This week we are chatting with Ray Zahab about his epic journey across Ellesmere Island with his adventure partner Kevin... more

#414: Kelly Hays -- Backpacking the AT and the CDT, Taking on Her First Ultra by Chris Ward

This week we are joined by adventurer, photographer, ultrarunner, and awesome guy Howie Stern!! Howie just finished photographing the first part... more

This week we are talking with elite endurance runner Pete Kostelnick about his journey back from a devastating car accident,... more

This week we are chatting with ocean adventurer and incredible speaker Cyril Derreumaux!! Cyril just wrapped up his grand adventure of... more

This week we are sitting down with Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Kate Ringwood to chat about all sorts of struggles... more

Phil Pinti is about 18 days out from toeing the start line of the Arizona Monster 300!! Once the gun... more

#408: Allan Schoenberg -- "Strength in Every Hill, Vulnerability in Every Valley", Ultrarunning by Chris Ward

This week we are talking with Jesse Males - adventurer, fisherman and filmmaker behind the EXCELLENT Backwater Fly Fishing!!

This week’s episode is a special one! We are sitting down and talking to the director of the AZT bikepacking... more

This week we are chatting with Heather Moyse- 2X Gold Medal winner in the Bobsled, World Rugby Hall of Famer,... more

This week we are chatting with Meredith Mcluckie about her very first 100 miler at Javelina!!

#403: Josiah Jones 2 -- Filming Jeff Mercier for Ice Climbing Film "Ephemeral" by Chris Ward

#402: Ray Zahab 6 -- Our Kapik1 Backpack Trip through Death Valley by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with Cyclist Steve Herschberger! Welcome to 2025 and to the new season of the Like a... more

HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!!! In honor of the shortest day of the year and the coldest season of the year, we are... more

This week’s BIGFOOT REPLAY is with adventurer, polar explorer, environmentalist, Minnesotan, and wonderfully nice guy Paul Schurke!! Paul is a legend... more

This week we are revisiting a conversation from 2019 with ultrarunning's absolute phenom Courtney Dauwalter!!

"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run." - Forrest Gump I'm extremely excited to... more

BIGFOOT REPLAY!!! This week’s guest is the incredible ocean rower Lia Ditton! Lia is a sailor, rower, adventurer with a lifelong passion... more

Clips from Episode 189 and 372 with my friend and wisest man I know Paul Scheuring!!

This week we are celebrating EPISODE 400 with my good friend Phil Pinti!!!! Topics covered: Wrapping up season 2 and plans... more

This week we are chatting with one of the hosts of the EXCELLENT "Bush and Banter" Podcast, Jennifer Mabus!! Jen was... more

This week we are joined once again with the best leadership coach in the country John Petersen!!! In this episode John... more

#397: Adam Casey 5 -- Adventure Life and the Connections We Make Along the Way by Chris Ward

#396: Nic Chiri 3 -- The Highest of Highs and Lowest of Lows at Booneville Backroads 100 by Chris Ward

This week we are celebrating our 8th year of the podcast by taking a walk down memory lane with my... more

#394: Cody Taylor 3 -- The Bruce Trail Unsupported FKT, 900Kms Through Ontario by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with Alan Tenta from Season 10 of "Alone"!! MORE FROM ALAN: "Tenta Outdoors" Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alantenta9825 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alan_tenta/

MORE FROM JASON: Website: https://jasonromero.net/ "Running into the Dark": https://jasonromero.net/running-into-the-dark "Success Cycle": https://jasonromero.net/the-success-cycle-book

This week we are chatting with spearfished and free diver Skye Bailey about her journey into the sport! MORE FROM SKYE... more

This week we are chatting with competitive cyclist Hannah Otto about her film "Kokopelli Strong" documenting her quest to set... more

#389: Ray Zahab 5 -- His Recent Crossing of Death Valley by Chris Ward

Lien James has ran 136 marathons since becoming a runner at age 50. In this episode Lien shares stories from... more

This week we are chatting once again with "the Canadian Berserker" Noel Thomson!! In this episode we dive deep into how... more

This week we are chatting with author, filmmaker, artist, adventurer, ultra runner, and a guy who is "semi rad" Brendan... more

This week we are once again chatting with ultra runner Cody Taylor!! Cody is currently training to attempt the unsupported FKT... more

All the way from Stockholm, Sweden we are chatting with Marcus Krindvall!! Marcus is a former cheerleader who represented his... more

This week we are catching up with the number one guest of the show and the number one guest in... more

This week we are chatting with adventurer Jude Kriwald fresh off of a bike packing trip across Western Africa!! 10 years... more

This week we are joined by absolute LEGEND Marshall Ulrich!! Adventure Racing, Ultra running, Death Valley, the 7 Summits, if you... more

Jeff Mercier is a world renown Ice Climber and works for the high mountain search and rescue. In this episode we... more

This week we are sitting down and chatting with Stan Gaskell (Cameraman Stan!!) about his experience adventuring and filming Russ... more

The fact that I got the opportunity to sit down with three INCREDIBLE human beings a few weeks off of... more

MORE FROM JOSIAH: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiahfilm/

This is the story of Sunny Stroeer's Iditarod. What she experienced in the wilds of Alaska as she became the... more

Chelsea Jackson is an avid hiker and trail runner who works for the New Hampshire State Parks on the summit... more

#374: Tyler Lyson -- Discovery, Adventure, Science and the Joys of Paleontology by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with photographer and filmmaker Francesco Valentinuzzi!! Francesco is in the midst of a production called "Ephemeral",... more

"We are meant to seek, engage, be filled up with wisdom from sources far more attuned to the truth than... more

