We Are Superman

Oct 31 2024 340 ep. 74 mins 37

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Founded by David Clark, a former 320-pound alcoholic, drug addict, food junkie turned accomplished endurance athlete, bestselling author, plant-based fighter, and happiness warrior. Ultramarathoner and coach Bill Stahl is continuing David's legacy to bring you inspirational stories of ordinary people overcoming alcoholism, addiction, obesity, or catastrophic injuries or illnesses to accomplish epic achievements like running ultramarathons, climbing Everest, etc. We also bring you world-class athletes and others involved in the endurance sports space, medical providers, and others who can help you up your own game in athletics as well as in life so you feel, look, and perform better. As David said, we will help you look into the far side of the universe where anything is possible and all things are eventual.

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#319 - WE ARE JUNKO KAZUKAWA, THE GODZILLA OF DISTANCE RUNNING

Oct 31 2024 79 mins

Our guest today is a local running and coaching legend here in Colorado who is also well-known worldwide. Junko Kazukawa came late into the running world, but has been a prolific endurance athlete, while exuding tons of positive energy. This year alone she completed the Leadwoman challenge – all of the Leadville running and biking races – which included her 10th LT100 run finis

#318 - WE ARE STEVEN SAMPSON BEATING A TUMOR AND SETTING THE BAR HIGH ON HIS YOUNG LIFE

Oct 16 2024 88 mins

We have had some uplifting performances by young runners in American Heroes Run. Last year, we had the formerly overweight high school freshman who completed the marathon. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago a freshman cross country runner named Bobby, who normally runs 5K, who completed 50K. And then we have 19-year-old Steven Sampson, who completed 35.7 miles in the 9 hour & 11

#317 - WE ARE LINDSAY RAHILL BATTLING BACK TO ACHIEVE HER EPIC DREAMS

Oct 09 2024 80 mins

Another great American Heroes Run performer was Lindsay Rahill, who attempted to complete her first 100-miler. While she bowed out at mile 72, Lindsay far exceeded her previous limits, and in the process continues to put behind her abuse and an eating disorder. She was supported by her awesome husband Chris, who had a fantastic spread of fueling items out for her the entire race ex

#316 - WE ARE LISA KABAT SMASHING AN AHR RECORD VIA UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS

Oct 02 2024 88 mins

As I mentioned in my American Heroes Run episode, there were numerous impressive performances and I’m going to bring you chats with some of these while I’m traveling. First is Lisa Kabat, who not only improved her distance in the 9 hour & 11 minute race from 48 miles in 2023 to 62 miles this year, but also smashed the race record… the men’s record, too. Given the unusua

#315 - IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES AT THE AMERICAN HEROES RUN

Sep 26 2024 26 mins

In addition to the We Are Superman Podcast, it is my humble privilege to honor David Clark's legacy to direct the American Heroes Run that he began in 2010. This year, we had the largest number of runners since I began hosting it, and quite a few had outstanding performances. We will be highlighting some of these stories in episodes over the new few weeks, but here is a recap of th

#314 - WE ARE ADAM POPP, ON A ONE-LEGGED QUEST TO OWN 17 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

Sep 23 2024 65 mins

Adam Popp was one of the most impressive previous WASP guests, appearing on episode #209 in May, 2022. Adam, a 12-year combat veteran, had his right leg blown off by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in December, 2007 while serving in the Air Force as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader. After a long, arduous rehabilitation process, Adam found his purpose again in advocac

#313 - WE ARE TYLER STROTHMAN AND THE BIRTH OF A BREAKTHROUGH SHOE BRAND

Sep 11 2024 58 mins

Some wise person said that necessity is the mother of invention. It’s also sometimes the mother of entrepreneurship. Meet Rice University runner Tyler Strothman. When he experienced years of frustrating foot pain, he tried many different brands of shoes, but nothing seemed to help solve his issues. So boldly, Tyler decided to start his own shoe brand, Veloci. The first models sho

#316 - WE ARE LISA KABAT SMASHING AN AHR RECORD VIA UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS

Sep 04 2024 88 mins

As I mentioned in my American Heroes Run episode, there were numerous impressive performances and I’m going to bring you chats with some of these while I’m traveling. First is Lisa Kabat, who not only improved her distance in the 9 hour & 11 minute race from 48 miles in 2023 to 62 miles this year, but also smashed the race record… the men’s record, too. Given the unusua

#312 - WE ARE SANDY AND MIKE MONAHAN: YOU RAN THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 WELL IF YOU DIDN'T MEET THEM!

Sep 04 2024 66 mins

It’s a shame that two of the nicest people you can meet at the Leadville Trail 100 also happen to be the ones you want the least to meet. You see, Sandy and Mike Monahan are the race’s cutoff queen and king. If you are pushing the time cutoffs at each aid station, they will do their best to move you through and on to the next one. But if you are too late getting there, they wil

#311 - COMING HOME TO THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100

Aug 29 2024 72 mins

I recap the Leadville Trail 100, including my experiences, training, fueling, the race itself, the Leadville people and the race's highly-charged atmosphere, and what my takeaways from it are. The chief one of those is to continue to think big and take chances on epic challenges. In fact, I'm asking all of you listeners to suggest other ones I can undertake. I'm ready. Please conta