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Adventure Sports Podcast

Ep. 1197: Why You Always Need to Be Prepared in the Backcountry Revisited with Thomas Reiss

Adventure Sports Podcast

Curt Linville

Sports, Science, Fitness, Nature, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6579 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ultrarunning: Thomas Reiss on Ultrarunning Adventures – Years of Racing, Lessons from Unplanned Challenges.

Thomas has been running, racing, and ultrarunning for years, but even for the most experienced, things don’t always go as planned...

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Adventure Sports Podcast.

0:09.0

Thanks for adventuring with us as we discover what incredible athletes and outdoor enthusiasts are doing all over the world.

0:17.4

Hello everyone and welcome to the Adventure Sports Podcast. This is Caleb.

0:22.1

Every once in a while on the Adventure Sports podcast, we interview someone who has a story to tell about an adventure which didn't go well.

0:33.0

And there are a few reasons why we do that one because usually that story makes for a good

0:39.5

entertainment in hindsight, you know, a lot of type two fun in those situations. But also,

0:46.0

there's an element of maybe someone else's experiences can help other people to avoid similar

0:53.6

situations.

0:54.8

And that's what this episode is in line with.

0:57.3

In today's episode, Mason interviews Thomas Reese.

1:01.2

Thomas is an ultra runner.

1:03.4

In this episode, they talk about his years of racing and what that's been like for him

1:10.3

and how he transitioned in 2020 to doing

1:16.2

FKTs because there weren't any races going on in 2020 and they discuss how Thomas found

1:24.8

himself in a dangerous situation while attempting in FKT and what he did right,

1:33.1

what he did wrong, and why it's important to be prepared for the worst when you're out there in the wilderness.

1:40.2

I hope you enjoy this episode. Here's Mason.

1:53.5

All right, folks, welcome to the Adventure Sports Podcast. Today we're talking to a friend of mine now, an athletic brewing athlete, and someone who's doing some pretty cool stuff. Thomas

1:59.9

Reese, welcome to the show.

2:01.8

Hi there. I'm thankful that you have me here and get to share my story.

2:07.5

Absolutely. Now, Thomas, I know that you can kind of be doing adventures all over the place,

2:13.4

but where are you coming from today and where's home?

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