Trail Running Women

Tara Dower joins us just a few weeks after crushing the FKT of the Appalachian Trail in 40 days and 18 hours!!! The AT is a 2189 mile trail that traverses 14 states. Tara was an absolute blast to chat with. We get into everything from trail naps and mental toughness, to how to handle those mid race blisters. 100% reccomend following her youtube channel and instagram:

@tara.dower

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Caitlin is an impressively fast runner who's just started to dabble in the trails. Without much experience she has already crushed the 50km distance and will be one to watch. 

In 2023 she  got third place at the Squamish 50k trail race in August, which was the Canadian trail racing championships. Three weeks later, she won the Queen City full marathon in Regina, 17 seconds off her course record and qualified for Boston marathon. In November she won a World Series trail race in Puerto Vallarta Mexico which was another 50k trail race, called PuertoVallarta UTMB. This upcoming year she's excited to run Boston marathon in April and the world championships of trail running in Chamonix, France at UTMB Mont Blanc.

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So many great tips in this episode!

Lauren Beihoffer, aka Lauren Runs Wild, is a biochemist turned running coach who is now specializing in helping women over 40 run their best. She's a certified nutritionist, metabolic specialist, certified coach, and a badass runner and mom herself. We dip into all her knowledge with some great tips for athletes of all ages. 

Find her at Misfit Mountainathletics or @lauren_runswild

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I had the pleasure of chatting with John from the Trillium Running Podcast. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend his podcast to add to your playlist. 

Their goal is to reach those that we are not already reaching, to give voice to the underrepresented members of our community and bring these stories to the masses.

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I finally catch up with Alyssa after her epic performance at UTMB! We get valuable tips on how she changed her perspective on the pain cave and the impact of that on her results. 

Listener questions include how to deal with nausea when you're increasing distance, heat training, and gluten free nutrition. We also chat our fav episodes for long run entertainment and inspiration!

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Buckle up as Cory takes us back to Western States 100, where he had to  pull his runner from the depths of a low, to finish feeling strong.

"I feel like after this I have some fresh perspective and tips that I could bring to an episode, especially from the perspective of pacing someone that has gone from chasing a sub 24 hour goal at the beginning of the day to almost fighting the cutoff with 60km of course ahead of them.

We started just after 10pm, and wouldn't be seeing our crew for almost 6 hours. Tyler and I had to totally redo his nutrition plan on the fly, and figure out how to keep him moving to stay far enough ahead of the cutoff. He had a glorious rally, and finished with just under 2 hours to the cutoff. " - Cory 

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In 2015 May believed she wasn't an athlete, but started walk jogging short distances around a track to try something different. She quickly became obsessed and started the instagram account @i.heart.running to document her new hobby. Like many of us, May most certainly is an athlete and just needed to get over that mental block. She's now run distances up to 50km and is passionate about the sport and the community. She will leave you feeling excited to get out there! 

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Sarah Seads has been working and playing in the fields of running, rehabilitation and health and wellness since 1996 when she stumbled into her career as a Kinesiologist during her first year of University at UVic. Intending to complete her degree as a writer, Sarah suddenly found herself in the school of exercise sciences when a tree planting injury landed her in the university’s Physio clinic.  Sarah has been working as a professional Coach in the fields of Kinesiology and sport science for over 25 years and has helped thousands of inspiring humans overcome their limiting beliefs and reach towards their soul sized visions, dreams and goals all over the planet.  Thanks in part to the pandemic, Sarah closed her successful in person company on Vancouver Island to follow her lifelong dream of becoming a successful writer.  Although she has written 3 small books already, Sarah is currently writing her first experiential & highly adventurous memoir, which will be based around a central theme of pushing pause on her familiar life, closing her business, turning away from her mind-only living experiences and turning solely into heart based living by learning to listen to and trust her intuition.  Sarah has recently returned to her full-time business coaching groups and individuals both online & in-person, after spending the past 3 years navigating her inner and outer wilderness all around the world.

