Nathan Marti seeks the most extreme adventures from Arrowhead to the Barkley Marathons to Spartathlon. In this episode, we dive into his major adventures and discover what he finds out there on his various journeys. We also get a bit of a histo...

Eric Quallen is a trans athlete, PhD scientist, and 200-mile specialist. Join us as we discuss his life in athletics, transition, and outlook on life. Follow Eric on Instagram....

In this "Problem Rundown" podcast, Miranda and Jon discuss a range of issues and articles:Jon's recent chess tournament recap, the content everyone was waiting for. (Jon is now

Chris McBride, accomplished mountain ultra runner, shares his recent recovery from serious back surgery and eventual finish at the IMTUF 100 merely 6 months after surgery. This is the story he is publishing in his new book Diary of a Three Legg...

Miranda and Jon recap their very recent experience at Trans Gran Canaria, a World Trail Major ultramarathon in the Canary Islands. Enjoy!Audio note: This is recorded on a travel setup with poorer audio quality than normal; sorry about th...

Back by popular demand, we dive back into Miranda's Soft Rock adventure with her adventure partner Mackenzie Schumer (@mackhatter) and Mack's husband and crew of the adventure, Justin Cranford....

Meet Charlotte Bowens, founder and CEO of Conscious Gear. Hear her incredible story of how running helped her get healthy and recover from depression. Also, get the scoop on her gear company Conscious Ge...

Dr. Michael Morrison PT, DPT joins us to discuss a range of topics around physical therapy. In addition to his physical therapy work, Michael is also a run coach, strength coach, a husband, and father. Primarily, we focus on the question: How t...

Miranda and Jon recap their 2024 runs, races, the podcast, and life!Show Notes:- Miranda’s 2025 Races: Transgrancanaria Advanced (50M), San Juan Solstice (50M), High Lonesome 100- Jon’s 2025 Races: Transgrancanaria Classic (75M)...

Hannah Agosta comes back to the podcast to discuss her life as an artist, career as an illustrator, and the process of designing the new Running With Problems Logo. We also take the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale, mentioned in our last epi...

Nickademus De La Rosa is a pro athlete with Topo Athletic, has an MS in Sports & Performance Psychology, co-owns and coaches with Lightfoot Coaching, was the 13th finisher of the Barkley Marathons, and is just an all-around interesting guy....

Alexis Amani Simbayobewe is an educator, nonprofit founder, and survivor of the Rwandan genocide. Join us as we learn about how he launched Sheer Love Rwanda to teach children about life and a li...

Sage Canaday and Sandi Nypaver candidly share their story, navigating health setbacks and losing their home to continue to build their coaching and content businesses and pursoe their running goals.Show Notes:Check out Sage a...

Lauren and Kate join Miranda and Jon to discuss transitioning from traditional-style runners on the coasts to becoming true Boulder mountain runners. Lauren recently finished Run Rabbit Run 100 Miler (her first 100!) and Kate just finished Run ...

Scott Miller, leader of the Boulder Trail Running Breakfast Club and founder of the YouTube channel Tr...

Miranda and Jon discuss the recent controversy surrounding Camille Herron (and her husband and coach, Connor Holt) involving wikipedia editing of multiple elite ultrarunners’ pages, as well as her own. The discussion ranges from money’s impact ...

Aaron Lozier recaps his attempt (and rescue) of the infamous FKT route: The LA Freeway, a technical ridge traverse across the Continental Divide near Boulder, CO. Also in the episode, Miranda recaps her recent experience on the 4-day Soft Rock ...

Samir Chopra is a Professor, Writer, and Philosophical Counselor in Boulder, CO. He joins us to discuss anxiety, grief, and guilt, as well as their relationship to life, running, and our beliefs.Show Notes:Check out Samir’s c...

Nathan Kurz returns to recap his Western States 100 and Hardrock 100 double, both run in under two weeks! We don’t leave any detail out in this long recap with one of his crew members for Hardrock, our very own Jon. Nathan was our very first po...

Eric Lee discusses his life in running, his incredible National Parks project where he is attempting to run an ultra in every National Park, and generally, how he finds his own adventure. We also cover giving back to the community through trail...

In this emotional episode, Miranda and Jon both discuss their difficult year to date, and Jon recaps his High Lonesome 100 finish.Follow ...

Join us as we chat with Brendan Leonard, aka semi-rad, on his life, running, and his new book, Ultra Something. Jon just read it and really enjoyed it.Show Notes:Buy Ultra Some...

A conversation with the founders of Milestone Running, Greg Lemon (@glemon09) and Chad Crawford, who founded the most popular running store in San Diego. Collin Spink joins us as guest host with ...

We discuss the Spring Energy Debacle with Professional Food Scientist Kelsey Banaszynski, who is also the Operations Director for the High Lonesome 100 and a 100-mile finisher herself. She lives in Buena Vista, CO and currently works for Campbe...

Before the episode, Jon recaps his San Diego 100 experience (race report). On the episode, we interview our friends Hannah and Camille on their alcoholism, journey to ...