{"podcast":{"title":"Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter","slug":"human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527","podcast_index_feed_id":65527,"rss_url":"https://humanperformanceoutliers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://humanperformanceoutliers.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/c/b/0/1cb0a54fe83ba10316c3140a3186d450/ZB_Spotify_v3.png","author":"Zach Bitter","episode_count":521,"summary":"Welcome to the Human Performance Outliers Podcast. Your host Zach Bitter, will take you through a series of interesting topics around health, fitness, endurance, running, hybrid athlete training, ultramarathon, and nutrition. Join in for interviews with folks exploring their outer limits and research in a wide variety of sports, fitness, and nutrition.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T06:23:16.170819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 501: First Double Amputee To Finish Leadville 100 Mile Run | Brian Reynolds","slug":"episode-501-first-double-amputee-to-finish-leadville-100-mile-run-brian-reynolds","published_at":"2026-09-10T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episode-501-first-double-amputee-to-finish-leadville-100-mile-run-brian-reynolds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527","url":"https://humanperformanceoutliers.libsyn.com/episode-501-first-double-amputee-to-finish-leadville-100-mile-run-brian-reynolds","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/humanperformanceoutliers/Ep.501_BrianReynolds.mp3?dest-id=685773","summary":"Brian Reynolds is a Brooks-sponsored double below-knee amputee runner who, in 2026, became the first athlete in that category to finish the Leadville Trail 100 — on his fourth try, in 28 hours 55 minutes. He lost both legs at age four to meningococcemia, a rare bacterial infection with grim survival odds. For years he hid the amputation and stayed off the trails. A Grand Canyon hike cracked that open. He went from powerlifting to a 2:58 marathon, multiple classification records from 5K to the marathon, and Team USA para-athletics. Brian : IG: @brianreynoldsrunner Episode Sponsors: LMNT : drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG : deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) Podcast Details : Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hposponsors HPO Website: zachbitter.com/hpo Zach's Coaching: zachbitter.com/coaching Zach's Journal: substack.com/@zachbitter Find Zach: zachbitter.com | IG: @zachbitter | X: @zbitter | FB: Zach Bitter | Strava: Zach Bitter","meta_description":"Brian Reynolds is a Brooks-sponsored double below-knee amputee runner who, in 2026, became the first athlete in that category to finish the Leadville Trai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episodes/episode-501-first-double-amputee-to-finish-leadville-100-mile-run-brian-reynolds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episode-501-first-double-amputee-to-finish-leadville-100-mile-run-brian-reynolds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}