Pushing Horizons Step by Step

Ash Pant

Pushing Horizons: Step by Step is a podcast about how running changes us: physically, mentally, emotionally. Hosted by Ash Pant, each episode unpacks raw, heartfelt conversations with runners who’ve faced setbacks, chased dreams, and found themselves in the rhythm of the run. These are stories of grit, growth, healing, and quiet triumphs. Whether you're lacing up for your first 5K or recovering from your hundredth, this is for anyone who's ever run toward something more. Every step tells a story. Let’s keep moving forward, together.

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Pushing Horizons Step by Step

Episodes (143)

Yesterday Mika Thewes (7× 200-Mile Winner) | What It Really Takes to Run 200 Miles | Season 3 EP 37
Thu Nov 5th Hannah Allgood | Learning to Believe You Belong | Western States 100, Run Rabbit Run 100 | Season 3 Episode 36
Oct 29th A Different Runner, A Different Finish Line | Miami 100 Miles Comeback with Laura Bradley | Season 3 Episode 35

Pushing Horizons Step by Step

Nov 13, 2026
1¼ hours
57 MB

What does it really take to run 200 miles? In Season 3, Episode 37 of Pushing Horizons: Step by Step, I'm joined by Mika Thewes, one of the most experienced athletes in 200-mile ultrarunning and a seven-time winner at the distance. In 2026, Mika won both the Mammoth 200 and Tahoe 200, finishing second overall in both races. But her journey began very differently. When she started running in 2010, she struggled to run even two miles without stopping. Within a few years, she progressed from marathons to 50-mile ultramarathons, 100-mile races, and eventually her first 200-miler at Bigfoot in 2015.

Pushing Horizons Step by Step

Mika Thewes (7× 200-Mile Winner) | What It Really Takes to Run 200 Miles | Season 3 EP 37

Ash Pant

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