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Podcast 67:
Lisa Smith-Batchen sets-out for her 2nd consecutive “Badwater DOUBLE”!

Posted August 3rd, 2007 at 2:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode 67 of The Final Sprint Podcast was done in conjunction with TrailFit.com; a comprehensive trail running, ultra- marathoning, and adventure racing publication and the newest member of the TFS media network.

Today’s guest is ultra-endurance runner and coach Lisa Smith-Batchen, n incredible ultra-endurance runner who posses seemingly endless athletic ability, courage and perseverance, as she takes aim at completing a second consecutive Badwater DOUBLE. Lisa’s resume also includes victories at the 1997 and 1998 Badwater Ultramarathons (regarded as the most grueling footrace in the world) and becoming the first American woman to ever win the grueling Marathon des Sables.

A year removed from her first Badwater Double, where she ran over 300 miles in death valley in average temperatures of 125 degrees and also raised more than $300,000 for AIDS orphans in Africa, Lisa has set out to complete the Badwater Double once again and to raise money for the MPD Foundation.

Download the podcast to hear Lisa discuss last year’s adventure and her decision to repeat it, this year’s charity benefactor, her battle with depression, aiming to complete 10 Badwater Marathons and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Lisa Smith-Batchen
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 25.1 MB
Length: 36:41

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Podcast 52: Running the Sahara’s Charlie Engle

Posted May 23rd, 2007 at 3:15 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

charlie engle running the sahara sitting on night nine Episode 52 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with Charlie Engle; one of America’s top ultra- endurance athletes and Running the Sahara’s Expedition Team Leader. Charlie, along with Canada’s Ray Zahab and Taiwan’s Kevin Lin, successfully became the first humans to run across the
Sahara Desert this past winter. The statistics of their historic and life-changing adventure are almost incomprehensible. In average temperatures of 112 degrees Fahrenheit, these three men ran for 111 days, accumulated a total of 4,300 miles, crossed 6 countries and drank enough Gatorade Endurance Formula (3,300 liters) to fill an entire swimming pool!

This fall the documentary “Running the Sahara”, directed by James Moll and narrated by Matt Damon (both of whom are Academy Award winners) will chronicle Charlie, Ray and Kevin’s incredible feat.

In this in-depth interview Charlie talks about how the idea evolved, the drive to realize such a unthinkable goal, staying hydrated and nutritionally fueled, the critical assistance of partners like Gatorade and Magellan GPS, and the multitude of dangers and obstacles (such as scorpions, wind storms and a lack of water) that they encountered (and overcame) along the way.

Download the podcast to hear Charlie discuss these topics, as well as, how they were received by the local communities, H2O Africa (the charitable organization they created to raise awareness of and help solve the water crisis in Africa), the documentary, his plans for this year’s Badwater Ultramarathon, and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Charlie Engle
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 25.7 MB
Length: 37:32

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Podcast 34: Interview with ultramarathoner Scott Jurek

Posted April 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Scott Jurek Badwater Marathon taken by Luis Escobar Episode 34 of The Final Sprint Podcast features my interview with Scott Jurek; a leading American ultramarathoner and one of, if not the, premier vegan athletes in the world.

Scott was selected as the Ultra Running Magazine’s UltraRunner of the Year in 2003, 4 and 5 and successfully set course records at the Badwater Ultramarathon and the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run; a race he has won seven times. Last year he also became the first American to win Greece’s famed 246K Spartathlon.

Download the podcast to hear Scott discuss the Spartathlon, training for ultramarathons, being a vegan athlete, eating during an ultra, his company Beyond Running, plans for 2007 and much more!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Scott Jurek
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 36.8 MB
Length: 00:40.05

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Podcast 9: Interview with extreme ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes

Posted February 5th, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Today’s podcast features my interview with Dean Karnazes, the “Ultramarathon Man”‘ who earned national acclaim (and became the target of skeptical critics) for completing the Northface Endurance 50 (Fifty marathons in fifty states in fifty consecutive days).

After the NYC Marathon, his 50th and final race, Dean decided to follow in the footsteps of Forrest Gump and “just kept running”; making it all the way from New York City to St. Charles, MO!

His resume also includes a myriad of impressive (and unique) feats, such as finishing the first marathon on the South Pole, winning the 2004 Badwater Marathon (135-mile race through Death Valley in 120-degree heat), swimming across San Fransisco Bay and running 350 miles in 80 hours and 44 minutes.

Download the podcast to hear Dean respond to all the critics and discuss his past achievements, un-orthodox training routine, source of motivation and plans for the future.

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Dean Karnazes
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 20.1MB
Length: 00:29:23