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Adult Cross Country, Halloween Chaos, and Santa Sees Javelina 100
I thought I was done racing this year… but apparently Montana had other plans. Two weeks after Allison Mercer introduced me to cross country running,…
6 months, 1 week ago
Will Power: Javelina 100 Recap, Molly Seidel News and the rest of 2025
I was on the ground at Javelina while Allison rode shotgun in the live chat, and—wow—what a day. Will Murray put on the most nondescript masterclass …
6 months, 1 week ago
Tech on the Trail: The Good, the Bad, and the Data-Obsessed
Technology has crept into every corner of our sport—from GPS watches to real-time tracking to social media validation. In this episode of the Free Ou…
6 months, 1 week ago
When the Goal Is Over, but the Feelings Aren’t
One month after setting the Appalachian Trail self-supported FKT, I’m in a strange place—floating between accomplishment and uncertainty. This episod…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Javelina Jundred Preview Show Chaos
It’s that magical time of year again — pumpkin spice, golden tickets, and glitter on the desert trails. In this episode, Me and Allison Mercer break …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Love Letter to the Wasatch: Millwood 100
I’m joined by Katie “Wildy” Brown—former Arizona Trail self-supported record holder and fresh off the Millwood 100, a 102-mile Wasatch linkup with ~3…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Chicago marathon Meets Local News
After 45 days of hiking, hobbling, and setting a new Appalachian Trail self-supported record, I’m back—barely running, barely sleeping, and somehow s…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Exulansis: When No One Gets It But You
It’s a full plate this week on The Free Outside Show. I’m diving into Terminus Season—that bittersweet time when thru-hikers take the photo, post it,…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The SCAR Maker and the AT Record Breaker
Fresh off my self-supported AT record, I sit down with 2013 AT self-supported FKT holder Matt Kirk to talk about the weird gravity of post-trail depr…
7 months ago
A+ Suffering, B+ Sanity: My Self-Graded Appalachian Trail FKT
Ten days off the Appalachian Trail and I’m deep in the post-trail fog—so I’m doing what any reasonable human would: grading my own record attempt. In…
7 months ago