Helen Pelster's guest appearances

Helen Pelster

Humans of Ultrarunning

The Mile 99 Interview

Bryan Paisley

Camille Herron

Josh Emdur

Bob Crowley

Jason Davis

Mike Turner

Reggie White

Gavin Woody

David Roche

Sabrina Stanley

Chris Mocko

Jamil Coury

Brian Morrison

Megan Roche

Katie Grossman

OwlTail

Adam Kimble

In this special episode, we have collaborated with the Donner Party Mountain Runners to bring you a podcast recorded from their live interview with Helen Pelster and Adam Kimble, two incredible ultrarunners who both set fastest known time (FKT) records on the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 171 mile loop around Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada. Thanks very much to DPMR board member Jack Macy for allowing us to rebroadcast this special interview and to founding member Chris Cloyd for moderating the interview.Helen's run was in the unsupported style where she carried all of her gear and filtered water as needed along the way, and Adam ran fully supported with pacers and a crew. Find out more about how each of them planned and executed such different approaches to the FKT and their eventual record-breaking runs!Here are some extra links where you can learn more about DPMR and these athletes, and enjoy this special episode!Donner Party Mountain Runners: https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/Full video of the interview: https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/07/a-qa-conversation-with-tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-superstars-adam-and-helen/Helen's 2019 self-supported FKT report: https://flowandfocus.com/tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-report/Adam's page on Run on Dirt Coaching: https://runondirtcoaching.com/about-adam-kimble/Breathe Better, Run Better article on DPMR site: https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/Truckee Tahoe Peak Project: https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/05/2020-truckee-tahoe-peak-project/Intro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevationSupport the show

In this special episode, we have collaborated with the Donner Party Mountain Runners to bring you a podcast recorded from their live interview with Helen Pelster and Adam Kimble, two incredible ultrarunners who both set fastest known time (FKT) records on the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 171 mile loop around Lake Tahoe in California and Nevada. Thanks very much to DPMR board member Jack Macy for allowing us to rebroadcast this special interview and to founding member Chris Cloyd for moderating the interview. Helen's run was in the unsupported style where she carried all of her gear and filtered water as needed along the way, and Adam ran fully supported with pacers and a crew. Find out more about how each of them planned and executed such different approaches to the FKT and their eventual record-breaking runs! Here are some extra links where you can learn more about DPMR and these athletes, and enjoy this special episode! Donner Party Mountain Runners: <a href="https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/</a> Full video of the interview: <a href="https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/07/a-qa-conversation-with-tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-superstars-adam-and-helen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/07/a-qa-conversation-with-tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-superstars-adam-and-helen/</a> Helen's 2019 self-supported FKT report: <a href="https://flowandfocus.com/tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-report/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://flowandfocus.com/tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-report/</a> Adam's page on Run on Dirt Coaching: <a href="https://runondirtcoaching.com/about-adam-kimble/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://runondirtcoaching.com/about-adam-kimble/</a> Breathe Better, Run Better article on DPMR site: <a href="https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/</a> Truckee Tahoe Peak Project: <a href="https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/05/2020-truckee-tahoe-peak-project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2020/05/2020-truckee-tahoe-peak-project/</a> Intro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: <a href="https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/themile99interview" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Special Episode - Tahoe Rim Trail FKTs with Helen Pelster and Adam Kimble

Helen Pelster is an accomplished ultrarunner based in Truckee, CA, and in this episode we spoke with her about her initial discovery as running as a way to get in shape but then things really took off from there, culminating in successful completions of fastest known times (FKTs) on the Tahoe Rim Trail in 2019 and 2020.We hear all about those huge achievements and how she approaches running and techniques she uses to stay centered while doing something that could be outside of your comfort zone. As usual, we had some interesting questions from the audience and a guest spot from Helen's daughter Clara talking about the web site she has built to challenge people to climb 20 different mountain peaks in the Lake Tahoe area. Check it out!Helen's report on her 2019 self-supported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail: http://flowandfocus.com/Breathe Better, Run Better article on DPMR site: https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/Clara's Truckee Tahoe Peaks site: https://truckeetahoepeaks.com/---Your hosts: Greg Larkin / Mike Turner / Jessica HarrisIntro/outro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevationSupport the show

Helen Pelster is an accomplished ultrarunner based in Truckee, CA, and in this episode we spoke with her about her initial discovery as running as a way to get in shape but then things really took off from there, culminating in successful completions of fastest known times (FKTs) on the Tahoe Rim Trail in 2019 and 2020. We hear all about those huge achievements and how she approaches running and techniques she uses to stay centered while doing something that could be outside of your comfort zone. As usual, we had some interesting questions from the audience and a guest spot from Helen's daughter Clara talking about the web site she has built to challenge people to climb 20 different mountain peaks in the Lake Tahoe area. Check it out! Helen's report on her 2019 self-supported FKT on the Tahoe Rim Trail: <a href="http://flowandfocus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://flowandfocus.com/</a> Breathe Better, Run Better article on DPMR site: <a href="https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://donnerpartymountainrunners.com/2019/03/breathe-better-run-better/</a> Clara's Truckee Tahoe Peaks site: <a href="https://truckeetahoepeaks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://truckeetahoepeaks.com/</a> --- Your hosts: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gribley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greg Larkin</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/canyonbagger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Turner</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/purple.runner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica Harris</a> Intro/outro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: <a href="https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/themile99interview" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Episode 10 - Helen Pelster

Helen Pelster is a risk-adverse adventurer and we explore her mindset, planning and execution of the 171 mile Tahoe Rim Trail Fastest Known Time (FKT) as well as discuss motherhood, mindful meditation, getting kids involved in the outdoors, gear/nutrition/water sources digging all the way into the nature of reality. Helen is a multi dimensional athlete who balances family life with some pretty incredible goals. Read her race report here Follow her on instagram Thank you to our episode sponsors: Altra Running and Kogalla!

Helen Pelster is a risk-adverse adventurer and we explore her mindset, planning and execution of the 171 mile Tahoe Rim Trail Fastest Known Time (FKT) as well as discuss motherhood, mindful meditation, getting kids involved in the outdoors, gear/nutrition/water sources digging all the way into the nature of reality. Helen is a multi dimensional athlete who balances family life with some pretty incredible goals. Read her <a href="https://flowandfocus.com/tahoe-rim-trail-fkt-report-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">race report here</a> Follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/runskiplay/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a> Thank you to our episode sponsors: <a href="https://www.altrarunning.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Altra Running</a> and <a href="https://kogalla.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kogalla</a>!

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