This week we are chatting with adventurer, gym teacher, and a man who chases audacious goals Jason Hardrath!! Jason recently led... more

This week we are chatting with adventurer Valerie Gagne about her very first solo expedition circumnavigating the Eye of Quebec!! A... more

This week we are chatting with former football D-Lineman and current endurance athlete Derek Snakenburg!! Derek and I have a lot... more

This week's episode is with legendary explorer and adventurer Ray Zahab! In this episode Ray digs deep on some bigger... more

What does it take to run the entire length of Africa South to North? Russ Cook is taking on an... more

#366: Cameron Dorn 3 -- The Twelve Craziest Workouts of His Life! by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with ultra runner and author of "Come What May, I Want To Run" Miriam Diaz... more

In this episode we talk with adventurer Cyril Derreumaux about what it takes to cross the Pacific Ocean on a... more

This week we are talking with Ultrarunner and Adventurer Yanick Fournier!! I met Yan doing the KapiK1 expedition to the Atacama... more

What is it like to take on the 7 Summits? Could you withstand the monotony of biking across the United... more

This week Phil Pinti and I are back from the KapiK1 Expedition through the Atacama Desert!! In this episode our friend... more

This week we are chatting with Ultrarunner Cody Taylor!! I had the absolute joy of getting to know Cody through running... more

This week we are talking with ultra runner Dreama Walton! Dreama recently has become the subject of a documentary called "Dreama... more

Recorded a few days before flying to South America to join Ray Zahab on a KapiK1 Expedition!! Pre-Expedition nervousness before we... more

This week we are joined by "a mountain sort playing mountain sports" Scotty Dobbo!! Scotty moved out to Colorado and fell... more

#356: Emily Wanless 2 -- Leadville, High Lonesome, Bloody Knees, Educating Through Ultrarunning by Chris Ward

This week's episode is ultrarunner Jen Tischler!!! I met Jen at the Booneville Backroads Ultra back in 2020 and ran many... more

What does training and competing in mountain biking bring to our lives? What does it mean to have our "why"... more

This week we are talking with Matthew Hengst about him and his girlfriend Jen's summer adventure paddling down the entire... more

This week we are beyond honored to once again be chatting with the incredible Eszter Horanyi!!! She recently set the unsupported... more

What does it take to summit the iconic Mt Ranier TWICE while also running the 93 mile Wonderland Trail around?... more

Celebrating 7 years and 350 episodes of the podcast with my wife Lindsey Ward and one of my best friends... more

This week we are chatting with bikepacker, adventurer, and "pro mountain shuffler" Eliza Sampey! Eliza recently set the FKT at the... more

This week I am honored to bring you another conversation with the one and only Bruce Kittle! Bruce is one of... more

"The secret to living is mastering the art of dancing with your fears..." This is a quote from Dyana Carmella's absolutely... more

Cussing out rocks, controlling the outcome of your 24 hours, battling through extremely difficult 100 milers, and greeting it all... more

This week we are chatting with Marianne Hogan about her phenomenal 2022 racing season and Rob Steger about what it... more

This week we are chatting with extremely fast elite runner Jeff Colt!! Jeff is fresh off an 8th place male finish... more

This week we are joined by Cortney Haile a wonderful and crazy fast ultra runner living in Golden, Colorado! Cortney was... more

In this episode we chat with returning guest and AWESOME runner Tim Barr about his experience running the Western States... more

This week we are chatting with founder and president of MS Run the US Ashley Schneider!! In 2010, Ashley ran across... more

This week we have a fantastic conversation with legendary ultra runner Junko Kazukawa!! Junko is an athlete out here in Colorado.... more

This week we are once again joined by adventurer, ultra endurance athlete, explorer and educator Jason Hardrath! Jason recently started a... more

Sally McRae is an absolutely incredible ultra runner who has taken on and excelled at some of the biggest races... more

On November 5th today's guest Candice Burt stepped outside her door and began putting one foot in front of the... more

This week we are chatting with one of my best friends Chris Cornejo about his experience taking on his second... more

This week is a very special episode for me as I finally bring my mom on the show to talk... more

This week we are once again honored to be joined by world renowned adventurer Ray Zahab! Over the years Ray has... more

This week we are talking with Cole Crosby, a fantastic ultra runner! In this episode, he shares tales from taking on... more

This week we are talking with filmmaker, adventurer and bike packer Maxwell Frost about his award-winning adventure film "Between Giants"! SPECIAL... more

This week we are bringing Phil Pinti back to the podcast to get his thoughts and feelings on our movie... more

This week we are chatting with experienced Stage Racer Mike Williams about all of the incredible races he has been... more

This week we are sitting down and chatting with my friend, veteran and ultra runner Jason Comstock!! Jason was one of... more

This week we are chatting with bike packer, journeyman, and adventurer Jerry Kopack!! In this episode, we follow Jerry's journey from... more

This week we are talking with two of my favorite people on the planet Amy Donaldson Brass and Mikie Pylilo!! Amy... more

Very excited to announce the release of our film A LONG WAY FROM NOWHERE available free online at the Audacious... more

This week we are sitting down and chatting with the absolutely incredible athlete Robbie Balenger!!! In 2021, Robbie completed the Colorado... more

This week we are chatting with ultra endurance ocean swimmer and rower Cameron Bellamy!! In 2019, Cameron swam across the open... more

This week we are chatting with Mathias Eichler about everything from running every single street in his town of Olympia,... more

In this episode we are chatting with ultrarunner Emily Keddie about her experiences taking on incredibly long races like the... more