# crockett — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover crockett. Page: Feed: --- ## [Mary Peltola makes campaign stop in Nome](https://nomenugget.com/news/mary-peltola-makes-campaign-stop-nome) _2026-08-20 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Ariana Crockett O'Harra Around 50 people attended a campaign event hosted by U.S. Senate candidate Democrat Mary Peltola last week at Nome VFW Post #9569. Peltola was Alaska’s congresswoman from 2022 to 2025. She won a special election after Don Young’s death, was elected in the 2022 general election to a full term but lost the 2024 election to current Congressman Nick Begich, a Republican.… ## [NOAA ship Fairweather on the mission to map large swaths of the Bering Sea](https://nomenugget.com/news/noaa-ship-fairweather-mission-map-large-swaths-bering-sea) _2026-08-20 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Diana Haecker and Ariana Crockett O'Harra A stunning 61 percent of Alaskan maritime waters are not sufficiently mapped by modern standards, and a much higher percentage in the vast Bering Sea and Bering Strait region is not up to date in modern charts, either. This, coupled with increasing ship traffic made possible by decreasing sea ice in the Bering Strait region, is a potential recipe for… ## [Unofficial primary results show Peltola, Nick Begich and JKT leading races for Senate, House and Governor](https://nomenugget.com/news/unofficial-primary-results-show-peltola-nick-begich-and-jkt-leading-races-senate-house-and) _2026-08-19 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Diana Haecker Unofficial primary results indicate that in the race for U.S. Senate, Mary Peltola has a tiny lead over incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan, with Dan J. Sullivan Jr. (Petersburg Sullivan) in third and Gerald Heikes placing fourth. In the open primaries, the top four vote-getters move on to the general election in November, which will be a ranked choice election. In the race for… ## [Construction on Steadman Road nearly complete](https://nomenugget.com/news/construction-steadman-road-nearly-complete) _2026-08-13 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Ariana Crockett O'Harra Progress on the Steadman Road improvements has proceeded on schedule and the road is expected to be open to traffic again by August 15. The project is scheduled to be totally completed by September 1. Steadman Road is a state-owned road and the nearly $4.4 million project was awarded in 2025 to Knik Construction. In June, Knik Construction workers closed Steadman Road,… ## [Local youth clean up Nome’s beaches](https://nomenugget.com/news/local-youth-clean-nome%E2%80%99s-beaches) _2026-08-13 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Ariana Crockett O'Harra Kids cleaning up trash on Middle Beach on July 31 ended up finding a whole host of strange pieces of trash. Old ropes, tires, a pig's foot and a discarded strobe beacon were some of the debris collected by Nome Eskimo Community's Outdoors Club, helped by Kawerak Environmental and Gay Sheffield with UAF Alaska Sea Grant. The Norton Sound Health Corporation’s Environmental… ## [The City of Pittston hired Yoda.](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8588645_2026-08-12-165945) _2026-08-12 · Crockett_ When it comes to new street warnings, the City of Pittston has hired a new employee. Yes straight from the Dagobah system in Star Wars, it's Yoda. The backwards talking Jedi, who's now picked up a job with the city. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8588645/8588645_2026-08-12-165945.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Alaska Supreme Court sides with NSHC about property tax exemption for apartment building](https://nomenugget.com/news/alaska-supreme-court-sides-nshc-about-property-tax-exemption-apartment-building) _2026-08-11 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Diana Haecker The Supreme Court last week handed down a 24-page opinion of statewide interest, which confirmed that a Norton Sound Health Corporation property used to house employees and others is exempt from City of Nome property taxation. The property in question is identified as Property 1, an apartment building NSHC owns on First Avenue in Nome. The Supreme Court opinion, released on August… ## [Gubernatorial candidate Meda DeWitt and running mate make campaign stop in Nome](https://nomenugget.com/news/gubernatorial-candidate-meda-dewitt-and-running-mate-make-campaign-stop-nome) _2026-08-06 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Ariana Crockett O’Harra Candidate for governor Meda DeWitt and running mate Chris Steere visited Nome August 2 and 3. DeWitt, originally from Wrangell and Yakutat, is running as an independent candidate in a crowded field of 17 vying for the governor’s office. Steere is from Unalakleet. Both currently live in Anchorage. DeWitt is a Lingí­t traditional healer, community and political organizer,… ## [Tundra Merlin: Military conducts exercise in Nome](https://nomenugget.com/news/tundra-merlin-military-conducts-exercise-nome) _2026-08-06 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Diana Haecker Big military aircraft, Apache helicopters and camouflage-colored military vehicles are sights Nome is not used to. But for the first week in August, a joint Canadian and U.S. exercise dubbed “Tundra Merlin” is taking place in and around Nome, so be ready to see unfamiliar vehicles in and around town. The activities were announced in press releases and social media posts last week… ## [NTSB releases final report on Flight 445](https://nomenugget.com/news/ntsb-releases-final-report-flight-445) _2026-08-06 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Diana Haecker Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board released the final report on their investigation of the February 6, 2025, Bering Air plane crash that killed the pilot and nine passengers aboard. The NTSB said in a press release that inadequate airspeed management during severe icing conditions combined with an airplane loaded above its maximum gross weight led to the crash.