Chasing the Cutoff with Troy Eid

Phil Lowry – who has finished more Destination Trail series "Triple Crown" races than anyone else in history – provides an After-Action Report for the Moab 240 Endurance Run with Troy and veteran ultra-runner Barry Sackett, who paced Troy in the 2026 race. This respectful but candid post-mortem focuses on practical lessons that can be applied to future 200-mile ultramarathons in wilderness settings. Rather than find fault or assign blame, these three nationally recognized attorneys with 130 years’ of combined distance-running experience focus on what this year’s Moab 240 adventure means for the present health and future viability our sport. This includes the increasingly urgent need to strengthen runners’ emergency capabilities; the limits of individual athletes’ assumption of risk in an organized race setting; alternative race-routing, contingency-planning, and evacuation strategies to protect racers, volunteers, and first responders. Links:Moab 240 Endurance Run:  https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/moabCandice Burt of Destination Trail: https://www.candiceburt.com/p/about-me.html San Juan County (UT) Sheriff’s Department: https://www.sanjuancountyut.gov/476/San-Juan-County-Sheriff Andy Glaze:  Moab 240 2026 Flash Flood Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cELBcmU-i6wRafael Hidalgo:  Moab 240:  Let Them Finish? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cELBcmU-i6w Ultra Marathon Trail Running with Simon:  “I Ran Moab 240 – Here’s what ACTUALLY Happened” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L32H6Q8zRxcYou can learn more about Troy Eid here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

David Gillen’s success in completing this year’s Crossing Switzerland 400 K – a continuous 248-mile race across the entire country from Liechtenstein to Lake Lucerne, with more than 84,000’ feet of vertical ascent – is a testament to his relentless good humor, and his disciplined training in the rugged Highlands and Uplands of his native Scotland. Yet it is also the story of a once-broken man who started binge-drinking at age 12, quit school at 14, and was hooked on heroin by 21. Battling addiction while working on commercial fishing boats and offshore oil platforms, the shadows grew ever darker. In this special episode of CHASING THE CUTOFF – celebrating David Gillen’s 54th birthday. He recalls the fateful day in 2008 when walked out of an Edinburgh homeless shelter and willed himself to climb Arthur’s Seat. Looking toward the Firth of Forth from the summit of that spectacular mountain craig, which dominates the city’s skyline, he vowed sobriety, and this time it stuck. A successful career with the National Health Service followed, along with extreme mountain- and ice-climbing and, starting in 2018, technical trail- and ultra-running. David’s journey is as Scottish as they come: Pure grit, determination, and seemingly endless good cheer and compassion and respect for others. Already on his calendar for 2027: The Race Across Scotland 215-Mile Ultramarathon. Links:Crossing Switzerland 400 K Ultramarathon: https://www.crossingswitzerland.com/National Health Service-Scotland: https://www.scot.nhs.uk/ The Race Across Scotland, directed by GBUltras: https://www.gbultras.com/ultra-great-britain/You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

Famed coach Lauren Callahan – sports nutritionist, wellness guru, and Reiki Master – explores practical fueling and hydration strategies to help guide your next 200-mile-plus ultramarathon. One of the country’s most respected experts on improving “gut health,” Lauren draws inspiration from her own ultramarathoning and Ironman experiences. She uses the Crossing Switzerland 400 K – the next race on Troy Eid’s ultramarathon racing calendar, with 84,000’ of vertical ascent and corresponding descent from Lichtenstein to Lake Lucerne – to build a Fueling Plan that can be used for any long-distance endurance adventure.LINKS: Coach Lauren Callahan: https://www.laurenbcallahan.com/Crossing Switzerland 400 K Ultramarathon: https://www.crossingswitzerland.com/“Lauren Callahan: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Gut Health,” Run the Riot Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwJ6spSFZJg“Why You’re Always Tired (It’s Not Discipline): Lauren Callahan,” The Plus One Theory Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajlqJsxScE“Lauren Callahan, Goddess Health,” The Run Radio Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtD-02Gh3ik“Optimal Wellness: Gut Health Expert Lauren Callahan,” Health Declassified Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5DIb5tdVEw“Your Gut Hijacked Your Life: Here’s the Step-By-Step Reset That Works,” Hindsight the Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI-P7-bz8BcYou can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

