The Human Potential Running Series, Colorado’s largest series of ultra marathons, introduces its namesake podcast. The Human Potential Running Series (HPRS) Podcast is a show dedicated to the many unique individuals who make up the HPRS Trail and Ultrarunning Community. Hosted by HPRS Owner and Race Director John Lacroix, this show explores the passions and thoughts of the individuals who run with, and volunteer at, HPRS.
The HPRS Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music/Audible, Audacy and through the archive listed below.
Covid-19 Regulations: October 2021 and Forward
By HPRS RD John Lacroix I get it, and I’m with you. We are all sick and tired of the Covid-19 Pandemic. All of us want to move on to once again living our once normal lives, and I’m right...
High Praise From Our Community
Over the last few months, the amount of correspondence HPRS receives has increased above the norm. We’ve shared some of the correspondence we’ve shared as of late as pertains to our policy update on Gender Identity; and the one’s we’ve...
My Time in the Mountains…(and other experiences)
By HPRS Staff Columnist Jacob Stevens “So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore...
Which Is More Important: The Human, or “The Race”?
By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix In 2017, four years ago, I created a black and white policy regarding transgender athletes. There were no meetings, no HPRS advisory board at the time, just a race director continuing to do what...
A Gem Amongst Giants
By HPRS Staff Columnist Jacob Stevens “All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day...
A Note On Running Safety
By HPRS Community Member D.M. Hess In light of the ultrarunning tragedy in China and frequent conversations around personal and race director accountability, I have been thinking a lot about how I and others work to mitigate risk related to...
HPRS RD John Lacroix Takes The Reigns of World Championship Burro Race
FAIRPLAY, CO The Human Potential Running Series is proud to announce that our founder and Race Director John Lacroix has been hired as the new race director of The World Championship Pack Burro Race in Fairplay Colorado. John takes the...
HPRS To No Longer Host UTMB Qualifiers Citing Ironman Deal
By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix Last week it was announced that The UTMB Series of races has partnered with Ironman. From what is understood of the deal, UTMB is still the majority stakeholder of their series, with Ironman now...
