Episode 173: Jared Ewing - The Grand Slam of Ultras as an Adaptive Athlete

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jrod4513/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jared Ewing</a> and I connected through our mutual friend Christi Dee (EP 3) after they met at the 2026 Boston Marathon (and again in Cape Town, South Africa).</p><p>During this episode, sponsored by <a href="https://go.shopmy.us/p-61174071" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Huug</a>, we talk about:</p><ul><li>[8:00] Finishing Leadville 100 in 24:40, just nine days before we recorded this — well under the 25-hour cutoff for the race&#39;s coveted &quot;big buckle&quot;</li><li>[10:00] Finding pacers and why his parents have been his crew since day one</li></ul><ul><li>[20:00] Meeting fellow adaptive-athlete community members at Boston, including Jason Noel (who Christi Dee was guiding that day)</li><li>[39:00] The night of December 7th, 2018, when a drunk driver&#39;s car hit a bollard and sent concrete shrapnel into his leg, nearly costing him his life</li><li>[1:05:00] The synthetic skin material from PolyNovo that helped save his leg, and the decision he had to make between amputating it or keeping it without his calf muscles or Achilles</li><li>[1:10:00] Rebuilding his entire running form around his quads and hamstrings with no calf muscles or Achilles</li><li>[1:25:00] Running a marathon just ten months later — after doctors told him he&#39;d never run again</li><li>[1:30:00] Being 27 states into his 50 States Marathon Club goal</li><li>[1:31:00] Becoming a Six-Star Majors finisher and running on six of the seven continents (Rio next June to complete the set)</li><li>[1:38:00] His frustration that most major marathons still don&#39;t offer qualifying times for adaptive athletes</li><li>[1:43:00] His mantra, &quot;Now We Go,&quot; and the drunken Cavs-game night it came from</li><li>[1:45:00] The Grand Slam of Ultra Running — running four of the nation&#39;s oldest 100-milers within 14 weeks, with Wasatch 100 as the finale on September 11th 🤯</li><li>[1:46:00] The documentary he&#39;s raising money for, The 400 Mile Attempt</li><li>[1:48:00] Running the Indianapolis Marathon this November — I&#39;ll get to meet him in person!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Previous Guests Mentioned</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-3-chasing-unicorns-and-finish-line-feelings/id1681291349?i=1000610125841" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Christi Dee</a> - Episode 3</li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-62-push-comes-to-shove/id1681291349?i=1000660532271" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Jason Noel</a> - Episode 62</li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-160-steve-gilbert-if-youre-not-sure-you-cant/id1681291349?i=1000767927225" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Steve Gilbert</a> - Episode 160</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sponsor Details</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://go.shopmy.us/p-61174071" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Huug</a> - Use ALLYB for 15% off (combinable with Buy 3 Get 1 Free)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Other Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/still-running-no-calf-no-achilles-four-100mile-races" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Support Jared&#39;s GoFundMe for The 400 Mile Attempt documentary</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/RmyU2CtNEdU?si=X_80PXxT6JSNH4Zf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Watch the &quot;No Categories&quot; trailer</a></li><li>Follow Jared on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jrod4513/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@jrod4513</a></li><li>Follow me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/allytbrett_runs/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@allytbrett_runs</a></li><li><a href="https://athletebouquets.com/pages/email-signup-form" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to Finish Lines &amp; Milestones weekly newsletter</a></li