Anthony belongs to the growing group of uber-fast…
We (Norm and Jodi) your hosts head down to Arizona for a training run at Aravaipa Running's Elephant Mount Trail Race, taking on the 50K distance.
We wanted to escape the Canadian winter weather for…
Paul Reader has an extensive running career with over 20 road marathons, 64 ultras and a previous WSER finish.
Watching the WSER Lottery live stream this past December, you couldn't miss Paul as he a…
Jenny Quilty runner and coach has been on the ultra scene for a few years now. She has made some big appearances on Canadian podiums having won the Squamish 50/50 challenge outright in 2019, 2nd fema…
Kevin 'Houda' McDonald is the Race Director for 5 Peaks Alberta, VP of the TransRockies stage run and RD of the newly formed Moab Run the Rocks stage race.
From the first moment of our chat with Kevi…
Wow Wow Wow !!
What a year 2022 has been.
We added 3 more trail races to our growing GottaRunRacing series and we have added more content on our YouTube Channel with more virtual runs and running adv…
Brian Gallant director of Sinister Sports found his way to race directing over twenty years ago after participating as an adventure racer for many years. His company, Sinister Sports, produces some …
It's hard to imagine that Amanda Nelson from Woodstock, Ontario started her ultra journey only two short years ago as she's accomplished so much already!
She is the current Canadian female record h…
Ultra runner Theresa Nielsen from Alberta is the 2022 Female Triple Crown Winner!
The illustrious Triple Crown includes Tahoe 200, Big Foot 200 and Moab 240, an astonishing total of over 1,000 kilome…
Mike Obery from South Africa was introduced to running by his brother a few years back and since then, he has been on a tear checking off his Western States 100 qualifiers.
We met Mike at the Cappad…
After an amazing season of directing races, we took off for Cappadocia, Turkey to participate in one of the most scenic races we have ever experienced.
Salmon Ultra Trail Cappadocia features distance…
Dawson Mossman hailing from the Canadian Maritimes, has racked up quite the race resume in a relatively short time. An avid hiker, adventurer and runner, his quest for ultra is far from over.
What s…