90% Mental-Ultra Distance Paddling Adventures
This podcast explores ultra-distance paddle racing and adventuring. We talk story with ultra endurance athletes to find out what it takes physically and mentally to make it to the finish line. Support the show by click the link at the bottom of each show description. Every dollar helps keep it going and we appreciate it!
Episodes
24 episodes
She Conquers-Lindsey Tilton
In this episode, we talk story with Lindsey Tilton of Jupiter (no not the planet, although she really is out of this world), a coastal town in Palm Beach Country, Florida. In 2024, she became the first female to complete the grueling Great Alab...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 2
•
1:14:41
Adventure-Stand Up Paddle Boarding with John Knippers
John Knippers is an accomplished SUP paddler who loves to test his limits. You may have ran into him at events such as the grueling Great Alabama 650, Last Paddler Standing, MR340 or exploring the Boundary Waters in the northernmost reaches of ...
•
Season 3
•
Episode 1
•
1:46:31
Episode-Mississippi Speed Record 2023
In this last episode of the year, I got a chance to catch up with Team Mississippi Speed Record 2023. Not only did these guys beat the record...they actually had fun doing it! The meaning of SET A RECORD is to achieve something that no o...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 11
•
1:36:43
Getting to know Trey Reaves-Winner of the 2023 AL650
In this episode we get a chance to catch up with Trey Reaves, recent winner of the mens solo division, and overall winner of The 2023 Great Alabama 650. Originally from Arkansas, Trey now resides in Alabama where him and his family ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 10
•
1:00:30
The MR340 is ENDING NOW
Join Dan Arbuckle from Headwaters Kayak and I as we talk story about my journey to the 2023 MR340 in a surf ski. The race was untimely called to an end at mile 244 for me and at other various spots on the river for 500 + paddlers. But the journ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 9
•
1:28:35
Hypothermia and the 70/48 with Andrew Hansen
In this episode we talk story with Andrew Hansen about his recent experience running safety in the 70/48. A unique paddling race that traverses the puget sound starting in Tacoma, Washington, heading north into Port Townsend. But there is a cat...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 8
•
49:18
Bobby Johnson-Just Keep Paddling
In this episode, I talk story with Florida native Bobby Johnson about what it takes to be one of the best, He has tackled the Everglades Challenge multiple time, Alabama 650 since the year it started, Last Paddler Standing for the 1st year in 2...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 7
•
1:51:09
Adventure-Damien Rider 480k Maldives Paddle and Beyond
Join me as I talk story with Damien Rider.....Extreme Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Author and Creator of One Breath Meditation, a modern approach to 5000 year old techniques of traditional meditation and mantras combined with movement a...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 6
•
1:07:28
Adventure-Roam Projects: Last Paddler Standing
In this episode, I talk story with Greg Wingo, owner of Roam Projects about the 2022 Alabama 650 recap and ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 5
•
45:50
A Mid-Pacific Crossing with Cyril Derreumaux (Part 2)
On September 20, 2022, after 91 days and 9 hours, Cyril Derreumaux completed 2,544 nautical miles from California to Hawaii. in fact, he is only the second solo kayaker to accomplish this. This is a recap of his inspirational journ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 4
•
1:07:36
Adventure: Adam Shoalts-A Modern Day Explorer
Adam Shoalts is a Modern Day Explorer who grew up in the Canadian forest. His father was a woodworker, and taught him how to build canoes and paddles from a young age. He still resides in Canada where he is the Explorer-in-Residence of the Roya...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 3
•
1:08:59
Adventure Racing & Yukon 1000 with Bend Racing
In this episode we talk story with Jason Magness and Daniel Staudigel of Bend Racing. These two just set a new record for fastest time racing in the Yukon 1000, completing the course in just 5 days, 11 hours and 48 minutes. The prior record was...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 2
•
1:18:40
The Arctic Cowboys-Northwest Passage Part 1
In this episode, we talk story with the Arctic Cowboys, a team of experienced paddlers from Texas who are about to embark on a expedition of a lifetime. They will traverse through an area known as the Northwest Passage. Although this route has ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 1
•
1:06:01
Brian Sheridan takes on the The Everglades Challenge-Part 2
We all know that there is a lot of time and planning spent preparing for ultra endurance races, so having to grab a DNF before reaching the finish line is a hard pill to swallow. It happens to all of us at some point for several different reaso...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
1:14:45
Brian Sheridan takes on The Everglades Challenge-Part 1
We all know that there is a lot of time and planning spent preparing for ultra endurance races, so having to grab a DNF before reaching the finish line is a hard pill to swallow. It happens to all of us at some point for several different reaso...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
46:51
Danny Mongno-NRS Dry Wear featuring GORE-TEX Pro
In this episode , we talk story with Danny Mongno, Product Manager at Northwest River Supply about the new GORE-TEX Pro Dry Wear and what it takes to create a product that is durable, breathable AND waterproof. I personally use NRS gear when pa...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
36:42
.jpg)
Cyril Derreumaux-Solo Kayak to Hawaii
In this episode we talk story with Cyril Derreumaux, the guy who at the release of this episode is set to launch from California to Hawaii on a solo kayak in about 10 days. The entire journey should take around 70 days . This will be Cy...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
1:01:32
Great Alabama 650- Talk story with Greg Wingo and Jay Grantland
In this episode I talk sorry with Greg Wingo, Race Director for the Great Alabama 650 and Jay Grantland, Executive Director for the Alabama Scenic River Trail.. The AL650 course in only a small part of the entire ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
1:11:52
Great Alabama 650 with April Zilg
Racers would be nothing without their support crews during ultra distance races. Not only does it take someone with time, but it takes someone with patience, creativity, problem-solving skills, and much much more to be able to figure out how to...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
1:45:44
Great Alabama 650 with Paul Cox & Joe Mann
In this episode I got the pleasure of talking story with 2020 overall winners and new record setters of the second annual Great Alabama 650. A grueling ultra distance paddling race that spans across the entire state of Alabama into Fort M...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 5
•
1:48:36
Hallucinations happen...
In this episode we explore hallucinations in ultra-distance racing. They are not something that happens to everyone, but for a lot of us, they happen so often that some pretty outrageous stories are created. From giant whirlpools, bookshelves r...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 4
•
31:45
Talk Story with Salli O'Donnell
Salli O’Donnell is an inspiring female athlete who grew up in Dotham, Alabama participating in the usual “free range” activities such as swimming, running, biking, gymnastics etc. She attended Auburn University as a gymnast, until she blew out ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 3
•
1:24:24