… ## [Code Faster with Clear Tutorials (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0JvuP2hY9LPz) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Short, step-by-step coding videos you can follow along ## [Winifred Haun & Dancers perform with Unalakleet and Nome dancers](https://nomenugget.com/arts/winifred-haun-dancers-perform-unalakleet-and-nome-dancers) _2026-08-06 · admin · The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper_ By Ariana Crockett O’Harra Last Thursday, a crowd of parents and community members filtered into the Nome Elementary School gym, piling onto the bleachers and whispering in anticipation as they stared at an impromptu performance space set up on the gym floor. The overhead lights went out, the music began, and floodlights lit up the improvised stage in a multicolored array. Dancing with the… ## [A friendly PSA from Congressman Davy](https://stage-write.ghost.io/a-friendly-psa-from-congressman-davy/) _2026-07-08 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ Listen to the FREE Congressman Davy radio play ! Purchase the soundtrack (CD/ digital) at Bandcamp! ## [Congressman Davy: A Brand New Musical Radio Play](https://stage-write.ghost.io/congressman-davy-a-brand-new-musical-radio-play/) _2026-06-29 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ Congressman Davy – the new musical I have written with Dean Schlabowske about Davy Crockett's political rise and fall – has had a long journey. I started to write Congressman Davy in 2014. Finished a first complete draft of book and lyrics in 2018. Dean finished the bulk ## [Out Now: CONGRESSMAN DAVY](https://stage-write.ghost.io/out-now-congressman-davy/) _2026-06-12 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ It is a very exciting day for this dramatist. And for any subscriber to Stage Write involved as a performer or supporter in my latest project. The soundtrack to Congressman Davy – a musical I have written with Dean Schlabowske of the Waco Brothers – is out today on CD, ## [New: Beauty Doesn't Reach Me at Zona Motel](https://stage-write.ghost.io/new-beauty-doesnt-reach-me-at-zona-motel/) _2026-05-26 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ It was more than a bit of a thrill to find a new review of Beauty Doesn't Reach Me (We Heard You Like Books) in my email today. Chris Oxley's piece on the book at Zona Motel looks at Beauty Doesn't Reach Me with ## [Nate Smith joined the show!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8401070_2026-05-20-192210) _2026-05-20 · Crockett_ Another great Guitars and Stars is in the books! Before the show, Nate Smith joined me to talk all bout music, life and more. Check it out now! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8401070/8401070_2026-05-20-192210.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Julia Cole joined the show!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8401068_2026-05-20-193708) _2026-05-20 · Crockett_ Another great Guitars and Stars is in the books! Before the show, Julia Cole joined me to talk all bout music, life and more. Check it out now! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8401068/8401068_2026-05-20-193708.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Ashley Cooke joined the show!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8401067_2026-05-20-194707) _2026-05-20 · Crockett_ Another great Guitars and Stars is in the books! Before the show ,Ashley Cooke joined me to talk all bout music, life and more. Check it out now! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8401067/8401067_2026-05-20-194707.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Aaron Watson joins the show!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8401063_2026-05-20-193003) _2026-05-20 · Crockett_ Another great Guitars and Stars is in the books! Before the show, Aaron Watson joined me to talk all bout music, life and more. Check it out now! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8401063/8401063_2026-05-20-193003.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [The U.S. Anti-Comic Book Movement: New Evidence](https://stage-write.ghost.io/the-u-s-anti-comic-book-movement-new-evidence/) _2026-05-13 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ My new book, Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me , examines the journey of antifascist playwright Ernst Toller ’s death mask from the hands of its maker to the collection at the Leo Baeck Institute in New York City. Along the way, a new window into the anti-comic book ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hLgGuZUcY7gb) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Beauty Doesn't Reach Me at the Little Atoms Podcast](https://stage-write.ghost.io/beauty-doesnt-reach-me-at-the-little-atoms-podcast/) _2026-05-01 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ Neil Denny's Little Atoms podcast is one of the best places to check in on the latest intellectual currents in literature, science, art and politics. It is always terrific to see writers whom you know there: George Saunders discussing his new book, Vigil , or Laura Lippman talking about ## [Fried Up: Leave the I-Pad Home!