#scarecrowrunnerpodcast #ultrarunning #beshortrunultra

Episode 80 just dropped. Featuring @shannonbeshortrunultra

You can find this episode on just about every streaming service to listen or watch here.

It wasn't until a rough day, when she was home alone, where she turned on the tv to decompress and her life was altered. Staring at the screen in front of her was a Badwater 135 documentary and it triggered something deep inside.

Shannon was hooked immediately by the intense and grueling race that played out in front of her.

What happened next was simply unimaginable...

Through this episode with Shannon Mick, a national certified counselor

and licensed professional counselor from Pennsylvania, I learn a lot about her passion of trail running and what fuels her to keep going when she faces adversity head on.

We also dive into the basics of survival that an ultra-runner needs when running these long distances: training, hydration, mental toughness and desire to keep going.

I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did. I hope you will follow her on social media or YouTube if you have not already. https://www.instagram.com/be.short.run.ultra

#overcomingadversity #toxicrelationships #scarecrowrunnerpodcast

On this week's episode of the ScarecrowRunner podcast we visit with Brad Lord. I have gotten to know Brad over the last 3 years and have followed him on social media and watch his channel, @RunwithBrad

He's a returning guest and this time we go deeper as Brad shares where he came from in hopes of helping others cope with toxic relationships and rough upbringings.

Brad Lord grew up in a small Georgia town where his home life was everything, but normal. His dad was gone a lot working on the railroad and his mom had a lot of extra-curricular activities to keep her occupied. Even from the eyes of a young boy, he knew something wasn't right, but kept quiet to avoid harm for his mom and himself. The toxic environment he was living in pushed him to seek something else to occupy his time. Thankfully, Brad chose to embrace the path of football and weightlifting to help escape from the heaviness of his not-so-great home life. Listen along as Brad shares his story of how he overcame adversity and how he is using other outlets and sharing his story to heal from the past and embrace the best life ahead.

00:00 Introduction

03:50 a little background on Brad

06:40 a toxic home life

10:00 The Sand Lot friends

10:51 The guy named Herby

17:46 Call the cops

22:07 Turning things around

28:28 Charlie

36:01 enter CrossFit

41:12 blowing of steam

43:44 Conclusion

#ultrarunning #doinghardthings #scarecrowrunnerpodcast

This week's episode I had the privilege of having my friend, Aaron Dana on the show. Aaron is a returning guest and was excited to have him back on. A lot has changed and happened since we chatted in Episode 29 back in August 2020. At the time of the last episode, we chatted he had just conquered his first 100-mile ultra-marathon, the Mighty Mosquito and was 4th place overall.

This was a fun visit where we talked about Bills and Chiefs football, to how to keep a good balance in our lives with training and sharing some insight in ultra-running and how to run your race and not worry about others.

Since that time, Aaron has logged some serious miles and has been chewing up some major elevation and has since returned to the Mighty Mosquito and took home 1st place overall this past summer and has endured some additional challenging races featuring the Backyard style, Mid-state mile and the Tennessee Mile - 40 hour. Talk about some serious elevation with over 36K feet of gain and over 100 miles completed with another first-place win.

Aaron has learned how to adapt to his surroundings and his training and has matured a lot in the last 4 years of running. It was fun to hear him share some lessons learned and opportunities for success and improvement in the future. Aaron shares how he does hard things, how to balance things and be more intentional in what he is doing and how to keep a good head on his shoulders and enjoy life along the way.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:30 Buffalo Bills - adversity

00:11:53 More to life - learning to prioritize

00:20:18 Capitalizing on the moment

00:33:00 Keeping your focus

00:34:08 Mid-State Mile - Last Man Standing

00:36:10 Mighty Mosquito 100

00:38:37 Enjoying the mile you are in

00:49:36 Tennessee Mile - 40 hour

00:55:34 Learning to be uncomfortable

01:05:55 Eternal Damnation - Last Man Standing

01:14:21 Conclusion