We Are Superman
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410 episodes
#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...
#372 - We Are Olli Bryers, A Young Aussie Beats a Tumor and Finishes a Triathlon... With a Twist
We’re going back Down Under for a really impressive comeback story. Olli Bryers was what we Americans would stereotype as a young, carefree, adventurous Australian who liked to surf, backpack, travel, and occasionally party. Usually, that youth...
#371 - We Are Nick Thompson Decoding the Simplicity of Running and Unraveling His Enigmatic Father
Many of us have complicated relationships with our parents and then wonder how much of our inherited traits we are passing to our own children; it’s left up to us whether to nurture and grow those traits, or to discard them entirely. In his new...
#370 - We Are Karen Smidt Putting the Bulldog Into Traveling to Races
As many of you are planning your 2026 race schedule, you might be considering traveling out of town. Of course, that’s very different than waking up in your own bed, throwing your gear and some nutrition into the back of your car, stopping at a...
#369 - We Are Jerzy Gregorek Reveals How a Happy Body Leads to a Happy Life
Jerzy Gregorek and his wife Aniela survived a perilous journey living behind the Iron Curtain in Poland while it was subservient to brutal Soviet Union domination. He describes the darkness of living there in the 1970s and 80s, and how it led t...
#368 - Sober F*cking Christmas 2019 With David Clark and Gary Stotler
This is an absolutely don't-miss episode listening to the incredible wisdom of two former fat guy alcoholics who became sober endurance beasts. I promise you will gain more insights from listening to this pair than you would from reading an arm...
#367 - Tips to Love Winter Trail Running
Running on trails in the winter takes different sets of preparation and skills. As a long-time trail runner in all seasons, I share some of my insights to help keep you comfortable, on your feet, and enjoying the benefits and special beau...
#366 - We Are Scott Tish Running in Leadville After Beating Cancer 5 Times
You can’t beat the trail running community for positivity, and during so many of my races I have randomly met the most interesting and often inspiring people, many of whom have become lifelong friends. During the descending miles of this year’s...
#365 - It Will All Work Out
Dealing with my dad's serious illness has reinforced the value of one of my core philosophies: It Will All Work Out. Anytime I have faced adversity, just as all of you have numerous times, it's a great tool to keep in your arsenal.Bill S...