Show Notes

Andre Blumberg is an accomplished ultra runner, who has completed both the US and German Grand Slams of ultrarunning. He is the founder of the Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge. He’s on Twitter and Instagram @aublumberg.

In our interview with Andre we discuss:

• HK 4 Trails Ultra Challenge (03:30)

• Hong Kong 100 (14:00)

• Scott Jurek, Dean Karnazes and Born to Run (22:30)

• Races including Northburn 100; Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji; Western States Endurance Run; and Hardrock 100, as part of the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning (25:00)

• More races! including Badwater; Tahoe 200 Endurance Run; Angeles Crest; and the crazy Millennium Quest (30:00)

• David Goggins’ book “Can’t Hurt Me”

• Charlie Engle (35:20)

• Races in the Philippines: Taklung Damulag 100 Philippines; Bataan Death March (41:00)

• HURT 100 race in Hawaii (45:30)

• Montane Spine Race and Moab 240 (01:04:00)

• Lloyd Belcher Visuals (01:12:00)

• Finding Ultra with Rich Roll (01:20:00)

• Podcasts: Joe Rogan, Science of Ultra (01:22:00)

• Kit: Gurney Goo; Drymax and Injinji socks; Stryd foot pod (01:24:30)

• Coast to Kosci race in Australia (01:35:00)

Post-interview chat:

• MesaStila race in Indonesia (01:41:00)

• Tom Evans (01:44:00)

• JP Alipio, the Cordillera Ultra and his work with the Cordillera Conservation Trust (01:47:00)

• Ryan Blair and the North Face Adventure Team (01:48:10)

 Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis.