Ultra Runs in the Family
Liz & Ben Bridgeman
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S2E6 Achilles' Hill 2025: A Record-Breaking Year
Join Liz and Ben as records are set and reset at Achilles' Hill Trail Run, the 48-hr edition. Ben recaps all the details leading up to the race and race directing during the 2-day event. Liz's time…
S2E5 Trail Family Reunion: Grasslands Trail Run
In this episode, Liz and Ben return to Texas for a big trail family reunion at Grasslands Trail Run. Liz recaps the first of three half marathons during her pregnancy while Ben takes on the 100 miler…
S2E4 Updates: All But the Kitchen Sink
The Bridgemans have a big family update followed by a few race recaps. First, Ben briefly reviews his back-to-back 100 milers with buddy Chuck Clark. Check out the full episode for all the fun and…
S2E3 Ultra Tales and Beyond
In this episode, Ben and Liz welcome longtime friend and ultra runner John "Ramjack" Meredith to the show. They go through John's running history and how he unexpectedly started running marathons and…
S2E1 Building Community: Trail Tales Between Friends
Ben and Liz welcome their first guest to the show, DFW ultra runner Charles "Chuck" Clark. They explore Chuck's running history and ultimately deep dive into ultra marathons. Ben and Chuck reminisce…
S1E14 Year in Review & Prospects for 2025
As 2024 comes to an end, co-hosts Ben and Liz are joined by a few surprise dropins. In this episode, they recap their big goals and accomplishments from 2024 and note the huge support they had from…
S1E13 Family Adventure: Capulin Volcano
In this episode, Ben and Liz recap a quick mini family adventure to Capulin Volcano. Listen in as Harper's adventurousness takes hold at the top of the volcano! They also explore more of their soon…
S1E12 The Long Shot: Fire Fest 100
Join co-hosts Ben and Liz on the road in Flagstaff, AZ! They dive deeper into their big move and all that awaits them in Colorado. They also recap Fire Fest 100, a long shot race for Ben as he…
S1E11 Mamba 100 Race Recap
In this episode, Ben recaps his experience at Mamba 100 in Tennessee where recent injuries impacted his result. Plus, Ben and Liz look toward the future as 2024 wraps up with more races and big…
S1E10 No Whiners, Wimps, or Wusses! Tales from Cactus Rose 100
In this episode, co-hosts Ben and Liz recap their eventful running of Cactus Rose 100. They discuss the challenges they faced individually and as part of the larger North Texas contingent. Follow…
S1E9 Cactus Rose 100 Prep: Old-school Self-support Style
Join co-hosts Ben and Liz as they recap their race preparation for Cactus Rose 100. They outline the challenges they've faced and overcome leading up to this race. Plus, as an old-school self-support…
S1E8 When Your Heart's not into Heartland
When your mental health isn't healthy going into a race, you can DNF before the race even starts. In this episode, we dive into Ben's mental health journey and how it impacted his attempt at…
S1E7 Active Recovery: Adventures in Ouray
This episode is dedicated to Liz & Ben's active recovery following their Mountain Lakes 100 attempt, but if you think it's just about the co-host you're wrong! Their active recovery in beautiful…
S1E6 Mountain Lakes 100: The Unraveling of a Perfect Race
In this episode, Liz & Ben, recap their Mountain Lakes 100 trail race in Oregon. Follow along for their tales of lessons learned, problem solving, and unexpected drama. They also give a bit of a…
S1E5 The Path to 100 Miles: Mountain Lakes
In this episode, the Bridgeman's talk about the training plan and race schedule for 2024 leading to Mountain Lakes 100. As this will be Liz's first 100 mile race we focus on her races and all the ups…
S1E4 Running through Pregnancy: Part 2
Find out what it was like for Ben to run ultras while Liz was pregnant and how their racing/crewing changed. We introduce Ben's big goals for 2024, how those goals changed, and what's in store for…
S1E3 Running through Pregnancy: Part 1
In this episode, the Bridgeman's talk about Liz's pregnancy and what it was like to run while pregnant. They also share Harper's birth story and how that experience led to Liz's big goal of wanting…
S1E2 Running to Pregnancy: Part 2
In Part 2 of the Bridgeman's ultra running origin story, we get into Ben's running history and time as an ultra runner. He's been doing it for awhile, the length of this episode reflects that. Listen…
S1E1 Running to Pregnancy: Part 1
In the debut episode of Ultra Runs in the Family, we meet co-hosts Ben and Liz Bridgeman. A husband and wife ultra running duo and new parents. They focus on Liz's running origin story, starting with…
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