We Are Superman
331 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratingsFounded by David Clark, a former 320-pound alcoholic, drug addict, food junkie turned accomplished endurance athlete, bestselling author, plant-based fighter, and happiness warrior. Ultramarathoner and coach Bill Stahl is continuing David's legacy to bring you inspirational stories of ordinary people overcoming alcoholism, addiction, obesity, or catastrophic injuries or illnesses to accomplish epic achievements like running ultramarathons, climbing Everest, etc. We also bring you world-class athletes and others involved in the endurance sports space, medical providers, and others who can help you up your own game in athletics as well as in life so you feel, look, and perform better. As David said, we will help you look into the far side of the universe where anything is possible and all things are eventual.
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#207 POWER PLAY - MORNING RUN STORIES AND MORE
May 16, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBI'll tell you a couple of good, fun stories from recent morning runs, including at Denver's Colfax Marathon Relay. I'll also discuss what I think are the many advantages of running at my favorite time of day to run -- in the morning. Enjoy! Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook Bill Stahl Instagram @stahlor
#206 - WE ARE REANA AND ALEX KAMINSKY MAKING THEIR HEALTH AND WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY VERY REAL
May 11, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBThese two guests are inspirational and a lot of fun. Reana and Alex Kaminsky were high-level college athletes who after graduation got deeply entrenched in the working world, and long hours here, traveling there, grabbing fast food meals here, not making time to exercise there, and next thing you know, each one had gained more than 120 pounds. Once they recognized back in 2019 the toxic effects all of these factors were having on their lives, these inseparable sisters decided to attack these...
#205 - WE ARE EMMANUEL LAI RAISING THE BAR WITH THE EXCALIBAR
May 04, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBI’m going to introduce you today to a young businessperson who has a ton of energy, and has funneled his enthusiasm and work ethic to create a company that makes one high-quality product, an athletic nutrition bar called the ExcaliBar. Emmanuel Lai cuts no corners to ensure the quality of the ExcaliBar. But this episode isn’t about trying to sell a nutrition bar. For a young entrepreneur, he has a very high degree of awareness about ethical business practices, living an uncluttered life, se...
#204 POWER PLAY - AMERICAN HEROES RUN
April 27, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBThe American Heroes Run was the brainchild of David Clark who created the race based on the motto of "Patriotism Without Politics." The race honors first responders, military service people and veterans, the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and of course, David. It will take place on Sept. 9-10, 2022 at beautiful Rogers Grove Park in Longmont, Colorado. Distances are 5K, 9.11-miles, half-marathon, marathon, 9 hours and 11 minutes, 24 hours, and 100 miles. The course is a flat, very fast 1.0...
#203 - WE ARE CHRISTIAN STRAKA GETTING YOUR MIND RIGHT FOR TOP PERFORMANCE
April 20, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBI’m really excited about today’s guest for what a difference he can make in your athletic performance. Christian Straka was an aspiring tennis player whose career got cut short by injury. Many athletes at this point choose to then get into coaching, but Christian opted for a slightly different emphasis – the mental side of the game. He has applied his insights into mindset coaching to top professional tennis players like former world #1 Victoria Azarenka, former #1 doubles player Mike Bryan,...
#202 POWER PLAY - TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH
April 18, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBBruce Springsteen sang: "It takes a leap of faith to get things going; It takes a leap of faith you gotta show some guts; It takes a leap of faith to get things going; Yeah, in your heart baby you must trust." What I urge you here is in order to experience life fully, sometimes you need to take a leap of faith and do things that might seem very difficult or even out of reach. Take advantage of situations and opportunities when they arise, and often you will be richly rewarded. That's beco...
#201 - WE ARE DR. ANDREW FIX HAS THE ANSWERS TO KEEP YOU MOVING TOWARD YOUR GOALS
April 13, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDo you remember Stan Cottrell on a WASP episode this past summer, the 78-year old who was running across the country, 30 miles a day every day for 100 straight days? He said that he’d performed a test in which they determined he was within 0.1% of biomechanical perfection! Thus at his age, he managed to run more than a marathon every day unhampered by injury. For the rest of us not in that 0.1%, that sounds pretty miraculous, doesn’t it? In fact, I’d argue that I’m in the opposite 0.1%. This...
