Adventure. Where does it start? How does someone know this is the path they want to take? Athlete On Fire has had some amazing adventurers on the show. This episode showcases an athlete that is an elite kayaker and big mo...
In her newest book, our guest takes over the world of obstacle racing from it inception to the big players today and some of the craziness and scandal that surrounds it all. As an athlete herself, she shares her story of end...
If you ever had that itch to do something big. Something bigger than yourself but you just never acted on it, then this guest is here to inspire you. Besides a career and life spent pushing the boundaries in the mountains h...
The Appalachian Trail. The Pacific Coast Trail. The Tahoe Rim through hike. These are challenges worthy of any athlete, any hiker. Today's Athlete On Fire just happens to be blind. Yes, blind. He has hiked many of our cl...
Our guest today thrives on being surrounded by natural beauty. He has made his career dependant on it as a photographer who has captured the heart of adventure. He shares why he has to train or work out for two hours a day....
You have to be pretty darn tough to earn the nickname "The Queen Of Pain." If today's guest is anything, it is tough. We try to take you on a journey with her through her life and career as an inspiring athlete who has been ...
Is running a skill? Our guest says it is and he has over 35 years of research to prove it. We go back in time to when and where the Pose Method originated. You'll hear how our guest spent Saturdays on top of a train headed ...
"At the end of the day, you have to be a fighter." If any quote summed up an athlete more than this we haven't seen it. Inspired as a young athlete on a ranch in Texas by none other than the Karate Kid movie, today's Athlete...
Chances are, you have probably participated in an obstacle race. After all, millions and millions of people have last year alone. Well, in today's episode we are inspired by one of the best obstacle course racers in the wor...
In this episode of the CoolDown Scott and Lauren Jones talk about the adventure gene. Are you more curious than your peers? Do you always wonder what is around the corner? Are you restless? Find out what some of the most c...
What happens when you have spents days out on the desert, running, nonstop? Well, sometimes you see things that aren't there. Sometimes you find your passion out there as well. Today's guest has done both. She was the youn...
Our guest is nothing if not passionate about the sport he has made his career. As the only Irish born NBA ever he shares the story of how he came to play basketball after an initial love of hockey. A 7 inch growth spurt som...
This episode of Athlete On Fire brings a National Champion and world class athlete in the sport of cyclocross in to the mix. He shares what his family did every summer and how it formed his idea of what work is. He got into...
Our guest today is a a self proclaimed lifetime athlete. From excelling in football at a young age to playing division I at Colorado State University, sprinting at the highest level and playing professionally, he takes us thr...
Our guest was one of the catalysts for Athlete On Fire as a Colorado buddy of Scott's and he just happens to be an amazing athlete himself. Learn how he manages a crazy work/life balance with training for endurance mountain ...
Our guest is first and foremost an adventurer. He started in the world of motor sports and eventually came upon penny farthings. Yes, those crazy old school bikes with the giant front tire. He began building these after ta...
Our guest is a runner. He runs ultra's and marathons at a very high level. His consistency and ability to run so many distances at a high level is his hallmark. Here is the kicker. He works a regular 9 to 5 and has a great...
Our guest is a runner. He has mastered so many distances and styles of race that we could never cover it all in just one show but he does take us on the journey. From a childhood spent in the woods to the aventurous life in...
Our guest wanted a change from his life in his early thirties so he join a running club, ran his first marathon, and was hooked with the "running bug". Fast forward to being named the Ultra Runner of year in Australia in 201...
Our guest is wildly entertaining. Almost as wild as the events she competes in all over the world as the first female obstacle course racer. She tells stories of failure and why you shouldn't take yourself so seriously. She...
Our guest is an adventurer first and foremost. His attraction to wild and beautiful places has led him to where he is today as an inspiring ultra runner, coach, and photographer. His website alone will leave you awestruck an...
Our guest is a former Olympian and current running liason to the masses. He shares how making the 1972 Olympic team changed his life in how he wanted to share the sport he loved with the world. He founded the first specialty...
Our guest is a writer and runner. Amongst other things she shares her process and how she was able to write her very powerful memoir, "So Far." She has great insights to the running world as long time contributor to "Runner'...
Our guest takes us to Boston with amazing perspective in his newest book "4:09:43." This is just his newest project. Learn how one of the true legends in the running world got started running and writing and how he has been...