Cultra Trail Running Podcast

07/04/2026

Meet Amber Constant, whose job it is to wake up, climb 10,000' sleep, then repeat every day for a year, in New England. She is doing most of this in the White Mountains, and is looking to break the world record for climbing the most vert in one year. We are honored to hear about her life and the trails that took her on this journey.

Amber Constant, a White Mountains ultrarunner attempting one of the biggest endurance challenges ever undertaken in New England: breaking the all-time annual vertical gain world record joins Cultra...

06/22/2026

Did you listen to our conversation with Lila? We talk Cocodona 250 and so much more!

AFB, Anna-G, Josh and Phred welcome back ultrarunner, hospice nurse, and Vermont mountain crusher Lila Gaudrault back to the Cultra Trail Running Podcast to break down her experience at the legenda...

06/06/2026

The heat has been heating and the CUT has been cutting! Looks like a 50% DNF rate. For every one playing at home here is a list of runners who are still avoiding the ever hungry jaws of Shadow Bear.

04/24/2026

Support is good, so please Come join us Sunday at Cultra’s Lake WARAMAUG Aid Station! World’s Best Pizza, awkward inappropriate jokes and free Cultra stickers with defective QR codes! Details and signup today!

04/16/2026

Oh my God Becky, look at her BUT! Still a few spots left for the CUT112… but let’s talk about the backside:

The BUT (Back Ultra Traverse 50)

50 miles. Point to point. No fluff. Get your friends to pace and crew.

You’ll follow the blue blazes of the New England Trail from the liquor store at MUT’s End at the Berlin Turnpike all the way to the Long Island Sound in Guilford, CT—rolling through the rugged, beautiful chaos of the Mattabesset and Menunkatuck trails. This is the back half of the CUT112 course… the part that either breaks you or makes you weirdly proud of your life choices.

Start time?
5:18 AM (yes… that’s intentional… yes… it’s the ass crack of dawn)

Finish line?
Straight into the Long Island Sound. Dip a toe or jump in!

You’ve got just under 24 hours to get there. Plenty of time… BUT

If 112 feels like a commitment issue, this is your move.
If 50 miles sounds like a bad idea… perfect.

Come support Connecticut Forest & Parks Association, Come run the BUT.

Register Now!

04/14/2026

Mount Liberty moments…

02/08/2026

We offered a free breakfast to try to convince Bill Gibbs , Kristijan Begic, (from the podcast) and Alex Brown not to run the Real King of Pain, as the temperature was pegged at zero degrees even without wind. But no takers. Turned out to be a good call as the thigh deep Roaring Brook was frozen solid and so this was the driest RKOP in history. Well played boys!

02/04/2026

New Episode Friday Morning!
Martin Janoschek drops in to talk AMC life, from winter leadership courses to stewarding ski trails at Cardigan Lodge. The crew dives into backcountry ski setups (tele, AT, splitboard), ski-leash lessons learned the hard way, and why lodges feel extra magical when it’s stupid cold outside.
Anna and Josh recap deep-freeze winter hikes in New Hampshire, sharing hard-earned lessons on pacing, layering, keeping food from freezing, and why slow groups can be colder than you expect. Things get real with a sketchy Mount Cardigan after-dark decision, hypothermia talk, and when turning around is actually the win.
Plus: Cultra-Matic makes a comeback as the crew tries to rattle off the 10 Essentials from memory, AMC education gets some love, Patreon supporters get shouted out, and ultrarunning legends, big donations, and big race plans round out the episode.
Cold weather, good decisions, and a little Cultra chaos.

11/29/2025

In the spirit of Thanksgiving we have had a full plate lately as we scout out a new Cultra HQ. We have traveled South of the Equator, and far up North too, and we hope to close a deal shortly on the perfect place. AFB is also planning to get a full shoulder replacement in the middle of December, so the drama continues! These are all very positive, necessary and somewhat scary things that will temporarily pull us away from our regular schedule of releasing episodes. So we appreciate you guys hanging in there as we work through this.
Participants at the Manchester Road Race were treated with a few words from the Iconic former RD Jim Balcome who we had the privilege interviewing in 2019! Give it a listen! Thank you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CLkpIq5f4tc7NTSuV4rWq?si=P0kEfQjVRWSAbmlY97NdVQ

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