Ten Junk Miles
847 episodes Last Updated: Jun 05, 25
A lighthearted conversation by runners about their lives as runners and the issues that are interesting or important to them and guests of the show. TJM is meant to be a companion to you as you run. Think of us as your running partners on days when you just need some friends to get you out on an easy run. The show is composed of 10 segments, one for each mile, and every 10 minutes or so we move on to the next topic, to keep things interesting. Among the hosts' experience are ten 100-mile finishes, dozens of half and full marathons, plenty of 50-milers, and some speedy 5ks and a BQ (and a handful of DNFs).
Your host, Scotty Kummer is an attorney, doberman owner and quite possibly the most painstakingly average runner known to man. Scott has stumbled through numerous plus 4 and 5 hour marathons. He's DNF'ed the 150 mile, 100 mile, 50 mile and marathon distance. Okay, and he is a member of the Order of the Hrimthurs for having completed the Arrowhead 135, the Tuscobia 160 and the Actif Epica 120K in the same calendar year (more people have walked on the moon) as well as finshed 50+ ultramarathons including several 100 mile races. He was once kicked out of an ultra runing group due to allegations of cyber-bullying. He has a habit of offending people by accident while trying to help them. He is a co-founder of the Flatlander Ultrarunners in Chicagoland which has rapidly grown to over 2000 members. He came up with the idea for Ten Junk Miles after becoming frustrated with hearing interview after interview of Scott Jurek and deciding that runners needed more: more discussions of bathroom breaks that went wrong, pacer stories from hell, DNF reports, stories of getting lost on the trail and other related matters.
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Episodes
Oh, My, God. Our old friend Gina Fioroni ran 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours. Just think about that. Oh My God. Hear the story here. Gina's prior episodes: 2018: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000534216063 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000408826619 2021: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000534216063 Sign up for Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
Join Scotty and longtime ultra enthusuasiast Jeff Stafford. We discuss Jeff's life in running, multi day events. Lessons learned, and much much more. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Mount To Coast Shoes. Buy a pair now.....you won't regret it. Use this link for 10% off: https://mounttocoast.com/discount/TJM Sign up for Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
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May 20, 2025
Meet the Nation 306 Dan Shaw
Meet Nation Member Dan Shaw #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles:Joe Laskey: 201.1 Miles Most Time Runing: Joe Laskey 54:02:51 Most Vert: Sam Snell 22,407 ft. Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
May 16, 2025
Long Run 244 - Candice Burt
Join Scotty and ultra runner, race director and person of interest in the sport: Candice Burt. We discuss Candice's life in running, the creation and popularization of her races, race directing, social media, and so much more. There may be a part two to this. Who knows. This episode is brought to you by our friends at Mount To Coast Shoes. Buy a pair now.....you won't regret it. Use this link for 10% off: https://mounttocoast.com/discount/TJM This episode also brought to you by our new friends at Dri Seats. I'm loving mine....get yours for 20% off with the code TJM20 - https://www.dri-seats.com Sign up for Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
May 12, 2025
Meet the Nation 305 - Jessica Whitaker
Meet Nation Member Jessica Whitaker #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles:Marquis Cox: 292.6 Miles Most Time Runing: Alex Offer 118:59:28 Most Vert: Alex Offer 55,781 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
May 09, 2025
Gang Show 240 - Elliot Beach
Join Scotty, Mandi, Eddie, Chris Prairie and Elliot Beach for Ten Junk Miles in which they discusss: What's happening at Cocadona 250, Scotty and Chris's recent injuries, what Mandi and Eddie have been up to, and Elliot's recent finish at the Southern States 200. and much much more! TJM Badger Beer Mile: https://www.facebook.com/events/499680869356373/?ti=ls Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
May 05, 2025
Meet The Nation - 304 Alex Kraft
Meet Nation Member Stephen Swanson #RunTJM The Wylder App discussed: https://www.borderlands.cc/app Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles:Marquis Cox: 222,1 Miles Most Time Runing: Nilesh Kurmi: 34:15:55 Most Vert: Jon Willman 28,770 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
Join Scotty and the always interesting Derek Murphy - Marathon Investigator for a long run in which they discuss what he's been up to, the reboot of the Marathon Investigator, the Coast to Coaster 200 and Derek's RD experiences, his discovery of multiday journey run race expertise, and much much more!! This episode wouldn't be possible without the sponsorship of UCAN. ( www.ucan.co )Order some products here at 20% off with the code TENJUNKMILES Prior Marathon Investigation Interviews: 2017: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000391444547 2018: The Bill and Anita Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000425902114 2020: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ten-junk-miles/id977007408?i=1000474681363 Sign up for Ten Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/
Apr 28, 2025
MTN 303 - Stephen Swanson
Meet Nation Member Stephen Swanson #RunTJM Weekly Strava Champions Most Miles:Marquis Cox: 294.4 Miles Most Time Runing: Marquis Cox 36:55:48 Most Vert: Erik Koenig 15,528 Sign up for theTen Junk Miles races here: https://www.tenjunkmilesracing.com Join the Official Podcast Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1057521258604634 Support the show via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/