Today, we are joined by RDs Forrest Parsons and Charles Steele to discuss their backyard style ultra, the Pulmonary Vein Stenosis 4 Mile EHOH race. Charles talks about his direct connection to the rare, serious condition, and the pair comment on putting on their first race, getting into running, and how they decided that a backyard race was the rig…

The Michaels welcome on friend of the podcast and newly minted trail runner, Nicki Mullan!Nicki ran the 15.6 mile Earth Day race a few weeks back -- not only was it her first trail race, it was her first race of any kind, and the longest she has EVER ran!In true Nicki fashion, she kicked ass.Hear about her approach to the trail world and racing, ac…

The Michaels RAN together, IN PERSON! At the Earth Day 50k trail race. You'll hear all about it on this episode -- a race recap, including some highs, lows, what food we ate (obviously), thoughts on the trail, and many more.We also discuss getting ready for the upcoming Des Moines 70.3 Triathlon. Quick spoiler: not feelin' great!…