FACING VERT
by Tara Jordan
Latest episode
091: Ultra Running Newbies-Ridge To Rails 50k-Jack Kitching, Eli…
091: Ultra Running Newbies-Ridge To Rails 50k-Jack Kitching, Eli…
About this podcast
Welcome to Facing Vert...both on trails and in life. So, what is vert? For all of those in the trail running community, it is short for Vertical Elevation Gain. Basically, it is climbing a mountain, and we have all faced mountains in our lives. This 'vert' may be an upcoming race, or simply getting up the courage to start training for a 5k. Or, this mountain is an obstacle, a burden, a fear that you just want to claw your way up and conquer. These are conversations you will hear about, and I hope they will inspire you to do the impossible and face the impossible with greater hope.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 91 episodes
- 091: Ultra Running Newbies-Ridge To Rails 50k-Jack Kitching, Eli Lanter & Sullivan Brady · 1 h 50 minThree friends decided to jump into the ultra running world, and take on the challenge of the Ridge To Rails 50k (by Tanawha Adventures). Three different reasons for registering…
- 090: Hellbender 100 1st Place OA-Drew Antonisse · 1 h 50 minDrew Antonisse is so much more than this title. Yes, he won Hellbender...many races actually, and I wanted to hear all about it, BUT getting to know him and his journey was the…
- 089: Inspired By Others-Devon Brodmyer · 1 h 33 minWhat a fun time I had getting to know Devon Brodmyer! A bright young man, just tapping in to the ultra realm, and already finding so much success. A big take away for me through…
- 088: Ridge To Rails-Brandon Thrower · 1 h 13 minBrandon Thrower and I sat down via FaceTime to talk about the Ridge to Rails races coming up on June 6th. There is a 50k, Half Marathon and 10k. As of the recording, there were…
- 087: Appalachian State Injury Lab-Dr. Alan Needle · 1 h 19 minI had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Alan Needle not only about his running adventures, but the research he is conducting at races put on by Tanawha Adventures and Dirty Wolf…
- 086: The Helenebender 2 (aka Hellbender 100) Course-Brandon Thrower · 1 h 22 minBrandon Thrower sat down with me via FaceTime to talk through the newly revealed Hellbender course for 2026. Hurricane Helene did a number on our trails here in Western NC, and…
- 085: Run With Faith (Youth Culture)-Tara Jordan · 40 minThis podcast is a wee bit different this time. I was recently asked to join Sullivan Brady on the stage at Youth Culture at Brookstone Church. Sullivan had been teaching through…
- 084: Mindset Of A Champion-Michael Ferguson · 60 minMichael Ferguson is a senior in high school, and was already committed to Furman University before his senior year even began. Already, as a senior, he is the state champion in…
- 083: Catawba Falls 15K-Brandon Thrower · 45 minIn this episode, I sat down via FaceTime with Brandon Thrower to talk about Tanawha Adventure's new race...the Catawba Falls 15K! You can hear Brandon's love for Catawba Falls as…
- 082: FKTs Are Better With Friends-Teresa Bowser & Nathan Frantz · 2 h 45 minTwo FKTs (fastest known time) from two different people, on two different routes, for different 'whys', but with the support of one another they accomplished great things. Teresa…
- 081: 1st Overall At The Looking Glass 100K-Cameron Brown · 1 h 25 minI was looking forward to speaking to Cameron Brown about his Looking Glass win because I knew absolutely nothing about him...other than the fact the he absolutely crushed the…
- 080: My Looking Glass 100K Experience-Tara Jordan · 1 h 19 minIt has been almost a month since I ran the Looking Glass 100k, and I was finally able to sit down (with myself) and detail out my experience leading up to the race and throughout…
- 079: No Business 100-Natasha Castro · 2 h 15 minThis podcast is so much more than talking to someone new about a race that they conquered. I had never officially met Natasha Castro, but with every picture she would post on…
- 078: Rim To River 100 Miler-Jen Kurtz · 1 h 54 minJen Kurtz joined me on the podcast in August to talk about her creatine study on endurance athletes. She reached back out as she is in need for more runners to participate in her…
- 077: Looking Glass 100K Preview-Brandon Thrower · 1 h 29 minHere it is! All the details you need to know about the Looking Glass 100K coming up on November 15th with race director and course designer, Brandon Thrower! Brandon walks us…
- 076: Conquering UTMB-Marisa Romeo · 1 h 39 minMarisa Romeo never ceases to blow my mind. To be in the top 25 women at the biggest ultra trail running race in the world is unbelievable...she was 22nd by the way. I had to hear…
- 075: UTMB 100M-Katti Jackson · 1 h 27 minI was so pumped to follow several runners on their journey through the mountains of France, Switzerland and Italy during the UTMB 100 miler. One of these incredible runners was…
- 074: Creatine Study on Endurance Athletes-Dr. Jennifer Kurtz · 1 h 19 minDr. Jennifer Kurtz is an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University. She specializes in nutritional supplementation, performance and recovery, and she is also a sports…
- 073: Hardrock 100 Endurance Run-Michael Poole · 1 h 45 minMichael Poole just recently completed the Hardrock 100 Endurance Run in Colorado, which just so happens to be a dream race of mine, so I was excited to talk to him about his…
- 072: Western States Endurance Run-Laura Rollins · 1 h 47 minLaura Rollins has had the Western States 100 as a bucket list race since 2017 when she first entered the lottery. Finally her chance came this year, and I was so stoked to follow…
