Take a run with The Human Potential Running Series podcast. In Episode 75, HPRS Race Director John Lacroix welcomes special guest Camille Herron. For the first time, Camille has an opportunity to speak her whole truth about the Wikipedia and World 24-Hour Championship "scandals" that have left a negative mark on her reputation. Together, John and Camille explore her neurodivergence and how it intersects with her sensivity for justice. Camille presents her side of the story, with facts and data to support her perspectives, uninterupted and unedited. Then, they explore Camille's AuDHD diagnosis, what it's like to be diagnosed as an adult, and the challenge to re-meet the self you thought you already knew.

Take a run with The Human Potential Running Series podcast. In Episode 74, HPRS Race Director John Lacroix discusses ultramarathon running hero Camille Herron. John starts by highlighting the mission, vision, and ethos of HPRS; how we've created a safe space for all adventurers to explore, themselves and the outdoors, within a supportive community where belonging is valued. Then he reviews the "Wikipedia Controversy" involving Camille Herron from September 2024, before jumping into talking about recent events with Camille Herron and the 24-Hour World Championships. John highlights how the cultural fabric of ultramarathon running has eroded into a culture where ableism, online bullying, tasteless memes, and ignorance has become the new accepted norms. This personal episode dives into the realities of neurodivergence, specifically those diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia.

Take a run with The Human Potential Running Series Podcast.

In Episode 73, HPRS Race Director John Lacroix sits down with Andrew Buck Michael, a meteorologist from Ohio and host of the Weathering the Run podcast. Together, they explore the strange and beautiful relationship between weather, running, and resilience; and how much of our training happens in conditions we can't control.

Andrew shares how he grew up on an Ohio farm watching storm clouds roll in with his dad, how that early curiosity turned into a career in broadcast meteorology, and how running became the outlet that grounded him through it all. The two dive into the mindset of runners who head out when most people stay inside; the ones who face heat, cold, wind, and storms not because they have to, but because something in them needs to.

They talk about how weather shapes us as runners and as humans. How unpredictability forces adaptability. How the trails teach us acceptance. There's also plenty of laughter, nerding out about radar models, talk about GIS maps, and reflections on parenting, balance, and what it means to stay in motion when life gets messy.

If you've ever run through rain just to see what you're made of, or found calm in a snowstorm miles from home, you'll feel right at home in this episode.

And while you're at it, check out Andrew's show, Weathering the Run, for more stories from runners who know what it means to lean into the elements.