#200 - A TRIBUTE TO DAVID CLARK
April 06, 2022 09:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBAfter 200 episodes, the WASP is still all about the amazing legacy left to us by David. I continue to honor that legacy by hosting this podcast with inspirational and informative guest and directing his American Heroes Run. Two more legacies will continue: Gary Stotler and I have a life group for men. It will focus on fostering better mental and emotional health spaces for men whether they are recovering from addiction, alcohol abuse, eating dysfunction, or dealing with divorce or other rela...
#199 - WE ARE BILL BENJAMIN DRIVING THE SCIENCE OF DOING YOUR BEST WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
March 28, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBEvery leader wants to be more effective, right? Every athlete wants to perform better under pressure, right? Today’s guest happens to be an expert at helping in both areas. Bill Benjamin, a partner at the Institute for Health and Human Potential, has conducted workshops with NASA, the FBI, corporations like Intel and Coca-Cola, and every military service branch. Bill and I talk about very strong methods that can help you whether you are an athlete, work in a collaborative office environm...
#198 - WE ARE MATEO CASADOS HAS THE HEART OF A CHAMPION
March 23, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThis will be a short intro bio because the comeback story you are about to hear is just a young man. But I think you will be moved by his impressive comeback from open-heart surgery that almost had a sad ending, and by his desire to share his story so others might be educated and inspired by it. Mateo Casados was a soccer player and an up-and-coming track athlete at Horizon H.S. in Thornton, CO, specializing in sprints and hurdles. However, while doing workouts with his brother, who was i...
#197 POWER PLAY - JUST RE-START!
March 21, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBI have often encouraged you to "just start" to change habits, begin a new exercise program, start a project, etc. It's often difficult to resume your physical activities after surgery, injury, or illness, so now I'm giving you tips to "just re-start" to get you back on the roads and trails much faster than simply listening to your doctor's discouraging, conservative timeline. I began running 11 weeks after rupturing my Achilles tendon (and skied on it even earlier) when the doctor told me ...
#196 - WE ARE DEAN OTTO TURNING A 2% CHANCE TO WALK INTO RUNNING A HALF-MARATHON
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBYou’ve just been plowed down by a truck while on a bike ride. You’re laying on the pavement, spine shattered, unable to move your legs. What’s among the first things you do? You forgive the driver who ran you over. Perhaps it was Dean Otto’s experience having gone through a 12-step program for alcoholism that caused Dean to reflexively forgive that driver who stood over the mess he had caused. Perhaps it was Dean’s inherent optimistic nature, which also carried him through the next agoni...
#195 - WE ARE STEVE CLARINGBOLD BACK FROM THE BRINK TO FAMILY MAN WITH AN ULTRA HABIT
March 09, 2022 10:00 - 2 hours - 85.6 MBUnable to process he and his wife suffering a miscarriage, Steve Claringbold literally stood on the precipice until an angel, in this case, a police officer, appeared out of nowhere and talked Steve down from leaping to his death. After that, he finally started working on healing and finding better ways to grieve. He took control of his mental health, lost a good deal of weight, and started running. During his journey, he discovered David Clark and the We Are Superman Podcast. Steve prog...
#194 POWER PLAY - WE ARE GARY STOTLER ON MAKING THE PIVOT IN YOUR LIFE
March 07, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBI welcome again friend of the podcast Gary Stotler, motivational coach and author, whose last book Success is Spelled Action, a book on how to create consistent forward progress, I would highly recommend adding to your self-improvement arsenal. He also has a new podcast series called Coaching Call with Amy you can find on GaryStotler.com/podcast or on platforms like Apple podcasts. Did you know that the average adult changes their career seven times in their lifetime? Not job, but career....
#193 - WE ARE KARL EGLOFF, STRIVING TO BE THE SWIFTEST SKYRUNNER ON THE SEVEN SUMMITS
March 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBHey folks, you’re about to have your breath taken away. Karl Egloff is one of the pre-eminent mountain speedrunners in the world, holding FKTs, or Fastest Known Times – to not climb, but run – up and down many of the highest and most daunting peaks in the world, including Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, and Aconcagua. Where it would take most of us many days to trek these mountains, it takes Karl mere hours. Where we would be using ropes, crampons, and ice axes, Karl is in running shoes. Hi...
#192 POWER PLAY - RECOVERY METHODS AND THE COMING DEMISE OF THE OLYMPICS
February 24, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBThe athletes from the recently-completed Olympics are heading home and many into recovery mode. Any athlete knows that recovery is absolutely essential to make forward progress. I discuss here about a myriad of recovery modalities that are available to everyday athletes. I also have strong opinions on what is ailing the Olympics that is showing up in its low TV ratings, including competing on manmade snow, awarding the Games to totalitarian countries like China and Russia, and doping sca...
