Steven Pritt joins us to talk about a big, hairy, audacious topic which overwhelms all of us this time of year.  Which side of this controversy do you sit on?   Find out in segment one.And in segment two, we find out what are the top responses trail and ultra runners get when we tell our non-running friends we are doing an ultra.  Does it match up with your responses? And Jeff shares a big encouragement to the Big Ass Runner Herd.  All that and more on Episode 173 of the Big Ass Runner Trail Running podcast. New YouTube channel ->YouTubeBigAssRunner.comMore content on IG @big_ass_runnerWe recommend Trail Shorts Liners and Socks from XOSkin, discount code "BAR" for 10% offWe recommend Trail apparel and Rain jackets from Janji discount code "BAR15" for 15% offWe recommend Blaze Trails for races in the greater north Texas area We recommend Trail Running jackets and vests at Vander JacketWe recommend Chafing Cream at Salty Britches, discount code "bigassrunner" for 20% offWe recommend Nutrition Guidance with NutriworksStarting a podcast? We recommend Buzzsprout for hosting.Audio Engineer: Steve "Cinnamon Bear" Saunders#trailrunning#trailrunningpodcast#runningpodcast