Ultra Crew Hub Mason/Jorie Boswell

We all know crewing any runner is arguably the most difficult part of any event, especially when that runner is a significant other or a very close friend. From getting to the next crew location, to making sure you have everything under the sun your runner may need, to staying fueled and hydrated staying and focused at crucial times when your runner needs the support they need in a short period of time. There are countless things that a crew must deal with other than following a ribbon or sign. With a cumulative ultra resume consisting of over 100 ultra races, multiple wins and not to mention countless crewing experiences we have put together a panel of who’s expertise ranges from ultrarunner, to crew chief and mental wellness professional.
We were fortunate to be able to secure Danielle Snyder of Inner drive Wellness and also the mental wellness coach for the Number one trail community known as Freetrail to lead this panel discussion.

On this episode we had the honor sitting down with Harmony Bowman and Ryan Thrower, two of the most notable names in the trail running space. As we dive into this episode, we discuss the Hardrock 100 what it was like from their perspective while crewing Harmony’s husband, Dylan Bowman. Harmony is not only the wife of Dylan Bowman but she also plays a major role working behind the scenes on the business they are building called “Freetrail”. Freetrail is a company dedicated to the life- changing sport of trail running- focusing media, training and events. On the flip side, Ryan is the content creative mind with Freetrail and brings all the visions to life across multiple platforms while running many ultra’s himself. This duo along with Dylan have made monstrous leaps in building a brand that we have all come to love.

On this episode we will be talking with Gary and Ross about their experience at the 2023 No Business 100. This race is a 102 miles with nearly 15,000 of gain and 15,000 loss and covers 2 states. It begins in Jamestown, TN at the Pickett CCC Memorial State Park and loops back around by way of crossing the state line into Kentucky. This course is ran each year in the reverse direction of the year prior. It is truly one of a kind. Gary and Ross are a great team and guide us through this event in a clockwise direction. Gary is an accomplished runner and this is his second time running giving him the elusive Double Buckle. Ross supported Gary and was key in Gary’s success and in getting him across the finish line. If you have any additional feedback or comments please let us know. You can visit us at www.ultracrewhub.com and also on IG at ultracrewhub. Thank you for listening.

Mason and I are excited to bring you this hilarious and entertaining conversation with Jennifer St Amand and her crew team Alex, Brian, and Sarah. If you don’t know, she was the very last official finisher to cross over the finish line at the 2023 Western States, or what we like to call it in ultra runner terms, D F L! We know Jen is forever grateful for this crew team and they deserve a little piece of this achievement. So, whatever you are doing right now while you are listening, I hope you learn a little and laugh a lot. Enjoy If you have any additional feedback or comments please let us know. You can visit us at www.ultracrewhub.com and also on IG at ultracrewhub. Thank you for listening.

Hey everyone, welcome back to the UCH Podcast. On this episode we will be talking with Troy and Steve Meadows a father son duel in the ultra community. Troy recently participated for the second time, in the Grindstone 100 in the Shenandoah Valley of beautiful Virgina brought to us by UTMB. Troy’s father, Steve has crewed Troy to both finishes and this conversation not only provides information about this event from just any crew team but from a team that is very dialed and experienced with this event. I want to give a shout out to Freetrail for bringing me and Troy together through the FT Communit. If you have not heard about Freetrail and the community that is being built, I recommend giving them a peruse at freetrail.com. With that lets get on to Grindstone…
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On this episode we will dive into the Superior 100 trail race as experienced by Andrew Steger and his Crew- Brian, Dave and Jim. We talk about valuable insights and critical informaiton that this team experienced through this race. This was Andrews first 100 mile attempt and he absolutley crushed it coming in at just over 26 hours for a 14th place finish. We hope you can take some valuable information from this conversation. Enjoy.