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    Road Dog Podcast

    Road Dog Podcast

    About

    Adventure outside with Luis Escobar, trail running legend, race director, running mentor and photographer, as he converses with athletes and public figures about all things extreme sports. We'll cover everything from sell-out trail races to the most unknown ultra-running adventures around the globe, swing over into the world of rock climbing, and dive into mountain biking, triathlons and more.

    Hosted By

    Luis Escobar and Kevin Lyons

    391: Helen Payne and Runners For Public Lands

    391: Helen Payne and Runners For Public Lands

    March 9, 2026
    1h 8m

    "Look, these group of people they go out and camp and then they go running."

    Helen Payne is a distance runner, Trail Work Ambassador, and student who lives in Santa Barbara. In this episode, Luis is joined by Jon Zaid as a co-host and they chat with Helen about studying plant ecology, plants and relationship to fire, Runners For Public Lands, 9 Trails, where she loves to run, how she got involved with Runners For Public Lands, her running history, the Mammoth 200, High Lonesome 100, and what she has coming up next.

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    1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpodcast

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    "Whether I'm hitting the trails or just hanging out, LUNA Sandals are my favorite.

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    Braiding Sweetgrass Book: https://www.amazon.com/Braiding-Sweetgrass-Indigenous-Scientific-Knowledge/dp/1571313567

    Helen Payne Contact Info:

    @hellandpayne

    https://www.strava.com/athletes/64158874

    runnersforpubliclands.org

    Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

    luis@roaddogpodcast.com

    Luis Instagram

    Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

    kevin@roaddogpodcast.com

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    Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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    Original RDP Photo: Photography by Kaori Peters

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    Road Dog Podcast Adventure with Luis Escobar

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