Mar 9, 2026

“Look, these group of people they go out and camp and then they go running.”

Helen Payne is a distance runner, Trail Work Ambassador, and student who lives in Santa Barbara. In this episode, Luis is joined by Jon Zaid as a co-host and they chat with Helen about studying plant ecology, plants and relationship to...

Mar 2, 2026

“You see locals wearing very proudly their Nine Trails Rabbit shirts.”

Sam Marks is the Community and Events Manager for the brand Rabbit. In this episode, Sam chats with Luis about running, 9 Trails, working with Rabbit, trail races that they sponsor and put on, and custom gear created for specific races.

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Feb 23, 2026

“There was a lot of throwing up going up that river and no one would give anyone a ride. I’ve learned that the hard way.”

Ann Trason is widely regarded as one of the greatest ultrarunners of all time. A 14-time

champion of the Western States 100, she dominated the sport throughout the 1990s and early 2000s,...

Feb 16, 2026

“It takes a lot of effort to innovate and then to educate people with why it’s different, how to wear it, and why you have to wear it differently than packs that are designed with a typical chest strap.”

Josh Sprague is the founder of Orange Mud, which makes hydration packs for endurance athletes. In this episode,...

Feb 9, 2026

“When things happen, we don’t just send a whole bunch of Band-Aids—we say, ‘What do you need?’”

Jon Zaid is a runner and director of software engineering at Direct Relief. In this episode, Jon chats with Luis about how he got into running, 100 milers, how he met Luis and ran with him, 200 milers, his...