Behind Tunnel Hill, Barkley and 20 Years of Race Directing with Steve Durbin

Podcast: Becoming Ultra · Athlete On Fire

Opublikowano: 2026-10-06

Steve Durbin has spent more than 20 years creating races, welcoming runners, solving problems behind the scenes, and building events that people return to year after year. He started Land Between the Lakes in 2004, when there was only one other active ultra in Kentucky. What began with 90 runners grew into an event Steve describes as a "family reunion" - a philosophy that has carried through his years as a race director. Scott and Steve talk about what runners rarely see behind the scenes, why volunteers are an RD's most important resource, and why reading the pre-race i...