#191 - WE ARE HELLAH SIDIBE RUNNING EVERY DAY, ACROSS THE USA, EATING PLANTS, AND ALWAYS SMILING AND MOTIVATING
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBI have a treat for you today. If you want to get super-motivated, keep listening. As soon as I got done recording this episode with Hellah Sidibe, I headed out the door for a run. Hellah’s infectious enthusiasm and positivity might just do that to you, too, so you might want to listen to this just prior to – or during – your workout. Hellah grew up in Mali, a former French colony in West Africa. He moved to the United States to attend the University of Massachusetts, where he played soc...
#190 POWER PLAY - BILL'S EXCELLENT EUROPEAN ADVENTURE AND CHALLENGES
February 14, 2022 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBI love a good challenge, and that's the way I look at foreign travel. Languages I don't speak, different food and cultures, navigating transit systems, enduring the intricate Covid policies, and in this case, dealing with a potentially devastating crime. I came through this trip to Europe feeling much richer for all of the experiences and very appreciative of the hospitality of my hosts, the helpfulness and friendliness of people there, and the many opportunities to experience Europe, incl...
#189 - WE ARE BRIAN REYNOLDS RUNNING ON BLAZING BLADES
February 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWould you find it inspiring to listen to an episode about a guy who can run a 16:49 5K, a 1:17 half-marathon, and a 3:03 marathon? Maybe a little. How about if I added that he has done it as a double-amputee? Oh yeah, that’s a lot different! I randomly met Brian Reynolds last summer during the Leadville Trail 100. We were both at Mitch Dulleck’s house on 4th Street not far from the finish line waiting in the cold wee hours of the night for a mutual friend, Tyler Andrews, who was on WASP...
#188 - WE ARE KEVIN ROTH SHOWING THE WAY TO DE-STRESS AND FIND NEW MEANING IN OUR LIVES
February 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBKevin Roth had a life-changing epiphany, packed up and moved to an idyllic place on the beach, and hung out a shingle calling himself a life coach. Oh, you say you’ve heard this story before? Wait, hear me out. Kevin was a prominent folk singer who played with Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and wrote the theme song for the PBS children’s show, Shining Time Station. He recorded more than a dozen albums, and performed at the White House and at festivals all over the world. Th...
#188 - WE ARE KEVIN ROTH SHOWING THE WAY TO DE-STRESS AND FIND NEW MEANING IN OUR LIVES
February 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBKevin Roth had a life-changing epiphany, packed up and moved to an idyllic place on the beach, and hung out a shingle calling himself a life coach. Oh, you say you’ve heard this story before? Wait, hear me out. Kevin was a prominent folk singer who played with Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul, and Mary, and wrote the theme song for the PBS children’s show, Shining Time Station. He recorded more than a dozen albums, and performed at the White House and at festivals all over the world. Th...
#187 - WE ARE LILLIAN BERLINER AND THE ULTIMATE COMEBACK FROM THE HOLOCAUST
January 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBThis is a very special episode of the WASP, partly because I have a personal connection to our guest. We often highlight inspirational stories about people making comebacks from things like addiction, obesity, and major injuries or illnesses. I hope these have served very much to inspire you to improve your life and achieve your own epic accomplishments. I’m willing to bet that we will never have a greater comeback story than in this episode. This is the story of a wonderful 95-year-old ...
#186 - WE ARE COACH KAREN SMIDT ALWAYS FINDING JOY IN RUNNING, OVERCOMING, AND A NEW EPIC CHALLENGE
January 19, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBAs you know, I love a good comeback story as well as people who have conjured up a unique, daunting challenge to tackle. In this episode I chat with an old coaching friend, Karen Smidt, who is the long-time head cross country and track coach at Brighton High School, in a growing suburban, formerly rural, community northeast of Denver. Karen is a Navy veteran, and has been the head librarian at the school for many years. She is very welcoming as a coach and her teams routinely attract larg...
#185 POWER PLAY - HOW AND WHY YOU SHOULD BE A HILL RUNNING BEAST
January 17, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBRunning hills gives more bang for your buck than almost any other workout. They can be part of your transition workouts - along with tempos and fartleks - to bridge you to speed workouts, or they can be to practice the specificity needed to run hilly races. In this episode I share many tips for workouts you can do to prepare your body as well as form essentials and ideas if you live in an area where you don't have hills readily available. Don't hesitate to reach out if you would like to d...
