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Do the Stupid Thing (Why Fun Matters More Than Optimization)
At some point, a lot of us stop doing things just because they’re fun.
We start asking if it’s productive, if it makes sense, or if it leads somewhere…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Make It Make Sense: World Cross Country, Burrito League, and Running Media Losing the Plot
The Free Outside Show is back for the new year, and I’m joined by our correspondent on everything, Allison Mercer. We’re doing the exact opposite of …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Before You Set Your Next Big Goal
Endurance sports give me structure when life feels chaotic. Miles are measurable. Effort makes sense. Pain feels productive. For a while, that clarit…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
FKT of the Year Acceptance Speech
I didn’t expect to win FKT of the Year for the Appalachian Trail, but here we are.
This video is not about splits, miles per day, or how fast the reco…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Jeffrey Awards: FKTs, Controversy, and Absolute Chaos
The conversation revolves around the Jeffrey Awards, celebrating achievements in ultra running, including new race directors, controversies, tragic F…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rebuilding the Jeff Brand: Tights, Treehouses, Technical Chaos, and The Mahoosuc Traverse
Jeff Colt is back, calling in from Carbondale with a mission to help rehabilitate the name “Jeff” one mountain town conversation at a time. We start …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Roadside America With Ordinary Jeff: Prairie Chickens, Hot Dogs, and Teddy Roosevelt
This week on the Free Outside Podcast, I am joined by Jeff Eklund, an “ordinary Jeff” calling in from North Carolina who quickly proves he is anythin…
7 months ago
Ultra Running Then vs Now: Jeff Browning vs Jeff Garmire
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I brought the cowboy hat out for this one, because Month of Jeff needed full giddy up …
7 months ago
From “Someday” to “Now”: Jeffs of the Appalachian Trail
The Month of Jeff keeps rolling, and today we are giving the thru-hiking world some love. I tracked down a Jeff who just finished the Appalachian Tra…
7 months, 1 week ago
Operation Hiking Home: 122 Laps on the Manitou Incline
I sit down with yet another Jeff, but this one took things to a different level. Over the course of October and November, he completed 122 laps of th…
7 months, 1 week ago