Colonel Phil Lowry (Montana Army National Guard) – Director and Counsel for Cybersecurity & Privacy at Western Union – has raced 20 officially sanctioned 200-mile-plus ultramarathons, along with nearly a hundred 100-mile trail races. He’s the only person in history to finish all three races in the Destination Trail annual “Triple Crown” series of 200-mile ultras – the Tahoe 200, Bigfoot 200, and Moab 240 – four separate times. One of the best-known 200-milers on earth, Colonel Lowry and wife Dr. Jill – a renowned colorectal surgeon and veteran trail-racer extraordinaire – and the six Lowry children combine outdoor adventure with professional and personal excellence. Careening toward his 60th birthday this August, The Colonel of Ultramarathoning opines on the evolution of ultra as a sport and a lifestyle – from the good old days of Fat Ass informality to the phenomena of Cocodona 250 live-streaming – and explains exactly what to do when a rattlesnake bites one of your ankles.

Links:

Destination Trail: Ultramarathons, But Longer:

https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/

The Most Extreme Moab 240 Yet with Phil Lowry (Distance to Empty podcast, Dec. 10, 2025):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/61QTe9F0wXpuTBVpVMqWCB

Phil Lowry: Bigfoot 200/Episode No. 105 (PodBean podcast, Nov. 28, 2017):

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/phil-lowry-the-triple-triple-crown/id1722571117?i=1000650372106

Phil Lowry: The Triple Triple Crown (Distance to Empty podcast, March 22, 2024):

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/phil-lowry-the-triple-triple-crown/id1722571117?i=1000650372106

Phil Lowry (Miles & Mountains podcast, Dec. 6, 2022):

https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f954723-fd68-4179-aad8-928a2250c70e/episodes/c1dbc8a0-d4fa-4410-ac29-53cb426e8371/miles-mountains-phil-lowry

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Everyone participating in a BADWATER race – the iconic ultramarathon series created and produced by Chris Kostman, the sport’s most consequential race director – receives a welcoming smile from Erika Small. Erika started her own career as a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders. A beloved member of the BADWATER staff who raised two amazing children and manages a successful real estate practice in the Greater Sacramento Area, Erika completed the BADWATER Ultra Cup last year. At age 52, she placed 4th Overall in the BADWATER-Cape Fear 51.4-miler on the sandy beaches of North Carolina’s Bald Head Island; 1st Place Overall in the grueling BADWATER-Salton Sea 81-mile team race from the Mojave Desert to the summit of Mt. Palomar; and 11th Place Woman in the BADWATER 135, widely considered the world’s toughest road race, from Death Valley to Whitney Portal.

While balancing family, training and competition, and professional excellence, Erika somehow found time to become a pioneering leader in the non-profit world. She created the Run It Forward Project in which she and a cadre of fellow ultramarathoners ran first from Chicago to Santa Monica, then from Orlando to the Mexican Border, raising money and awareness for struggling public schools with students living in poverty. A fighter for equality in education, Erika Small embodies what it means to find and make meaning in life.

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Badwater

https://www.badwater.com/

Run It Forward Project:

https://youtu.be/1PiH49HzdMA?si=OSMn24Ozdfq1YeAj

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Headed into the 2026 Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon, Kilian Korth was repeatedly marginalized by some commentators – disrespecting not just him and his achievements, but all of us who compete regularly in 200-mile ultramarathons. Korth went on to become the fastest-ever male to finish the Cocodona 250, finishing in 57:28:36 and placing second overall to fellow Coloradan Rachel Entrekin, who shattered the course record – beating Korth by 1 hour, 18 minutes and 48 seconds.

In this Special Edition of CHASING THE CUTOFF, Troy Eid – a pacer for five-time Cocodona finisher Paul James Johnson, who placed Third Overall in the 60-69 Age Group, in this year’s Cocodona 250 – explains why those who keep throwing shade on Korth’s pathbreaking achievements in 200-milers should instead give the resilient 30-year-old Coloradan his due. After sweeping the Triple Crown of 200-milers last year, Korth’s record-breaking performance at Cocodona represents another step forward in human potential. The stubborn fact is that 200-mile trail-racing is entering a new era with a field of emerging champions who are every bit as worthy as the more familiar faces we know and admire.

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Rachel Entrekin and Killian Korth on their Cocodona 250 wins in 2026 (Everyday Ultra Podcast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb3R8BILxk8

Kilian Korth – 2026 Cocodona 250 Post Race Interview with Hilary Yang (Mountain Outpost Podcast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Je5c4jTROk

Pre-Race with the Cocodona 250 Champs (Next Aid Station Podcast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqnsLiFykzk

2026 Cocodona 250 Preview: Analysis, Storylines, Predictions (Singletrack Podcast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7O4wszNvs

Mastering the 200: Kilian Korth’s Blueprint for Cocodona (Aravaipa Running, Flagstaff Bound, Episode 7):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXj8i5Kx77w

Kilian Korth (Keep Hammering Collective with Cameron Hanes, Episode 164):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLgIoFuZNrY

Kilian Korth on What It Takes to Win the Triple Crown of 200s (Everyday Ultra Podcast):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjyYAjrEigQ

Have 200-Mile Ultras Earned Their Place in the Sport Yet? Kilian Korth Weighs in (Singletrack Podcast, Feb. 4, 2026):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXj8i5Kx77w

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South Dakota’s Barry Sackett is a runner’s runner: A versatile and highly accomplished Marathon Majors road-racer; a run-streaker who hasn’t missed a single day of training in nearly two decades; and a veteran single-tracker who placed 6th Overall in the Cowboy 200-Mile ultramarathon. He’s also a leader in Sioux Falls’ legal and civic communities, balancing a cutting-edge law practice with relentless public service.

