Ten Junk Miles
A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs).
Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters.
More at http://www.tenjunkmiles.com
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 94 minutes
- Episodes
- 868
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Long Run Archives - Ann Trason
Revisit Scotty's Long Run with the GOAT of all things running, Ann Trason.
We realize some of you haven't heard all 810 episodes. So this week we are bringing back an old one.
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Meet the Nation 289 - Jared Coates
Meet Nation Member Jared Coates #RunTJM
Weekly Strava Champtions:
Most Miles: Max Grimsley - 191.8 miles
Most Time Running: Max Grimsley - 53:19:26
Most Vert: MDL Ramos - 20,633 feet.
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Gang Show 234 - New Year's 2025!! (Madison Gang)
Join Scotty, Kerri, Adam, Angie and Lauren for Ten Junk Miles in which we discuss the end of the year and start of the new one. Resolutions, reflections, plans for the upcoming year. Changes. And …
Meet the Nation Monday - 288 - Jeff Ziehler
Meet Nation Member Chris Cunningham #RunTJM
Weekly Strava Champtions:
Most Miles: Christine Tokarz - 187.6 Miles
Most Time Running: christine Tokarz - 43:04:57
Most Vert: MDL Ramos - 17,771 ft.
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Long Run 238 - John Lacroix 2024
Meet the Listeners - 2024 Holiday Edition!!!
Every Christmas we try to do a call in show to talk to listners about the holiday, the year, next year, their history and relationship with waterbeds, and much, much more.
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Meet the Nation Monday - 236 - Chris Cunningham
Meet Nation Member Chris Cunningham #RunTJM
Weekly Strava Champtions:
Most Miles: Sean Dyer: 209.5 Miles
Most Time Running: Sean Dyer: 88:14:59
Most Vert: Sean Dyer: 26,486
TRIPLE CROWN WINNER!!!
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Long Run 233 - David Hellard of Bad Boy Running Podcast #FYB
Join Scotty and runner, podcaster and entrepeneur David Hellard for a long run in which they talk about their podcasts and the evolving nature of podcasting, branding, merchandise, run clubs, the pod…
Meet the Nation Monday! #286 - Beth Kelly
Meet Beth Kelly!!!
This week's Strava Leaderboard:
Most Miles: Adrian Lee 125 miles
Most Time Running: Adrian Lee 31:10:23
Most Vert: Adrian Lee 29,186
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Gang Show 233 - World's Longest Turkey Trot 2024
Join Scotty, Liza Howard of Band of Runners, Robin "Toots Magoots" Grapa, Mathew "I could listen to him talk all day" Smith and Jamie Bark for Ten Junk Miles in which they recap the 2024 World's Long…
Gang Show 231 - Marathons, Barry’s Hundo’s and More
Join Scotty, Mandi, Eddie, Barry and Jen Matza for Ten Junk Miles in which they discuss: Jen's New York Marathon, Mandi's Chicago and Detrioy Marathons, Barry's Mines of Spain and Tunnel Hill 100's, …
Meet the Nation 285 - Jessica Warren
Meet Nation Member Jeessica Warren #RunTJM
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Long Run 232 - Becca Jones a/k/a Becca MFen Jones
Join Scotty and ultra runner, race director, coach all around do-gooder and soon to be podcaster Becca Jones. They discuss her life in running, race directing, coaching, authenticity in branding and…
Meet the Nation - 284 - Sophie Clarke
Meet Nation Member Sophie Clarke #RunTJM
This week's Strava Leaderboard:
Most Miles: Matt "Yeti" Lee - 215.1 miles
Most Time Running: Matt "Yeti" Lee : 47:06:24
Most Vert: Matt "Yeti" Lee: 19603
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Gang Show 230 - Hot Doctors, Election Predictions and More!
Join Scott Kummer, Kerri Maess, Adam Mathews, Angie Mathews, Angela Freedman and Lauren Duncan for Ten Junk Miles in which they discuss: what everyone has been up to, Scotty's injury, Moose's bear 10…
Meet the Nation 283 - Patrick Lloyd
Meet Nation Member Mark Watson #RunTJM
Check out his podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/carolina-ultra-runners-podcast/id1724470759
Corrected - Long Run 231 - Coach Brian Frain - The Frain Pain Train
Take a ride on the Frain Pain Train with Scotty and Coach Brian Frain, who seems to be the coach for everyone these days. We get into Brian's background, his running life, and all kinda of other ran…
MTN 282 - Mark Watson
Meet Nation Member Mark Watson #RunTJM
This week's Strava Leaderboard:
Most Miles: Marquis Cox - 150.7 miles
Most Time Running: Allahverdi 32:35:20
Most Vert: Michael Whiteside 15,804
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Gang Show 229 - Jada Freer and a $800 bottle of Chinese Booze
Join Scott Kummer, Ed Pedroza, Oscar Delgado, Melissa Kaiser and special guest Jada Freer discuss their lives in running, Scotty's knee, white people making Chinese food, 3 somes, Trail Toes, St. Pat…
Meet the Nation 281 - Marty KC
Meet Nation Member Marty KC #RunTJM
This week's Strava Leaderboard:
Most Miles: Marquis Cox - 211.6 miles
Most Time Running: Barry Thune - 37:08:15
Most Vert: Barry Thrune - 15,568
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