Find her at https://www.wildseads.com and @wildseads 

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This episode was SO fun.. so it deserves a second play. First or second time through, you'll love this one.

This episode is all about why you run.  We share our reasons for running and we learn how sappy Tory really is. We will give you something to think about if you're not sure what race to run, or if you want to race at all. Thank you for everyone who sent in their "why"

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We are back with Cory Jennermann, co-founder of RunGuides.com, and super skilled runner and pacer. Run Guides is the go-to website for finding the perfect race for you. We chat about his top tips for getting faster in the trails, how to easily cut off time in your next race, and how to pace like a pro. We get into all things pacing from dialing in road splits, to pacing friends in super long trail events, and when to throw oranges at them. 

Important running tips here : @runguides 

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I first interviewed Lizzie in 2020 when we was diagnosed with rare heart condition called AVRC. It's genetic condition that effects the muscle in your heart and makes it turn into scar tissue the harder you work the muscle. In short, it means running can kill you. We chat again about how she's learned to live with it and how far she can push. 

Lizzie found running in her mid 20's and quickly fell in love. It became a huge part of her life as she began winning races and spending her weekends adventuring. She even met her now husband when they shared the podium together at a 50km. 

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April went from not being able to run 60 seconds to running the Chicago Marathon. When she was in the darkest place in her life she buckled down and got out the door. She didn’t know anything about running, she just wanted to have peace in her mind and to love life again, and she did! She is now 4 years in the game and loving what running has done for her and her life. 

Find April @thisisaprilpullins 

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Alyssa is an anti-diet sports dietitian and lover of all things mountain sports. As a dietitian, she believes that physical health matters. As an athlete, she understands the importance of performance. She covered some awesome listener questions including:

Find her @ alyssaoutside_rd and Peak to Peak Nutrition 

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The Dragon's Back Race is the toughest mountain race in the world, covering some seriously extreme terrain. Katie Mills crushed it. She ran it in 61:12:54, coming first female and 7th overall. We chat about the best and worst parts of her race during the gruelling 6 day event across the of the spine of Wales. 

Find more from Katie @katie_s_mills

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Learn more about the race https://www.dragonsbackrace.com

Filsan Abdiaman is a Fitness Professional, Brazillian jiu-jitsu enthusiast, ultra-runner and Brooks Running Canada Brand Ambassador. She discovered her passion for running as a form of therapy to deal with depression and anxiety attacks after a breakup in 2013. Now racing ultras and drawing attention to mental health (and recently, eating disorders) — her experience has allowed her to pass on her new found joy and wisdom to other women. Always emphasizing Body love, Self-care and mental health. 

More from Filsan @runnersinstinct 

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Laura Green is blowing up the internet for chirping all runners, and I’m so here for it! We chat life, motherhood, running, and why middle distance runners might be the strangest of us all. She is also a physical therapist and has a great mindset on how to keep running a life long sport.

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Reid Taylor is a Delta Firefighter who has now run 2 marathons wearing 45-pounds of his turnout gear. Reid has always been an athlete but endurance running was something entirley new to him.  After his first marathon he began to get chest pains and training stopped abruptly. We chat about how he overcame a 90% blockage in his artery and eventually geared up to run the marathon a second time in March 2024. 

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Melissa started running in March 2020, after she went through late term pregnancy loss. She talks about how trail running saved her and what peace it's brought, both through being alone on the trail, to being filled with community on local trail runs and races. She's now attempting her 3rd 100miler and is navigating training with young kids. 

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Ellie has loved sports all her life, and came into distance running with her first marathon at 40. What she didn't expect to come with it was the negative commentary from well - meaning friends and family. We chat about the sh*t poeple say to runners and how to handle it. 

