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.
Good Enough IS NOT Good Enough: Moving Forward & Making a Difference
By HPRS Staff Columnist Jacob Stevens “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” ~ Henry David Thoreau For a lot of people feelings of depression, anxiety, unworthiness, or just “going through the motions” has become routine and nothing...
On Bodies…or, The Stories We’re Afraid to Share
By HPRS Staff Columnist Holly Rapp Professional runner Mary Cain’s recent devastating story of abuse at the Nike Oregon Project brought one of the most intimate issues facing runners today into a national spotlight: that of bodies. While there is...
Beebe Farm 48: My First Hundred
By HPRS Staff Columnist Christopher Mellott Race reports, blogs, advice articles still couldn’t have prepared me adequately for what a hundred miles would feel like or the range of emotions I would go through getting to that point. Even after...
And Miles To Go Before I Sleep…
By HPRS Guest Columnist Kimberly Robertson I have been to a dozen races, but none compared to Sawmill. I should have known this race would be different when I was immediately greeted off the plane to the dead cold of...
The State of Ultra: 2020 Edition
By HPRS RD John Lacroix This is the time of year, traditionally, when we look back and look ahead. Even the sport of ultra running takes the time to look back and celebrate our runners, and performances, of the year;...
The Truth about Success and Why Most People’s Idea of it is Bullsh*t
By HPRS Staff Columnist Jacob Stevens “Success and failure are 100% mental. One person’s idea of success might seem like a complete failure to someone else. You must establish your own vision of what it means to be unstoppable, you...
Volunteering With Intention at Silverheels & Last Call
By HPRS Staff Columnist: Christopher Mellott In February, I had my first experience with the Human Potential Running Series at the Stories Ultra 30 hour race in Colorado Springs. At Stories, I started the race early in the morning. That...
Adversity, Consistency, & Connection: The Keys to Running and the Keys to Life
By HPRS Staff Columnist Jacob Stevens As I sit in silent contemplation and reflect on the situation, I am upset. I am disappointed, I am angry, and I am hurt. What’s done is done and the options in front of...
