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.
Ultra Stories – Season 1 Episode 15: The Behind The Scenes of Race Directing
Take a run with HPRS Race Director “Sherpa” John Lacroix, and HPRS Director of Human Experience Hollis Lyman, as we go behind the scenes of race directing. In this episode we go into detail about how a race comes to...
Ultra Stories – Season 1 Episode 14: Avery Collins & Marijuana In Running
[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] Take a run with Avery Collins. Avery is a 25 year old ultrarunner from Steamboat Springs, CO where he works at Twisted Trails Running Company. Twisted Trails is the first running store in America that carries Canna-brands...
Cheaters Gonna Cheat – Haters Gonna Hate
[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] By: HPRS Owner and RD “Sherpa” John Lacroix Step right up to the latest circus in the sport of ultrarunning… cheating. It was at Across The Years, an event produced by Aravaipa Running in Arizona, that Kelly...
Ultra Stories – Season 1 Episode 13: Andy Jones-Wilkins
Take a run with Andy Jones-Wilkins. AJW has been involved in the sport of ultrarunning since the mid-90s and in this episode we talk about his journey through our sport over time. We reminisce about his 10 finishes at the...
Season 1 Episode 12: Kevin Sayers
[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] Take a run with Kevin Sayers. Kevin has been the race director of the Catoctin 50k for nearly 20 years, Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 for 8, and has just created his own series in the Northern Virginia...
The Start
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Season 1 Episode 11: Mark Gilligan and Ultrasignup.com
Take a run with Ultra Stories and the creator and owner of Ultrasignup.com Mark Gilligan. Join us as we explore how and why Mark got into ultra running in the early 2000s, and the impetus for creating ultrasignup. We touch...
The Growth of Ultra Has Flattened Out
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