Husband and father JP Lavoie is one of 369 endurance athletes participating in the 2023 Western States Endurance Run 100 (WSER).  After 15 years of sobriety, JP set his sights on his first family 5k fun run, which quickly evolved into half marathons, marathons, and his first 50k ultramarathon in 2017.  While steadily escalating the distances he ran from 50 miles to 100 miles, JP ran an annual qualifier for Western States with a vision to run in his bucket list race some day in the future.  That day is fast approaching as JP was selected in the Western States lottery in December ..read more

The usual host of the Trail Success podcast, Mark Friess, switches seats to be today's guest, with guest host Dag Hinrichs leading the podcast, as Mark shares his recent experience participating in the Moab 240.  With 6 years of ultramarathon experience under his belt, including a sub-24 hour 100 miler, a UTMB TDS finish, and another dozen or so ultras from 50k-100miles, Mark recently tackled his first 200+ mile race in the Moab 240.  He outlines his 2022 training plan and race strategy in preparation for the race and then reviews each section of this iconic race from Destination Tra ..read more

Everyday athlete and trail running unicorn Peter Mortimer is one of the few and the fortunate who persevered to get selected in the lottery of the Western States Endurance Run 100 (WSER) for the 2022 race.  After time in the military, Peter's weight increased to a level where he turned to running to manage his health.  Through an intense medical device career and through various family challenges, Peter found HEALTH and HEALING through trail running with nearly 70 ultras to his name, including 19 podiums.  Peter tells us his origin story, how he got into WSER, and what he looks ..read more