In our first episode of the interview series, we sat down with Craig Thornley, race director of the Western States Endurance Run. We covered all kinds of topics from Craig's early life, his running career, his first time learning about the Western States race and his eventual hiring as the race director. And we got some great audience questions on top of that - enjoy!

Intro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation

Episode 1 - Craig Thornley

Elevation

In episode 2, we chatted with Kelly Barber, a Northern California ultrarunner with a large number of impressive running achievements! We learned a lot about his start in running, his first time pacing at Western States and his huge accomplishments at the Grand Slam of Ultrarunning and the Tahoe 200 race. Don't miss this one!

Intro music: Joseph McDade - Elevation: https://josephmcdade.com/music/elevation

Episode 2 - Kelly Barber

The Mile 99 Interview Series is the brainchild of Auburn, CA area ultrarunners as a way to keep the community in touch and share each other's knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic.