Lanny Ultra joins Robbie and Justin to walk through how he found his way into ultra running, what it takes to keep training honest while raising a family, and how race strategy is as much a mental discipline as a physical one. The conversation wanders the trails — literally — through cactus encounters and snake scares, a race cancellation that forced a hard safety call, and the community Lanny has built through Run Dad Run. The three close by looking at where ultra running is heading and what the next wave of the sport might look like.

• Lanny Ultra's journey into ultra running
• Balancing family life and training
• Wild trail stories: cacti and snakes
• Race cancellations and safety decisions
• Community building through Run Dad Run
• Insights into race strategies and mental toughness
• The evolution of ultra running and future trends

Community Building How Run Dad Run turned a shared identity — runners who are also parents — into a durable, supportive community, and why that kind of belonging keeps people in the sport longer than any training plan does.

Race Strategy Mentality Approaching a race as a series of decisions rather than a single effort: pacing, problem-solving on the move, and the mental toughness required when the day stops going to plan.

"You like y you didn't fall into a cactus. You dove into that thing."

"I got a freaking thorn in my neck. It'd been there for three hours."

"You gotta do back to backs."

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