The Tales on the Towpath’s Podcast
Hosted by the runners behind @2lowerunco and @aletrailrunning, Adam and Chris talk training, racing, and other stories from their time on the C&O towpath. Whether you are training for next 100 miler or your first 5K, we hope you'll join us for some miles and conversation.
Episodes

Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
49 min
unning, training, and racing relationship. Jennie and Matt Hardy join Adam, Chris, and Katie to talk about Ragnar racing, the Berlin Marathon, and the amazing running community that supports them.And for more information on how you can design your own running awards, check out our friends at Gleam and Glory

Feb 6, 2026
Feb 6, 2026
1 hr 1 min
It's February and we are kicking off a 4 part series celebrating running couples where we will dive into how they manage their running, training, and racing relationship. In part 1, Adam and Chris are joined by Mike Martin and Megan Curry from Hagerstown. in 2025, Mike and Megan had a goal to run the entire length of the C&O Canal Towpath. You won't want to miss them sharing tales from this adventure.
For more information on the Out Run Us challenges - Instagram @Outrunuschallenges

Jan 30, 2026
Jan 30, 2026
48 min
Join Adam, Chris, and Katie as they chat about distance challenges, runcations, and dealing with some nasty winter weather.
For more information on the Big Pecker Challenge in Key West Florida: Key West Big Pecker Challenge
Check out Outrun Us! I Dare You Challenge to see how Adam and Chris fare as they chase the final podium spot.

Jan 25, 2026
Jan 25, 2026
52 min
Billy Rudd from CloudSplitter Coffee Joins Adam and Chris to talk Hiking, Ultrarunning, and specialty coffee. Billy shares some great stories from his time peak bagging to finding watermelon seeds at Catoctin, and you won't want to miss hearing how Adam saved Billy's life on the canal one morning. You can also find Billy on Instagram at @brcloudsplitter and @cloudsplittercoffee
For Video of Billy's climb up Katahdin and descent on the knife's edge:
Hiking Mount Katahdin - 4K Cinematic Vlog

Jan 15, 2026
Jan 15, 2026
45 min
Katie Lowe joins Adam and Chris to share how the year is starting, some race results, and some new racing adventures.

Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
59 min
Adam and Chris are joined by the one and only Fogell McLoving. And, in a Tales on the Towpath exclusive, Fogell makes a big announcement you will not want to miss.

Dec 30, 2025
Dec 30, 2025
47 min
Adam and Chris talk about the 7000 miles and 50 races they ran in 2025 and set the stage for 2026. We hope you'll tag along to see what the new year brings.

Dec 20, 2025
Dec 20, 2025
1 hr 8 min
Adam and Chris are joined by the one and only "special guest" Katie Lowe. Katie talks about how she got started running and shares her secrets on how she managed to PR every distance from the Beer Mile to the JFK50 in 2025. She talks everything form training to diet to metal strength.

Dec 13, 2025
Dec 13, 2025
49 min
Adam and Chris are joined by special guest Katie Lowe to talk about winter running: what do you wear, winter safety, and avoiding an icy fall.

Dec 4, 2025
Dec 4, 2025
58 min
Adam and Chris are joined by Katie Lowe to host veteran JFK finishers Beka Good and Robert Kelly. Beka and Robert finished in 12:34:05 and share everything from how they got started in running to how they train to how they manage a full day along the course. A conversation you don't want to miss.







