Coffee and a Mike

Deron and Melissa Ruse are both ultra runners. They come on the podcast to discuss being coached by James Bonnett, Melissa's photography business Sweet M Images, Deron's recent accomplishment of the Fearsome Four which included four peaks, 71.77 miles with 14,563ft of ascent in 16 hours and 48 minutes in Flagstaff, AZ.

Nic Errol is an Australian, currently living in London UK. He is an ultra runner, is on the Squirrel's Nut Butter Elite Team, and is the manager for the "Running on OM" podcast. We talk ultra running, living in the UK during this pandemic, community, Arizona food scene and why the recent Joker movie was overrated.

Hannah (Neczypor) Tropf originally from northeast Ohio, held the state of Ohio 3200 meter record in a time of 10:16 and also won the 1600m state championship for women's track at North Royalton high school. She attended Georgetown University where she was an all-American and part of the NCAA Cross Country championship winning team. Currently Hannah works for Under Armour and is the host of her own podcast titled "The Run Around."

Paul Bonnett is an ultra runner, retired school teacher, cross country and track coach. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into ultra running, some of his favorite races he has ran in which includes: Crown King, Zane Grey, Western States and how he was the person beat the horses to the finish in Man vs. Horse.

Michael Justin is a professional model and trainer currently residing out of Phoenix, AZ. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got started modeling, some of the places he has been photographed, and how casting calls might change due to Covid-19.

Nick Coury co-owner of Aravaipa Running comes back on the podcast to discuss how he stays motivated to train with no race in the near future, virtual races Aravaipa is putting on this summer, and the first annual Cocodona, a 250 mile race debuting spring of 2021 linking together some of the most iconic trails and towns in Arizona.

I wanted to share my thoughts based on calculations of the fatalities from Covid-19 in both states and counties I currently live in, have lived in the past, or currently have family members in. Short recording but wanted to share. Enjoy!!!

Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County comes back on the podcast to discuss Freedom, The Constitution, Arizona during this pandemic, and why the United States is the greatest country in the world.

Tyka Chheng comes on the podcast to talk about being laid off as the bar manager at Under Tow during the Covid-19 pandemic. How he is focusing all of his time and effort in "The Hood Burger Project," named for '90s nostalgia and helping out in local neighborhoods, feeding the community to end sexual and domestic violence

Brent co-owner of Sonoran Pasta comes back on the podcast to discuss how he and his business partner have navigated thru Covid-19. Why it is important as ever to help out the local economy and use their own platform to help fellow members of the food community in Arizona.