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
Join Scotty and ultrarunner, author and celebrity hair stylist Ben Molin for a long run leading up to the release of his memoir: "Deconstructed:" Kill The Thing That's Killing You. Ben and Scott Discuss his life in running, his background as a hair stylist made famous on a TV show and how he walked away from the fame
Meet Nation Member Ryan Paulson#RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Ed Ettinghausen: 227.1 Most Time Runing: Ed Ettinghausen: 66:24:10 Most Vert: Jacob Messler 16,670 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10
Join Scotty, Mandi, Eddie and Melissa "Kind Of A Big Deal" Kaiser for Ten Junk Miles in which they discuss what they have been up to, Scotty's injury/recovery, Mandi's Chicago marathon, Melissa's Last Dot Standing, packages, snacks, and much much more!! Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmiles
Meet Nation Member John Eckert #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Shan Riggs 216.1 Most Time Runing: Ed Ettinghausen: 47:32:34 Most Vert: Ed Ettinghausen: 14,718 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10575
Meet Garrett Nelson, who recently came in 2nd place in the Last Dot Standing by running 264+ miles over three days. Learn about his life in running, how he found ultras, his efforts at Cocadona and Desert Solstice and how he ultimately ruined my birthday in 2025. An interesting look into the mindset and methodology o
Meet Nation Member Cori Garza #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles: Daniel Bailey 230 Miles Most Time Runing: Daniel Bailey 102:15:42 Most Vert: Dabiel Bailey 31,339 ft. Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/