This week I talk about my 2024 Hellbender 100 mile 9th place finish. The most pain I’ve ever been in running and the most I have ever learned from an ultra. The trails down there rock. Then I go thru the results from the first New England ultramarathon of the year, formerly the GAC Fat Ass 50k, now the TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k. Finish off ranking my top three fruit. I didn’t mean to do bananas dirty like that.

0:00 Intro

3:45 Hellbender race and course info

10:48 Flying down and pre race stuff

21:55 Starting off

37:30 Hitting a wall / do I have to walk the last 40 miles in?

53:20 2024 Hellbender race results

58:05 TARC Yeti Trail Trot 50k Results

65:05 Top 3 favorite fruit

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Run Mountain Peaks Podcast – Episode 17This week I talk through my 2026 and long term running goals. Aim high, work hard and take the road less traveled. The man in the arena. Discuss not making Aravaipa's Northeast Racing Team. And then a Stranger Things update. Im only through Season 4, please dont spoil. (Is Season 5 ending good though?).00:00 Intro04:20 My long term runnning goals11:10 2026 running goals19:00 The man in the arena29:45 Aravaipa race team talk38:30 Brownville Deer Pantry38:50 Stranger Things talk51:35 Outro

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This week I talked about my Christmas being essentially canceled and then my spontaneous trip to the ER on Christmas Eve. Winter conditions rock right now and you should get on the trails while they are good. I go through my biggest training lessons learned from 2025. It was a great year for me but it did not all go how I planned and instead I adjusted and looking at it as building a bigger base for all things running. Stack lots of brick to eventually go higher or something like that. Charlie Brown Christmas rocks but everybody is so mean to him from the beginning to the end. Christmas shopping. Meat sweats. And what's next for Run Mountain Peaks in 2026.

00:00 Intro

04:45 Emergency room visit on Christmas Eve

20:40 Tecumseh 12/27 trip report

25:30 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Don't ego run for no reason37:50 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Stop avoiding your weaknesses

43:50 Biggest training lessons from 2025: Go even if you don't feel exactly where you want to be

46:20 Biggest training lesson from 2025: Consistency always wins (strength training + heat training)

50:30 Charlie Brown is a blockhead *cry face* and my favorite Christmas movies

53:45 Last minute Christmas shopping

55:20 Racing during the Holidays

56:30 Meat sweats

58:35 What's next for the podcast in 2026

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