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Support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon.
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Looking for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching?
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“I just wanted it to exist, so I made it exist.”
In this episode, Troy Meadows talks with Kirk Cherep.
Kirk shares how a Spartan Race on his college graduation day lit the spark that eventually led him deep into trail and ultra running, and ultimately into race directing.
After falling in love with the community through films by Billy Yang and The Ginger Runner and reading Born to Run, Kirk now directs multiple events through Trailblazer Running in Indiana.
False Spring Trail Runs
Okadoke Trail Runs
Trail Golf
Knobstone 50
Kirk also co-owns Tempo Run Timing, timing over 50 events a year, and partners with Runners for Public Lands to give back through trail work at Indiana Dunes National Park .
Kirk talks honestly about balance, or the lack of it, and accept that sometimes you’re just “really good at faking it” while juggling family, work, and big goals .
This year, he’s lining up for Hellbender 100 and planning big adventure runs like Painted Rocks Lakeshore and a Grand Canyon R2R2R.
Kirk's Links
IG: @trailblazer.running
@kirkcherep
Website: Trailblazer Running – https://www.trailblazerrunning.co
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