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The Threshold Podcast

Garrett DuPont and Tanner Elmore

The Threshold Podcast is a conversation about pushing limits and finding clarity. Hosted by Tanner Elmore and Garrett DuPont, the show explores what it really takes to chase big endurance goals while balancing family, work, and everything else life demands. Each episode dives into the mindset, strategy, preparation, gear, nutrition, and lessons that runners often have to learn the hard way. Welcome to The Threshold Podcast.

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01:02:08

Charlie Lawrence 100K, Joe McConaughy FKT & Backyard...

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2026/10/05

Charlie Lawrence just ran 100 kilometers at a clip of 5:56 per mile.Lawrence won the 2026 IAU 100K World Championship in 6:09:25, holding off world record holder Aleksandr Sorokin and helping the U.S. men capture team gold. Courtney Olsen added another world title for Team USA, winning the women’s race in 7:10:31.Garrett and Tanner break down Lawrence’s patient race, what it takes to hold that pace for more than six hours, and revisit one of our favorite questions: if a runner with Charlie’s engine

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01:20:21

Nick Petterson - Team USA Backyard Championship

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2026/10/02

Nick Petterson has run a 2:38 marathon, won Rocky Raccoon 100 in 14:38, covered 280.5 miles in 100 hours at Jackalope Jam, finished Cocodona 250 and earned his spot on Team USA by winning Ode to Laz Backyard Ultra with 63 yards. Today, he considers the backyard the format he may be best at, even though he doesn’t believe his current results have shown what he’s fully capable of yet.Nick joins Garrett for a one-on-one conversation about how he went from college soccer player to ultrarunner, why he

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01:13:00

Scott Snell - Team USA Backyard Championship

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2026/09/28

Scott Snell has run 88 yards at the Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, won Capital Backyard Ultra, represented Team USA multiple times and recently ran 140.8 miles in 24 hours. But his path to becoming one of the most consistent backyard runners in the country started much more simply: a 50K, a few early backyard races and eventually becoming the guy Laz nicknamed “crewless.”Scott joins Tanner and Garrett as part of the Team USA preview to talk about how his backyard career evolved, why the

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00:47:04

The Meg Eckert Interview

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2026/09/25

Meg Eckert just ran 636.482 miles (1,024.3 km) in six days, becoming the first woman to surpass 1,000 kilometers in a six-day race while also breaking the overall American record. Weeks later, she joins Garrett and Tanner to talk through what actually happens when you run for 144 hours, how she managed sleep, pacing and the mental lows, and why the six-day format has become her favorite event in ultrarunning.Meg also explains her decision to step away from Team USA ahead of the 2026 Backyard Ultra

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01:20:11

Last Soul Ultra, BPN Go One More, & Superior 100 Recap

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2026/09/21

Last Soul Ultra just made its biggest move in the backyard ultra game yet. The new 2027 Last Soul Ultra World Series will feature 200-runner qualifiers in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia before a final in Germany, with a mix of selected athletes and lottery entries fighting for spots on the final starting line. Garrett and Tanner break down why this could be a major step for backyard ultrarunning, how Last Soul continues to raise the bar on marketing and race coverage, and what the

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00:54:46

Megan Eckert's World Record, BYU Sat Champs Debate &...

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2026/09/14

Live from the North Shore, Garrett and Tanner are joined by James “Smitty” Smith from the hotel putting green to talk through Tanner’s final thoughts before taking on 101 miles and roughly 17,350 feet of climbing on the Superior Hiking Trail, plus what Garrett and Smitty are preparing for as his pacing and crew team.Then we turn to the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, where Team USA has some questions to sort out before October 17. Nick Steel has publicly pushed back on race-schedule

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01:08:30

Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, Project 168...

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2026/09/08

The 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championships are 40 days away, and Team USA’s 15-runner roster is officially taking shape. Garrett and Tanner break down Harvey Lewis, Jon Noll, Mark Dowdle, Megan Eckert, Nick Steel and the rest of the American team, where its depth stacks up, and why several runners may need massive PRs if the U.S. wants to contend with the strongest teams in the world.Phil Gore also pushed the limits of the backyard format with Project 168, completing 152 consecutive yards and

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02:02:55

Superior 100 Trail Race & Aaron Hansen

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2026/08/31

The Superior 100 returns September 11, sending runners point-to-point across Minnesota’s North Shore on the Superior Hiking Trail from Gooseberry Falls to Lutsen. Eight-time finisher Aaron Hansen joins Tanner and Garrett before his ninth attempt to break down what makes Superior one of the defining 100-mile races in the Midwest, and what it takes to finish the, sometimes grueling, race. We talk through the course section by section, from the opening miles out of Gooseberry through Split Rock, Beaver

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01:41:41

Last Soul Ultra, Backyard Team Championships, &...

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2026/08/24

Mark Dowdle won Last Soul Ultra 2026 with 94 yards — 391.7 miles (630.4 km) — after nearly four days of backyard racing in Germany. Ayyoub “Ello” El Osrouti reached 93 yards, and Garrett and Tanner break down the finish, the bizarre Loop 87 battle, Dowdle’s gamesmanship, and a livestream that may have raised the bar for how backyard ultras are covered.Nick Steel followed with a win at Tartarus Backyard Ultra, completing 53 yards and securing the final U.S. Silver Ticket for the 2026 Backyard Ultra

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01:32:27

UTMB 2026 Preview & Predictions

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2026/08/21

UTMB 2026 brings the trail-running world to Chamonix for 108 miles (174 km) and roughly 32,500 feet (9,900 m) of climbing through France, Italy and Switzerland. Garrett and Tanner break down UTMB, CCC and OCC, the biggest names in every field, and make full podium picks, winning-time predictions, dark-horse calls and DNFs before race week begins.UPDATE — Episode recorded Tuesday, August 18. Since recording, Kilian Jornet has withdrawn from UTMB because of his ongoing knee injury, and Jim Walmsley is

