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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What is Wrong with Award Season in Ultrarunning and FKTs?
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The Unique Atmosphere of Javelina Jundred
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Why People Quit So Much More Now
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The Journey of a Race Director
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Capturing the Essence of Trail Running through Photography
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The Ego Trap: Lessons from recent controversies
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Hypothermia and the PCT Yo-Yo with Jon Shwarze
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Appalachian Trail FKT, The WURL, and Catching up on Records
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2nd Place: Recap of The Grand to Grand Stage Race Recap
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The Benefits of Quitting
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Questions: The Ones You Asked
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Allison Powell, and the Divide 200 mile Victory
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How to plan for a stage race: Grand to Grand
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Epically Crewing Divide 200 miler
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The Best Interview Yet. (It's me)
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FAIL at Wasatch 100, When I couldn't trust my body
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How to Run 100 miles, with Joe Corcione
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How to Taper for an Ultramarathon
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Ruby Crest Trail Yo-Yo Recap
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Wonderful World of Wag Bags
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Hallucinating in the Philippines, Race Directing, and Trail Running with Aaron B...
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A Record, Ongoing FKTs, and a Moose while Trail Running
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How to get faster, How to train your body, and How to Get Sponsored
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Working in the Industry, Carb Revolution, Creating Routes, and Failing at FKTs
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A Beer Mile, Dropping out of a Race, Olympics, Trump in Bozeman, and a JMT FKT a...
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Hitchhiking, The Olympics, and The Lost Princess Anastasia
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Setting the Record on the Oregon Coast Trail and Running Houda Trail with Jameso...
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Short and Fast, the Other Side of Trail Running with Morgan Elliot
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Failing Epically at the Tahoe Rim Trail FKT
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Montana Meltdown Race, Scummy, and an FKT attempt upcoming
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Huge News and Mika Thewes! We are talking 200 mile races and a new event
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Crazy Animal Encounters with Grizzly, Moose, Goats, Coyotes, and Mountain Lions
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Everything About Outdoor and Backpacking Content Creation and YouTubing with Dev...
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Failing Forward: An FKT Attempt on Costa Rica's Tallest Mountain
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The Calendar Year Triple Crown with Brandon Weis
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How we made a movie? The Free Outside FKT Story
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Trail Runner Shelby Farrell's Epic FKTs: Adventures, Costumes, and Van Life with...
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Breaking the JMT Record: My Journey to the Fastest Known Time on the John Muir T...
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Walk with Cal, Tahoe 200, and Talking Backpacking, Thru Hiking and FKTs with Cal...
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Pedestrianism to The Rise of 200 mile running races, and other long-distance ult...
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Fill Out Your Dash and Talking Balancing Running and Music: Liz Derstine's Story
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Interviewed by a Robot. Thru Hiking, Ultrarunning, Backpacking: Artificial Intel...
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Cottage Brands in the Outdoors with Lloyd Vogel of Garage Grown Gear
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Pursuit of Happiness: Mental Health Journey with Ultrarunning, FKTs, Thru Hiking...
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Crocs, Eclipses, Trail Running Contracts, Bear Encounters, and thru hiking the P...
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Doping, FKTs, Cocodona, UTMB, Trail Running, and Ugly Rocks in this solocast
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Setting Guiness World Records Running on the Treadmill with Don Reichelt
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Hallucinations on the Trails
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Setting the PCT Record with Nick Fowler, the FKT extraordinaire
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Recap of the Cocodona 250
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