Parent Athlete

Yassine is a veteran of the ultra running scene with over 80 finishes to his name.  Beyond the results, Yassine is the co-founder of Wy’East Wolfpack, a thriving training and coaching business based in Portland, OR.  He is also a husband and father to his seven year old daughter. In Read more

Something important has been missing from the first four episodes of Parent Athlete, that something is a mom.  I’m excited to bring you a conversation with Darcy Piceu, a legend in the sport of ultrarunning for over 16 years who shows no signs of slowing down.  She is a past Read more

Rod Bien has life pretty well dialed in.  He’s got a beautiful family with three kids and his wife.  He owns one of the few locally owned Patagonia stores in the country located in Bend, OR.  And at age 45, he has a long history running ultra marathons and still Read more

John Wicks wears many hats, drummer for Fitz and The Tantrums, owner of Drum Coffee, husband, dad, runner, climber.  John shares his remarkable story of pursuing his passion of drumming for many years trying to make it as a professional musician.  He constantly hustled in an effort to turn his Read more

Seth Swanson goes from discovering running at age 30 to becoming one of the best ultra runners in the sport a few years later.  He shares his background on getting into running, having success at the highest level, and balancing his full time job while raising his two young girls Read more

Jason Schlarb is a professional ultra runner who’s competed in the highest profile races around the world.  Jason shares his story on leaving the military shortly after he became a father to travel and spend time with his son and wife.  At that time he had no idea that his Read more