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On Episode 57 we extend our post-race coverage of The Snowman Race which was held in the Kingdom of Bhutan and billed as "The Ultimate Race for Climate Action" highlights how climate and weather events are affecting some of the most remote villages in the region. Thomas Reiss, an accomplished Ultra Runner in his own right took the reigns as the International Athlete Manager for the Snowman Race and he discusses this race of a lifetime that follows the trail of the famous Snowman Trek, which has been completed by fewer people than Everest. The audacious event appropriately turns up the heat, focused as it is on Climate Change.

Thomas' Running Records:

50k - 3:12.32
50 mile - 5:56.17
100 mile - 18:05
10,000m - 31:51 (Track, 1996)
800m - 1:58:2 - (Track, 1995)
Halfmarathon - 1:09:10 (Road, 1998)
3Days/3Marathons, 8:43:19 (Road, Altitude, 2006)

Results on Ultra Sign Up:
https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Thomas&lname=Reiss

Thomas on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thomas.rei55/

Snowman Race:
https://snowmanrace.org/

Snowman Race on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/snowmanrace/

Thomas' Web Site:
https://thomasreiss.com
https://kraftwerkdesign.com (Thomas' real job)

Faster Forward Show on Instagram:
https://instagram.com/fasterforwardshow
https://instagram.com/troybusot

A Juliana  and SRAM Pro Team professional mountain bike racer and champion, Rose joins the podcast to talk about her career in bike racing, and balancing sacrifice with accomplishment while raising a family.

Rose on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rosekgrant/ 

Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/

Troy Busot on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 55 is Emily Keddie - Ultra Runner and mountain athlete. With her degree in psychology in hand, she headed out West to hike the Pacific Crest Trail and her life ruined in the best way. She fell in love with epic hikes, which turned into epic trail runs, which turned into ... well, you'll have to listen to find out the rest.

Emily on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/emilyin.thewild/

Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/

Troy Busot on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

Our guest for Episode 54 is Jon Levitt - Ultra Runner and host of the FOR THE LONG RUN podcast. "I created this podcast to explore the why behind what keeps runners running long, strong, and motivated.""

A runner, cyclist and podcast host from Boston, MA. Jon also works for an amazing company, InsideTracker, as a Sales and Endurance Team Manager. InsideTracker is a personalized nutrition system that analyzes your blood, DNA and lifestyle to help you optimize your body and reach your goals.

For the Long Run Podcast:
https://forthelong.run/

Inside Tracker
https://www.insidetracker.com/

Jon on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jwlevitt/

For the Long Run Podcast on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/forthelrpod/

Faster Forward Show on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/fasterforwardshow/

Troy Busot on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/troybusot/

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. 



After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team. 



Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale. 

A self-professed nerd from Stanford to which she earned a swimming scholarship after breaking state and national records as a youth, our guest pivoted to the Stanford cycling team after a shoulder injury pulled her from the pool. 

After graduation, Amber moved to Austria, where she lived and raced full-time on the World-Cup circuit in Europe from 2007-2013. During those years, she became internationally recognized as a respected domestique in the pro peloton and helped her American compatriots earn Olympic berths whilst racing for the US National Team. 

Upon returning to America in 2014, she continued racing internationally as a pro for both American and European UCI World Tour teams. In 2018 she retired from full-time road racing but continues to represent and compete for Cannondale. 

We talk about what it takes to be an exceptional mentor, leader and cyclist as well as how boxing and cycling are sometimes all too similar.