If you’ve met or even heard of our podcast guest today, Zsolt Szadovszki, then you’ll agree with the old saying: “Heroes are made, not born.” At the very young age of 7, as a child in Budapest, Hungary, he already started training and entering races.   So it was ironically fitting that he was the [...]

In this interview Brian Gregg will share the details about how — by any measure — 2011 could be the biggest and best year of his life — so far! First off, he married his sweetheart, former All-American runner/2010 US Olympic Team Member, Caitlin (Compton) Gregg. Second, he and his lovely wife bought a cute little bungalow [...]

Debbie Chadwick of the Boundary Bay Women’s Team! She is 1/2 of the canoe team (her partner is Deighen Blakely).  She has been racing for the team for 10 out of their 11-year victory-reign. In this final interview before the 100th year anniversary of the Ski to Sea, Debbie will talk about some tips to [...]

Philip Mitchell, the fastest runner in the entire Ski to Sea – raced for 2nd place team Barron Heating in 2010. He was Top Gun in the Running Leg by nearly TWO MINUTES! Though he put his team on the lead, something went wrong along the way that cost them the lead. So this year, [...]

Boundary Bay Brewery is to Bellingham, WA, restaurant and brew-pub scene as Google is to web search. Absolutely ICONIC! Janet Lightner is the Captain of the Boundary Bay Women’s Team.  She is the woman behind the team’s 11-year reign in the Ski to Sea. What is her secret to getting top caliber athletes in her [...]

Sam Johnson is living the dream! He is a professional bike rider from Team Exergy out of Boise, Idaho. So, when he was asked by Tony Velasco of the Boss Construction Team to race at the 2010 Ski to Sea, he didn’t let anyone down!  He gave a Top Gun performance and finished his leg of [...]

If you don’t believe in the saying “Looks can be deceiving.”  It just means you haven’t met Brooke Gosling. Don’t be fooled by her sweet voice and sweet exterior, she gobbles up her competition in any race she competes in!   So let’s get right into it and find out how this sweet person throws [...]

In this episode, we talk to Ski to Sea Race Director Pete Coy. He has been Race Director for the past five years and today, he’s going to tell us his experience with past races and what to expect in the 100th year anniversary of the Ski to Sea. Let’s get right into it!

Huge congratulations to the Kulshan Cycles Ladies for their 5th consectutive Whatcom County Women’s Title at this years Ski to Sea!!! Way to go ladies!!! It is an honor to have you all as friends and teammates! And, THANK YOU Kulshan Cycles for another fabulous year!!! The Team: Kae Moe: cross country ski Beth Hartsoch: downhill [...]

My friend John Weed — who I partnered with in the 2002 Yukon River Quest – said a funny thing one time that I’ve never forgotten: “I was ahead of Greg Barton once,” he said, “but the starter made me move back.” To this day, that’s pretty much what it’s like racing against Greg Barton. [...]

He’s from Michigan originally, but now he’s a Seattle local. He’s married with child (and one on the way). He’s about as humble as a monk. And he’s freaking fast as greased lightning on the water, in a canoe. His name is Steve Corlew, and he was good enough to spend 30 minutes talking to [...]

In this episode, #5 of the Ski to Sea Top Gun Racer Podcast, I have the honor of talking to 4-time defending Women’s Top Gun of the Kayak leg, Bellingham Local, member and captain of Whatcom County Women’s championship team Kulshan Cycles, mother of two, and MY WIFE……. Heather Nelson! Heather’s no stranger to a race course, as [...]