We Are Superman
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#397 - We Are Harvey Lewis and One Wild Running Adventure After Another
If you run or follow the ultramarathon world, you know who Harvey Lewis is. For the uninitiated, Harvey is a 15-time Badwater 135 finisher, including winning it in 2014 in 23:52:55 and in 2021 in 25:50:23, a time he almost matched this year at ...
#396 - We Are Ryan Hanlon and the Birth of Raw Spark Energy
Witness the birth of a new performance fuel called Raw Spark Energy. Through pure serendipity, I met Ryan Hanlon near the finish line of Boulderthon, where he was handing passing runners free samples of his Raw Spark Energy bar. Ryan...
#395 - We Are Jackson Ferguson Hitting the Trails to Setup an Even Bigger High School Season
Colorado is known as a hotbed for running talent, and here’s an emerging star who accomplished something pretty extraordinary this summer. With cross country season upon us – my team’s first meet is this weekend – I want to introduce you to Gol...
#394 - We Are Tina Weiss Turning an Unreal Vacation Disaster Into Spiritual Growth
I have at times brought up adventures and screw-ups that have occurred during some of my overseas travels. The usual things all of us have experienced like delayed and canceled flights and lost luggage. But I’ve never heard anyone have a ...
#393 - We Are Anastasia Rolek Finding Colorful Joy in the Ultramarathon Community
I met Anastasia Rolek years ago in the most random way and we somehow discovered that we are each ultrarunners, although in Anastasia’s case, she is way more successful than I am. In addition, she is a lot more colorful, being well-known for ru...
#392 - We Are Bob Becker, the Oldest Badwater Finisher Who Just Won't Quit
With the Badwater 135 having just started on Monday evening, I thought it would be great to bring Bob Becker onto the WASP. For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Badwater 135 is nicknamed the World’s Toughest Footrace. It is, yes, 135 miles....
#391 - We Are Tyler Andrews and His Record Run to the Top of Everest Live Q&A
We’ve got something very special for you, the first We Are Superman Podcast live in front of an audience! The La Sportiva store in Boulder last week hosted a Q&A session with sponsored athlete Tyler Andrews, fresh off of his record-setting ...
#390 - We Are Doug Bell Still Running Fast After All These Years
I think most of us who run dream of running forever. I sure do. And of course with no achy knees, no sore back, just keep moving. But how about staying on top of the game for decades, still running past retirement age, and still excelling? That...
#389 - We Are Athena Brownson Sharing the Powerful Lessons of Beating the Worst Physical Pain That Life Can Dish Out
I’m very excited to bring you an extremely inspirational and energetic guest, who has been through a ton of challenges to get to where she is today. I was so honored to get to interview her in-person in the Hive and experience her energy. Athen...
#388 - My Running the Leadville Marathon With Team Leadville to Help Stop Veteran Suicide
I hope you enjoy hearing about my tales of running the Leadville Marathon and the vitally important work that Team Leadville is doing to support the Boulder Crest Foundation to help stop veteran suicide. If you are able, I hope you can support ...
#387 Rewind - We Are Ray Zahab Exploring Extreme Limits
We’ve featured a lot of people who have taken on epic challenges, but this guest, Ray Zahab of Quebec, Canada, has done dozens and dozens of them. When we recorded this two years ago, Ray had just completed a couple of weeks before a crossing o...
#386 - We Are Mike Melton and a Peek Into the Race Timer's Tent, Part 2
This is part two of my entertaining chat with Mike Melton of MCM Timing, the absolute best in the business of timing very long races. As I mentioned last episode, I inherited Mike for the American Heroes Run after David unexpectedly passed away...
#385 - We Are Mike Melton and a Peek Into the Race Timer's Tent, Part 1
They say that a game is well-officiated when you don’t even notice the referees or umpires. I sure can’t say that about this NBA Finals, where the officiating has been atrocious. But if you’ve ever run an ultramarathon, especially a multiday ra...
#384 Power Play - How Long Should Your Long Run Be?
One of the most common questions we coaches of long-distance runners get is, “How long should my long run be?” Related to that is, “If I’m training for a marathon, how many times should I do 26-mile training runs?” I dive into these, trai...
#383 - We Are Cody Poskin Continuing To Climb with a Huge Cocodona 250 Finish
Cody Poskin is an emerging star of ultramarathoning, and his meteoric rise continued earlier this month at the Cocodona 250 in Arizona, where he placed second among men in 58:13:44, impressively knocking 13 hours off of his time from a year ear...
#382 - We Are Josh Lee, From 435 Pounds to Ultramarathon Warrior
Today’s guest is one of the earliest members of David’s Leadville Ten Warriors group that all were overcoming their addictions and with David’s guidance gleaned from lessons he learned in his own life, battled back against those addictions and ...
#381 - We Are Three Blind Veterans Climbing Kilimanjaro and Leading Inspiring Lives
I’m talking today with three truly remarkable men, all veterans, all of whom have not let the loss of their eyesight and sometimes more affect their willingness to help others in monumental ways. They have started foundations and programs so ot...
#380 - We Are Tim Carney, Firefighter to Healthstyle Guru
As you know, the American Heroes Run honors among others our courageous first responders, so when the opportunity came up to chat with Tim Carney, a professional firefighter for 33 years, I jumped at it. Tim learned early on during one of his r...
#379 - We Are Greg the Hydrogen Man Has Uncovered the Keys to Better Health
Coming back from a suicide attempt, tumors, and pain so bad that he was bedridden for six months and couldn’t even operate a TV remote, Greg desperately searched for answers, any answers. He came across one that showed promise – hydrogen. But b...
#378 - We Are Jonathan Schwartz and His Remarkable Riches-to-Redemption Story
David battled multiple addictions, including alcohol, drugs, and eating, but some other addictions don’t often receive the same attention. In this riveting episode, we hear the incredible story of convicted felon Jonathan Schwartz, who worked h...
#377 - We Are Dina Griffin Helping Find the Keys to Fueling and Hydration
While I was running a 12-hour, overnight trail race in Highlands Ranch, Colo. in 2024, I got a hamstring cramp that forced me to walk until I could get it to go away. In the middle of the night, when it was fairly cool. What the heck! I started...
#376- We Are TJ Harms-Synkiew Ran 1000 Miles For Burritos
What would possess someone to basically spend every waking moment for four weeks running back and forth along the same stretch of pavement only ¼ of a mile long… 5400 times. Is this some sort of Buddhist monk ritual? Or cruel punishment doled o...
#375 - We Are Steven Sashen Finding Xero Reasons to Get You Into His Barefoot Shoes
Awareness about barefoot running reached a crescendo with the publication of the book Born to Run about the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico who came to run the Leadville Trail 100 in 1992 and 1994. Steven Sashen and his wife Lena started a company...
#374 - We Are Ann Trason Has Gratitude to Be Back on the Ultramarathon Scene
I’m really excited to bring you this episode’s guest. When I began ultramarathoning several decades ago, the only way I could learn about races and people in that space was through a B&W magazine delivered to my mailbox called Ultrarunning....
#373 - We Are Diarra Cropper Makes Some Sense of the Burrito League
Have you heard about the latest thing in running challenges, the Burrito League? A year ago, Jamil Coury, owner of the race directing company Aravaipa Running, ran back and forth in front of a Chipotle in Tempe, AZ expressly to get them to give...