The Mile 99 Interview

Apr 04 2025 181 ep. 53 mins 8
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The Mile 99 Interview podcast is here to support runners and athletes in Northern CA and is a place to keep the community in touch and share stories.

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Episode 134 - The Road to Western States with Mike Dimond

Apr 04 2025 55 mins  
Send us a text In this episode of The Mile 99 Interview, we sit down with Mike Dimond, a hometown ultrarunner from Auburn, CA, who just punched his ticket to the 2025 Western States 100—not in the main lottery, but through the exclusive M45 Automotive Auburn residents raffle! A Sacramento Metro firefighter, father, and long-time runner, Mike shares how living in the shadow of the

Episode 133 - Trail Work, Advocacy & Dirt-Fueled Passion with Elke Reimer & Tim Tollefson

Mar 24 2025 54 mins  
Send us a text In this inspiring episode of The Mile 99 Interview, we sit down with two passionate trail stewards: Elke Reimer and Tim Tollefson. You might know Tim for his elite trail running accomplishments, but today, he’s wearing a different hat—one of advocacy, stewardship, and public lands protection. Alongside him, Elke shares her deep experience in trail maintenance and

Episode 132 - Joey Montoya

Feb 21 2025 56 mins  
Send us a text We had a great time chatting with Joey "Coach" Montoya, local Auburn ultrarunner, football coach and PE teacher at Placer High School. We first met Joey back in episode 60 when he was getting ready for his first attempt at the 2021 Western States. He finished the race, but as he described to us, there was a lot of stress to manage as he approached the event. Fast for

Episode 131 - George Ruiz and 2025 TRT updates

Feb 14 2025 50 mins  
Send us a text George Ruiz, race director of the Tahoe Rim Trail Endurance Runs, dropped by to talk about the changes for the 2025 race after getting word that a major reconstruction project would prevent the new 100k and popular 100 mile race from occurring this year. This was a shock to the trail running community since this race is incredibly popular and has extremely dedicated

Episode 130 - Fourmidable preview with RD Paulo Medina

Feb 07 2025 55 mins  
Send us a text Fourmidable race director Paulo Medina and original founder of the Mile 99 Interview visited us to go over everything related to this year's race! It's one of the traditional 50k races in the Auburn area to kick another season of trail and ultrarunning and always draws a great crowd! There are multiple distances and lots of great information to share about each one i

Episode 129 - Bri Jaskot POST SHOW

Feb 05 2025 20 mins  
Send us a text Bri hung out for a while after the main show and talked about her White Mountain Traverse FKT from Boundary Peak in Nevada to White Mountain in California - inspiring stuff! She also shared advice for runners whether they are just getting into trail running or even if they've been around a while. HINT: plan for longevity and incorporate cross training! We talked abou

Episode 129 - Bri Jaskot

Jan 31 2025 58 mins  
Send us a text Bri joined us for a fantastic episode where we learned all about her start as a young kid riding her bike and chasing her mom on her runs. She was instinctively drawn to climbing any nearby hill, and this fit well with her future direction in life! Fast forward to recent years and to the present day, and Bri has become a highly accomplished ultrarunner, coach and FKT

Episode 128 - Todd Woodward

Jan 17 2025 55 mins  
Send us a text Happy New Year everyone! We caught up with previous guest Todd Woodward as we kick off 2025 after a bit of a break. Todd last joined us in 2024 after his speedy performance at Miwok 100k. Unfortunately, he had to spend a bit of time rehabbing his ankle after that race and we got all of the details about how that went. He finished the year strong with a solid performa

Episode 124 - Ken Michal POST SHOW

Oct 26 2024 21 mins  
Send us a text After some unexpected time off, the Mile 99 team is back on track and making post show content that was recorded earlier this year available to our audience. We hope you enjoy it and thank you for your continued support! Ken stuck around with us after the show and Jess kicked us off with a great story of the first time she ran into Ken during a 50k race that she was

Episode 123 - Todd Woodward POST SHOW

Oct 12 2024 27 mins  
Send us a text After some unexpected time off, the Mile 99 team is back on track and making post show content that was recorded earlier this year available to our audience. We hope you enjoy it and thank you for your continued support! Todd stuck around after the main show to chat with us about his fantastic experience at the 2024 Miwok 100k and having the ability to crank up the s