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8341099_2026-04-28-162739) _2026-04-28 · Crockett_ I'm getting really tired of parents ignoring their kids and slapping an iPad in front of them. But what I hate even more than that... when they crack up the volume! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8341099/8341099_2026-04-28-162739.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Powers We Pretend to Understand](https://stage-write.ghost.io/powers-we-pretend-to-understand/) _2026-04-01 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ This is the fourth and final essay in a series written to coincide with the publication of Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me (We Heard You Like Books). Order a copy now . One of the things I discovered quickly as I started to research the death mask ## [Hesketh: An Artist Lost & Found](https://stage-write.ghost.io/hesketh-an-artist-lost-found/) _2026-03-24 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ This is the third in a series of essays written to coincide with the publication of Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me (We Heard You Like Books). Order a copy now . My new book, Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me, would not exist without Florence “Hesketh& ## [Comics, Crime, and Coverups](https://stage-write.ghost.io/comics-crime-and-coverups/) _2026-03-17 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ This is the second in a series of essays written to coincide with the publication of Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me (We Heard You Like Books). Order a copy now . The mysteries surrounding Ernst Toller’s death and afterlife are numerous. Why did he commit suicide at Manhattan& ## [Forgotten Man: Exploring the Mysteries of Ernst Toller’s Death](https://stage-write.ghost.io/forgotten-man-exploring-the-mysteries-of-ernst-tollers-death/) _2026-03-10 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ This is the first in a series of essays written to coincide with the publication of Beauty Doesn’t Reach Me (We Heard You Like Books). Order a copy now . Antifascist playwright, poet and activist Ernst Toller is not a familiar name in 2026. Yet when he committed suicide ## [Davy Crockett: March 6, 1836](https://stage-write.ghost.io/davy-crockett-march-6-1836/) _2026-03-06 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ We have put together an all-star cast for Congressman Davy - a musical journey that revisits the political career of Davy Crockett that I have written with Dean Schlabowske . Find out how you can help us tell Crockett's amazing but true tale later this spring! Everybody remembers the ## [Rob Lake joined the show!](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F8012203_2026-03-04-222403) _2026-03-04 · Crockett_ One of the world’s most celebrated illusionists, Rob Lake, is brining his show the F.M. Kirby Center this Saturday (March 7th) and he called and joined the show today! Let's get to know more about Rob and how his journey into magic began! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8012203/8012203_2026-03-04-222403.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [79% of people have NEVER done this before@](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7994593_2026-02-24-194233) _2026-02-24 · Crockett_ It's hard to believe that 79% of people have not done these following activities. Out of this whole list. maybe I can see one or two, but the majority of this list just proves to me, that we are becoming shut in-weirdos in modern society. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7994593/7994593_2026-02-24-194233.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Soft America: Gen Z's dating woes](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7985460_2026-02-19-194200) _2026-02-19 · Crockett_ Gen Z is once again having problems. And stupid problem at that! They despise dating apps! But there is one MAJOR problem. They don't know how to meet people! [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7985460/7985460_2026-02-19-194200.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LSg472aaeTCS) _2026-02-19 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Remembering Ms. Cummins](https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.amperwave.net%2Fv2%2Fepisode%2F7973285_2026-02-12-181225) _2026-02-12 · Crockett_ Earlier this week, I heard the news of the passing of Cathi Cummins. No one in NEPA will know who she is, but in my small town Williamstown Wv, her name will be recognized by many. While many of you never met her, you should still listen to her legacy to many of her students, because there is a great message for everyone. [Listen](https://serve.castfire.com/audio/7973285/7973285_2026-02-12-181225.128.mp3?rssID=4430) ## [Davy Crockett, Politician](https://stage-write.ghost.io/davy-crockett-politician/) _2026-01-20 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ We are bringing Congressman Davy – a new musical about Davy Crockett's political career – to a wider public for America's Semiquincentennial in 2026. Find out how you can help ! The immense gap between the reality and legend of Davy Crockett first snapped into focus in ## [The Decembrists at 200](https://stage-write.ghost.io/the-decembrists-at-200/) _2025-12-26 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ On this day, two centuries ago, there was a revolt in Saint Petersburg. (December 14th on the old Russian calendar.) Those who launched it were largely composed of a new generation of Russian men who had served in the military and imbibed the revolutionary zeal (and principles) of