Jun 14, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min · 13 segments
In this episode, Chris Thomas sits down with Kendra Leibel & BeaV Vollhaber two adventurers and ultramarathon paddlers with a preference for unsupported challenges. I first want to give a shoutout to…
Kendra LeibelGuest
BeaV VollhaberGuest
Chris ThomasHost
I'm your host, Chris Thomas, and my goal is to inspire others and help to grow the sport of ultramarathon, endurance, and adventure paddling through storytelling and the celebration of athletes.
We'll talk about topics from ultramarathon racing to epic paddling adventures and everything in between.
Lots of deep conversations about life and love and life experiences and why doing... such a difficult event like this can make you a better person.
And why seeking out challenges in life is one of the core experiences of being a human being.
addition to many other comedies.
In this episode, I sit down with Kendra Leibel and Bea Vollhaber, two adventurers and ultramarathon paddlers with a preference for unsupported challenges.
I first want to give a shout out to Joseph Garrard, who suggested I interviewed these two last year.
We cover so much in this episode, from wing nights to backcountry Alaska living, the Everglades Challenge and the Water Tribe, resume building portages, the history of the Voyager's Highway and the Kruger Waddell Challenge, paddling under the northern lights, navigating by map and compass, seeing penguins in Florida, the importance of a positive attitude and mental fortitude, and the life-changing impacts of ultra-distance paddling.
There's so much more to this episode, but I'll let you hear it from Kendra and Beeb themselves on this 54th episode of the Dabbling in Paddles and podcast.
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I'm your host, Chris Thomas, and my goal is to inspire others and help to grow the sport of ultramarathon, endurance, and adventure paddling through storytelling and the celebration of athletes.
We'll talk about topics from ultramarathon racing to epic paddling adventures and everything in between.
Lots of deep conversations about life and love and life experiences and why doing... such a difficult event like this can make you a better person.
And why seeking out challenges in life is one of the core experiences of being a human being.
addition to many other comedies.
In this episode, I sit down with Kendra Leibel and Bea Vollhaber, two adventurers and ultramarathon paddlers with a preference for unsupported challenges.
I first want to give a shout out to Joseph Garrard, who suggested I interviewed these two last year.
We cover so much in this episode, from wing nights to backcountry Alaska living, the Everglades Challenge and the Water Tribe, resume building portages, the history of the Voyager's Highway and the Kruger Waddell Challenge, paddling under the northern lights, navigating by map and compass, seeing penguins in Florida, the importance of a positive attitude and mental fortitude, and the life-changing impacts of ultra-distance paddling.
There's so much more to this episode, but I'll let you hear it from Kendra and Beeb themselves on this 54th episode of the Dabbling in Paddles and podcast.
