Lazarus Lake [Pt 2] | the Last Rebel of Ultra Running

Gary Cantrell (aka Lazarus Lake) is the last rebel of ultra running.

Watch our conversation on Youtube.

We love the professionalization of trail running but we don't want it all to go that way. In order for that to be interesing, the world of underground ultra running has to live strong.

In this episode, Josh works through the stories of Popcorn Sutton and Andy Payne with Laz.

Popcorn Sutton was a moonshiner untouched by modernization. He stood in stark contrast to the Jack Daniels and Jim Beams of the world. They work to maximize revenue and total annual output where Popcorn kept doing things the same way.

Andy Payne won the Bunion Derby in 1928 - a race across America with 275 participants. He also happened to be Laz's Dad's neighbor.

Laz is a blend of the two figures with a rock and roll-type status preserving a type of heart of running all its own.

Enjoy.

Presented by Kiprun.

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Listen to Scene One (the Races of Laz Lake) on Spotify or Apple or watch on YouTube.

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