The Mile 99 Interview
The Mile 99 Interview podcast is here to support runners and athletes in Northern CA and is a place to keep the community in touch and share stories.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 182
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
First 99 Gear Review - Our Gear Picks
Mike kicked off our Mile 99 crew favorite gear review. We peeked into a lesson from Turner’s Theory of Net Energy Balance. It led him to favoring a Gore brand windstopper vest. It has a…
Episode 27 - Craig Thornley, Dr. Andy Pasternak, Diana Fitzpatrick, and Tim Twietmeyer
In this episode, we were joined by Western States Endurance Run race director Craig Thornley, race medical director Dr. Andy Pasternak, president of the board of directors Diana Fitzpat…
First 99 Gear Review - Cross-training - Part 2
In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, I sit down again with our very own Greg Larkin for Part 2 of his Winter Off-Season Cross Training Plan. During Part 1 we dug into Greg’s ind…
Episode 26 - Clint and Halle Welch
In this episode, we are joined by Clint Welch and his daughter Halle. Clint has been a fixture on the Northern California ultrarunning scene for a number of years, and his daughter Hall…
First 99 Gear Review - Cross-training - Part 1
In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, co-host Mike Turner sits down with our very own Greg Larkin to chat about winter cross training activities. It’s the New Year, and the time …
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Live
In our final episode with Rebecca Sperry, she joined us for a live wrap-up interview as she recently completed her twelve rounds of chemotherapy and is starting a new phase of cancer tr…
Episode 25 - Katie Grossman
Katie Grossman, an accomplished professional mountain ultrarunner, advertising creative, soon-to-be mother of two and assistant RD of the Angeles Crest 100, sat down with us to talk abo…
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Part 4
In the last of our prerecorded episodes with Rebecca Sperry, a hiker from New Hampshire who was in the midst of hiking all of the trails in the White Mountain National Forest until she …
Episode 24 - Jocelyn Watson
Jocelyn Watson joined us for our 24th episode to talk about her running career starting all the way back in middle school, through high school, into college and beyond. She started out …
First 99 Gear Review - Coros vs. Garmin running watches
In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, co-hosts Mike Turner and Greg Larkin talked to gear reviewer and ultrarunner Brian Goldman about the Coros and Garmin running watches, their…
Episode 23 - Forlorn Hope Expedition Team
The modern-day Forlorn Hope Expedition Team sat down with us in this episode to talk about the genesis, planning and execution of their recently-completed journey from Donner Memorial S…
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Part 3
Rebecca Sperry, a hiker from New Hampshire joined us for the third of several episodes talking about her redlining goal in the White Mountain National Forest when she was temporarily si…
Episode 22 - Eddie Schmidt
Auburn resident Eddie Schmidt sat down with us for a great conversation about his early years as a runner and how much family and the ultrarunning community means to him. Eddie started …
First 99 Gear Review - Topo Trailventure trail running shoe
In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, our co-host Mike Turner delves into the Topo Athletic Trailventure trail running/light hiker shoe. He explores the reasons he decided on thi…
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Part 2
Rebecca Sperry, a hiker from New Hampshire joined us for the second of several episodes talking about her redlining goal in the White Mountain National Forest when she was temporarily s…
Episode 21 - Craig Thornley, Tim Twietmeyer and Dr. Andy Pasternak
Western States Endurance Run race director Craig Thornley, board member Tim Twietmeyer and medical director Dr. Andy Pasternak joined us for our 21st episode to talk all about the curre…
First 99 Gear Review - Spot vs. Garmin GPS trackers
In this episode of the First 99 Gear Review, our co-host Mike Turner delves into two popular GPS trackers that are perfect for expeditions into remote areas with no cellular service. Tu…
Special Episode - FKT on the Superior Trail with Jeff Rauenhorst
Donner Party Mountain Runners board member Chris Cloyd held a virtual conversation with Jeff Rauenhorst, local Incline Village resident, who set a new high mark for the unsupported FKT …
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Part 1
Rebecca Sperry, a hiker from New Hampshire joined us for the first of several episodes talking about her redlining goal in the White Mountain National Forest when she was temporarily si…
Episode 20 - Bryan Paisley
Bryan Paisley joined us for an honest and in-depth look at his life, how he emerged from addiction and manages his bipolar diagnosis through meditation and running. He shared many stori…