Bear Right! Trail Pod
by samuelkirk81
BEAR RIGHT IS BACK!!! Episode 43
About this podcast
East Coast Trail Running. All of its grit and beauty, explored, celebrated and debated by the Bear Right! Trail Team and all of our friends. We talk racing, training, life-out of balance-balance and just geek out about trail running on the east coast and around the world. Join us for race previews and reports, runner and industry interviews and banter on the state of the sport. We hope you enjoy it almost as much as we do!
Episodes
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- BEAR RIGHT IS BACK!!! Episode 43 · 47 min · Episode 43Hey Folks! It's been a minute but Bear Right! is back with a little catch-up, knock the rust off, shake out sort of episode to get the juices flowing before Chris and Sam head to…
- Episode 41: Massanutten Mountain 100 Preview, Cocodona 250 Musings and Breakneck Point Recap · 1 h 39 min · Episode 41Friend of Bear Right! and Massanutten Alum, Simon Arendt joins the podcast for a discussion of the upcoming Massanutten Mountain 100. We open with a recap of Sam's race at…
- Episode 39: Hyner Week with Ben Robinson · 55 min · Season 39It's Hyner Week! Who better to celebrate that with than 2 time champion Ben Robinson! We don't just talk Hyner though and in this "get to know you" episode, we learn about Ben's…
- HAT Outtakes and the resurgence of 50K racing · 59 minAnother HAT50K in the books and they've done it again! The team that brings us HAT came through big with an incredible race this year! Great Competition, Great SWAG, Incredible…
- HAT 50K Preview? Something like that... · 58 min · Episode 37Pat "Prolific Racer" Blair joins the pod to discuss the upcoming HAT 50K. This is one of our favorite races. Great People, Great Course, Great Competition and it's even better…
- BEast Coast Goes West! with Andrew Simpson and Reagan McCoy · 55 minTwo of Rocksylvania's heavy hitters join the Bear Right! Podcast off their trips out to Black Canyon 100k! East Coast Winter Training Strategies Chris and Andrew share unabashed…
- S2: Episode 3: Friendship & Racing with Ferdinand Airault and Will Murray · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 3Ferdinand and Will pay a visit to the Beast Coast fresh off the Black Canyon 100k where the fireworks were bursting late in the race. We get an inside look at crewing, pacing and…
- Season 2: Episode 2: Black Canyon East Coast Preview! Eventually... With UROY Gripes and Advertising in Podcasts · 1 h 9 min · Season 2 Episode 2This one gets a little spicy folks! We dive into the UROY debate with a few takes on who was in and who was left out of this year's North American list. Are trail world records…
- Season 2. Episode 1: Its FEBRRRARAY on the East Coast. What Races to Run if you're stuck here and Trail News Takes · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 1Sorry We've been gone so long! Chris and Sam catch up and talk a little winter training. We talk about some of the topics in Trail News and consider the upcoming season. What…
- Episode 32: Simon Arendt is headed to Hellgate! Hellgate 100k Preview · 1 h 7 min · Episode 32Maryland trail running badass and friend Simon joins the podcast to share in the stoke surrounding the legendary Hellgate 100k. This race starts in the middle of the woods in the…
- JFK 50 Mile Post-View with Local Crusher Andrew Hutchinson · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 31In Episode 31 we are joined by Andrew Hutchinson fresh off his first ultra and podium finish at the JFK 50 miler! We chat about our race experiences, snow days, Andrew's season…
- 2025 JFK 50 Miler Preview with Jared Burdick · 55 min · Episode 30Trail and Ultra-Runner Jared Burdick joins the podcast to discuss his racing strategy and this year's competitive fields.
- JFK Week Continues! Episode 29: The Bear Right! Team bares all on JFK · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 29Welcome to episode 29! We are now in the thick of JFK week and scheming, predicting, hoping and overthinking our way to race day! This session is a listen in our thoughts on our…
- Episode 28: JFK 50 Miler Champions Corner! With David Sinclair and Carolyn Showalter · 50 min · Episode 28That's right folks! It's JFK week, which marks 1 year of the Bear Right! Trail Podcast and we are coming in hot for our anniversary. In this episode we are joined by 2 greats of…
- Episode 27: Javelina, The East Coast Preview · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 27This one is pretty straight forward folks! Chris and Sam riff on the race in AZ and we talk about folks headed there from the East Coast. We then get into some spicier thoughts…
- Episode 26: Grindstone Post-Mortem and Blues Cruise Celebration · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 26Hey Everyone, we are back with a catch-up episode after Sam's implosion at Grindstone. What happened there? Well folks, maybe having a strong "Why" isn't just influencer BS…
- Episode 25: The Bear Right! Crew Prepares for Grindstone... · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 25Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall for someone's race planning? Well here is your chance and it's just as riveting as you might expect a couple of ultra-runners talking about…
- Episode 24: Andrew Simpson is on a Heater in 2025! · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 24In this unedited edition of the Bear Right! Trail Podcast Andrew Simpson joins Sam for a sit down and catch-up on what has been an incredible racing season so far. Off a…
- Eastern States 100 Preview and Catch-up with Josh and Sam · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 23We start off with a recap of Josh's top 10 run at the Vermont 100 after early onset nausea. Then we get a little sideways talking about Sam's preparation for Grindstone 100 and…