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01:11:59

Ryan & Steve Koivisto & the SISU Backyard Ultra

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2026/08/17

The inaugural SISU Backyard Ultra starts September 5 at 9 a.m. at Lake Rebecca Park in Rockford, Minnesota, on a 4.167-mile hourly loop. Co-race directors Ryan and Steve Koivisto join Garrett and Tanner to explain how the race went from a text sent while mowing the lawn to a permitted backyard event, and what runners can expect on race weekend.We also discuss:How Sydney Backyard Ultra helped spark the idea for a new Minnesota backyard raceThe Lake Rebecca course, including the paved climb, trail

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01:18:13

Phil Gore & Project 168

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2026/08/10

Phil Gore holds the Backyard Ultra World Record at 119 laps and is the reigning Big's Backyard Ultra World Champion, having taken the title with 114. This week on The Threshold Podcast, Tanner and Garrett sit down with him three weeks before the biggest feat he's ever attempted: Project 168 — a solo, seven-day, 700-mile run.We also discuss:How a back-of-the-pack high school cross country runner turned a 2015 commitment to run 5K every day into a marathon, then his first ultra in 2019, then a

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01:15:47

2026 Badwater 135 Results, Phil Gore's Project 168, &...

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2026/08/03

Max Jolliffe just became the first man in history to break 21 hours at Badwater 135, running 20:53:41 in a photo finish up the final climb to Whitney Portal. This week on The Threshold Podcast, Garrett and Tanner break down a historic weekend in Death Valley, where Carmen Maria Perez also set a new women's course record at 21:05:32 — finishing second overall, ahead of every runner except Jolliffe himself.We also discuss:Minnesota Voyageur 50's deep field on a brand-new start/finish venue,

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01:38:45

How to Run Your First Backyard Ultra, Hardrock 100...

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2026/07/14

Ludovic Pommeret just became a three-time Hardrock 100 champion at age 50, breaking his own course record by 22 minutes with a 21:11:36 finish. This week on The Threshold Podcast, Garrett and Tanner break down a historic weekend at Hardrock, where Courtney Dauwalter also set a new clockwise course record at 26:03:10 for her fourth win, and Tara Dower completed a brutal Western States-Hardrock double, finishing third just 13 days after taking sixth at States. With 147 runners taking on 33,000 feet of

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01:10:45

Hardrock 100 Watch, Boston Marathon's New Rules, &...

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2026/07/06

Hardrock 100 is six days from its scheduled start in Silverton, and for the first time in years, it may not happen at all. This week on The Threshold Podcast, Garrett and Tanner break down the Gold Mountain Fire's threat to the race, the same fire that already forced the Ouray 100 to cancel less than two weeks before its own start. If Hardrock goes down too, it's only the fourth cancellation in the race's 34-year history. Is proactive cancellation the responsible call?We also

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01:15:44

2026 Western States 100 Race Recap, Mid-State Mile...

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2026/06/29

Western States 2026 may go down as one of the most historic editions in race history.This week on The Threshold Podcast, Tanner and Garrett break down a record-shattering day at the Western States 100, highlighted by Vincent Bouillard's stunning 13:46:15 victory. Bouillard not only smashed Jim Walmsley's course record by more than 23 minutes, but became the first athlete ever to break the 14-hour barrier at Western States. With Francesco Puppi, Ryan Montgomery, and Thomas Cardin all running

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01:24:59

Patto from Backyard Ultra Podcast Interview

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2026/06/22

Connect with Patto and follow the Backyard Ultra Podcast community:🎙️ Listen to the Backyard Ultra Podcast on Spotify: Backyard Ultra Podcast on Spotify📸 Follow on Instagram: @backyardultrapodcast on InstagramIn this episode of The Threshold Podcast, we sit down with one of the most recognizable voices in the world of Backyard Ultras—Patto, host of the Backyard Ultra Podcast.Patto shares his journey from a recreational marathon runner to becoming one of the sport's biggest storytellers and

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00:27:01

Tahoe 200 Results, Mid-State Mile Preview, Hyrox...

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2026/06/16

The Threshold Podcast is back with a special Running News Rundown, covering the biggest stories from the world of running, ultrarunning, trail racing, backyard ultras, and Hyrox.In this episode, Tanner dives into the headlines shaping the endurance community this week. We reflect on Threshold Podcast surpassing 1,000 downloads, address the conversation sparked by our recent Instagram post, and discuss what accountability and open dialogue look like in today's running culture.On the racing side,

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01:25:17

2026 Western States 100 Preview, Cocodona 2027...

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2026/06/08

Garrett and Tanner are back for episode 13.Dead Cow Gully just wrapped in Australia and Sam Christie took the win at 66 loops on a 1,600-acre working cattle farm. We break down the race, McCormick's heartbreaking calf injury that likely cost him a silver ticket to the Australian national team, and why Bagman might just be the people's champ of backyard ultra. Also, if you finish Dead Cow Gully, you get a vacuum-sealed bag of cow manure. True story.Cocodona held its first ever lottery. Nearly 2,000

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01:08:26

Stories from the Trail, Creatine for Runners & Haynes...

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2026/06/01

Garrett and Tanner are back for episode 12, and this week we bring the heat.The Cam Hanes and Sage Canaday saga keeps developing. Cam fired back with his own take on the PED situation. We break down his response, what it means for the brands backing him, and whether race organizations are going to hold influencer athletes to the same standard they hold everyone else.Then, the Enhanced Games came and went. Fred Curley ran clean and still won. The entire enhanced field couldn't get close to Usain

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