Colonel Phil Lowry (Montana Army National Guard) – Director and Counsel for Cybersecurity & Privacy at Western Union – has raced 20 officially sanctioned 200-mile-plus ultramarathons, along with nearly a hundred 100-mile trail races.  He’s the only person in history to finish all three races in the Destination Trail annual “Triple Crown” series of 200-mile ultras – the Tahoe 200, Bigfoot 200, and Moab 240 – four separate times.   One of the best-known 200-milers on earth, Colonel Lowry and wife Dr. Jill – a renowned colorectal surgeon and veteran trail-racer extraordinaire – and the six Lowry children combine outdoor adventure with professional and personal excellence. Careening toward his 60th birthday this August, The Colonel of Ultramarathoning opines on the evolution of ultra as a sport and a lifestyle – from the good old days of Fat Ass informality to the phenomena of Cocodona 250 live-streaming – and explains exactly what to do when a rattlesnake bites one of your ankles.  Links: Destination Trail: Ultramarathons, But Longer: https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/The Most Extreme Moab 240 Yet with Phil Lowry (Distance to Empty podcast, Dec. 10, 2025): https://open.spotify.com/episode/61QTe9F0wXpuTBVpVMqWCBPhil Lowry:  Bigfoot 200/Episode No. 105 (PodBean podcast, Nov. 28, 2017): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/phil-lowry-the-triple-triple-crown/id1722571117?i=1000650372106Phil Lowry:  The Triple Triple Crown (Distance to Empty podcast, March 22, 2024): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/phil-lowry-the-triple-triple-crown/id1722571117?i=1000650372106Phil Lowry (Miles & Mountains podcast, Dec. 6, 2022): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f954723-fd68-4179-aad8-928a2250c70e/episodes/c1dbc8a0-d4fa-4410-ac29-53cb426e8371/miles-mountains-phil-lowry You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

Everyone participating in a BADWATER race – the iconic ultramarathon series created and produced by Chris Kostman, the sport’s most consequential race director – receives a welcoming smile from Erika Small. Erika started her own career as a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders.  A beloved member of the BADWATER staff who raised two amazing children and manages a successful real estate practice in the Greater Sacramento Area, Erika completed the BADWATER Ultra Cup last year. At age 52, she placed 4th Overall in the BADWATER-Cape Fear 51.4-miler on the sandy beaches of North Carolina’s Bald Head Island; 1st Place Overall in the grueling BADWATER-Salton Sea 81-mile team race from the Mojave Desert to the summit of Mt. Palomar; and 11th Place Woman in the BADWATER 135, widely considered the world’s toughest road race, from Death Valley to Whitney Portal. While balancing family, training and competition, and professional excellence, Erika somehow found time to become a pioneering leader in the non-profit world.  She created the Run It Forward Project in which she and a cadre of fellow ultramarathoners ran first from Chicago to Santa Monica, then from Orlando to the Mexican Border, raising money and awareness for struggling public schools with students living in poverty.  A fighter for equality in education, Erika Small embodies what it means to find and make meaning in life.  LINKSBadwaterhttps://www.badwater.com/Run It Forward Project: https://youtu.be/1PiH49HzdMA?si=OSMn24Ozdfq1YeAjhttps://youtu.be/xxwdkzulESM?si=ndi-5MpMhRuEKnr3You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

Headed into the 2026 Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon, Kilian Korth was repeatedly marginalized by some commentators – disrespecting not just him and his achievements, but all of us who compete regularly in 200-mile ultramarathons.  Korth went on to become the fastest-ever male to finish the Cocodona 250, finishing in 57:28:36 and placing second overall to fellow Coloradan Rachel Entrekin, who shattered the course record – beating Korth by 1 hour, 18 minutes and 48 seconds. In this Special Edition of CHASING THE CUTOFF, Troy Eid – a pacer for five-time Cocodona finisher Paul James Johnson, who placed Third Overall in the 60-69 Age Group, in this year’s Cocodona 250 – explains why those who keep throwing shade on Korth’s pathbreaking achievements in 200-milers should instead give the resilient 30-year-old Coloradan his due.  After sweeping the Triple Crown of 200-milers last year, Korth’s record-breaking performance at Cocodona represents another step forward in human potential. The stubborn fact is that 200-mile trail-racing is entering a new era with a field of emerging champions who are every bit as worthy as the more familiar faces we know and admire. Links: Rachel Entrekin and Killian Korth on their Cocodona 250 wins in 2026 (Everyday Ultra Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3R8BILxk8 Kilian Korth – 2026 Cocodona 250 Post Race Interview with Hilary Yang (Mountain Outpost Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Je5c4jTROkPre-Race with the Cocodona 250 Champs (Next Aid Station Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqnsLiFykzk2026 Cocodona 250 Preview:  Analysis, Storylines, Predictions (Singletrack Podcast):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7O4wszNvs Mastering the 200:  Kilian Korth’s Blueprint for Cocodona (Aravaipa Running, Flagstaff Bound, Episode 7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXj8i5Kx77wKilian Korth (Keep Hammering Collective with Cameron Hanes, Episode 164): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgIoFuZNrY Kilian Korth on What It Takes to Win the Triple Crown of 200s (Everyday Ultra Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjyYAjrEigQHave 200-Mile Ultras Earned Their Place in the Sport Yet? Kilian Korth Weighs in (Singletrack Podcast, Feb. 4, 2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXj8i5Kx77wYou can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

