384: Cassady Ozimec Comes Clean with Paradise Road Soap Company
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“My vision for the soap is to keep getting it into the hands of people that want it and need it in the local area.” Cassady Ozimec is the Co-Owner of the Paradise Road Soap Company. In this episode, Luis chats with Cassady about poison oak, homemade remedies to relieve pain, how Paradise Road Soap Company came to life, how Cassady and his wife took over the company, learning how to be a business owner, all the trails and tribulations they went through, their visions for the future, mug wort, poodle dog brush, poison ivy, how the soap can help in multiple uses, and partnering with races....
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383: Jo Giese is Defying All Odds
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“People are referring to me as a medical miracle.” Jo Giese is an award-winning journalist, author, and lifelong hiker who knows firsthand the wild ups and downs of adventure. In this episode, Jo chats with Luis about where she loves to hike, her love of waterfalls, her new memoir, You’ll Never Walk Alone, her life changing accident, her determination and grit, getting around without an Achilles, finding her path, getting herself whole again, her trip to Bhutan, making the audio recording for her new book, Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: 2....
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382: Meghan Hicks & Anna Frost Trek the Trans Bhutan Trail
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“Highest high alpine environments where nothing can live naturally all the way down to lush jungle forest ripe with every type of plant and animal and water flying downhill everywhere.” Meghan Hicks is an accomplished ultrarunner and iRunFar.com’s Editor-in-Chief. Anna Frost is a professional mountain, trail and ultra runner. In this episode Meghan and Anna chat with Luis about Bhutan, the Snowman Trek, making her way through the Trans Bhutan Trail, the terrain of Bhutan, having a guide, the history of the Trans Bhutan Trail, the unexpected things that happened on the trail, getting...
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381: Tierra Redonda Trail Run
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“The beauty of trail running, as massive as some of these distances are, is that they are always so different.” James Nalley, John Pipolo, and Nick Allen are trail runners who joined Luis at his Tierra Redonda Trail Run. In this episode, James, John, and Nick chat with Luis about how they got into running, running 100 milers and beyond, finding the value of rest, their experiences at the Tierra Redonda Trail Run, the last Person Standing running format, the course, dealing with weather, advice for running this style of format, winning the race, and run coaching with James. Support Road Dog...
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380: Zander Chase is Turning Passion Into Purpose
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“I came across the Wander Project, which is a non-profit organization that helps runners raise funds, raise awareness for a cause close to them through different endurance events.” Zander Chase is a runner, a student at Berkely College studying for his MBA in Climate Solutions, and Executive Director of the Wander Project. In this episode, Zander chats with Luis about trail running, travelling around, how he met Jeff, how he found the Wander Project, fundraising, how the Wander Project works, being a runner with the Wander Project, and how to get involved. Support Road Dog Podcast...
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379: Justin Manning has Mastered the Ceremonies
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“One of the first lessons that I learned as being a master of ceremonies is to never pass the mic.” Justin Manning is a master of ceremonies, NY Mets Host, mainstage MC, sport announcer, and author. In this episode, Justin chats with Luis about bringing the hype, being an announcer, Spartan Races, where he is from, his connection to baseball, how he got the NY Mets gig, how to handle unhappy fans, his thoughts on the LA Dodgers, folks throwing out the first pitch, improvisation, failing spectacularly, and how he maintains his level of energy and positivity. Support Road Dog Podcast...
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378: Jeffrey Weiss is Racing Against Time
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“If you really take fitness seriously and you train regularly; you can really reduce the amount of decline you are going to experience.” Jeffrey Weiss is an endurance athlete and author of the new book Racing Against Time. In this episode, Jeffrey chats with Luis about how he got started running, the running community in Tel Aviv, learning about how to run, about his book Racing Against Time, why he wrote it, what he has learned in 63 years on Earth, stepping outside your comfort zone, the Midnight Express race in Tahoe, what he has coming up next, his morning routine, and some books he...
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377: Copper Canyons Endurance Runs
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“Why it’s important for us personally is to share.” In this special group episode, Raul Martin, Rae Johnson, Mark Wieneke, Kimberly Miller, Michael Miller, Vincente chat with Luis about their experience in the Copper Canyons, hanging with the Tarahumara, children’s race, the structure of the Copper Canyons Endurance Runs, access for hikers, sweat lodges, the spiritual connection, what to expect if you go on this adventure, how you end your days there, and the frog story by Michael Miller. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon Community: 2. Subscribe to the...
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376: Shannon Dawkins is Helping One Dog at a Time
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“For me the biggest issue is the overpopulation so, we will treat any animals for anything that I do have medications for while we are there.” Shannon Dawkins is a veterinarian doctor working with animals down in the Copper Canyons. She founded a non-profit called Compassion Copper Canyon. In this episode Luis chats with Shannon about her work, why her work with animals is so important, dog diseases, street dog life, adopting a dog, solutions, why spay and neutering dogs is important, how you can help, and where to contact her. Support Road Dog Podcast by: 1. Joining the Patreon...
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375: Jenifer Rishel is Running with Burros
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“I would love to see the sport grow in northern California and just to get more awareness and participation. I’d love to see more burros get homes.” Jenifer Rishel trains mustangs and burros. In this episode, Jenifer chats with Luis about managing wild horses, how she trains them, how to adopt them, her personal running, Burney Mountain 100, Intermountain Endurance, difference between a donkey, a burro, and a mule, the organization Nor Cal Pack Burros, adopting burros, running with donkeys, Weekend at Burney, renting out burros for running, and what is burro racing. Support Road Dog...
info_outline"The Badger 100 is the biggest race we put on. It is the crown jewel of everything that I do, and I look forward to it every year.”
Scotty Kumer is an attorney, race director, podcast host of Ten Junk Miles, and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 1,100 members. In this episode, Luis chats with Scotty about baseball, tragedy at a race, his experience crewing at Badwater 135, putting on the Badger Trail Races, the Ten Junk Miles podcast, and his new podcast called I’ve Got That On Vinyl.
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