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Hi, I'm Olympia, Carrie Tullifson, and welcome to the C-Talley Run podcast.

I am so excited for you all to hear my guest today.

Mike Wardian, he calls himself a husband, a father, an international shipping broker.

He's an elite athlete for Hoka. He's a speaker, a running, an international shipping broker. He's an elite athlete for Hoka.

He's a speaker, a running coach, a chess player, a pickleball addict, and a beekeeper.

And you know what?

Above all of this, this guy runs not only for himself, but he runs to raise money and awareness for others.

Mike is known for his running accolades all over the world from winning USATF championships to ultra-marathons like the JFK-50.

He set a Guinness Book of World Record.

And most recently, he ran across the U.S. in 62 days and raised over $110,000 for World Vision, a charity that helps families gain access to

clean water. He does these crazy hard feats with hoka shoes on his feet. And we have Mike on the

show today. He's such an inspiration. So let's get after it.

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for taking the time.

I bet you are just like slammed.

Yeah, it's been busy, but it's cool.

It's all good.

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