"The Badger 100 is the biggest race we put on. It is the crown jewel of everything that I do, and I look forward to it every year.”

Scotty Kumer is an attorney, race director, podcast host of Ten Junk Miles, and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 1,100 members. In this episode, Luis chats with Scotty about baseball, tragedy at a race, his experience crewing at Badwater 135, putting on the Badger Trail Races, the Ten Junk Miles podcast, and his new podcast called I’ve Got That On Vinyl.

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Scotty Kumer Contact Info:

Ten Junk Miles Racing/Ten Junk Miles Podcast

Email: scotty.kumer@gmail.com

Ten Junk Miles Racing: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com

Ten Junk Miles Podcast: https://www.tenjunkmiles.com/

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“Within their culture, it’s much more community based and integrated in sharing and kind of what I have is yours. This is how we survive. We are all one.”

Michael Miller is the owner and operator of the Copper Canyons Endurance Run In this episode, Michael chats with Luis about the Copper Canyons Endurance Run, Tarahumara people, the culture around the race, having a connection with nature and the lands, the particulars of the race, what to expect, safety concerns, and how it can change your life.

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Copper Canyons Endurance Run

October 20-27, 2025

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“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

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Michael Miller Contact Info:

https://www.coppercanyons.com/

michael@truemessages.org

michael@coppercanyons.com

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“Enjoy it while you’re out there and embrace every moment on the course.”

Carrie Meng is the Assistant Race Director at the Western States 100. In this episode, Carrie chats with Luis about how she became involved with the Western States 100, the structure of Western States, all the media involved in the race, policy changes with regards to crew, how the lottery works, how you get your buckle, how to watch the event, and drop bags.

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“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

lunasandals.com/allwedoisrun.

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Carrie Meng Contact Info:

Email: rd2@wser.org

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriemetothemtns/

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

luis@roaddogpodcast.com

Luis Instagram

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kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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“The heat out there is just a different beast.”

Ted Knudsen is the owner of the San Francisco Running Company and passionate trail runner since 1995. Ted has completed the Western States Endurance Run four times and is involved with the WSER lottery and runner tracking for the race. In this episode, Ted chats with Luis about Born to Run, timing and tracking the Western States 100, stories from Western States, the biggest mistake runners make, what his Western week looks like, and selling running gear.

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LUNA Sandals

“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

lunasandals.com/allwedoisrun

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Ted Knudsen Contact Info:

https://www.ultralive.net

https://www.sfrunco.com

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luis@roaddogpodcast.com

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kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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“I was dead set on winning the 2006 race almost because I didn’t want to embarrass or disappoint Jurek.”

Jason Davis was the pacer for Brian Morrison at Western States 100. In this dual episode, Luis chats with Jason Davis & Brian Morrison about the Western States 100, Brian describes how a running shoe should fit, his run camps, how he got into running, how Scott Jurek trained him for the 2006 Western States endurance run, his retelling of how he won Western States but got disqualified just feet from the finish line, how they got into running, buckles, and how Jason got hooked up with Brian to pace him to the finish line. Hear both sides to this amazing story.

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LUNA SANDALS

“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

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Brian Morrison Contact Info:

Brian Morrison Contact Info:

fleetfeetseattle.com

teanawaycountry100.com

@fleetfeetseattle

@teanawaycountry100

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luis@roaddogpodcast.com

Luis Instagram

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kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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“If I’m not good enough to get a golden ticket to get back into Western States, I’m probably not good enough to win the event. And for me, I want to win the event.”

Hayden Hawks is a professional ultra runner, coach, and family man with a long list of accomplishments. In this episode, Luis is joined by Michael Salsbury and they chat with Hayden about, how he found out about Western States 100, his goal and vision for running Western States, running and winning 9 Trails, his involvement and relationship with Hoka, getting into Western States, how to plan for long races, crew strategy, embracing all the things the race throws at you, dealing with the media, what to do just days before the race, what to do on race day, and running strategies.

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LUNA Sandals

“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

lunasandals.com/allwedoisrun.

Allwedoisrun.com

Hayden Hawks Contact Info:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hawks_hayden/

Website: https://hawksrunning.com

FB: https://www.facebook.com/hayden.hawks.581

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

luis@roaddogpodcast.com

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kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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“If you want to test your endurance, you go do the Ironman triathlon. But if you want to see the other side of your soul, run the Western States Endurance Run.”

Shannon Weil is an original co-founder of the Western States 100 and author of a new book entitledUltrarunning’s Buckle Fever. In this episode, Luis chats with Shannon about the beginnings of Western States 100 race, it’s humble start as the Tevis Cup, how they created the concept and rules to the race, all the original founding members, horses, her new book about the origin story of the Western States 100, buckles, and ride and tie.

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LUNA Sandals

“Whether I’m hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

They’re designed by Barefoot Ted of Born to Run and made for every

adventure—ultra running, hiking, or just kicking back. Its minimalist footwear

that’s good for your feet!” Check them out and get 15% off at

lunasandals.com/allwedoisrun.

Allwedoisrun.com

Shannon Weil Contact Info:

Email: Coolsweil@yahoo.com

FB: Buckle Fever

IG: Buckle Fever

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

luis@roaddogpodcast.com

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Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Live simple, be kind, run, keep your connection to the earth, and share.”

Michael Miller is the owner and operator of the Copper Canyons Endurance Run. In this episode, Michael chats with Luis about Micah True also known as Caballo Blanco, the meaning behind the Copper Canyons Run, the Tarahumara people, the culture around the race, having a connection with nature, particulars of the race, and how it can change your life.

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Allwedoisrun.com

Michael Miller Contact Info:

https://www.coppercanyons.com/

michael@truemessages.org

michael@coppercanyons.com

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

luis@roaddogpodcast.com

Luis Instagram

Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters

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Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar

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