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Find Ellie @ellierunsitall 

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Rivka was so much fun to chat to! She started running in her late 50's in 2013, and ran her first half marathon in 2015. She's now completed quite a few road half marathons, a few trail races, and two marathons. She is  a mother of five sons, and grandmother to one and one on the way. Rivka is also a birth attendant, attending some births and teaching a birth attendant course. She is also training for her first 50k! We chat about how you have to move your body to stay healthy and strong. 

More from Rivka @montrealdoula

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Anushay has always defined herself as an Academic but struggled to call herself an athlete. She moved to Canada from Pakistan and quickly became involved in the trail running community and with a bit of work is now both an athlete and an ultrarunner. 

Anushay was inspired to go further and push her body and mind to complete her first 50km last summer. She has an amazing energy and will leave you feeling like doing hard things is exciting. 

More from her @anushaymalik

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We discuss your big training questions for your new 2024 goals! We had questions on back yard ultras, mental strategies when you increase in distance, how to stay healthy when you run a 100miles, what to have in your vest, and more! 

Find Alyssa @theory_in_motion

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Steph is the person you want to listen to at the start of the season. Her determination and hard work to better her times until she ultimately broke 3 hours in a marathon is inspiring for any distance runner. We get into her postpartum return to running, the timing of covid and training, and how she kept improving. 

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Welcome to 2024! 

We wrap up 2023 by reviewing the best of the year, and then chat what the listener goals and intentions are for 2024. Huge thanks to everyone who has  supported the show for so many years, you guys are amazing!!

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Finn Melanson is the Host of the Singletrack, a podcast covering the professional mountain ultra-trail running scene. If you haven't checked out Singletrack yet, go do it now! We had such a great chat about everything Finn is doing in the Trail Running world including his goals for media coverage, and how to keep his personal love for the trails alive. Finn is based in Salt Lake City, UT - by way of Cape Elizabeth, ME - where he enjoys year-round recreation in the Wasatch Mountains. 

Photo by @shitinthewoods

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Kaz has a PhD in human behaviour and MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and has studied our power to perform when faced with adversity. Passionate about helping people believe in themselves she explores what is it about our fears, courage, resilience, and mindset, that drives us to succeed or sabotages us? And Kaz loves to run far.

Her trail running journey started in Chamonix, France with the Mont Blanc Marathon and UTMB races. Favorite adventures include Tahoe 200 (3rd F), Moab 240 (2nd F), Ouray 100 (1st F), Tot Dret, Italy (3rd F) and Across the Years (420 miles in 10 days – 3rd F), plus successfully completing 1 crazy loop of The Barkley Marathons, and most recently finishing Last Annual Vol State, a 500K continuous and self-supported race across Tennessee.

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Acadia is a midwife living in Maine and Peter is a Harvard trained lawyer living in Oregon. They have been best friends since high school and decided to tackle Bear 100 together. We chat about how they handled attempting to match the highs and lows of an ultra with a friend, and still make it to the finish line. 

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My husband Andy and I ran Red Rock Canyon 50km in Las Vegas. I was 18 weeks pregnant, and he is a hobbyist. We chat before and after the race about everything from training with a 4 year old, to wondering if one of us maybe didn't train enough. Check out more pics @trailrunningwomenpod     

