HeyJaredHuman Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter
Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition.
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Episode 503: Last Soul Ultra Steals The Show | Kim Gottwald (opens the original)
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Kim Gottwald is a German ultra runner and content creator who went from law student to backyard-ultra standout by documenting extreme projects in public, including a co-win at Go One More in Texas, and a 449 km Last Soul Ultra victory at home. He co-founded the running brand Rappid, became BPN's first German athlete, and now hosts Germany's Last Soul Ultra. He has big plans for expanding Last Soul Ultra into multiple locations, including the US. Kim : kimgottwald.info | IG: @kim.gottwald | YT: @
Episode 502: Backyard Ultra Records & Recovery | Phil Gore (opens the original)
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Phil Gore holds the World Best mark for the Backyard format, completing 119 "yards" for a total of 495.83miles. He recently completed a personal project, called Project 168, where he aimed to see if he would be able to last 168 yards (700 miles). He ended up tapping out at 152 yards (633.75 miles). We discussed this project, what the limiters were, how they have created a longer recovery, and what direction the Backyard Ultra World is going, and how his event raised nearly $300,000 for Telethon,
Episode 501: First Double Amputee To Finish Leadville 100 Mile Run | Brian Reynolds (opens the original)
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Brian Reynolds is a Brooks-sponsored double below-knee amputee runner who, in 2026, became the first athlete in that category to finish the Leadville Trail 100 — on his fourth try, in 28 hours 55 minutes. He lost both legs at age four to meningococcemia, a rare bacterial infection with grim survival odds. For years he hid the amputation and stayed off the trails. A Grand Canyon hike cracked that open. He went from powerlifting to a 2:58 marathon, multiple classification records from 5K to the ma
Run The News | Phil Gore Shocks Backyard World & Meg Eckert Targets Men's 6-Day American Record (opens the original)
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Phil Gore holds the World Best Backyard record with 119 yards (495.87 miles). In an effort to see what he could actually do, he set up a project targeting yards/hours. Meg Eckert may be the most underrated ultramarathon athlete in the game right now. She is currently on pace to break her own women's 6-day World Record, and also the outright American Record. Finally, I touch on some thoughts around the UTMB events. Episode Sponsors : LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG
Episode 500: The Truth Behind Run Slow To Run Fast | Thomas Nobbs (opens the original)
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Thomas Nobbs is a professional marathon athlete with a 2:09 PR, and endurance coach. His progression to 2:09 speaks for itself, and his public strava profile shows how he has balanced lots of low intensity running and key quality sessions. Thomas is currently training for the Chicago Marathon, where he plans to once again improve his marathon PR. Thomas : teamrunrun.com/coach/tom-nobbs | IG : @nobbs.not.knobs | Strava : Thomas Nobbs Episode Sponsors : LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack wi
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