Run The Riot Podcast

Stop Trying and Start Training. Thoughts on life goals. Use the lessons we learn in training for our races in life.Create, small, measurable, daily habits that will get you to your goal. Train, don't try.

Today’s guest, Stacey Shaver-Matson is one of our Arkansas trail running friends.  She's run just about every Arkansas trail race! She also did the Tahoe 200 in 2018.  She’s a board member for AURA, the Arkansas Ultra Running Association, and also race director for Athens Big Fork Trail Marathon, Ouachita Trail 50, and the Arkansas Traveller 100.  We talk about the awesome Arkansas trail running community, the races she’s run and directs, and her battle back from knee surgery for a meniscus root repair.  Lots of great information from an experienced runner!Show Notes: http://www.theriot.run/staceys

Strategies when dealing with the unknown. Thoughts on how I'm dealing with a possible setback. Focus on what you can control. Stay positive and hopeful. Seek support from others. Set new, realistic goals.

Christine is the overall winner of this year’s Outlaw 100 135-mile race! They called her “The Little Engine that Could” during the race. You’ll have to listen to find out why! She was also 2nd female at the 2021 Moab 240 Mile race! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her and talking about her impressive race resume, how she picks her races and her simple race strategy that has obviously worked great for her!  Show Notes: http://www.theriot.run/christinet

Join me as we have a great conversation with Devin Nelson.  He’s a family man who discovered there was something special in pushing his body to do hard things.  After discovering and racing Tough Mudder races he found himself running long distances on the trails.  Then, he was signing up to run challenging ultramarathons!  We have great discussions about training with a family, DNFs, redemption, mindset, and more!http://www.theriot.run/devinn

Let's take some time to evaluate our lives in light of our values, goals, and priorities.

A few tips to stay disciplined in training and life.

Shaun Barnes is a friend who we’ve had on the podcast a few times before. He’s been doing big stuff!  If you remember, we had him and his coach on to talk about his experience doing the Triple Crown of 200s.  Then, we had him on to catch up and talk about the Iditarod Trail Invitational which he ended up not finishing, but he learned a ton!  THEN, we had him on to discuss his experience returning to the ITI which resulted in an awesome finish.  We even spoke to his girlfriend at the end for a few minutes to get her perspective on Shaun’s endeavors and how emotionally hard it was to track him while she was home and he was off running this race in Alaska for 8 days!  (links to previous episodes below) For this episode, we dive into Shaun's preparation for the Iditarod Trail Invitational 1000-mile journey that he starts next week!  Listen as we discuss this major undertaking and be ready to track him as he runs 1000 miles of cold to get to the finish! Show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/sbarnes4

Today, we have a special guest who embodies perseverance and determination. Jonathan Prosser is a runner, husband, and father who overcame a DNF on his first difficult 100 miler and went on to finish the Outlaw 100. Then, the Leadville 100!  Not only that, he’s a husband, and father, and now directs a race in Kansas called the Skyline Scramble. Join us as we delve into Jonathan's journey and find out what he does to get it all done.   Show notes:  http://www.theriot.run/jonathanp

Kathleen is an adventurer!  She’s hiked some amazing places all over the world.  She also has had the opportunity to run some great races.  Most recently, she won the Bigfoot 200 having done a large portion of her training by bagging 14ers and having a blast doing it! Show notes here:  http://www.theriot.run/kathleene