Kicking Off the Summer Slam and Tackling the Octopus | Pacer Live Chat 07.16.26

This week we recap the Lake Baldwin 50K, the first race in the Summer Slam - a series of 3 fatass style ultra races that take place between July and early September in Florida. There is a new course record holder in the Vero Beach Octopus Ultra and we are premiering a new documentary featuring Luke Vidal and his Cocodona 250 run. This is Episode 70, Recorded Live 07.16.26 Welcome to Pacer Live Chat where we come to you live every Thursday at 8 for the latest in Florida Ultrarunning and news and headlines from the ultra world. Join our strava group, we highlight runners every week. Share your stories with us and we will share them with the world. Enjoy our content? Hit that subscribe button and be part of the Pacer Travel community. Run Far. Travel Smart. Meet your hosts: Jeff Iosa   / iosarunner   BobbieJoe Derhak   / pop_punk_runner   Learn More/Work With Us To learn more about who we are, inquire about livestreaming your next race or help with travel. https://www.pacertravel.com/ Support the Mission If you'd like to help us continue highlighting grassroots races and athletes often overlooked by larger media, consider joining our Patreon. Our goal is to keep coverage public and accessible while growing the reach of Florida and community-based ultrarunning. In return we have special discount codes for races and products when available.   / pacertravelmedia   Travel With Us Pacer Travel is also a full-service travel company. We help with: • Destination races • Family vacations • Work travel And the service is 100% free. Let us take the headache out of planning. Check us out at Pacertravel.com for all travel and media questions For a list of all trail and ultra races in Florida as well as up to date results and resources for the community head to the ultimate Florida ultrarunning database https://www.floridaultrarunning.com/ Follow Along instagram   / pacertravel   facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...