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Ten Junk Miles

Long Run 8 - Sam and Bonnie Busch

Ten Junk Miles

Ten Junk Miles

Running, Sports, Comedy, Improv

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2016

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Take a long run with Sam and Bonnie Busch, AKA Bonnie Badass. Bonnie is a legend in the Midwest Ultramarathon community, having tackled it all-- from Badwater to Arrowhead. She most recently won the Potawatomi 100 Miler, and earned her 1,000 mile buckle. We talk about how she got into running, and advice she has for young females just getting into the sport. Scotty, Sam, and Bonnie dive deeper into the world of Winter Ultras-- a TJM favorite topic.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody this is going to be a long run episode between Sam and Bonnie Bush

0:06.2

These are long form interviews unlike the normal show one-on-one with one of us and with someone that we either admire,

0:14.0

someone that we think that you should know about, or aspect of them that we think is

0:19.2

particularly interesting. Today's guest is all three, both to me and to Sam, but Sam gets to take the lead.

0:27.0

And without further ado, welcome Bonnie Bush. Thank you. Tell him the truth.

0:44.0

Telling from the house.

0:49.0

Engine plan.

0:50.0

Ten of miles. line. Welcome.

1:05.0

Hi.

1:06.0

Hey guys, how are you?

1:07.0

Hi.

1:08.0

So where did we catch you?

1:10.0

You're in Iowa, right? That's right right that's where they grow corn not potatoes

1:16.0

quads it's right from what I remember yes actually I am I'm living in well the Quad Cities, one of the four cities that make up the Quad Cities here. It's downstate Illinois along the Mississippi River about midstate and on the Iowa side about midstate also

1:36.2

it's a little bump in the state on the eastern border. So I knew this because I I met Bonnie at the T-Bunk race in fall November 2015 and I

1:50.6

I didn't know that Bonnie was like this legend in Midwest and probably

1:59.5

National Ultra running at the time that I was running with with you Bonnie but you

2:05.0

but you really it was fun you kept me so entertained I loved hearing

2:10.1

your stories and that was a special race because it's a memorial race for Tom Bunk and frankly going

2:17.0

into the race I didn't really know much about that.

2:20.5

So you know Bonnie you're so knowledgeable and have so much experience I'm so

2:25.0

excited to kind of die with you it was late in the race as I recall because I

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