the American ## [Congressman Davy Rides Again](https://stage-write.ghost.io/congressman-davy-rides-again/) _2025-12-19 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ It has been more than a year since Congressman Davy – the musical I have written with Dean Schlabowske – had a full staged reading at Washington DC's historic True Reformer building. We have been busy plotting the next steps. And now we can announce them: Congressman Davy ## [Four Decades in the Game](https://stage-write.ghost.io/four-decades-in-the-game/) _2025-12-17 · Richard Byrne · Stage Write_ I recently went through some old boxes in storage. I kept of a lot of my old writings from the alternative press. But I was surprised to find that I had saved a copy of the very first paid article I had published in a newspaper. It ran 40 years ## [178: Grand Canyon Short Stories – Part Two](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/178-grand-canyon-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=178-grand-canyon-2) _2025-06-01 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett In May, thousands of hikers and ultrarunners make their pilgrimage to the Grand Canyon to hike or run across this amazing wonder of the world. I have been producing short videos for the new Grand Canyon History YouTube channel. I thought it would be interesting to also publish these as a podcast episode for you to listen to. This is part two. The video versions of these shorts, of… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/episode178.mp3) ## [177: Grand Canyon History Short Stories – Part One](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/grand-canyon-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grand-canyon-1) _2025-05-16 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett This weekend (mid May each year) the North Rim of the Grand Canyon opened for the season. Thousands of hikers and ultrarunners make their pilgrimage to the canyon to hike or run across this amazing wonder of the world. I have been producing short videos for the new Grand Canyon History YouTube channel. I thought it would be interesting to also publish these as a podcast episode… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/episode177.mp3) ## [176: Trail Runner Nation Interview about Old Sport Campana](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/176-trail-runner-nation-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=176-trail-runner-nation-interview) _2025-05-04 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett For this episode of the Ultrarunning History Podcast, I included an edited down interview I did with the excellent Trail Runner Nation Podcast. We discussed my new book, Old Sport Campana: Ultrarunning’s Most Popular and Amusing 19th Century Runner. Thanks to Scott and Don for having me on. To listen to the full interview, visit their podcast at trailrunnernation.com episode 726… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/episode176.mp3) ## [175: The Tarahumara Ultrarunners](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/tarahumara-ultrarunners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tarahumara-ultrarunners) _2025-04-17 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett This episode is a replay of the popular early episode 29, about the Tarahumara runners of Mexico. In recent years, the story of the amazing Tarahumara (Rarámuri) runners from Mexico exploded into international attention with the publication of Christopher McDougall’s best-selling 2009 book, Born to Run. Runners everywhere in 2009 naively tossed their shoes aside for a while and… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/episode175.mp3) ## [174: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Seven](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-7) _2025-03-29 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett In 1889, "Old Sport" Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1905) returned home to Bridgeport, Connecticut, after his four-month trip to California. His celebrity status had increased because of news stories across the country about how he beat up the unscrupulous race manager, Frank W. Hall (1860-1923). During his ten-year ultrarunning career thus far, he had competed in at least 42 races,… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/episode174.mp3) ## [173: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Six](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-6) _2025-03-15 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett After ten years of competing in ultra-distance races, Old Sport, Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1906), age 52, had never gone west of the Mississippi River. That was all about to change in 1889. Frank W. Hall (1860-1923), of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, had managed some very successful six-day races. He decided to take the sport out to California. It had been about four years since… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/episode173.mp3) ## [172: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Five](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-5) _2025-03-01 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett By 1888, Old Sport Campana had competed in 35 ultra-distance races, and eight in 1888. He also competed in the most historic six-day race of the 19th century, held in November 1888 in Madison Square Garden. William M. O’Brien (1858-1891), was the race organizer. He partnered with Richard K. Fox (1846-1922), editor and publisher of the sporting publication, The Police