Ten Junk Miles
| Ten Junk Miles | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Scott Kummer |
| Genre | Running |
| Language | English |
| Length | 1–5+ hours |
| Production | |
| Production | Scott Kummer |
| No. of episodes | 238 (as of January 3rd, 2020) |
| Publication | |
| Original release | January 7, 2015 – present |
| Website | Official website |
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Ten Junk Miles is a free audio podcast hosted by attorney Scott Kummer. It was launched on January 7, 2015 by Scott Kummer and Cory Feign.
History[edit]
Before starting Ten Junk Miles(TJM), Scott Kummer was co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which grew to over 2000 members.[1] Scott Kummer has a lot of running experience, including ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and 5ks.[1][2]
Show Format[edit]
The Ten Junk Miles Podcast has a format which rotates between a “Gang Show” and a “Long Run” and releases new episodes about every week. The Gang Show is unscripted with various hosts for roughly 2 hours. The Long Run features a one-on-one interview between the show’s founder, Scott Kummer, and a VIP in the running community.[3]
Guests[edit]
Guests have included world record holder, Camille Herron,[4][5][6] Ann Trason,[7] and founder of Trail Sisters, Gina Lucrezi.[8] Other guests include Samantha Gash,[9] Mary Katherine Ham,[10] Jenn Shelton,[11] Chirine Njeim,[12] Sue Lucas,[13] Jennifer Pharr Davis,[14] Timothy Noakes,[15] Lisa Smith-Batchen,[16] Michael Wardian,[17] Serena Scott Thomas,[18] Charlie Engle[19] and Jesse Itzler.[20] In addition to those, TJM also features people that may not be as recognized, but are making a difference in the running world.[3] Host Scott Kummer is also a guest for an episode.[21]
Impact[edit]
In January 2019, the podcast had 1.6 million downloads and reviews from listeners worldwide in 144 countries.[22]
Ten Junk Miles is ranked in the top ten all time of running podcasts.[23]
Ten Junk Miles hosts races including The Badger Trail Races, which offer a 100 mile, 100K, 50 mile, 50K, Marathon, and Half Marathon.[3] [24][25]
Controversial and difficult subjects are routinely broached on the show, with guests and hosts discussing subjects such as cheating,[26][27][28][29] gender,[30] and cancer.[31]
Ten Junk Miles has influenced and inspired other podcasts to adopt their “gang of friends chatting casually” format.[32]
Ten Junk Miles instigated the Worlds Longest Turkey Trot from Milwaukee to Chicago, titled the “Alfredo Pedro Perro World’s Longest Turkey Trot" in honor of ultramarathoner, Alfredo Perro, funds go to Les Turner ALS Foundation.[33][34][35]
A Strava club for fans of Ten Junk Miles reached 2169 members by the end of 2019.[36]
Accolades[edit]
Ten Junk Miles was recommended in a list of "12 trail running podcasts for your next run" by Canadian Trail Running Magazine. [37]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ten Junk Miles". Owl Tail. December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Scott Kummer: An Unlikely Ultrarunner". RootsRated. February 18, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ten Junk Miles: Inside the Podcast". My Chicago Athlete. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Long Run 92 - Camille Herron". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Gang Show 119 - Camille Herron Gives Us The Straight Poop". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Gang Show 91 - With Camille Herron". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Ann Trason - Long Run 66 - #TheGoat". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 60 - Gina Lucrezi, Founder of Trail Sisters". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 3 - Scotty and Samantha Gash". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Long Run 84 - Mary Katherine Ham". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 90 - Jenn Shelton". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Long Run 88 - Chirine Njeim from Ten Junk Miles". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 40 - Sue Lucas". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Long Run 86 - Jennifer Pharr Davis". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 82 - Dr. Tim Noakes". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 72 - Lisa Smith Batchen". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Episode 40 - Chicago Marathon Special with Mike Waridan". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 14 - Scotty and Serena Scott Thomas". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 13 - Charlie Engle - Running Man". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Episode 19 - John D'Agostino, Jesse Itzler". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Bonus Episode - Scotty Kummer". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Inside the Podcast". My Chicago Athlete. My Chicago Athlete. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ten Junk Miles Podcast - Listen, Reviews, Charts". chartable.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ↑ "TJM Racing: Questions about the race". TJM Racing. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "UltraRunning Magazine". subscriber.ultrarunning.com. Retrieved 2020-01-06. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Inside the world of race cheats". Runner's World. May 20, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Podcast Star Has History of Questionable Results". Marathon Investigation. February 20, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Bonus Episode - Marathon Investigation Sampler". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 37 - Derek Murphy - marathoninvestigation.com". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 44 - Bobbi Nicol-Cote". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Long Run 20 - Alison Sunshine Chavez". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Episode 1: CULTRA Fall Fling 400 and Chat 100 preview". Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Milwaukee to Chicago: The World's Longest Turkey Trot With The TJM Gang". Marathon Investigation. February 20, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles: Special BonkCast - World's Longest Turkey Trot for ALS". tenjunkmiles.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "Runners honor friend who lost his life to ALS in 'World's Longest Turkey Trot'". November 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Ten Junk Miles". Strava. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ↑ "12 trail running podcasts for your next run". Canadian Running Magazine. 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
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