Jessa Hackman's guest appearances

Jessa Hackman

Ultrarunnerpodcast.com

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis

Brendan Leonard

Brian Anderson

Josh Ritter

Katie Arnold

Catra Corbett

Christopher McDougall

John Kelly

Dean Karnazes

Amelia Boone

Dan Harris

Ryan Smith

Robert Harris

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Courtney Dauwalter

Sarah Jones

OwlTail

Jessa Hackman graduated law school two years ago, them immediately set off for a solo trek of the Appalachian Trail. After a chance encounter with an ultrarunner on the AT, Jessa signed up for her first ultra trail race less than a month after reaching Katahdin, and with no run … The post Jessa Hackman | Positive Vibes from the Midwest appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

Jessa Hackman graduated law school two years ago, them immediately set off for a solo trek of the Appalachian Trail. After a chance encounter with an ultrarunner on the AT, Jessa signed up for her first ultra trail race less than a month after reaching Katahdin, and with no run … The post <a href="https://ultrarunnerpodcast.com/jessa-hackman-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessa Hackman | Positive Vibes from the Midwest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ultrarunnerpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ultrarunnerpodcast.com</a>.

Jessa Hackman | Positive Vibes from the Midwest

  For our 52nd episode–which commemorates the fact that we've been podcasting for precisely a year–I caught up with Jessa Hackman, otherwise known as Attie. Jessa was first introduced to listeners of the show in Episode #16. She had written to me requesting Grizz's hiking preparations spreadsheet and, as I sent that to her, I wondered if she would be a candidate for a project I'd been considering. I wanted to follow a hiker in their preparations for the hike, then continue to hear from them throughout their journey. Jessa had just qualified as lawyer, she was very articulate, and it seemed to me that she had the potential to really give the Appalachian Trail a determined try.   We discussed the idea and I immediately gave her an "out." I wanted her to be sure that this show would be something that she could commit to and, after a weekend's thought, she agreed. Later hearing from her mother, Joan, about Jessa's many achievements already in her young life, I knew that we'd found an exceptional woman. Moreover, involving both Joan and Jessa's fiance, Nick, in her journey seemed to give extra impetus to the project.   For this week's pictures, I asked for one of Jessa as a lawyer and one of her at her skankiest as a hiker. Typically, Jessa obliged by giving me a neat set of "kind of matching" images.        For me, this is something of a sad farewell, as I've thoroughly enjoyed my weekly chats with Jessa. That said, we now have a permanent record of her hike that, in some small way, this show has helped bring to fruition. Hopefully, guests, listeners and I feel some part of that success and can share in the feeling in the picture below.   

For our 52nd episode–which commemorates the fact that we've been podcasting for precisely a year–I caught up with Jessa Hackman, otherwise known as Attie. Jessa was first introduced to listeners of the show in Episode #16. She had written to me requesting Grizz's hiking preparations spreadsheet and, as I sent that to her, I wondered if she would be a candidate for a project I'd been considering. I wanted to follow a hiker in their preparations for the hike, then continue to hear from them throughout their journey. Jessa had just qualified as lawyer, she was very articulate, and it seemed to me that she had the potential to really give the Appalachian Trail a determined try.   We discussed the idea and I immediately gave her an "out." I wanted her to be sure that this show would be something that she could commit to and, after a weekend's thought, she agreed. Later hearing from her mother, Joan, about Jessa's many achievements already in her young life, I knew that we'd found an exceptional woman. Moreover, involving both Joan and Jessa's fiance, Nick, in her journey seemed to give extra impetus to the project.   For this week's pictures, I asked for one of Jessa as a lawyer and one of her at her skankiest as a hiker. Typically, Jessa obliged by giving me a neat set of "kind of matching" images.        For me, this is something of a sad farewell, as I've thoroughly enjoyed my weekly chats with Jessa. That said, we now have a permanent record of her hike that, in some small way, this show has helped bring to fruition. Hopefully, guests, listeners and I feel some part of that success and can share in the feeling in the picture below.

Episode #52 - Jessa Hackman (Attie)

In this first episode of 2017, I'm introducing Jessa Hackman, our very own member of the Class of 2017 thru-hikers. She is from Madison, Wisconsin, is 25 years-of-age and has just qualified as a lawyer. The picture below is of Jessa at her graduation with her grandfather, the man Jessa credits with her decision to go to law school in the first place. Jessa contacted me to get a copy of Grizz's logistics spreadsheet from Episode #6 and I reached out to her in the hope that she would share her preparations for the hike, as well as give us regular shorter updates from the trail when she starts on March 23. With a bit of luck, we'll be following her all the way to Katahdin, sometime in August. In this first interview, Jessa tells us her concerns for the trip as well as recounting her current preparations. She is aware of the rite of passage that will result in a trail name but is open to suggestions from our podcast listeners, so please email me with any of your ideas. Jessa has just started a blog that you may wish to follow. You can find it here. If you'd like to contact her directly, she is happy to share her email address, jessahackman@gmail.com. Given the fact that this initial interview was shorter than some others, I've included the first of an intermittent series of product reviews. This is based upon the things that I took with me and starts with an interview with Henry Shires, of Tarptent. During our conversation, I refer to a setup video for the tent. Click here for that. I'm sure that you can see why it was so attractive to me. Henry provided me with great customer service, so if you have any questions, I urge you to get in touch with him here.   

In this first episode of 2017, I'm introducing Jessa Hackman, our very own member of the Class of 2017 thru-hikers. She is from Madison, Wisconsin, is 25 years-of-age and has just qualified as a lawyer. The picture below is of Jessa at her graduation with her grandfather, the man Jessa credits with her decision to go to law school in the first place. Jessa contacted me to get a copy of Grizz's logistics spreadsheet from Episode #6 and I reached out to her in the hope that she would share her preparations for the hike, as well as give us regular shorter updates from the trail when she starts on March 23. With a bit of luck, we'll be following her all the way to Katahdin, sometime in August. In this first interview, Jessa tells us her concerns for the trip as well as recounting her current preparations. She is aware of the rite of passage that will result in a trail name but is open to suggestions from our podcast listeners, so please email me with any of your ideas. Jessa has just started a blog that you may wish to follow. You can find it <a href="http://jessaontheat.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you'd like to contact her directly, she is happy to share her email address, <a href="mailto:jessahackman@gmail.com">jessahackman@gmail.com</a>. Given the fact that this initial interview was shorter than some others, I've included the first of an intermittent series of product reviews. This is based upon the things that I took with me and starts with an interview with Henry Shires, of Tarptent. During our conversation, I refer to a setup video for the tent. Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRbqAMRPyfw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> for that. I'm sure that you can see why it was so attractive to me. Henry provided me with great customer service, so if you have any questions, I urge you to get in touch with him <a href="mailto:info@tarptent.com">here</a>.