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So after a pretty strong finish at my last trail marathon I decided to run another one two weeks before the Ray Miller 50k. Genius or idiotic?! Maybe both.

Falling apart a few weeks ago was one of the best things that could have happened to me. Putting myself back together has made me evaluate where I was going wrong on and off the trail. I completed a pretty tough trail marathon this weekend and then I drank beer in a Care Bear onesie at the finish. Life is good.

It's been over two months since my last podcast.  What happened? Well, I gave up....temporarily.  In this episode I recap the last two months, where I am at with my training, and I answer the question that most of us who run ridiculous amounts of miles each week ask ourselves eventually, "What's the point?"

I signed up for the Tushars Marathon after I saw an advertisement of the race that touted the high DNF (Did Not Finish) rate.  I wanted to train hard for it, get stronger, and finish.  I knew it was going to be hard but I had no idea.  At one moment during the climb to Delano Peak tears started to stream down my face.  I was looking at one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen and I just wanted to quit. I wanted someone to send a helicopter up to get me so I could go back to my hotel and lay in my bed.  I felt like I didn't belong out there and that I had made a terrible mistake.  Somehow with the help of amazing friends I finished with an official time of 9 hours and 41 minutes.  Here's my Tushars Race Report.

Ron Hammett has conquered a lot of difficult races (including Western States twice) so how did he get started in ultra running and how is he able to recover so quickly? I finally was able to sit down with him in a park in Beaver, Utah of all places, the night before we ran the Tushars Marathon, to ask those questions and many more.  Ron ended up placing 5th overall at Tushars and then summited Mt. Charleston the next day.  Someone in our trail group posted about how rad is he and I just thought that was the perfect adjective for Ron.  He is by far the raddest runner I know.

I am at Pinches Tacos with our local ultra running super star Stephen Massey to talk about his recent 100 mile finish at the Tahoe Rim Trail, his running history, his training, and other topics. TRT was Stephen's third 100 miler so he has a lot of great advice and tips. Also, we discuss why I have decided to switch from the 100k at Javelina to the 100 miler! Wut?! Mainly because someone told me, "You're never really ready for 100 miles."

I am in my living room this week with our local ultra runnings superstar Colleen Zato. Colleen will be running Badwater 135 in a few days. She has completed many ultras including several 100 mile races but Colleen wasn't an athlete growing up. She has a really inspiring story and it was great to hear how she got into running, ultras, and how she's feeling about Badwater.

It's early on a Saturday morning and I am in a minivan with the fabulous race director of Triple Dare Runs, Heidi Dove. Heidi is a teacher, a mother, and an accomplished ultra runner. We talk about how Heidi got into running, her 100 milers, and more. We're both signed up for the Tushars marathon so here's hoping we survive!

I had the most amazing, life changing, cathartic experience fan girling and pacing at #westernstates. I learned so much about ultra running and the human spirit there. Both of my badass friends (Ron and Marie) finished the race that took down some of the best. I ran into the man who originally introduced me to ultra running and broke my heart. I got to meet my ultra running crush and a few other ultra running super stars. Most importantly I reaffirmed that this is something I want to experience for my self so so much and that it is possible.

Well it's a been about a month since the last episode and so much has changed. Where is JJSB? Why am I living in my parents' basement? I will answer those questions and more, talk about my new training plan, my last race the Bootleg Beatdown, and discuss my upcoming trip to Western States. Big shout out to Tope for the catchy new theme song! Check out his sound cloud which is posted on my Facebook page.

This week we are in Utah for Ragnar Zion and my trail spouse Mollie joins us at camp in the tent. We discuss my accidental marathon at Wild West, the Flight of Fire race, and other races as always.

This week we recap a few races including the Revel Mt. Charleston race, Zane Grey, and I talk about my upcoming second 50k the Wild West 50k and introduce Jean John Sports Bra to Cornholio. Am I flirting with disaster by not carrying t.p.? Why did Jean John Sports Bra plan a party during my party? And other critical questions and topics are addressed.

This week we recap some big races including the Boston Marathon, Leona Divide, and Lake Sonoma. We discuss our training, injuries, coaching, and recovery since the Gorge 50k and our future races including Tushars and Javelina and more as well as a preview of next weeks races.

This week we discuss all of the races from last week including the Gorge Waterfall 50k and 100k, Beginner's Luck, BLU, Whiskey Basin, and the Zion 100. We both struggled mentally at the Gorge Waterfall race but we finished and learned some valuable lessons about running and our selves.

For episode 2 we are in the back of Kevin Youngblood's car. We discuss our upcoming race Gorge Waterfall 50k, we recap the weekend's races, discuss upcoming races including Gorge Waterfall 50k and Beginner's Luck. Sorry for the audio issues but it was hot and Kevin's AC was strong.

Rebecca and Jean are both trail and ultra runners who live in Las Vegas, NV. They are part of an amazing trail running group and are both very passionate about running.