25 - Mike McMonagle

25 - Mike McMonagle

From Take Off Your Shoes by Bora Ergör

November 23, 2025 · 1h 2m · Season 1 · Episode 25

About this episode

Bora Ergör interviews Mike McMonagle about his passions for running, photography, and fatherhood.

Welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes, with my guest Mike McMonagle, aka shitinthewoods! "I was looking forward to having something else be unequivocally my highest priority." The contagious passion and love he has for the sport and his craft is dwarfed only by his love for his son Monte. This was a very special conversation, a true catch-up with some background questions thrown in for good measure to get a fuller “picture” (pun intended) of Mike. I had a blast getting to know him during UTMB and getting to witness him at work first hand, and this conversation pulls the curtain back even further on his reflections around being a photographer, a father, a runner, and a very active member of the community. A few takeaways I had from this wonderful convo were that 1) being a parent will be an indescribable experience which I’m really looking forward to yet still have no idea about, and 2) allocating time to the things you care about and value is one of the most important things we can do in life. Thank you so much for this catch-up, Mike, and I cannot wait to chase runners again together in Chamonix. Make sure to follow shitinthewoods Leave a comment and send me…

People in this episode

Host: Bora Ergör

Guest: Mike McMonagle

Topics covered

  • running
  • photography
  • parenting
  • community
  • sports

Keywords

  • running
  • photography
  • parenting
  • community
  • UTMB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: shitinthewoods

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