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Milly is a total powerhouse of a human being and will leave you with no doubt that you can overcome anything life throws at you. In 2017 she lost a leg in an accident and immediately set new goals for herself academically and physically. She's now the first Amputee to complelete the worlds steepest 400m race. We chat just as she is starting her training for the London Marathon!    Find Milly at https://millypickles.co.uk/about-me/   Find Milly on Instagram @millypickles    New podcast instagram @trailrunningwomenpod   Get better recovery! Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Alyssa is back to answer listener Q & A! We have some great questions about off season running, cross training on the bike, gut issues, and your first 7km race.    Gary's blog: http://garyrobbinsrun.com/blog/2023/10/what-really-went-down-in-whistler   Find Alyssa: @theory_in_motion New podcast instagram @trailrunningwomenpod   Get better recovery! Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Tammi didn't start running until after her 3rd child when she was 30 years old. She's now 51 with a long list of running accomplishments, and treats her training program like her part time job. She was really fun to chat with and proof hard work pays off.    Get better recovery! Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Scott has become huge in the community for his various efforts to give back, his 7 year run streak,  and participation is some awesome races. We chat about UTMB, his run streak and life as a Lulu ambassador.    Find the pod @trailrunningwomenpod More from Scott @barley_runner   Get better recovery! Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Tomi ran her first 50K on her 50th birthday at the FlatRock Fall Running Festival. Her husband and adult children were there, along with her first granddaughter.   She has only been running for a few years and was never athletic, and definitely had no desire to run. She ran her first half marathon, first trail race, and first night race all in one at Cedar Breaks last year.   Get better recovery! Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Priscilla has been running consistently since 2019 and has a big passion for trails, mountains, and longer distances. She's currently in Edmonton, Alberta but definitely does not let that stop her from getting to the mountains about 4 hours away whenever she can. We chat about her training plans, mindset, and learning what she is capable of.    She's already racked up an impressive resume in  her short running career!   -2023 Canyons, 2nd female, 7th overall  -2022 Ultra Trail Hurricane, 1st female, 6th overall -2022 Squamish 50/50, 1st female, 3rd overall, women’s CR -2022 Canadian Death Race Near Death Marathon, 1st overall and overall CR -2021 Grizzly Ultra 50k, 1st female, 3rd overall, women’s CR  -2021 Canadian Death Race 125k, 1st female, 3rd overall      Curranz discount! 20% off of your first purchase of CurraNZ 30 capsules,  code: TRW20 Redeemed at : www.curranzusa.com  (not Amazon)

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Bailey began her running journey at a very young age, competing in track and cross country through high school and into college, at Clemson University.

Photo: @somerrunner

While her college running career only lasted 2 years due to mental health struggles, it ultimately landed her in Boulder, Colorado, where she discovered trail running.

We chat about how she overcame a negative atmosphere and began to love running again. 

She fell in love quickly and spent 2020 chasing competitive FKTs around the Boulder mountains, quickly growing her thirst to return to competition. In 2021, she dove into trail racing and found herself on every US podium she raced at. Come 2022, she was hungry for more and entered the international scene, ultimately placing 5th at Sierre Zinal, second in the Golden Trail World Series Final and 5th overall in the Golden Trail World Series. Bailey has lofty goals for the future, in regards to running and her voice in the community. She is a dedicated coach and an advocate for mental health and women in sport. She currently runs for Nike, and spends her days playing in the mountains above Boulder, preparing for races/travel, coaching, and spending time with family.

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Find Bailey @baileykowalczyk

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Kelsie is an accomplished runner, having run Burning River 50 mile, the Boston Marathon, Cleveland Marathon where she BQ’d, and recently pacing a friend through his 100mile race by running the back 50 miles with him. She opens up about her struggles with the post race blues getting so bad they have become real depression. We chat about why this might happen and possible solutions. 

"Running has always made me feel grounded, focused, dedicated. It also provides a type of release, a time to decompress and unwind, a time to feel my emotions and work through what I was bottling up inside. I think it’s why I continued running into my adult years. Recently in the last couple years post- race I fall into these deep depressive, borderline major depressive states for about a week after. Talking to others who suffer from the same dark thoughts and feelings have helped me learn more about how common it is among other runners and I hope to be able to help others know they are not alone." - Kelsie

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I chat with Robin about her first trail race at Broken Goat 25km in Rossland, BC. We get into her transition from running on city streets to technical terrain in the backcountry of BC, where there are more bears than people. We also get into her recent experience with a helicopter rescue from the Nelson SAR. 

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We are back with a trail tips episode with special guest coach, Alyssa Clark. We chat about how to deal with critters when running solo, how to play mulitple sports at once, when you're forced to run inside, and our summer must haves. 

