Running Legends Camille Herron, Mike Wardian, Ian Sharman, Terry Chiplin, Kara Goucher, Peter Maksimow from the ATP Science stage at #SpartanMediaFest with moderator Johnny Waite
The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.7 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 5 November 2019
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
What do these legends, some of the world’s top distance and trail runners, think about the growing adoration for the primal sport of trail running? Trail runners have always maintained an infamous degree of camaraderie and community, especially the Ultra runners who cover distances that can seem inconceivable. Hear about incredible records, but also the simple joys of running and of sharing the joy of running with others. Panelists talk about running five marathons in five days on five continents, setting record times, running one hundred miles for the first time, and running around the rim of the Grand Canyon for a fun day of exploration. The key is just trying it out, finding your own flow and entering what Terry calls the “oasis of connectedness” on the trail.
Maike Wardian - won the 2008, 2009 and 2010 US 50 km championship, the 2011 US 50 mile championship, the 2008 U.S. National 100 km championship and many others. Wardian is known for the vast number of marathons he participates in.
Camille Herron - won the 2017 Comrades Marathon and holds several world best times at ultramarathon distances, along with the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon in a Superhero costume.
Ian Sharman - a British ultramarathon runner, coach, he currently holds the record for the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and is the winner of the 2013 2015, 2016 and 2017 Leadville Trail 100.
Kara Goucher - was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships, represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics, made her marathon debut in 2008 and finished third the following year at the Boston Marathon.
Terry Chiplin - from US Trail Running Conference
Peter Maksimow - from the American Trail Running Association.
And our own Spartan Up host Johnny Waite as moderator.
LESSONS
- Support your athletic community
- Have compassion in competition
- Be present & connected
- Find your favorite trail & keep exploring
- Get outside & enjoy being in nature
- Don’t be intimated- just try it out
- Define what it means to be out there to you
- Run to explore & really feel what the world is like
- Enjoy the experience
LINKS
Spartan Trail Series https://www.spartan.com/en/trail
US Trail Running Conference https://ustrailrunningconference.com/
Camille Herron http://www.camilleherron.com
Kara Goucher http://www.karagoucher.com
Mike Wardian http://mikewardian.com
Ian Sharman https://www.sharmanultra.com
Amedican Trail Running Association https://trailrunner.com/
This curated group podcast was recorded at Spartan World Media Fest brought to you by ATP Science
TIME STAMPS
0:45 Johnny Waite introduces the legendary panel of trail runners
1:30 Panelists introduce themselves
5:45 Ultra running coming into the general consciousness
7:30 The sense of community amongst trail runners
8:45 How they got started in trail running
10:00 What keeps you running a hundred miles
12:00 Loving the sport and adapting as they get older
13:00 Organizing trail runs and welcoming new runners
14:45 How the sport is evolving
16:30 Their favorite home & international trails
25:00 Favorite trail is like your favorite child
27:30 Who is coming into the sport as it is growing
29:30 Male and female competition in the sport
31:00 What motivates you on the trails
33:00 An accessible sport if you put in the time
34:30 The ancestral lineage of running
36:00 Everyone runs their own trail
37:30 The exploration and beauty of running
39:45 Disconnecting with media and connecting with nature
41:45 The great people you meet
43:30 All running is good running
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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Moderator Dr. Johnny Waite, Guest panelists: Terry Chiplin, Kara Goucher, Mike Wardian, Ian Sharman, Peter Maksimow, Camille Herron
Joe De Sena, Col. Nye & Sefra Alexandra were jogging along in the audience at the Spartan World Media Fest
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty
© 2019 Spartan
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Spartan Up. Next week we'll be back to our usual interview format with a special Veterans Day episode. |
| 0:06.0 | In the meantime, we're bringing you another session from the ATP Science stage at the Spartan World Media Fest in Tahoe at our world championships. |
| 0:13.6 | This session is about the growing adoration of the trail and |
| 0:16.2 | trail running. |
| 0:16.9 | It's moderated by our own Spartan up host Johnny Waite. |
| 0:19.6 | He'll intro all the guests in just a minute. |
| 0:21.4 | If you're not familiar with these names, you will be soon. |
| 0:23.9 | Johnny talks to Ian Sharman, Mike Wardian, Tara Goucher, and Terry Chipplin. |
| 0:28.2 | I hope he'll stay to the end of the interview. I love the part where they talk about why they believe in running and the value it's had in their own lives. |
| 0:34.4 | One quick technical note, the stage was outside and as you'll hear things got a little bit windy. |
| 0:41.8 | Welcome to Spartan World Media Fest brought to you by ATP Science. I'm Johnny Waite |
| 0:45.8 | I'm one of the hosts of the Spartan Up Podcast, but today my role is to moderate a group of |
| 0:51.6 | pretty amazing trail runners and our conversation today is about the growing |
| 0:56.2 | adoration of the trail and it's something I've been around just the last few years and I get why people love it |
| 1:04.0 | but you guys been around it for a long long time most of you actually we'll get into |
| 1:07.6 | that in a bit but I want to hear your stories about what you've noticed a boat |
| 1:11.0 | trail what brought you to it what brings other people to it so first I'm just going to quickly |
| 1:16.4 | introduce each of you and then have you say a two second blurbable whatever you want really so first of all we've got Peter Maximo |
| 1:23.2 | Peter is with the American Trail running Association and uh... |
| 1:27.5 | uh... uh... tell us a bit about you |
| 1:29.3 | well uh... you can't see me right now but but I have a very large beard. |
| 1:32.5 | That's my distinguishing feature. |
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