The thisABILITY Adventures Podcast

About The thisABILITY Adventures Podcast

Join ThisABILITY Adventure Racing's podcast for tactical advice on adventure racing from a mid-pack team's perspective. Adventure racing is an endurance sport that combines biking, trekking, and paddling while navigating with map and compass. Our podcast primarily features Race Rambles, where we recount our team's experiences during specific races. We'll also share insights from our own races, ranging from short sprints to expedition-length events. Occasional interviews with guests, including the sport's most well-known figures and those new to adventure racing, will provide additional perspectives. As advocates for people with developmental disabilities, we believe in focusing on abilities, not limitations, a philosophy that applies to everyone. So join us to focus on your abilities, push your limits, and learn together.

Publisher

Team thisABILITY

Category

education · health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2023

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

76 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   The Race Ramble: Teton Ogre 2026

   Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ In this episode, Team thisABILITY takes us behind the scenes of the 26-hour Teton Ogre Adventure Race in Idaho. Andrea Anderson, Eric Smith, Kenny Sheffler, and Chip Dodd raced as hard and fast as they could, finishing 2nd overall and just one checkpoint short of clearing the entire course. The team covered more than 84 miles and climbed over 15,000 feet, pushing through a course that truly lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest adventure races around. Team this...

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   The Race Ramble: Women of Cowboy Tough 2026

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Andrea Anderson sits down with Em Panietz, Sara Boyer, and Melissa Dupke-Bourgeois to talk about their incredible experience racing solo at Cowboy Tough, a grueling 50-hour adventure race. What does it take to navigate, trek, bike, paddle, and push through the mental and physical challenges of an expedition-style race—all on your own? Em Panietz took the challenge to another level, finishing as the 2nd overall winner! 🥈 Hear the stories, strategies, strugg...

3. 

   15 Jun 2026

   The Race Ramble: Brake the Habit 2026

   Send us Fan Mail After a season filled with solo efforts, Team thisABILITY was finally back together. In this episode, Chip Dodd, Andrea Anderson, David Grabiner, and Kevin Keck recap their experience at the 27-Hour Brake the Habit Adventure Race in Marlinton, West Virginia. What looked straightforward on paper quickly turned into a race of constant decision-making. Throughout the night and into the final hours, the team found themselves analyzing route choices, adjusting plans, and balancing...

Who has been a guest on The thisABILITY Adventures Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Grabiner
• Saleena Devore
• Chelsea McBride
• Beth Zagurski
• Nick Hurff

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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