#184 - WE ARE DR. MATT CHALMERS WANTS YOU TO FIND WELLNESS IN 2022
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBBefore we get off of the topic of setting our actionable goals off in the strongest possible direction, I wanted to bring a guest into the Hive that will fire you up to achieve your 2022 wellness and fitness goals. Dr. Matt Chalmers regularly works with people in all walks of life ranging from CEOs and pro athletes, to local-level competitive runners, weekend warriors, and housewives. He is the author of the bestselling book “Pillars of Wellness,” which helps readers cut through the crap a...
#183 - WE ARE COACH DAN HERMAN FROM 375 POUNDS TO MOTIVATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBI hope your 2022 is off to a good start. To continue on the theme of adding ancillary exercises into your training program that I started with the year’s inaugural Power Play, I’m welcoming Coach Dan Herman into the Hive. Dan followed a similar path to David, maxing out at 375 pounds and having an unhealthy relationship with food as well as with his self-body image. He also had an inoperable degenerative spinal tumor that rendered him practically immobile. Illogically, Dan bought a pair ...
#182 POWER PLAY - BOULDER, COLORADO AND EXERCISES TO CRUSH YOUR RUNNING GOALS IN 2022
January 03, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBHappy New Year! May 2022 be the year you crush some epic goals! First off, I do want to offer my sympathies to all of those affected by the wildfires in Boulder County. So many people lost everything - almost 1000 homes were destroyed - and rebuilding lives will take a very long time. If you are able to, please donate to help those in dire need to the Boulder Community Wildfire Fund at: www.commfound.org or https://www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wildfire-Fund One key ...
#181 - WE ARE COACH BLU ROBINSON UPLIFTING US INTO 2022
December 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBHappy New Year! As we navigate through the holidays, and head into a new year, all under the spectre of another wave of Covid, I thought it would be worthwhile to bring into the Hive one of the foremost experts in dealing with substance dependence, mental health, and compulsive behaviors. You may already know Coach Blu Robinson, the founder of Addict 2 Athlete, whose stated “mission is to establish and maintain recovery by promoting lifestyle changes through erasing negative behaviors and ...
#180 - SOBER F*CKING CHRISTMAS 2021
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBSeason's Greetings! Gary Stotler and host Bill Stahl again reprise the Sober F*cking Christmas episodes from 2019 (with David) and 2020 where we talked about dealing with the holidays. Of course, a lot in the world went haywire in 2020 and 2021, but many of the root causes of holiday depression haven't changed, and maybe got even worse during the pandemic. Gary once weighed 400 pounds and had serious issues with alcohol and depression, but transformed himself into an elite ultra enduranc...
#179 - POWER PLAY: USING THE HOLIDAYS TO SET YOURSELF UP FOR 2022
December 20, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBSeason's Greetings, everyone! To be honest, the holidays have always frustrated my Type A personality in that it's hard to get much accomplished. But you can use this "slow" period to set yourself to be more productive in 2022. In this short Power Play, I discuss a few thoughts about what you can do now to put yourself in great position to shine in the coming year. Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook @coachstahl Instagram @stahlor
#178 - POWER PLAY: RUNNING FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH COACH GARY STOTLER
December 13, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBThere are so many excellent reasons to run, both physical and mental. Longtime WASP friend Gary Stotler and I talk about many of these reasons and perhaps you'll find some that resonate with you. Gary Stotler garystotler.com Facebook Gary Stotler Instagram @coachgarystotler Find his latest book, "Success is Spelled Action" on Amazon Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook @coachstahl Instagram @stahlor
#177 - WE ARE BETO DÁVALOS CONQUERING DEBILITATING DISEASE TO TAKE ON THE ROOF OF AMERICA
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBAs you’ve already heard from me, I was in Ecuador in early- to mid-November on a trip lead by Tyler Andrews, whose many impressive FKTs landed him here on the WASP earlier this year. There were six of us on this expedition, including my travel sidekick, Jack. Our other leader was 22-year old Ecuadorian native Beto Dávalos. I ran with Beto on an early day of the trip while we were getting acclimated to Quito’s 9300-foot elevation, on a beautiful 20 km-long trail that stretches from a place...
