Ten Junk Miles
A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs). Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters. More at http://www.tenjunkmiles.com
Show episodes
Meet Nation Member Brittney Tracey #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Chris Luebke 236.3 Miles Most Time Runing: Nicole B 72:55:55 Most Vert: Tim Yuska 21,827 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10575212
Join Scotty and Brittany Peterson, elite ultrarunner and former F2 at Western States. We discuss Brittany's life in running, obstacles, injuries, lessons learned, and much much more. They talk about the mental aspects of training and competing as well as challenges and identity while overcoming injury. Learn more abo
Join Scotty, Mandi and Bear as they talk about the Kwik Trip 50K (Mandi's first 50K) and all that's going on with Arcteryx! Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/
Join Scotty, Kerri, Lauren Duncan, Lynn Mellantine (Scotty's actual sister) Stacy Mellantine (Scotty's actual niece) and Lynn Gummelt (Not Scotty's sister) for Ten Junk Miles in which we discuss Lynn's life in running, her remarkable ultrasignup results, Lauren's Kettle Morraine 100, and much much more!! Sign up for th
Meet Nation Member Amy D'Aprile #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Brian Kutz 121.6 Miles Most Time Runing: Ory Frazier 37:00:33 Most Vert: Brian Kutz 22,904 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10575212
Join Scotty for an exploration into the World's Biggest and Most competitive Ultra, Comrades!! He sits down with 4 participants from 2025's edition: Steven Dence, Heather Baker King, Ellie Pell and Rhys Hogg. They discuss everything, from travel, to pre and post race as well as their individual performances and pers