51. Cat Bradley - Professional Trail Runner & Host of The Be Rad Podcast

On Episode 57 we extend our post-race coverage of The Snowman Race which was held in the Kingdom of Bhutan and billed as "The Ultimate Race for Climate Action" highlights how climate and weather events are affecting some of the most remote villages in the region. Thomas Reiss, an accomplished Ultra Runner in his own right took the reigns as the International Athlete Manager for the Snowman Race and he discusses this race of a lifetime that follows the trail of the famous Snowman Trek, which has been completed by fewer people than Everest. The audacious event appropriately turns up the heat, focused as it is on Climate Change. Thomas' Running Records: 50k - 3:12.32 50 mile - 5:56.17 100 mile - 18:05 10,000m - 31:51 (Track, 1996) 800m - 1:58:2 - (Track, 1995) Halfmarathon - 1:09:10 (Road, 1998) 3Days/3Marathons, 8:43:19 (Road, Altitude, 2006) Results on Ultra Sign Up: https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Thomas&lname=Reiss Thomas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas.rei55/ Snowman Race: https://snowmanrace.org/ Snowman Race on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/snowmanrace/ Thomas' Web Site: https://thomasreiss.com https://kraftwerkdesign.com (Thomas' real job) Faster Forward Show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow https://instagram.com/troybusot

A Juliana  and SRAM Pro Team professional mountain bike racer and champion, Rose joins the podcast to talk about her career in bike racing, and balancing sacrifice with accomplishment while raising a family. Rose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosekgrant/  Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 55 is Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner and mountain athlete. With her degree in psychology in hand, she headed out West to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and her life ruined in the best way. She fell in love with epic hikes, which turned into epic trail runs, which turned into ... well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest. Emily on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/emilyin.thewild/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 54 is Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and host of the FOR THE LONG RUN podcast. "I created this podcast to explore the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated."" A runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. Jon also works for an amazing company, InsideTracker, as a Sales and Endurance Team Manager. InsideTracker is a personalized nutrition system that analyzes your blood, DNA and lifestyle to help you optimize your body and reach your goals. For the Long Run Podcast: https://forthelong.run/ Inside Tracker https://www.insidetracker.com/ Jon on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jwlevitt/ For the Long Run Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/forthelrpod/ Faster Forward Show on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/ Troy Busot on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool.  After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team.  Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale. 

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool.  After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team.  Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale.  We talk about what it takes to be an exceptional mentor, leader and cyclist as well as how boxing and cycling are sometimes all too similar.

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By the age of 20, Cat Bradley had run her first 50K. By 23, she had bagged multiple ultra trail running wins including a victory at Western States 100 and top 10 finishes and podiums at some of the word's biggest races like Leadville 100 and UTMB. She even had time to score an FTK, becoming the first woman to go under 8 hours on the Grand Canyon's Rim to Rim to Rim. Simply put, Cat Bradley was born to race Ultra Marathons.  A collision with a drunk driver took away the hearing in her left ear, left her with a broken pelvis and lingering nerve damage that has delayed - rather than derailed - her plans.  We talk about what it has taken to get back into racing form. Why fear of failure leads one to run away from, rather than toward one's goals, and which comedian she'd most like to share a long run with. Links: https://www.catberad.com/ https://methodseven.com/trail-eyewear/ https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Cat&lname=Bradley https://www.catberad.com/be-rad-podcast

On today's show, we have a very special treat in the form of the Trail & Ultra Running Husband and Wife team of Abby and Cordis Hall. Abby has been lighting up the ultra scene with multiple finishes over the years at races like the North Face Endurance Challenge, Leadville Trail 100, and of course Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc or UTMB - most recently with an impressive 3rd place podium finish. Cordis is no stranger to the ultra scene with impressive finishes at UTMB, TDS and most recently a 100K finish at Innsbruck Alpine Trailrun Festival. We get into their origins as runners and husband and wife by biting off massive challenges together - sometimes failing, sometimes succeeding, but always loving and supporting one another. I recorded this way back in February and the episode sat on the shelf since then, but with the relaunch, I wanted to share the conversation with all of you. So, if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go! Abby & Cordis Web Site https://www.abbyandcordis.com/ Abby Hall on Instagram https://instagram.com/abby.k.hall Cordis Hall on Instagram https://instagram.com/cordisimo Faster Forward on Instagram https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow Troy Busot ([email protected]) https://instagram.com/troybusot

Our guests for episode 49 are no strangers to the podcast - the King and Queen of FKTs Jason Hardrath and Ashly Winchester join us today as they team up to talk about doing massive efforts - Ashly with an unsupported record on the JMT - or John Muir Trail and Jason collecting his 100th FKT by bagging Washington's 100 highest peaks on Bulger's. We talk about catching COVID at 18,000 feet, hallucinating hermit crabs, supporting one another around the world and why being a good partner sometimes means being as unsupportive as possible. It's always a blast to catch up with these two - it's a show that was 10 months in the making, so if you're ready for the show, crank it up and let's go.  Links: Women of the Wild https://womxnofthewild.com/episodes/ Jason Hardrath https://www.jasonhardrath.com/ Journey to 100 Movie https://wzrdmedia.com/journey-to-100/ Ashly on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashly.winchester/ Jason on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jasonhardrath/ Six Moon Designs https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/ Feathered Friends https://featheredfriends.com/ Sawyer Water Filtration https://www.sawyer.com/product-categories/water-filtration Coros Vertix 2 https://coros.com/vertix2 Peak Refuel Meals https://peakrefuel.com/ Norda Run Shoes https://nordarun.com/ Path Projects Liners https://pathprojects.com/collections/base-liners