South Dakota’s Barry Sackett is a runner’s runner:  A versatile and highly accomplished Marathon Majors road-racer; a run-streaker who hasn’t missed a single day of training in nearly two decades; and a veteran single-tracker who placed 6th Overall in the Cowboy 200-Mile ultramarathon.  He’s also a leader in Sioux Falls’ legal and civic communities, balancing a cutting-edge law practice with relentless public service. Barry Sackett: https://bassford.com/team/barry-s-sackett/ The Pickle Podcast with Barry Sackett: https://open.spotify.com/show/3qeMtdNxhzZQoPq7NAqtJs The Cowboy 200: https://ultraversesupplements.com/our-races/the-cowboy-200-ultra?srsltid=AfmBOop05zmvi7_CyPIqsQKcVbCDT-V1AMPWWrfQh4iNaJJQ5wWutjM-You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

When the global Pandemic hit in 2020, the Navajo Nation – a tribal homeland bigger than 10 U.S. states – suffered some of the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world.  With her first grandchild on the way, Echo-Lee Parkhurst vowed to quit drinking , embrace her traditional Dine’ culture and tradition, and start running.  Five years later and 50 lbs. lighter, Echo’s relentless quest for excellence elevated her to the podium in the Navajo Nation’s annual mountain-running endurance competition:  The 12 Hours of Asaayi, sponsored by NavajoYES, the Nation’s premier fitness and wellness non-profit organization.  Working two jobs while earning a degree in Social Work, Echo’s path is a dazzling testament to what is truly possible if we demand more of ourselves and dedicate our lives to helping others. LINKS: Echo Parkhurst:   https://www.facebook.com/echo.krystal/ NavajoYES: https://www.navajoyes.org/ Running and Biking the Navajo Nation:  A Conversation with Tom Riggenbach and Rygie Bekaye of NavajoYES: https://podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/running-biking-the-navajo-nation-tom-riggenbach-and/id1831347220?i=1000726890215 https://open.spotify.com/show/4OQmrYNdlX8pG88aqYoxIgYou can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

There may be plenty of helicopter parents, but few two-helicopter families. After running track and cross-country for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Cory Wroblewski met his future wife Hope while attending Army helicopter flight school together in Alabama.  She flew a Blackhawk, he a Kiowa. A resilient marriage carried them through multiple separated deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.  They ultimately landed together in Denver, where Cory – after completing a distinguished career as an Army officer – earned a law degree, became a proud parent to daughter Lark, joined a prestigious international law firm, and founded Front Range Running Lab (“Performance Coaching for Busy Runners”).  While consistently qualifying for the Boston Marathon, Cory also excels at trail ultramarathons between 50 K and 100 miles – while relentlessly giving back to the community. You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X

While rising to become one of the most admired trial attorneys in Michigan, five-time Boston Marathon competitor Paul James Johnson morphed into a trail-runner at age 60.  Today –at 69 – Paul is one of the most outstanding 200-mile-plus Grand Masters racers in the world.  Last year, he was awarded the coveted 1,000-mile buckle in the famed Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon after beating the cutoff time in that race for four consecutive years.  Paul and Troy – who met randomly and ran together for a segment of the inaugural Cowboy 200-Miler in 2022 – explore Paul’s extraordinarily prolific journey into ultra, including conquering the first-ever Arizona Monster 300-Miler and missing the cutoff – after getting accidentally turned-around in the High Country of the Canadian Rockies, in the dead of night – in the Divide 200. Through it all, Paul’s warmth, dignity, and humanity never dim.  Links: Michigan Defense Trial Counsel biography:  Paul James Johnsonhttps://www.mdtc.org/member/paul_johnsonstaffdefense-com/Episode 14 – Paul James Johnson:  Storytelling, Distraction, and Thriving in the 200-Mile World on the Run Long After 60 Podcast with Mark Vega: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-14-paul-james-johnson-storytelling-distraction/id1871947718?i=1000747134406 200 Miles and an Irrational Mind:  Paul Johnson’s Ultra Adventure on Buckle UP: An Ultrarunning Conversation with Coach Brian and Mandy Mullen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6btlhV8pQKFZSFw9MANI5V Cocodona 250: https://www.aravaiparunning.com/cocodona2/ Arizona Monster 300: https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/arizona-monster-300 The Divide 200: https://www.sinistersports.ca/divide200/You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here:Website⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X