Author Jared Beasley can tell a great story! Including his encounters with Lazarus Lake, where he earned access to cover the Barkley and Backyard World Championship. Jared shares what he learned: Laz isn’t testing fitness—he’s testing willpower. Jared’s new book The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley & a Race with No End covers all this and more.

The Beauty of Breaking Down

Whether dropping at mile 75 or missing a story deadline, Jared finds the same lesson; failure fuels growth. He also recalls witnessing raw humanity at the Backyard, when a Japanese runner and his crew shared a powerful moment of empathy and exhaustion.

The Birth of Backyard Ultra

The crew dives into how Laz dreamed up the last-man-standing format back in high school and how it’s evolved into a worldwide endurance experiment in pain, strategy, and survival.

Listen in for:

• The real story behind In Search of Al Howie
• Why Laz Lake embraces failure
• What theater and ultras have in common
• How you might win a free copy of his new book

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