When I interviewed Harvey Lewis, Greg Armstrong and Gene Dykes prior to the Quaratine Backyard Ultra, I had no idea how big this event would turn out to be. 

I underestimated just how many ultra runners out there were missing races cancelled in response to the Covid-19 crisis. Over 2000 runners eventually registered for the event. Many more thousands followed it online. 

​A couple of years ago, I had a chance to interview JP after he completed the World Marathon Challenge - 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 different continents. (Listen to that interview here: JP Caudill Episode 45).

Last weekend I caught up with JP Caudill just a week after he'd run his cancelled Shamrock Marathon on a treadmill. Many of us have had our races cancelled in response to the Covid 19 virus. JP made the decision to tackle his cancelled race on the treadmill. 

​Back in the fall of 2018, I interviewed Souls4Soles CEO, Buddy Teaster, for a running podcast I was doing at the time. I'd Google stalked some of Buddy's story, discovered he was an ultra runner, and since I had aspirations of becoming an ultra runner myself, I thought he'd be a great interview.

​Well I was right.

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