Carpe Diem: Live Your Dream

Swimming the Oceans Seven

This teenage woman is on-track to be the youngest person to complete the series of marathon ocean swims known as The Oceans Seven. These are 10-25 mile swims across 7 of the world’s major ocean channels, including the English Channel, Gibraltar Straights, Moloka’i Channel in Hawaii, and the Cook Straights in New Zealand among others. She battles strong currents, cold waters, jelly fish and hours of fatigue. Fewer than 40 people have ever accomplished this feat. Listen to why she does it. You can’t argue with her reason.

Halfway Anywhere: The King of the Trail

Tyler “Mac” Fox has spent over a decade hiking the most epic trails around the world. Hear how he went from a totally non-outdoorsy guy to the king of the trail, about a sampling of his best hiking adventures, and how he has turned his love of hiking into the most comprehensive website for thru-hikers. Check it out at "HalfwayAnywhere.com" for tons of information, including really impressive annual surveys of the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail from over 1,000 thru-hikers. 

Would You Rather: Row the Atlantic or Swim the UK Coast?

This is Part 2 of my episode with Jasmine Harrison, the young British woman with an amazing trifecta of ocean records. First she became the youngest female to row 3,000 miles solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She then swam 900 miles up the entire coast of the UK from the southern tip of England to the northern tip of Scotland. And now as I interview her, she is halfway through her 30,000+ mile solo circumnavigation of the world in the Mini Globe Race. That's "mini" as in a mini 19 foot sailboat - not a mini globe!! If you haven't already listened to Part 1, check out Episode #43 first.

Around the World Solo in the Mini Globe Race

What does a young woman do after rowing a boat solo across the Atlantic Ocean? She swims the entire west coast of England, of course. And after that? She sails solo around the world in a very tiny boat. In fact, this episode was recorded via StarLink with my guest sailing across the Coral Sea towards Australia. And it is so packed with adventure, I split it into two parts, so tune in next week for Part 2 and decide which of her adventures is most awesome!

You Too Can Cycle the Tour de France

You don’t have to be a pro to experience the course and the thrill of the Tour de France stage race. My guest in this episode describes what it’s like to ride the mountain stages a few days before the pros come through. His times aren’t quite as fast, but the challenge is sure real. And he describes lots of other spectacular rides for us “regular” people to do with our families.

Yosemite Triple Crown of Big Wall Climbing

No female climbers had ever completed the Yosemite Triple Crown - until this amazing duo appeared on the scene and nailed it this summer. What is it? It's speed climbing 8,000 vertical feet up three iconic big walls in Yosemite (El Capitan, Half Dome, and Mt. Watkins) in under 24 hours. Listen in. The training is intense, the risk is high, but the outcome is spectacular. And check out the photos under the Adventure Stories page of my website https://gocarpediemnow.com/ or on Instagram @gocarpediemnow.

My First Hundo: A 100-Miler at FRUD

Your host (me) was inspired to try his first 100-mile ultra marathon. It was my podcast episode #26 guest that suggested the Front Range Ultra Dayze event in Colorado as my "hundo" debut. What an experience!! It wasn't just the race - it was the people I met there. Such interesting and inspiring people. In this episode, I capture live from the scene of the race the perspectives of many of the participants and from the awesome race directors. Curios about trying a 100-miler? Pace yourself slow (e.g. walk) and you can probably do it. Really!!

Rowing Across the Atlantic Ocean with Salty Science

This is a great adventure story of four marine biologists who decided to row a boat across the Atlantic Ocean. 38 days at sea with a coffin-sized cabin and 12-hours daily at the oars doesn’t sound like fun, but the friendships and the learnings more than made up for the challenges. Find great photos of the journey at https://gocarpediemnow.com. 

The Hunger vs Hunger Calorie Challenge

How many calories do you think you could burn in a day? My guest, Ethan Hunger, picks a day every year to go to the max on everything physical: biking, running, swimming, HIIT… and logs 12,000+ calories in 24 hours. Why? For an awesome cause of raising money for a food bank. And he has built an amazing collection of such athletics-based fund raisers under the moniker “Hunger vs. Hunger”.

The RAAM Riders and Beyond

Here's a married couple that has woven their lives around endurance sports together in a unique and inspiring way. This episode is packed with so many cool adventures like riding the Race Across America (RAAM), the TransAm, a 15,000 km bicycle speed record around the circumference of Australia, and the Norseman Extreme triathlon in Norway. And the list goes on.