DFL Ultrarunning

Episode 52 is all Vermont-  but not the Vermont 100.  We talk to Greg Salvesen and Jane Coffey who participated in the recent inaugural Infinitus 888k and 48 hour races, respectively.  The Infinitus races were put on by The Endurance Society. Thanks to Greg and Jane for joining, and to all the listeners. Feedback can be sent to dflultrarunning@comcst.net, on our Facebook page or Twitter and at itunes. Thanks!

Episode 51 start off with Charlie Gadol, RD of Manitou's Revenge Ultramarathon and Relay.  If you want the ultimate 50 mile challenge, sign up ASAP for Manitou's.  Next up Padraig Mullins joins to talk about his training and racing updates and he gets closer to Badwater 2015.  We'll follow with a roundtable; Jesse Veinotte joins us as we talk about really important issues including whats a trail vs a road race, the North Face Australia 100k and the role of the Forest Service in allowing races in forest areas.  Dr. Scott Baver and I finish up with a mess of a training report and other nonsense. Thanks for listening! Feel free to send, questions, comments, and feedback to dflultrarunning@comcast.net Charile Gadol     5:20 Padraig Mullins  40:30 Roundtable       1:11:15 Eric and Scott   2:09:19

I start off with a report on the Wapack and back Trail races and magazine articles discussion, then Bill Conley, the RD of the brand new Manchester 2 Monadnock Ultra joins to discuss that and other races he is planning.  Next up Mike Saporito, Kim Vanyo and Colleen Smith join to talk about their runs at 3 Days at the Fair.  We end up with a DFL training update with Dr. Scott Baver. Thanks to everybody for joining and all of you for listening. feedback, questions or anything else can be sent to dflultrarunning@comcast.net and you can subscribe on itunes and leave feedback there as well. Thanks! Wapack report and magazine article discussions :1: Bill Conley                                                        :53 Saporito/Vanyo/Smith                                        1:32 DFL Training Update with Dr. Baver                      2:26 

Recorded at the TARC Spring Classic April 25 in Weston MA.  Another experiment from DFL Ultrarunning.  Thanks for everybody who contributed and to the race directors and volunteers.  dflultrarunning@comcast.net 

A roundtable.  That's it.  Thanks to Scott Kummer for joining, and as always Scott "Trail Blazer" Baver and Steve Tursi. Thanks for listening.

Joining me on Episode 47 are the founders of Ultra Sports Live TV, Mike Cloward (CEO) Andy Sulak (CTO).  We talk about the history and the future of USL, plus the upcoming coverage calendar..  Thanks to both of them for joining and for USL providing some cool race coverage.Finding Traction DVD share of Nikki Kimball's 2012 run of the Vermont Long Trail-  send your name and address to dflultrarunning@comcast.net.Subscribe at itunes and visit us on FB and Twitter under DFL Ultrarunning.Thanks!

Episode 46 is packed with TARCness-  joining are Josh Katzman, Sam Jurek and Michael McDuffie and we talk about some TARC history, the TARC schedule for 2015, race changes and some general ultrarunning stuff.  We also talk to Steve Tursi about his recent Umstead 100 Ultra finish.  If you dont think you are in shape for your race-  listen to Steve's story.  Just get to the line.Mike Saporito joins for the Team DFL training updates. If you want to receive the Nikki Kimball Finding Traction video to watch and pass send your name and address to dflultrarunning@comcast.net.TARC 5:36Steve Tursi 1:49:00DFL Training Updates 2:39:00Feedback or comments can be sent to dflultrarunning@comcast.net. 

Padraig Mullins joins for the first of 4 discussions about his Badwater journey.  Segment one discusses his motivation for Badwater, the registration process, planning and more.   Michael Valone joins the usual DFL crowd for another installment of The Roundtable.Enjoy documentaries on trail running?  Want to see one :).  Listen in for the details if you havent heard them already.Thanks for listening and feel free to contact us at dflultrarunning@comcast.net woth any feedback or comments.Subscribe on itunes and feel free to check out our FB and Twitter accounts at DFL Ultrarunning as well.

Brendan Gilpatrick joins DFL again to give us all the details about the HURT 100, for those of you who are looking for a good reason to head to Hawaii as a winter getaway-  oh yeah and to suffer over 100 miles.Scott Baver also joins to for a Team DFL update,Thanks for listening!Dont hesitate to reach out at dflultrarunning@comcast.net.

The Jester is back and we spend the time talking mostly about his record running 40 100 mile races in 2014.  Most of Team DFL is still working on number 1!Thanks for listetning and feel free to share feedback at dflultrarunning@comcast.net

We are back for a moment with an unplanned episode.  Team DFL member Scott Baver recently traveled down to Texas to run Rocky  Raccoon 100 and he gives a full race report and review and talks of his experience.  Thanks everybody for listening in and keep your eyes and ears open.  We dont even know if an episode is going to happen.Comments and questions to dflultrarunning@comcast.net

Its New Years eve and we'll end the Year with a DFL roundtable.  Subjects are VT 100 registration changes, goals for 2015 and doping in ultras.Thanks for listening and have a Happy New Year!

We are back for Episode 40 and Trail Animal Alyssa Adreani joins to tell about her recent run across Massachusetts.  Thanks for listening and you can send any comments or feedback to dflultrarunning@comcast.net.Thanks!

Joining for Episode 39 is the RD for the Skydive Ultra Eric Friedman.  This isnt your every day ultra-  listen in and hear all about it.We also have following our interview the second DFL Roundtable.Thanks for listening!

Jimmy Dean Freeman and Andy Kumeda join to talk about their upcoming attempt at running the original six 100 milers in 2014.  They'll talk planning, strategy and race history and the timing between races.  Mike Saporito joins as we share our race reports from the NJ Trail Series 3 Days at the Fair 24 Hour Race.If you would like to assist Jimmy and Andy on their quest for the original six, especially for the east coast races (Old Dominion and Vermont) please let us know at dflultrarunning@comcast.net or at our FB page.  They could use some help, crew and pacing perhaps, coming east from SoCal.  If you'd like to be a part of their journey feel free to reach out.  You can always reach Jimmy and Andy directly on Facebook.Thanks for listening; feel free to also leave feedback at itunes where you can subscribe to receive this podcast automatically.2:55        Jimmy Dean Freeman Andy Kumeda1:37:40    Mike Eric's 3 Days at the Fair Report