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Run, party, repeat! Welcome to the East Coast Adventures Dirt and Vert podcast, where we talk all things running, racing, and training to help you get ready for your next big adventure. Learn from our successes and our failures, and have fun at the same time. Join us right here, every week with inspiring guests who share their captivating tales from the trails. And remember, nobody cares... run faster!!
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- Bad Beard Events Race Director Ginny Smith on Chattanooga Trail, Stump Jump 50k and Aravaipa: The Beard Isn't Going Anywhere · 1 h 43 min · Épisode 148Ginny Smith never planned to be a race director. When Rock Creek's owners asked her in Chattanooga, her answer was simple: "No. I just run." A decade later, she's the woman…
- Leave Nothing Out There: Sarah June on Failed Expectations, True DNFs, and Finishing 247 Miles · 1 h 15 min · Épisode 147Sarah June didn't grow up a runner. She grew up a gymnast — until doctors thought she'd broken her back and the pain took the fun out of it. After college, she traded cigarettes…
- When the Brain Just Wants Skittles: Crewing Your Runner with Jason Green & Mary Cates · 1 h 52 min · Épisode 146In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, David, Matt, & Mary are joined by our good friend, fellow race director, and the creative force behind Yeti Trail Runners, Jason…
- You Are Not Invincible: Joey Patoray on Near-Death Experiences and Never Settling · 1 h 23 min · Épisode 145In this episode of the Dirt & Vert trail running podcast, we sit down with ultra runner Joey Patoray to talk about his unbelievable journey into endurance sports. If you are…
- The Medicine from the Mountains: Leslie Cockrell on Ultrarunning, Regret, and Building True Strength · 1 h 46 min · Épisode 144In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, Matt and I sit down with an amazing runner, coach, and longtime friend of East Coast Adventures: Leslie Cockrell. We first met Leslie…
- Suffer to Honor: Brian Baker on Firefighting, Faith, and the Last Man Standing · 1 h 39 min · Épisode 143In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, David & Matt sit down with an absolute grinder, good friend, and recent champion of the Inkom Last Man Standing: Brian Baker. Brian…
- Listening When Your Body Speaks: Keith Overbay on A Collapsed Lung, 100-Milers, and Problem Solving · 1 h 31 min · Épisode 142In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, Matt and I sit down with a longtime friend in the Southeast trail community, and two-time No Business 100 finisher, Keith Overbay…
- Grit, Grace, and the Cherokee: Taylor Williams on Facing the Unknown · 2 h 0 min · Épisode 141In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, David & Matt sit down with fellow East Coast Adventures running team member, athlete, and coach Taylor Williams. Taylor shares her…
- Running as Life: Aaron Saft on Misogis, 200-Milers, and Failing Forward · 1 h 29 min · Épisode 138In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, Mike and I sit down with legendary ultra runner, coach, podcaster, and former race director Aaron Saft. Aaron called in live from his…
- Two-Time Cherokee Ultra 130K Double Buckle Finisher: Aden Rogers on Suffering and Moving Forward · 1 h 52 minIn this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, we sit down with two-time Cherokee Ultra 130K finisher Aden Rogers. Aden is one of only four runners to earn the coveted Cherokee…
- Allowing Pain and Joy to Coexist: Kristen Soinski on Overcoming Grief Through Ultras · 1 h 18 min · Épisode 139In this episode of the Dirt & Vert Podcast, get ready for a one-on-one conversation with a runner who has been absolutely lighting up the ultra scene over the last couple of…
- 100 Miles a Month: Josh LaCrone’s Blueprint for Constant Grind · 1 h 16 min · Épisode 138This week on the Dirt & Vert Podcast, Matt and I are sitting down with a runner who has been on an absolute, unhinged hot streak lately: Josh LaCrone. Josh is a paramedic, a dad…
- No Cheerleaders, No Crew: Cody Taylor on the Unhinged Reality of Unsupported FKTs · 60 min · Épisode 137This week on the Dirt & Vert Podcast we have a guest who is redefining what it means to go the distance—Cody Taylor. Cody’s path is wild: he went from being a touring…
- The Murder Mile Masterclass: Aaron Dana & Eric Kienle on the Mid-State Mile · 1 h 29 min · Épisode 135We are just two weeks out from Father's Day weekend, and that means it's time for a family reunion at the notorious Mid-State Mile in Franklin, Tennessee. To get our runners…
- Accept Defeat & Take A Seat: Harvey Lewis and Mark Dowdle Face Tennessee's Brutal Mid-State Mile · 1 h 22 min · Épisode 134This week on the Dirt & Vert Podcast, we are bringing you a heavy-hitting episode packed with prestige, mindset, and some serious backyard ultra strategy. Hosts David and Matt…
- Build and Event with Heart: How to Start Your First 5k/10k · 49 min · Épisode 133We get a lot of questions about how to get into race directing, how to host fundraisers for charity, and what it actually takes to put on your very first 5K or 10K. In this…
- Desert Dust & No Rules: The Speed Project with Whitney & Peter · 1 h 22 min · Épisode 132What happens when a group of six runners—some of whom just met—piles into an RV to run 340 miles through the desert? Whitney Dancaster and Peter Haggemeier take us inside their…
- 10 Hours Faster: Rachel Entrekin Improving at Cocodona 250 and a Story About Icy Hot.... · 1 h 20 min · Épisode 131What does it look like to have 107 races and 104 trophies? For Rachel Entrekin, it looks like a duffel bag full of hardware under the bed and a life recently transformed by…
- From High-Stress to High-Performance: Sierra DeGroff’s Life Pivo · 1 h 16 min · Épisode 130What happens when you trade the high-stress world of Tesla for a career in Sales Engineering? For Sierra DeGroff, it meant finding the mental space to become one of the most…
- 10,000 Feet of Humility: Kirk Cherep on Knobstone and Trail Golf · 1 h 22 min · Épisode 129Most ultra runners encounter their toughest moments when the race pushes them to the limit—and Kirk Cherep’s story is no different. From a lightning-fast win in his first ultra…







