While rising to become one of the most admired trial attorneys in Michigan, five-time Boston Marathon competitor Paul James Johnson morphed into a trail-runner at age 60. Today –at 69 – Paul is one of the most outstanding 200-mile-plus Grand Masters racers in the world. Last year, he was awarded the coveted 1,000-mile buckle in the famed Cocodona 250-Mile Ultramarathon after beating the cutoff time in that race for four consecutive years. Paul and Troy – who met randomly and ran together for a segment of the inaugural Cowboy 200-Miler in 2022 – explore Paul’s extraordinarily prolific journey into ultra, including conquering the first-ever Arizona Monster 300-Miler and missing the cutoff – after getting accidentally turned-around in the High Country of the Canadian Rockies, in the dead of night – in the Divide 200. Through it all, Paul’s warmth, dignity, and humanity never dim.

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Michigan Defense Trial Counsel biography: Paul James Johnson

https://www.mdtc.org/member/paul_johnsonstaffdefense-com/

Episode 14 – Paul James Johnson: Storytelling, Distraction, and Thriving in the 200-Mile World on the Run Long After 60 Podcast with Mark Vega:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-14-paul-james-johnson-storytelling-distraction/id1871947718?i=1000747134406

200 Miles and an Irrational Mind: Paul Johnson’s Ultra Adventure on Buckle UP: An Ultrarunning Conversation with Coach Brian and Mandy Mullen:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6btlhV8pQKFZSFw9MANI5V

Cocodona 250:

https://www.aravaiparunning.com/cocodona2/

Arizona Monster 300:

https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/arizona-monster-300

The Divide 200:

https://www.sinistersports.ca/divide200/

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Non-Profit Executive by day, ultramarathoner by day and sometimes night, Edie Couvillon Aymond leads the regional 211 crisis hotline dispatch system - 232 HELP.org - for South Central Louisiana. Yet this inspiring karate black belt wife and mother of two somehow also finds time to direct one of the most revered ultramarathons in America, the Loup Garou (“Cajun Werewolf”) Trail Races, at Chicot State Park in rural Ville Platte.

Want to know what it’s really like to run 135 continuous miles from Baton Rouge to New Orleans on the Mississippi River levee? You must experience this podcast.

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Edie Couvillon Aymond:

https://discoverlafayette.net/podcast/edie-couvillon-aymond-232-help

232-HELP.org (Lafayette, LA):

https://www.232-help.org/232-team

REGISTER for the 2026 Loup Garou Trail Races:

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=133276

Chicot State Park:

https://www.lastateparks.com/parks-preserves/chicot-state-park

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Host of the influential podcast RUN LONG AFTER 60, Mark Vega – veteran radio broadcaster turned top-shelf Los Angeles entertainment lawyer – began running in South Korea while leading U.S. Army training exercises. Undaunted by two successive strokes in his early fifties, Mark defied convention by embracing road marathon training and racing. His joyful journey has propelled him, at age 62, to ultramarathoning adventures on the trails – and the allure of his first 200-miler.

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https://www.youtube.com/@RUNLONGAFTER60

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/markvega-generalcounsel/

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Inducted into the USA Triathlon Hall of Fame in 2025, Ellen Hart’s triathlon journey began at age 46. Before that, she was an accomplished distance-runner who set world records and competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Today, at age 67, Ellen endures as one of the most decorated age-group athletes in the sport. Her triathlon achievements include 18 World Age Group Titles, along with 6 consecutive Ironman 70.3 World Championships from 2008 to 2013, and another in 2015. She’s a two-time USA Triathlon Athlete of the Year and was ranked in the top 3 nationally every year from 2008 to 2018, including five years ranked #1 in both triathlon and duathlon. A multiple-time member of Team USA, Ellen – an attorney and the former First Lady of Denver – has earned numerous national podiums, including four 1st-place finishes at the USAT Duathlon National Championships and eight podiums at Ironman Kona. Ellen Hart – whose battle with eating disorders was portrayed in the hit movie Dying to be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story – talks with CHASING THE CUTOFF’s Troy Eid about her remarkable journey of family, faith, courage, and resilience.

