Collective Wisdom

https://youtu.be/hsq4ANHMpdU Jason Friedman is an ER physician by trade, a running camp counselor, founder, and director; a medical director and volunteer at trail races; a running magazine writer; an assistant coach for HS and collegiate XC; and part-owner of a running specialty store. He does it all! Track, cross-country, roads, mountains, trail, ultras, and OCRs, but recently tending toward the gnarliest terrain the east coast has

https://youtu.be/XhaKziYqlyc Sheila Eagan is a human this planet could use more of. Not only does she teach ESL students in a poor district of Rochester, she also runs TrailsRoc and Trail Methods, two running companies in Upstate NY. She RDs the most popular race in the world, Many on the Genny and runs the best aid station at Cayuga Trails 50, complete with Sno-Cones, hugs and

https://youtu.be/ltp6G6Qd0Ng Elisabeth Faughnan has got MAJOR TRAIL STOKE and it SHOWS! Coming to the trails just two years ago, she has found her stride and happy place. Elisabeth recently completed her first 50 mile on the Cayuga Trails course, so no easy trail or road ultra for her! This race meant so much to Elisabeth, and we get into it deep during this episode. We talk

https://youtu.be/geIwQWYXVGU De'Vang Patel has been around the mountain a time or two. His favorite race happens to be the gnarly Manitous Revenge, a 54 mile race that runs like a 100 miler. He's also competed in the tough HURT 100 and Eastern States 100, because flat, runnable courses just don't appeal to him. De'Vang runs for Red Newt Racing and Mountain Peak Fitness, but still lends

https://youtu.be/i5R-GQgpUhw Laura Kline is one of the most versatile and resilient runners in Upstate NY. Coming from a team sport background, she picked up running and triathlons after college, and quickly found success. With outright wins at the Ridge Rumble 50k, multiple second place finished at the Caumsett 50k Road Championships and impressive performances abroad (CCC anyone?) she has quite a story and outlook on training

https://youtu.be/ujU7Dkc2-ck Fred Murolo has been around the block

https://youtu.be/Elrb1qWM6J4 Chris Raulli is a Syracuse native ultra runner who just completed AND WON the One NY Challenge, a 1000k virtual race where participants run ACROSS NEW YORK! Runners have from May 15th to August 31st to complete this distance, but Raulli was short on time, so he did it in a bit over 2 weeks. Oh yeah, and the last weekend of the challenge put

https://youtu.be/tFR9wcjs6ec In 1994, Amy Palmiero Winters was involved in a motorcycle accident which crushed her left leg. After three years and twenty-five surgeries, her leg was amputated below the knee. She would not be able to run at all until three years after the amputation. In 2007 Amy set a world record, as the fastest female amputee to run a marathon in 3:04. Since 2007, Amy