58 Hours. 241 Miles. First Loss. Kim Gottwald on the End of His 14-Month Winning Streak & Why He'll Be Back to Win the BPN G1M Ultra
THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST
Dominic Schlueter
4.9 • 822 Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
He came out of nowhere, tied a backyard ultra, and accidentally built one of running's most compelling brands—all before turning 22.
Now Kim Goldwald is back on the show, and this time, he left Texas without the crown.
Kim returns to The Running Effect fresh off his second Go One More Ultra, where he finished 58 loops (241.5 miles) in brutal, rain-soaked conditions before his right glute gave out for good. It's the first backyard loss of his career, and he couldn't care less. In this conversation, Kim breaks down what actually changed—not the outcome, but the person who walked off those trails.
He talks about the version of himself that "died" at this race: the one who was always sprinting to the next drop, the next event, the next milestone without ever stopping to feel any of it.
He opens up about Rappid Run’s explosive growth (from $70k in total revenue before June 2024 to $900k by year's end, and $400k in sales over a single race weekend) and why the numbers aren't the point anymore. The brand's real mission, he says, is simple: inspire people, change lives, mean something.
He's 22. He's already different. And he's coming for everybody next time.
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| 0:00.0 | Kim Gouldwold, back in the flesh. |
| 0:03.0 | Back in the flesh. |
| 0:04.0 | Alive, he didn't die. |
| 0:06.0 | What did you learn most from this race? |
| 0:08.0 | Oh, I'm going in deep. |
| 0:10.0 | Two main takeaways, I'd say the first one is definitely, |
| 0:16.0 | I need to take recovery more serious in terms of working in general, like just overworking and burning out in a way, and also just over training and giving my time the full amount to really recover and rest. |
| 0:30.0 | And second is, we'll get into this. |
| 0:33.3 | And I'll probably get emotional on this podcast because this race meant a lot to me. |
| 0:37.1 | It was a first race where we pulled up as like whole team rapid and seeing these people that |
| 0:43.1 | joined the crew in the last month, last year, working for the full's potential and really doing |
| 0:49.3 | magic out there. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm just so grateful to have these people in my life and that's my second |
| 0:55.3 | takeaway it's like just be grateful the people around you and honor them give them the time they deserve |
| 1:01.2 | yeah so these are like the two main things one is more sport focus and one is more like just life |
| 1:07.7 | focus but um yeah those two all the biggest team rapid last year you really |
| 1:14.1 | change your life i mean just to set the context for the listener or or viewer um you literally sold |
| 1:19.7 | shoes to fund your plane ticket to the states no one knew who you were you line up first inaugural |
| 1:25.2 | going more ultra at the bear ranch which they had just really built and |
| 1:29.1 | you know people are seeing for the first time at that race you tie co-win i guess with kendall |
| 1:35.1 | mutually after god wrecks havoc on the ranch through the storm that everyone knows on lap 56 and your |
| 1:41.2 | life really changes overnight at that point you had started rapid your clothing brand correct me if i'm saying it wrong and that life really changes overnight. At that point, you had started Rapid, your clothing brand, correct me if I'm saying it wrong. |
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