USA Triathlon: https://www.usatriathlon.org/

Dying to be Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1eWEzTfJ7U

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The cutoff time in the Moab 240-Mile Ultramarathon – one of the world’s most-challenging endurance competitions in the deserts and high mountains around and above Moab, Utah – is 117 hours. Zachary “Zach” Molloie, a Manhattan attorney-entrepreneur, chased that cutoff for nine years. He willed himself to become a seasoned endurance athlete and, on his fourth attempt, earned the coveted Moab 240 belt buckle in October 2025 at age 40. Zach shares lessons learned from the Moab 240 – including what it’s like to race inside a thunderstorm on a mountain top in the middle of the night – and how ultramarathoning helps him achieve his personal and professional goals.

Moab 240 Trail Race:

https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/moab

Peachy:

https://peachystudio.com/

Zach Molloie:

https://theorg.com/org/peachy-studio/org-chart/zachary-molloie

David Goggins:

https://davidgoggins.com/

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Overweight and hospitalized with kidney stones, Tom Downey wanted a healthier life for himself and his family. One of Denver’s best-known lawyers, activists, and civic leaders, Tom became a devoted triathlete, training and racing with his trademark gusto and grit. Fresh off his first swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, the 60-year-old former President of the Children’s Museum of Denver, and Chairman of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, shares his inspirational journey to greater wellness and well-being.

Swim Alcatraz:

https://www.odysseyopenwater.com/event/alcatraz

Ironman:

https://www.ironman.com/

Tom Downey:

https://irelandstapleton.com/people/tom-downey/

Children’s Museum of Denver:

https://www.mychildsmuseum.org/

Spandau Prison (demolished in 1987 after Rudolph Hess’ suicide):

https://www.museumsportal-berlin.de/en/exhibitions/spandau-prison/

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Scottish-born Mark MacDonald – Southampton-based air traffic control expert, retired Royal Navy officer, and one of the United Kingdom’s most intrepid ultramarathoners – chats with Troy Eid about their shared adventures in the 2025 Race Across Scotland 215. Their memorable journey along the Southern Upland Way – a wee blowy and boggy footrace of at least 225 miles – is not for the faint of heart, but also not to be missed. RACE ACROSS SCOTLAND

https://www.gbultras.com/ultra-great-britain/

To hear more stories from the Race Across Scotland, listen to our episodes with Hezel Magwili and Lucja Leonard:

Hezel Magwili:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZxY0Xfapvut9P08F5CMaz?si=P-egF0EKR2Oag3g0NLynog

Lucja Leonard:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0geckA5WbBAkI9BIr7uDlR?si=xntH-Mk2QBCG3VWtaMi6Ww

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It’s hard to believe that “Running Dutchie” https://runningdutchie.org/ Lucja Leonard – one of the most prolific 200-milers on the planet – tipped the scales at 200 lbs. before turning to ultramarathoning and stage-racing in 2013. Born in the Netherlands and raised in Australia, Leonard is highly sought as a coach – and one of the most respected competitors in the sport, with scores of head-turning finishes including the Arizona Monster 300-miler; Race Across Scotland 215; Canada’s Divide 200 (where she nearly fell off a cliff in a rain storm after evading grizzlies); and the Transgrancanaria 126 K in Spain’s Canary Islands. Lucja and CHASING THE CUTOFF’s Troy Eid discuss Lucja’s remarkable journey, including her many running adventures with husband Dion Leonard, who gained international acclaim for his New York Times bestseller, FINDING GOBIhttps://www.findinggobi.com/, the single most-celebrated dog rescue by any ultramarathoner.Lucja: https://www.instagram.com/runningdutchie/?hl=en

Dion: https://www.dionleonard.com/

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