Keith McCaffery and Nick Gapp & the Michigan Shore to Shore Grand Adventure
In S4Ep11 of the PRP, Adam symposiums with seasoned ultramarathoners, established Milford legends, certified Brighton Running Lab rats and distinguished trailblazing adventurers Keith McCaffery & Nick Gapp, who have been preparing for the Michigan Shore to Shore Grand Adventure on May 24th, 2024.
This unique and groundbreaking episode picks up steam immediately as the gents pontificate on the concept of running “beyond the bib” while they each share anecdotes about how they have found a deeper meaning with the sport outside of participating in formal races. For Keith and Nick, although they both have extensive racing resumes, running serves more as a reminder of their freedom and is an outlet to explore the world. Sure, it’s a platform to challenge themselves and brush off some of that competitive energy, but as they’ve aged, running has taken on a completely new and more powerful form. From experiencing nature, to architecture, to weather, to culture and everything in between, the lads all agree - the best way to experience the world we live in is on foot while out for a jog.
Things get vulnerable when Keith shares some insight about the genesis of this wild project and discusses how his journey with grief has played a role. With loss, comes grief, and with grief, comes reflection, and with reflection comes change. For Keith, change meant getting sober and igniting a fire for pursuing the dreams that had fallen dormant in his life. His love for his home state of Michigan, fused with his ability to travel long distances on foot gave rise to the Michigan Shore to Shore Grand Adventure. Now all he needed was someone as crazy as him to come along for the ride…. this is where the one and only Nick Gapp comes in.
Bruh, Lake Michigan to Lake Huron? Is Keith a big pre Y2K guy?! Overhead projectors?? Huron 100 Pioneers, say whaaa!! Ummm, just how hard core is Nick’s mom?! Is Keith serving us goalkeeper energy? Kalkaska? Navigational adversity?? Why the hell does Nick keep pouring Gatorade on himself?! Wait, wait, wait... code ORANGE?! Ticks, sand & river crossings oh my!
This and so much more in this enlightening, inspiring and one of a kind episode of the PRP.
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Recorded Thursday May 16th @ 6:00PM EST