Free Outside
Welcome to "Free Outside," the ultimate podcast for outdoor enthusiasts! Join me, Jeff Garmire, as I blur the lines between trail running, Fastest Known Times (FKTs), thru-hiking, backpacking, and all endurance. With 20 FKTs under my belt, a book, a movie, and plenty of unconventional experiences, I'm here to share my adventures and insights.Expect engaging interviews and fun interactions with guests who excel in various ways. Whether we're discussing the art of slowly running through forests, t...
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Chicago marathon Meets Local News
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Exulansis: When No One Gets It But You
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The SCAR Maker and the AT Record Breaker
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A+ Suffering, B+ Sanity: My Self-Graded Appalachian Trail FKT
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The A-T(eam): How We Actually Pulled Off The Appalachian Trail Record
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Southbound and Stubborn: Unpacking the Appalachian Trail FKT
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[While I Suffer] My Top 5 Hallucinations Ranked
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Homeless by Choice: Redefining My Why
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Inside the Appalachian Trail FKT: Tara Dower’s Record-Breaking Journey [Replay]
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AT FKT Strategy: Why I’m Going Southbound
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The Bitter Truth: World Records, Super Shoes, and Science
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The Gear That Might Break Me Or Break The Appalachian Trail Record
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Vote Jeff Garmire: Against Botulism, For the People, and the Appalachian Trail
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Obsess. Break Yourself. Repeat: Joey Camps on the Art of Suffering
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The Tempo of the Trail: Warren Doyle on History, Hiking, and Heart
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The White Mountains Will Eat Your Shoes: Andrew Drummond on the Direttissima
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The Wonderland Trail: A 90-Mile Crash Course in Backpacking
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Failure, Resilience, and a Record: Raven’s Oregon Coast Trail FKT
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No Home, All Heart: The AT FKT Begins
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John Kelly vs. the Appalachian Trail: Lessons from the Edge
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What Is an FKT? The Rules, Styles, and My Appalachian Trail Attempt Explained wi...
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Circle of Hell Champion: Bryce Brooks on Running Through Fire
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Am I ready for an FKT yet? THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL FKT?
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Pro Runners vs Influencers: Who’s Really Shaping Trail Running?
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Live from a Hotel Room: AT Training Camp Diaries
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In Defense of Being a Fan (And Why It’s Not Cringe)
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Appalachian Trail Record Training Camp: Alive From Bangor, Maine
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From Bowhunting to Cocodona 250: Cam Hanes Unfiltered
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Lavaredo, Chasing Courtney, and Hot Takes with Alyssa Clark
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Western States Gets an Award Show: The Westees
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The One Where We Fix Western States (ft. Allison Mercer)
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Big Horn 100: No Pacers, No Headphones, All Delusions, and a Hardrock Qualifier
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Therapist Out of Office, AT FKT Coming Up
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Golden Hour Grit
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What is THE WHY? Of doing hard things...
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Racing (and winning) after Kids with Kate Pallardy
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I’m Going for the Appalachian Trail Record: Here’s the Plan
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A Cinematic Cocodona 250 Race Recap
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Trail TMZ: Unbreakable 2 is Broken? Western States Drama & Trail Running Chaos
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From DNF to Done: Coree Woltering's Cocodona 250 Story
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The Cocodona Cult and Trail TMZ
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Board Games and Blisters: Kevin Russ on Cocodona and Creativity
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Cocodona Mom: Running 250 miles with your kids
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Should you run Cocodona 250?
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Cocodona 250: Hallucinations, Hailstorms, and a Five-Time Finish
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Predicting How Cocodona 250 is Going, while running it. Im going out aggressive
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Cocodona 250 Deep Dive: Strategy, Forecasts, and How to Beat Courtney Dauwalter
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Cocodona 250 Preview and 100 Men vs. a Gorilla
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Drew Darby’s Career Glow-Up and how to film Ultramarathons
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Behind the Yellow Gate: Inside the 2024 Barkley Marathons with Hiker Trash Radio...
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