#176 - POWER PLAY: PERIODIZATION VS. GOING FOR IT, AND A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY
December 06, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBA lot of scientific research, that I fully support, backs the concept of periodization, which means alternating your training between hard and easy - whether it's day-to-day, season-to-season, or even year-to-year. I've also anecdotally seen the value of taking advantage of your personal situation to up your training or tackle a race. When is it worthwhile to do this? It has been a year since I resurrected David's We Are Superman Podcast. Over the past 70 episodes, I have enjoyed bringin...
#175 - WE ARE GARY CAHILL CRUSHING CANCER, LOVING LIFE, AND RUNNING STRONG
November 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBAs we get into this season of hope, here is a story that should give you plenty of it. I met Gary Cahill while he was running the American Heroes Run 100-miler in September. He lives not far away in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado, the gateway town to Rocky Mountain National Park. While chatting and running with Gary, a very warm, affable, and cheerful man, I learned that Gary is a stage four survivor of cancer in three organs. For those who are not familiar with the terminology, stage fo...
#174 - POWER PLAY: ECUADOR AMA LA VIDA
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBJoin me on a little recap of my trip to fascinating Ecuador, including running up and down volcanoes, running in the cloud jungle, and around beautiful Quito. Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook Bill Stahl Instagram @stahlor
WE ARE DEAN KARNAZES STILL RUNNING AND ALWAYS INSPIRING
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDavid’s second-to-last podcast was with Dean Karnazes, a household name to most serious runners who know that he won seven of the tough Western States 100s. While the average American might not know him by name, a large percentage know him when I mention that he ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. Dean has a ton of other accolades, including winning the Badwater 135, an ESPY, and being named Competitor magazine’s endurance athlete of the year three times. His best-selling book Ultra...
#173 - WE ARE DEAN KARNAZES STILL RUNNING AND ALWAYS INSPIRING
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDavid’s second-to-last podcast was with Dean Karnazes, a household name to most serious runners who know that he won seven of the tough Western States 100s. While the average American might not know him by name, a large percentage know him when I mention that he ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. Dean has a ton of other accolades, including winning the Badwater 135, an ESPY, and being named Competitor magazine’s endurance athlete of the year three times. His best-selling book Ultra...
#172 - WE ARE KRISTEN BOWEN LIVING THE GOOD LIFE NATURALLY
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBI am fascinated by how nutrition can affect our health and the role it plays in many chronic and lifestyle diseases that plague our world, and so when I heard about Kristen Bowen and Living the Good Life Naturally, I didn’t hesitate to reach out. She sent me a bottle of magnesium soak and I tried it with an open mind. I don’t have health issues other than my ever-present orthopedic and running problems, so I wasn’t looking to cure any particular malady. However, I am a notoriously poor sl...
#171 - POWER PLAY: PLEASE DON'T RUN THIS WINTER
November 08, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBWe're heading into the winter months, so here is my best advice to achieve and enjoy getting lazy and out-of-shape before the spring. ;) Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook Bill Stahl Instagram @stahlor
#170 - WE ARE DOUGLAS WISOFF, THE RUNNER'S FORM FIXER
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBMany of you know my long history of injuries and surgeries. More than 20 years ago, I had worked with a Feldenkreis practitioner who had noticed that I have a strong tendency to rotate onto the outsides of my feet (which unfortunately is still my tendency today), and favor my left knee due to the four surgeries I’d had to repair its ruptured quad tendon. Therefore, on the supposition that some of these subsequent issues might also be related to my biomechanics and running form, several yea...
#169 - POWER PLAY: HALLOWEEN HANGOVER WITH GARY STOTLER
November 01, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBAs motivational coach and author, and frequent WASP contributor Gary Stotler describes, Halloween was often the beginning for him of two months of losing focus on his goals due to holiday eating and parties, family gatherings, and more. We discuss ways to be true to yourself during this time of year and maintain the discipline it takes so you will not find yourself self-loathing for falling short of your goals. Gary Stotler garystotler.com Facebook Gary Stotler Instagram @coachgarystotler ...
#168 - WE ARE SHAWN ANDERSON INSPIRING ALL OF US TO GO THE EXTRA MILE
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBGet ready to get fired up with Shawn Anderson. Shawn is a top-rated motivational speaker and bestselling author, who has twice bicycled across America, and walked across Spain, Portugal, Ireland, England, Italy, France, and Japan. I love that he has gotten the mayors of more than 500 U.S. cities to issue proclamations each year to recognize November 1 as Extra Mile Day, a day recognizing the capacity we each have to create positive change in our families, our organizations, our communities...
