Littles, Laz & a Dead Coyote in the Truck

We’re back in the Murder Mile Studio after Jon lost a week to a tooth infection, and naturally we ease back into podcasting by complaining about Bucky’s, debating gas-station loyalty, and eventually getting to actual ultrarunning. We dig into Little Dog’s Backyard Ultra, why the backyard format demands a completely different kind of durability and mindset, what makes Big’s and Littles so special, and why holding sub-24-hour 100-mile pace for days is a very different animal than simply going long. Becca talks about crewing, hanging around Laz, meeting a runner with an absurd combination of speed and endurance potential, and why systems, consistency, strength, and learning to answer the bell matter more than trying to brute-force your way through a backyard. Then, because apparently ultrarunning wasn’t strange enough, we spend a completely reasonable amount of time discussing why Becca brought home a dead coyote, whether checking nipple wear is a legitimate aging technique, and why Jon does not consider roadkill retrieval one of the five love languages. We wrap it up with training-readiness scores, heavy legs, hydration, carbs, electrolytes, and the reminder that your watch can give you data, but it still can’t tell you how your body actually feels.