“The best way I can describe that 76 trip was we had no idea what we were doing but it was total freedom.”

Jack Smith is a legendary skateboarder and founder of the Skate Museum in Morro Bay. In this episode, Jack chats with Luis about how he got into skateboarding, how the skateboards have changed over time, how the early equipment was dangerous, evolution of the equipment, different types of skating, skateboarding across America in 1976 in 32 days, and his multiple trips across America on a skateboard over the years.

Also, Barefoot Ted McDonald joins the conversation as a surprise guest.

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“Throughout this journey in endurance sports, the whole thing is just convincing yourself that you can do this.”

Hilary Topper is an author and an athlete from Long Island. She is the author of a new book titled From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete. In this episode, Hilary chats with Luis about running the New York Marathon, getting started running, her running blog, triathlons, how her book came to be, and advice for people who want to get into running.

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“I tend to not perform very well when I feel like I have a lot of pressure.”

Rachel Entrekin is a bad-ass trail runner. In this episode, Rachel chats with Luis about living in Los Angeles, running stories, Crazy Mountain 100, Rio Del Lago 100, Badger Mountain 100, winning Cocodona 250, having crew and pacers, she describes certain race courses and what she has coming up.

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Blog: https://wordpress.com/sites/blondeidiotrunning.wordpress.com

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“Running is playing a more important role in raising awareness of different issues including climate change that is taking place throughout our world.”

Marcos Vargas is the Co-Chair and Regional Organizer for the Peace and Dignity Journeys - Central Coast, I am leading the organizing of communities and runners to support the Peace and Dignity Journeys, particularly as they come through the Native ancestorial land of the Chumash people, the California Central Coast region of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

The "Peace and Dignity Journeys" is an indigenous and First Nation ceremonial prayer run that invites the participation of Native and non-Native individuals committed to the preservation of Native American culture and the uniting of the indigenous people of Turtle Island (North, Central and South America).

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“I hope people like the book. It’s happy and it’s sad. It’s extraordinarily emotional.”

Michael Salsbury is a runner, a family man and the author of Running From Tragedy. In this episode, Michael chats with Luis about his runner son Sebastian, his running, Broken Arrow, why he wrote the book, what’s the book about, his personal tragic family story, and why you should read it.

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Website: www.runningfromtragedymemoir.com

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“If you run with the Earth then you can run forever.”

Franziska Maria Chaidez Pretsch is a trail runner and life coach from Germany and currently lives in Oregon. In this episode, Franziska chats with Luis about her life journey, how she got into distance running, her love of Luna Sandals, her experience of running in the Copper Canyons, how travel is important, Born to Run, meeting her husband in Mexico, and being a life coach.

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“I can’t think of any scenario where I’ve witnessed such like a close-knit community that was accepting of new people.”

John Waters is runner and works in software. In this episode, John chats with Luis about moving to San Diego, his experience in the Copper Canyons, his experience at Born to Run, playing music in front of people, his prep for Leadville, and his mental health struggles.

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“That’s incredible that us as people can go out there and push ourselves that hard and just see where that edge is, and there’s kind of this fascination with like where is that edge and what does that feel like.”

Rob DeCou is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual. He is also an ultra-endurance athlete. In this episode, Rob chats with Luis about his son getting into endurance sports, their experience at Born to Run, the importance of connection in his son’s life, his family’s journey on visiting all the National Parks, his mission to help raise awareness bout human trafficking, his partnership with Hope 61, his project of kayaking from Catalina to San Pedro, and why the Copper Canyons is a special place.

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Rob DeCou Contact Info:

robert@luxvirtual.com

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