The Winningest 100-Mile Runner on Earth: Karl "Speedgoat" Meltzer on Chasing 100 Hundreds, the Hoka Legacy, and What It Means to Live First

Buzz sits down with Karl "Speedgoat" Meltzer, 50-time 100-mile winner, previous Appalachian Trail FKT holder, and the man behind one of trail running's most iconic nicknames , for a conversation about a career that has never followed the obvious path. Karl is currently at 93 hundred-mile finishes, closing in on a goal he set four years ago: 100 finishes by the summer of 2027, with Hardrock 100 as his dream finale. They dig into the origin of the Speedgoat nickname (a jackrabbit, Highway 70, a Fila shoe called the Escape Goat), what it looks like to hold a perpetuity royalty deal with Hoka on one of the best-selling trail shoes in the world, and what Karl learned across three AT record attempts about the difference between being an elite hundred-miler and being ready for multi-day. Plus longevity, old-school zone-five-or-nothing training, speed golf at Bandon Dunes with Bernard Lagat and Nick Willis, and the homemade bobsled runs that once left Buzz's sacrum bruised for four days. Karl is 58, still running for Hoka through 2027, still operating on the same principle that drove him through his Snowbird bartending years: live first, die later. The record will stand for a while. The shirt is coming. This episode is brought to you by Wahoo Kickr Run: run-free mode, automatic grade control from -3% to 15% incline, and the closest thing to outside without going outside. Learn more at wahoofitness.com.