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A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs).

Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters.

More at http://www.tenjunkmiles.com

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    • 4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs).

Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters.

More at http://www.tenjunkmiles.com

    Meet the Nation 234 - Josh Hogan

    Meet the Nation 234 - Josh Hogan

    Meet Nation Member Josh Hogan!  #RunTJM
    Check out the Bigfoot Forrest Trail 10 Hour Fun Run here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075570385091
    Weekly Strava Leaders:
    Most Miles: Barry Sackett: 209.6
    Most time Running: Barry Sackett: 49:28:51
    Most Vert: Tom Atkins: 28,091

    • 28 min
    Gang Show 205 - Katie O'Connor

    Gang Show 205 - Katie O'Connor

    Join Scotty, Eddie, Kerri, Bucket Hat Bob Henne and Katie O'Connor, who also happens to be Kerri's coach and is fresh off her finish at Bigfoot 100!!!!  they discuss Katie's life in running, Bigfoot, what everyone's been up to, the Zoo 5K performances, Edge Athletic Lounge (link below) Last Dot Standing, Jurrasic Park v. Empire Strikes Back, food delivery, packages, bonk calls, and more!!!
    Edge Athletic Lounge link:
    https://edgeathletelounge.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9rSoBhCiARIsAFOiplmMXPjXYQUYTbrRwEeMQYYv9t9SmppEC2Ak0Y7Oy4fcALZJKW0DXAoaAq35EALw_wcB
    Katie's coaching:
    https://edgeathletelounge.com/Trainers/Katie-OConnor
    Like the show?  Consider kicking in a couple of bucks on Patreon.  It helps keep the show alive! Join here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles
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    • 2 hr 30 min
    Meet the Nation 233 - Ellen Adamo

    Meet the Nation 233 - Ellen Adamo

    Meet Nation Member Ellen Adamo!!
    Strava Leaderboard for the week:
    Most Miles: Barry Sackett 209.6
    Most Time Running: Barry Sackett 49:28:51
    Most Vert:Tom Atkins 28,091

    • 23 min
    Long Run 203 - Sherpa John LaCroix

    Long Run 203 - Sherpa John LaCroix

    Join Scotty and Sherpa John LaCroix for a long run in which they discuss his life in running, changes in the sport, race directing, his podcast, life, and much much more!
    Learn about John's Races here: https://humanpotentialrunning.com/
    More about the Coalition For Outdoor Access here: https://accesstheoutdoors.com/
    This episoide brought to you by our friends at Path Projects.  Buy some of the best running clothes for men and the Ten Junk Miles hat here: https://pathprojects.com/
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    Like the show?  Consider kicking in a couple of bucks on Patreon.  It helps keep the show alive! Join here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles
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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles
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    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
     

    • 2 hr 49 min
    Meet The Nation 232 - Ed Cook

    Meet The Nation 232 - Ed Cook

    Meet Nation Member Ed Cook!
    Strava Leaderboard
    Most Miles: shan Riggs 219.4
    Most Time Running: Shan Riggs 46:57: 46
    Most Vert: Polly With A Why 32,516
    RunTJM Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/
    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles
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    • 21 min
    Gang Show 204 - Live From Vegas Baby!!!

    Gang Show 204 - Live From Vegas Baby!!!

    Join a whole different, Las Vegas crew: Scotty, Diane "superfan" Durden, Rich McCaleb, Sierra DeGroff, Cinder Wolf and Joe Bouchey for Ten Junk Miles in which they discuss: pooping, Crewing tips from Cinder, life in running in Vegas, pooping, Sierra's recent Badwater 135 finish, Joe's recent Western States 100 finish, and pooping.  Lots of fun in sin city with cool people!!
    Like the show?  Consider kicking in a couple of bucks on Patreon.  It helps keep the show alive! Join here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles
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    • 2 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

Andi434343 ,

Love Sherpa John interview!!!

Thank you both for a great conversation

99 Bottle and water wasnt one ,

99 what???

99 times infinity I would rate this podcast a five star. Scottie and the crew are the best. You all helped my laugh again. I’m loving the evolution of the podcast. After listening to current state and the going back to the beginning, I can’t wait to see how you got to where you are! Gang shows are my fav, but I love meeting the nation too, looking forward to truly meeting people in person. Long runs are good too. Thanks for doing this and creating a world where all types of runners are celebrated, you’re the best!

All of the slow miles ,

Long time listener

Been listening since the beginning, many other podcasts have come and gone but TJM has stuck around. Not every episode is perfect but they keep me coming back for more.

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