Aug 22, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 14 segments
As a teen, Croix spent four days in a coma after being struck by a drunk driver. His family was told he would be a vegetable; if he survived. 40 years later, he is an ultra runner, speaker, and…
Croix SatherGuestKirk DeWindtHostBracken CrockerHost
It wasn't until this one, now that I'm 55 and, and I went from basically zero again to running through Death Valley, which was 146 miles.
Um, but the, the problem I have now that I'm have a really big problem with, which has really nothing to do with running other than it exacerbates an existing problem, is that I've got m- um, uh, medium level scoliosis of my back.
And training this time to get ready to run through Death Valley again, uh, it flared up my back so bad I ended up in the ER two times.
But I think it's all because that I listen to my body, and when my body says s-slow down, I actually slow down.
Uh, with Death Valley being so hot, especially this year, and being unsupported or self, self-supported or unsupported?
It wasn't until this one, now that I'm 55 and, and I went from basically zero again to running through Death Valley, which was 146 miles.
Um, but the, the problem I have now that I'm have a really big problem with, which has really nothing to do with running other than it exacerbates an existing problem, is that I've got m- um, uh, medium level scoliosis of my back.
And training this time to get ready to run through Death Valley again, uh, it flared up my back so bad I ended up in the ER two times.
But I think it's all because that I listen to my body, and when my body says s-slow down, I actually slow down.
Uh, with Death Valley being so hot, especially this year, and being unsupported or self, self-supported or unsupported?
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