Barry Sackett:

https://bassford.com/team/barry-s-sackett/

The Pickle Podcast with Barry Sackett:

https://open.spotify.com/show/3qeMtdNxhzZQoPq7NAqtJs

The Cowboy 200:

https://ultraversesupplements.com/our-races/the-cowboy-200-ultra?srsltid=AfmBOop05zmvi7_CyPIqsQKcVbCDT-V1AMPWWrfQh4iNaJJQ5wWutjM-

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When the global Pandemic hit in 2020, the Navajo Nation – a tribal homeland bigger than 10 U.S. states – suffered some of the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. With her first grandchild on the way, Echo-Lee Parkhurst vowed to quit drinking , embrace her traditional Dine’ culture and tradition, and start running. Five years later and 50 lbs. lighter, Echo’s relentless quest for excellence elevated her to the podium in the Navajo Nation’s annual mountain-running endurance competition: The 12 Hours of Asaayi, sponsored by NavajoYES, the Nation’s premier fitness and wellness non-profit organization. Working two jobs while earning a degree in Social Work, Echo’s path is a dazzling testament to what is truly possible if we demand more of ourselves and dedicate our lives to helping others.

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Echo Parkhurst:

https://www.facebook.com/echo.krystal/

NavajoYES:

https://www.navajoyes.org/

Running and Biking the Navajo Nation: A Conversation with Tom Riggenbach and Rygie Bekaye of NavajoYES:

https://podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/running-biking-the-navajo-nation-tom-riggenbach-and/id1831347220?i=1000726890215

https://open.spotify.com/show/4OQmrYNdlX8pG88aqYoxIg

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There may be plenty of helicopter parents, but few two-helicopter families.

After running track and cross-country for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Cory Wroblewski met his future wife Hope while attending Army helicopter flight school together in Alabama. She flew a Blackhawk, he a Kiowa. A resilient marriage carried them through multiple separated deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. They ultimately landed together in Denver, where Cory – after completing a distinguished career as an Army officer – earned a law degree, became a proud parent to daughter Lark, joined a prestigious international law firm, and founded Front Range Running Lab (“Performance Coaching for Busy Runners”). While consistently qualifying for the Boston Marathon, Cory also excels at trail ultramarathons between 50 K and 100 miles – while relentlessly giving back to the community.

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While rising to become one of the most admired trial attorneys in Michigan, five-time Boston Marathon competitor Paul James Johnson morphed into a trail-runner at age 60. Today –at 69 – Paul is one of the most outstanding 200-mile-plus Grand Masters racers in the world. Last year, he was awarded the coveted 1,000-mile buckle in the famed Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon after beating the cutoff time in that race for four consecutive years. Paul and Troy – who met randomly and ran together for a segment of the inaugural Cowboy 200-Miler in 2022 – explore Paul’s extraordinarily prolific journey into ultra, including conquering the first-ever Arizona Monster 300-Miler and missing the cutoff – after getting accidentally turned-around in the High Country of the Canadian Rockies, in the dead of night – in the Divide 200. Through it all, Paul’s warmth, dignity, and humanity never dim.

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Michigan Defense Trial Counsel biography: Paul James Johnson

https://www.mdtc.org/member/paul_johnsonstaffdefense-com/

Episode 14 – Paul James Johnson: Storytelling, Distraction, and Thriving in the 200-Mile World on the Run Long After 60 Podcast with Mark Vega:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-14-paul-james-johnson-storytelling-distraction/id1871947718?i=1000747134406

200 Miles and an Irrational Mind: Paul Johnson’s Ultra Adventure on Buckle UP: An Ultrarunning Conversation with Coach Brian and Mandy Mullen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6btlhV8pQKFZSFw9MANI5V

Cocodona 250:

https://www.aravaiparunning.com/cocodona2/

Arizona Monster 300:

https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/arizona-monster-300

The Divide 200:

https://www.sinistersports.ca/divide200/

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Non-Profit Executive by day, ultramarathoner by day and sometimes night, Edie Couvillon Aymond leads the regional 211 crisis hotline dispatch system - 232 HELP.org - for South Central Louisiana. Yet this inspiring karate black belt wife and mother of two somehow also finds time to direct one of the most revered ultramarathons in America, the Loup Garou (“Cajun Werewolf”) Trail Races, at Chicot State Park in rural Ville Platte.

Want to know what it’s really like to run 135 continuous miles from Baton Rouge to New Orleans on the Mississippi River levee? You must experience this podcast.

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Edie Couvillon Aymond:

https://discoverlafayette.net/podcast/edie-couvillon-aymond-232-help

232-HELP.org (Lafayette, LA):

https://www.232-help.org/232-team

REGISTER for the 2026 Loup Garou Trail Races:

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133276

Chicot State Park:

https://www.lastateparks.com/parks-preserves/chicot-state-park

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