#11: Laura Drake Cole

03/10/22 • 50 min

Today I chat with Laura Drake Cole! She's been competing for years with a lot of success in the IRONMAN having competed at the KONA World Championships on 11 occasions. She's also won the 15k at the Gasparilla Distance Classic three times, with one year winning both the 5k and 15k! She's transitioned more into the trail and ultra-running scene here in Florida (with great success)! Truly great, age has no factor into chasing success.

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#10: Stories from the LOST 118 Part Two

I hop on with Brian Schuyler as he shares his epic journey to complete the LOST 118 with true grit and glory. He learns more about himself and what it takes to finish. Just Keep Moving! He finished 4th this year with a time of 37:38:42. He, along with his crew of Christina Parmelee; Eric DeSimone; Sandra Spence; and Alberto Vargas learn more and find passion in the crewing world! I chat with the team to find out how they did it. Tune in!

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#12: Stories from the Gasparilla Distance Classic

The Gasparilla Distance Classic takes place every year in Tampa, Florida and hosts four different distances. However, some runners decide to sign up for ALL FOUR in an event called the Michelob Ultra Challenge. It consists of the 15k and 5k on Saturday then the Half Marathon and 8k on Sunday for 30 plus miles! I had the honor to chat with four of those runners; Dale Lively, Beth Waskom, Jeff Beck, and Sam Austin.

Dale is the owner of the LIVE Training Center in Palmetto, Florida and this was his first for the Gasparilla Distance Classic. He has completed a few trail and ultra such as the Croom Zoom. Beth Waskom is a member of the Team Ultra group that was out there this year and her story is truly amazing. Jeff Beck is the man who placed first overall this year for the Ultra Challenge, he traveled all the way from Oklahoma and is a member of both Team Ultra and Wahoo Running. Lastly, Sam Austin, she is a Tampa native who placed 200th overall in the Ultra Challenge and her story is truly elevating.