Episode 34 - Maria Steinhauser
Grand theft auto? Podium finishes? Master’s degree? Episode 34 featured Maria Steinhauser and her journey through single parentin…
Episode 33 - Jamil Coury
Jamil Coury joined us for Episode 33. We dove right in and discussed the good, bad and ugly that came from a year of pandemic rac…
Episode 32 - E3 Epic Endurance Events
For our 32nd episode, we sat down with the E3 Epic Endurance Events crew Chaz Sheya , Abbey Drake, and Sean Flannagan to get the…
Episode 31 - Michael Li
For our 31st episode, we sat down with Bay Area Ultrarunner, Race Director, Running Coach, and now JamOnTam200 FKT holder, Michae…
Episode 30 - Sarah Estrella
During 2020, we saw the rise of FKT attempts while so many races had been cancelled and postponed due to the pandemic. The 2021 F…
First 99 Gear Review - Hey Bruce, What Are You Packing?
In this episode, we sit down again with Bruce Nguyen. We spoke to Bruce last November in episode 18 after his amazing Moab 240 fi…
Episode 29 - Karen and Kjell Frames
For our 29th episode, we sat down with two fixtures of our trail running community, Karen and Kjell Framnes! You can count on see…
First 99 Gear Review - Tales from Dusty Corners
On the First 99 Gear Review we usually talk about gear attached to your body; shoes, clothing, watches, stuff like that. But tod…
Episode 28 - Jenny Maier
In this episode, Jenny Maier joined us to talk about her unique approach to combining personal training, strength and mobility wo…
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…
Episode 27 - Craig Thornley, Dr. Andy Pasternak, Diana Fitzpatrick, a…
In this episode, we were joined by Western States Endurance Run race director Craig Thornley, race medical director Dr. Andy Past…
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 C…
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 ultraru…
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 cro…
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 …
Episode 25 - Katie Grossman
Katie Grossman, an accomplished professional mountain ultrarunner, advertising creative, soon-to-be mother of two and assistant R…
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…
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, throug…
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 G…
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…
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 Wh…
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…
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/lig…
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 W…
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 jo…
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 ex…
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 re…
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 Wh…
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 diagno…
Rebecca Redlines Cancer - Trailer
We're announcing a new series of podcast episodes that are planned coming up over the next couple of months. The series is called…
Episode 19 - Dan Barger
On October 30th, 2020 Dan Barger started from the Placer High School track, the legendary finish line of the Western States Endur…
Episode 18 - Bruce Nguyen
Bruce Nguyen started his running career in 2013 with a 5k race, and fast forward seven years to 2020 where he completed the Moab …
Episode 17 - Bob Crowley
Bob Crowley, ultrarunning legend and current ITRA (International Trail Running Association) president, joined us in this episode …
Episode 16 - Chris Nottingham
Chris Nottingham is an ultrarunner, community builder and mental health advocate. He sat down with us to talk about his journey f…
Episode 15 - Kristina Folcik
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse and suicidal thoughts Kristina Folcik is a trail runner, race…
Episode 14 - Jennifer Hemmen
Jennifer Hemmen is an accomplished ultrarunner who has been running since her childhood. Along the way, she was inspired by her o…
Episode 13 - Renee Elsdon Jacobs
Renee sat down with us in this episode just two weeks after her successful FKT record on the Sierra High Route, a challenging rou…
Episode 12 - Bob Shebest
In this episode, we chatted with Bob Shebest, a pro ultrarunner (sponsored by Salomon , Buff , GU and Squirrel's Nut Butter ), co…
Special Episode - Walker Mine adventure
From time to time, we'd like to bring you additional special episodes like this one! Mike Turner and I have been doing a lot more…
Episode 11 - Sean Ranney
Sean Ranney is an ultrarunner, adventurer and race director of Northern California's answer to the Barkley Marathons, the Euchre …
Special Episode - Tahoe Rim Trail FKTs with Helen Pelster and Adam Ki…
In this special episode, we have collaborated with the Donner Party Mountain Runners to bring you a podcast recorded from their l…
Episode 10 - Helen Pelster
Helen Pelster is an accomplished ultrarunner based in Truckee, CA, and in this episode we spoke with her about her initial discov…
Episode 9 - Camille Herron
Camille Herron joined us for an interesting and inspiring talk about her lengthy running career in a wide variety of disciplines …
Episode 8 - Rob Myers
Episode 8 with Rob Myers is an interesting conversation with him and his friends about the big adventure they had while running t…
Episode 7 - Ray Sanchez
Ray Sanchez is a Badwater 135 veteran who keeps going back to the race year after year and is aiming for 20 finishes there. The d…
Episode 6 - Meghan Canfield
In episode was 6, we had a great discussion with Meghan Canfield on a wide range of running-related topics including the importan…
Episode 5 - Christopher Thomas
We had an excellent conversation with Chris Thomas about his entry into running in 2015 when he decided to transform his life. Le…
Episode 4 - Kuni Yamagata
Kuni Yamagata recounted some amazing stories about the Hardrock 100, other races and his approaches to training and racing for ou…
Episode 3 - Karen Bonnett-Natraj
For our 3rd episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Karen Bonnett-Natraj, an accomplished and prolific ultrarunner and mult…
Episode 2 - Kelly Barber
In episode 2, we chatted with Kelly Barber, a Northern California ultrarunner with a large number of impressive running achieveme…