The Human Potential Running Series Podcast · John Lacroix

HPRS Podcast Episode 58: Welcome Megan Storms

·1 hr 27 min·5 clips

Megan says an SOS call can still take “two to three hours” before search and rescue reaches you.

John LaCroix opens from the HPRS studio in Colorado. He thanks listeners, points them to the website, and gives a quick calendar update that includes 12 events and the coming Winters End Snowshoe Races in Granby, a March 8 stop near Winter Park Ski Resort with beautiful mountain views around it. The tone stays relaxed. From there the conversation settles into the kind of community-minded talk the show does best, where looking out for one another matters as much as race logistics. They talk about noticing people who seem bent over, stopped, or otherwise not moving right. The point is simple, but it keeps coming back: if somebody looks off, ask if they are okay. That idea widens beyond racing. The episode drifts into the same awareness problem on ordinary roads and sidewalks, where people can see a fall and keep moving instead of checking in. John and his guest circle the social habit behind that behavior. Phones, distraction, and the odd narrowing of attention all show up as part of the problem. The conversation stays candid. It does not pretend there is a tidy fix, and it leans into the frustration of living in a time when basic notice feels like a skill people have to relearn. The episode then turns personal. John talks about writing, says he is still on chapter three, and notes that the childhood chapter needs to be set aside for now so the book can build momentum. That pivot feels very HPRS. It is part trail report, part side road, part honest progress check, with the speaker thinking out loud as he goes. Near the end, the mood lightens. A Rick Roll story comes out of nowhere, there is some joking about how it adds to the feng shui of the conversation, and the show tees up a future discussion about belongingness. The ending feels lived in. It closes the same way the rest of the episode moves, with camaraderie, a little mess, and a clear sense that the community is the point.

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An easygoing HPRS episode that mixes race updates with a plainspoken reminder to look out for one another.

Episode 58 opens with HPRS housekeeping from John LaCroix and a pointer to the Winters End Snowshoe Races on March 8 in Granby, Colorado. The conversation then settles into a practical talk about awareness, checking in on people who may not seem okay, and the habit of looking…

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For when you want trail talk that feels like standing around after a race.

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