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strategies/https://www.trailrunnermag.com/training/how-to-manage-and-assess-risks-for-mountain-adventures/

We chat with Jenny Quilty after her WSER 100mi debut in the fastest female field of all time. 

A quote straight from her instagram @adventuresofjenthar:

"18hrs 49min, 11th woman & 100miles from Olympic Valley to Auburn in the fastest women's field yet!  I said it last night and it feels the same today, I'm the happiest 11th place woman ever. I knocked almost 1hr off the prior fastest 11th place finish, and that just makes me so darn proud to be a part of this field. I ran a time much faster than I had imagined and learned more about what it feels like to accept and stay in the pain cave. I could not have asked for a more fun day running 100 miles, for only my 2nd time ever & first time at states!"

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Annemarie Vander Waal is 34, an ultrarunner from Chilliwack, a Registered Nurse working in Palliative Care, an auntie, and a widow. We chat about the day she lost her husband and how she has worked to overcome grief and see life through a positive lens. 

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Kelly is the creator and head coach of the Badass Lady Gang and the host of the Run, Selfie, Repeat Podcast. We chat about her behind the scenes relationship with running, and how she came up with BALG. She's also just a lot of fun. 

"Kelly Roberts’ pre-BALG fitness routine consisted mostly of struggling through the elliptical and trying to shrink her body. It wasn’t until hitting post-college life, poised with a theatre degree, student loans, and the onset of panic, that she found running. Running forced Kelly to ditch perfectionism and stomp out fear of failure. Viral selfies from the nyc half marathon struck a chord with women who could relate to the struggle, and soon the women’s running community Badass Lady Gang was born." https://www.badassladygang.com/about

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Race intel from the race director of Red Rock Canyon 100km in Las Vegas!

"The 100k course spans the entire distance of Red Rock and Cottonwood Valley before reaching the bottom of Satan's Escalator and returning to the town of Blue Diamond to finish".

Contest Alert!! Join me in this race FOR FREE!!

Find me on instagram @hilsport55 and look for the most recent post. Tag a friend you'd like to do the race with to enter to win a FREE entry to the 100km. Share it in your stories and tag @trailrunningwomenpod and @desertgrowntrailraces for an extra entry! Winner announced July 20th 

Joshua is a Las Vegas native who has been riding and running the trails of southern Nevada since he was 15 years old. He is a desert rat and loves it there. His dream is to create an event that separates Las Vegas from the neon lights of the Strip and highlights the hidden beauty of their desert home, while also pushing athletes to realize their true potential.

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Sam is a self proclaimed leisure athlete, but has also been able to accomplish whatever goal she sets her mind to. She's now working on her Masters in Counselling Psychology degree and is a 2023 Run Uphill ambassador. Sam gets honest about her shift from focusing too much on how her running looks on Strava, to realizing that's not where your worth comes from. She's now a speedster in the trails on foot or bike, and training for Squamish 50km. 

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Road marathons are HARD.

Race recap on the Tunnels Marathon in Washington. 

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Callie Vinson is an ultrarunner who is making a huge impact advocating for body diversity and inclusivity within outdoor sports. She went from being unable to run 1 mile, to losing 200 lbs and running 240 miles at Moab. She's doing a lot of work to motivate others to get outdoors through sharing her story on instagram @callievinsonn. She's gearing up to run Western States 100 where she will be running to raise awareness for indigenous runners through Rising Hearts. 

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Mandy Gill has competed in the most difficult environments on the planet, from the highest peaks in Nepal, 100km ultra trail marathons, and Crossfit Games competitions.

Mandy focuses on creating sustainable habits, modifying behavior, and maximizing positive results. By coaching over 10,000 people through the process of maximizing their resilience in the face of rapid change and developing a dedicated commitment to self-care, Mandy has perfected the RACE PACETM System for helping everyday people reach their extraordinary goals and dreams - no matter the environment.

