"His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one."  This is a line from The Great Gatsby.  It was also an answer to one of the many questions I asked Patrick.  As I told him in the interview, I can't believe I have waited this long to have him as a guest.  He's a teacher of 27 years, a "retired" very accomplished ultra runner and coach, and he weaves great motivational sayings and literary quotes throughout his conversation.  This makes for a really enjoyable and educational chat.  While this is the final installment of my series on backyard ultras, we spend probably less than half the time discussing them.  Patrick won the Death at Dupuis a few years ago and at the time his performance put him in a position to represent at Big's Backyard.  So, we do discuss those experiences among many other races.  We cover his 2 races that he directs, which are Gate 2 Gate and Last of the Felascans and he also shares some great tips for flatlanders looking to do well in mountain races.  Check it out.  @slimper_runnerLast of the Felascans - November 16, 2024 (ultrasignup.com)Gate2Gate Trail Run - October 26, 2024 (ultrasignup.com)Death at DuPuis (A Backyard Event) - February 10, 2024 (ultrasignup.com)Squirrel's Nut Butter | All Natural Anti Chafing & Skin Restoration Salves (squirrelsnutbutter.com)St. Pete Running Company Florida | Top 50 Running Store (stpeterunningco.com)Revolution Running Co. – Run fast. Run far. Run free.Run 4 a Reason's Rough Runners – Run with your tribe (roughrunnersr4r.com)Run Natural CoachDon't Just Run, Run Fluent (dontjustrun.com)Jeff Galloway | The official site of Run-Walk-Run#100mileswithmarty project participants@rungirl74@adventures_kc@plantbased_radoncdoc