#167 - POWER PLAY: HOORAY FOR KIDS!
October 25, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThe high school cross country team I help coach completed its season this past week at Regionals, and while none of the runners qualified for the State meet, there was a tremendous amount of progress. Most of all, I enjoyed the opportunity to help provide these kids a positive experience, and that they did was evident at the end of the season. I've had many experiences like this in 35 years of coaching, as well as operating my own youth sports business for 14 years. It's something that yo...
#166 - WE ARE ROBBIE BALENGER: PLANT-BASED AND CRUSHING COLORADO AND BEYOND
October 20, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBAs you know, when I’m not running in the Leadville Trail 100, I work at the Winfield aid station at mile 50. That’s where I had a very brief encounter with plant-based endurance runner Robbie Balenger, who was completing his summer-long Colorado Crush. Robbie had previously run the Leadville Marathon as well as the Silver Rush 50-mile. I’ve had runners who don’t run ultras gasp, wow, he did all that? Which kind of cracks me up because lots of people have done that, including me. However...
#165 - POWER PLAY: DON'T BE A SUCKER
October 18, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIt's so easy for us to take on too much in our lives and get overwhelmed. How much of this is due to us thinking "If I don't do this, no one else will," taking on tasks that simply aren't essential anyway? How can we delegate instead those tasks in our homes or jobs that don't have to be done perfectly or you don't like to do so that we are not doing everything ourselves, preventing us from raising our stress levels, lowering our performance, and burning us out? Hopefully this discussion ...
#164 - POWER PLAY: FINDING YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
October 12, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBI spent 22 years in the computer industry, made good money, but I found fulfillment earning less while owning my own youth sports business, teaching kids sportsmanship, teamwork, and giving them a healthy outlet, as well as in coaching running. I find there is a lot more gratification in showing kids that their hard work can lead to positive results and lessons that will last them a lifetime, as well as showing adults that they can achieve their most epic goals. The Law of Dharma or Purpos...
#163 - WE ARE ZACH BITTER TURNING RUNNING 100 MILES INTO A SPEED EVENT
October 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBI’m excited to return with some ultrarunning royalty, record-setting Zach Bitter. Zach dealt with the pandemic by lowering the record for 100 miles on a treadmill by 23 minutes to a mind-blowing 12:09:15. Yes, on a treadmill. In his house. I remember well when David Clark ran 77 miles in 12 hours on a treadmill, so Zach bested that by, oh, 21 miles or so. Prior to this, in 2019, Zach smashed his own world record for 100 miles, averaging 6:48 per mile while running on a 443-meter track f...
#162 - WE ARE ANNIE HUGHES, HOMETOWNER CRUSHING THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100
September 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBI hope you’ve had a chance to listen to Cole Chlouber and Adrian Macdonald on the last two episodes discussing the Leadville Trail 100. Like Adrian, Annie Hughes was a relatively unknown rookie winner of this year’s race. At age 23, many might have dismissed her as one of those cute stories of a youngster taking on too steep a challenge. When I began running ultras many moons ago, it was the realm of old goats who were getting slower, so we ran further. In fact, I believe in the 90s when...
#161 - WE ARE SUPERMAN POWER PLAY: WE CAN DO SMALL THINGS WITH GREAT LOVE
September 20, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBThe United Nations recently issued a new stamp honoring Mother Teresa with the quote from her, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Please join me in this discussion of how small impacts we make can collectively add up to big changes in the world. And please tell me how small things you've done are creating impacts that can collectively lead to a better world. Bill Stahl [email protected] Facebook Bill Stahl Instagram @stahlor
#160 - WE ARE ADRIAN MACDONALD, ROOKIE WINNER OF THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100
September 15, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBI’m excited to welcome Adrian Macdonald to the Hive. The leaves are now turning in Leadville, but a few weeks ago, Adrian won the Leadville Trail 100. Some of you might be legitimately asking, “Who is Adrian Macdonald?” At Winfield, 50 miles into the race, he was dueling for the lead with Hoka athlete Tyler Andrews, who appeared on WASP episode #129 in May, and Tyler said to me, “Who is this guy? He’s tough.” Adrian wasn’t yet a household name in Leadville, in fact, he’d never run a 100...