50: Global Running Adventures with Jeff Pelletier

“That’s really become my focus, that’s what I like to think of my niche, my differentiator on Youtube is I’m taking viewers to places they maybe forget having been but maybe never would’ve thought of going to.”

Welcome everyone to another episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that seeks out the passions in all of our lives and the motivations behind why we pursue them.

Today I have the one and only, Jeff Pelletier, professional ultra-runner and filmmaker.

You might know Jeff from some of his wildly popular and simply beautiful documentary films about trail-running all over YouTube these days.

Hailing from Vancouver, Jeff has traveled the world and filmed his adventures in places like Namibia, France, Patagonia, Georgia, really the list just goes on and on.

Finding running, specifically trail-running at a later age in his late twenties and early thirties, Jeff has made quite a name for himself in the endurance community.

And while he maybe isn’t setting course records at races like Western States, he’s encouraging more and more people to get outdoors through his films and work.

Knowing this was going to be my 50th episode, I really wanted to have someone on that I think embodies the narrative of this show, of finding that one thing in our life that gives us pure joy, and Jeff is just the perfect person to do that.

Before we get started, I recently had the privilege of testing out some new running gear courtesy of Naked Sports Innovations and let me tell you, I can’t sing their praises enough.

The waist band and hydration vest they sent are some of the most comfortable pieces of running gear I’ve used in years. I’ve actually just been leaving the waist band on all day because it’s so comfortable and useful.

Made with an ultra-breathable mesh material, it fits snugly around your waist and can carry poles, phone, water bottles, really whatever you feel like you’re going to need on your run.

I’ll include a link in the show notes to their website for you to get your hands on some yourself and to check out some of their other products.

Additional Links

Jeff Pelletier (Website): https://jeffpelletier.com/

Jeff Pelletier (Youtube): https://www.youtube.com/@JeffPelletier/videos

Jeff Pelletier (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/jpelletier/

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