Gazette, to… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/episode172.mp3) ## [171: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Four](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-4) _2025-02-12 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett By 1884, “Old Sport” Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1906), had gained national fame. He was being called "the clown of the walking matches." While he was never competitive enough to win a six-day race, event managers knew that he was a huge draw to bring spectators into a race. They paid him a salary to be in their races. At age 52, some called him "The living skeleton." Campana… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/episode171.mp3) ## [170: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Three](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-3) _2025-01-30 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett By 1880, “Old Sport” Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1906), a fruit and nut peddler from Bridgeport, Connecticut, had established himself as an odd anomaly in the very popular spectator sport of six-day indoor races held in arenas in northeastern America. He had not yet won a race but would almost always stick it out to the end of the six days when usually 75% of the other runners… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/episode170.mp3) ## [169: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part Two](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-2) _2025-01-16 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett In part one, “Old Sport” Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1906), of Bridgeport, Connecticut, a poor street vendor, and talented runner, wanted to become a professional pedestrian/ultrarunner. At age 42, he was viewed as very elderly, a strange anomaly on the track. It was said that it looked like he had been run through a threshing machine. “He looks like a physical wreck and every… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/episode169.mp3) ## [168: Old Sport Campana (1836-1906) – Part One](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/old-sport-campana-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-sport-campana-1) _2025-01-03 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett Peter Napoleon Campana (1836-1906), of Bridgeport, Connecticut, known as "Old Sport," was recognized as the most popular and entertaining “clown” of ultrarunning. It was said of him, "Campana kicks up his heels and creates a laugh every few minutes." He was one of the most prolific six-day runners during the pedestrian era of the sport. All of his amazing ultrarunning… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/episode168.mp3) ## [167: Connie Gardner – National Champion Ultrarunner](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/connie-gardner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=connie-gardner) _2024-11-17 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett Connie Gardner, from Akron Ohio, is the 25th person inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame, joining the Hall in 2024. From 2002 to 2012, she was a national champion twelve times at 50 miles, 100 kilometers, 100 miles, and 24 hours. She has finished at least 180 ultras, with more than 80% of them on trails, with nearly 100 wins, including three wins at the prestigious… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/episode167.mp3) ## [166: Stu Mittleman – The Ultrarunning Professor](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/stu-mittleman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stu-mittleman) _2024-10-24 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett Stu Mittleman was the sixth person to be inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. During the 1980s, while a college professor from New York, he became the greatest multi-day runner in the country who won national championships running 100 miles, but ran much further than that in other races. During that period, no other American ultrarunner, male for female, exhibited… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/episode166.mp3) ## [165: Bernd Heinrich – Naturalist Ultrarunner](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/bernd-heinrich-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bernd-heinrich-2) _2024-10-01 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett During the first half of the 1980s, Bernd Heinrich, of Vermont, was the fastest ultrarunner in America. In 2007, he was the fifth person to be inducted into the American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. Today, few know of him and his amazing running records and accomplishments. He was unique from most other ultrarunners of his time in that rather than competing in many races, he was… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/episode165.mp3) ## [164: Sue Ellen Trapp – Pioneer Ultrarunner and Legend](https://ultrarunninghistory.com/sue-ellen-trapp/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sue-ellen-trapp) _2024-09-18 · Ultrarunning History_ By Davy Crockett Sue Ellen Trapp was one of the elite women pioneer ultrarunners who burst into the sport in the 1970s. She was the fourth person to be inducted into The American Ultrarunning Hall of Fame. She quickly achieved world and American records and showed how fast and how far women could run. With a busy life including her dental practice and family, she rose to the top of the sport… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/crockettdr/ultrarunninghistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/episode164.mp3)