Trail Love | Humans of Trail Running

Travis and Amanda McWhorter | From Photographing Trail Races to Running Hardrock

Welcome to season two of Trail Love. Today I'm talking with two more great humans in the world of trail running, Travis and Amanda McWhorter. As photographers of many trail running events in New Mexico, they are doubtless warm and familiar faces to many trail runners in the state. In 2025, you may have also run into them as the official photographers at Hardrock. I am sure you're going to enjoy this conversation, which ranges from trail stories, mountain expeditions, and running with dogs to personal stories and Travis' hopes for his own run at Hardrock next year. Season two of Trail Love has lots of great episodes on the way, so please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast while you're here!  Instagram: AndyfromABQ [https://www.instagram.com/andy_from_abq] Trail Love on Apple Podcasts (subscribe here) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trail-love/id1799861266] Trail Love on Spotify (subscribe here) [https://open.spotify.com/show/0PIgOyLTXC3BBZTEcm5Syv] Trail Love Home at Podbean.com [https://traillove.podbean.com/] ------ Lobo Photo NM (Travis and Amanda's Photography Business) [https://www.lobophotonm.com/] Travis McWhorter on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lobo.photo.nm/?hl=en]

Howie Stern | International Trail Running Photographer and Trail Runner | Trail Love Podcast

This week I had the privilege of talking with Howie Stern, an internationally recognized trail running photographer who lives in Silverton, Colorado. Howie has gained a reputation for going out and getting the gritty shots in his quest to capture the human essence of trail running. His photograph of Jasmin Paris finishing Barkley turned heads of trail runners and fans of endurance sports around the world. If there's a big race going down somewhere in the world, he's probably there with a view like no one else. I met him this summer at the Animas Forks aid station during the Hardrock 100 on a day he will never forget, as you'll understand by the end of the episode. In this episode, he talks about his life journey from his youth in California in which he almost became a heavy metal guitarist, through the twists and turns that led him to Silverton where he carved out a niche for himself in one of the highly competitive world of professional photography. In addition to photographing ultramarathons, Howie also runs them. He's a 10 time Hardrock finisher. As this podcast goes live he will be running in the 2025 Tor des Géants in the Aosta Valley of the Italian Alps, a truly epic endurance running event. I'm sure you will enjoy his very human story. More great episodes are on the way. Please subscribe to the Trail Love podcast while you're here.

Ken and Margaret Gordon | Founders of the Mt Taylor 50k - New Mexico's Most Iconic Trail Running Race | Trail Love Podcast

You're going to love this conversation with Ken and Margaret Gordon, founders of New Mexico's most iconic grass roots trail running races, the Mt Taylor 50k. They share how the race almost never got started; about the year Jim Walmsley and Gordon Ainsley showed up; how the race developed with the love and support of a community; and stories that show why this race is beloved by people who come from all over the United States to run it every year. They also talk about their own trail running journeys and exploits, including their multiple Hardrock finishes, and share their thoughts about entrusting Mt. Taylor to new race directors, Jesse and Arlene Armijo, starting this year. Trail Love has lots of great episodes on the way, so please subscribe to the podcast while you're here!  Instagram: AndyfromABQ [https://www.instagram.com/andy_from_abq] Trail Love on Apple Podcasts (subcribe here) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trail-love/id1799861266] Trail Love on Spotify (subscribe here) [https://open.spotify.com/show/0PIgOyLTXC3BBZTEcm5Syv] Trail Love Home at Podbean.com [https://traillove.podbean.com/] ------ Lobo Photo NM (Travis and Amanda's photography business website) [https://www.lobophotonm.com/] Travis on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lobo.photo.nm/?hl=en]

Adam Arguello | Perspectives on Trail Running from a 2025 Hardrock Finisher and New Father | Trail Love Podcast

The first time I met Adam Arguello we were on top of a mountain. Specifically, we had both run separately up to South Peak overlooking the city of Albuquerque. The second time, he was volunteering at packet pick-up and cheering on runners at the Mt Taylor 50k, one of New Mexico's most iconic trail races. It's fitting to have met Adam in each of these ways because he is an authentic member of the trail running community, a pure runner at heart who is at home on a mountain top and truly there for others on the ground behind the scenes. This summer I also had the privilege of seeing Adam finish his first Hardrock 100 with his partner by his side and his daughter, Adaline, in his arms. I hope you enjoy this conversation with this amazing human of trail running as much as I did. Instagram: AndyfromABQ [https://www.instagram.com/andy_from_abq] Trail Love on Apple Podcasts (subcribe here) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trail-love/id1799861266] Trail Love on Spotify (subscribe here) [https://open.spotify.com/show/0PIgOyLTXC3BBZTEcm5Syv] Trail Love Home at Podbean.com [https://traillove.podbean.com/] ------ Mt Taylor 50k website [http://www.mttaylor50k.com/] Mt Taylor 50k 2025 on UltraSignUp [https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=124413]

Blake Wood | Hardrock Hall of Famer, Barkley Finisher Shares Trail Running Wisdom for Living and Aging Well | Trail Love Podcast

Blake Wood is the kind of guy you want to go out on a very long run with and just shoot the breeze. Blake can talk about winning Hardrock, finishing Barkley, competing at the highest levels as a master's athlete, coaching high school state champions, overcoming injury, and working with some of the most brilliant scientists in the world. And more than all that, he's a family man who, along with his wife, has raised three wonderful daughters who still want to hang out with him. It's Hardrock 100 season for 2025, and this is an episode you won't want to miss.  Instagram: AndyfromABQ [https://www.instagram.com/andy_from_abq] Trail Love on Apple Podcasts (subcribe here) [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trail-love/id1799861266] Trail Love on Spotify (subscribe here) [https://open.spotify.com/show/0PIgOyLTXC3BBZTEcm5Syv] Trail Love Home at Podbean.com [https://traillove.podbean.com/] ------ Blake's Los Alamos Labs Running Page [https://microserf.lanl.gov/bpw/running.html] Jemez Mountain Trail Runs [https://www.jemezmountaintrailruns.org/] Tales From Out There: The Barkley Marathons [https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Out-There-Marathons-Toughest/dp/145054701X]