321: 40 Minutes Solo with Evil Becky Burke

·40 min·3 clips

Evil Becky Burke hosts the first solo Cultra episode, diving into the raw, explicit world of Northeast trail running.

Becky Burke introduces episode 321 as the first solo episode of Cultra Trail Running Podcast. She recaps listener-submitted superlatives from a previous episode, starting with the most popular: the overpacker, exemplified by Scotty Coomer. The second most popular was Chip Howard's 'former weekend warrior,' describing runners who cancel plans for family visits. Another superlative involved a runner ignoring a staph infection during a 112-mile race. Becky mentions the 'ultimate douche canoer' who constantly brings up past hundred-milers, and other categories like sandbagger and Strava addict. She then shifts to a question from Art about giving past selves advice on training and mindset. Becky shares her own technical advice: do strength training, core work, and easy runs, not just fast ones. For mindset, she advises enjoying running and not basing self-worth on performance. She discusses using competitors as motivation rather than intimidation. Becky talks about winter running challenges and shares a personal story of running in a snowstorm with a dead headlamp. She lists upcoming races, including Satan's Sidewalk, Squatch Onesie Fest 5K, Naked Bavarian, and Spring on the Trails Endurance Run. Becky mentions missing races like Run Amok and highlights the Jack Bristol Lake Waramaug Ultra. She closes by thanking patrons and joking that listeners who made it through should seek professional help.

As heard by us

A candid solo trail-running episode about quality miles, strength work, pacing, and the mindset that can turn a race into a verdict.

Becky Burke's first solo CULTRA episode turns trail-running advice into something more personal: a candid reckoning with the habits she knows matter and the ones she has not always managed to keep.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

Press play when your running pace has started making decisions about your self-worth.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from Cultra Trail Running