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Jereny grew up in poverty, and didn't have the resources or opportunities to explore athletics. She found running as an adult and ran her first marathon in 5 hours and 25 minutes. 

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Tory is back to chat about the altitude monster, diary free and gluten free calories, downhill running tips, and more.

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It was so great to have Alyssa back for a 4th time! We chat about the benefits of adding in speed goals while training for long multi day races, how she overcame failure, and separating your value from your race results. 

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Devon has run more than 50 Marathon (including 40 sub 3 hour marathons) and 65 Ultras since 2006. She's a 7 time member of Team USA including 2009 Gold Medal winning team in Belgium for the 100k and 2019 silver medal team in Romania for the 50k.. 2007, 2012 & 2015 RRCA Marathon National Champion. 2010 and 2019 50 mile road National Champion, 2011 100k road National Champion. 2012 & 2016 Olympic Trials marathoner and has a marathon PR of 2:38:55. She has three times on top 10 fastest lists for performances by North American runners including 50km, 100km and 100 mile. She was 3rd at the 2016 Western States 100 mile. 1st place at Leadville 100 2017. 3 Comrades Marathon gold medals (Top 10s). Olympic Trials Marathon qualifier/participant 2012 & 2020. The list is much longer but I couldn't fit it all in!!  More from Devon here: @fastfoodie More from me Here @hilsport55

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Lauren Part 2. Today we chat about pregnancy loss, postpartum running, prolapse, and identity.  Her story is captivating, inspiring, and will be important for many women to hear. 

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Lauren has accomplished too many things for just one episode. In the first half of our epic conversation we chat about her struggles as a young adult and how she overcame them to run a 2:43 marathon. Her story is captivating, inspiring, and will be important for many women to hear. 

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Teresa is a Navy wife, Mom of 4, and life long runner. She realized as an adult she was a very skilled marathoner, and was able to run a sub 3 hour including a 2:50 OQT attempt. After years of being "a slave to the paces," she found the trails and went straight into Hurt100. She has now run the epic 100miler twice and was lucky enough to have her son pace her for her last lap this year. 

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Liz  was one of six women to run from Boston to New York 560kilometres / 350 Miles in 11 days - an ultra a day. She was an absolute pleasure to chat with and brings fresh energy to the sport! 

"Finishing in the dark, beyond tired, with swollen joints hurts, but I am also quite happy. This experience has been beyond incredible. Diving deep in to the pain cave with my 5 gals has already been an absolute pleasure." - Liz

We get into her epic adventure and how she went from university track to ultras. 

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Jenny Quilty comes back to chat about her first 100miler, training for Western States, and how to learn from your mistakes. She gives us some amazing tips on how to deal with mental challenges during any distance race, and how she reframed her first attempt at a golden ticket.

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Tory and I celebrate 200 episodes with some awesome listener Q & A! Questions include how to get faster on a particular climb, how to breath downhill, how to deal with muscle cramping, and what our fav podcast memories are. 

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Melissa was one of the most positive and inspring guests we have had! She was a pleasure to chat with and her story is going to help many women go out and try without fear. You can get her book HERE

Melissa Rudolph started running on a whim when her kids’ school had a 5k one Saturday. Nobody in the house was awake, so she figured it would be fun to try. Since then, she has done various distances and moved toward long distance triathlon— where she managed to DNF 3 times in one year. She recently chronicled this journey in her book “The Year I Didn’t Finish”.  Melissa is a clergywoman and adjunct college professor who lives with her husband and children in Maryland. 

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Mireille was one of six women choosen by Falke Sport to run from Boston to New York 560kilometres / 350 Miles in 11 days - an ultra a day.

Mireille is an athlete, coach, community builder & public health professional based in Los Angeles. She aims to connect people to the communities around them so that we may all learn, grow, and thrive. Her runner's journey began after she was diagnosed with Lupus in 2013. This led her to gain control of her life and health while showing others that unfortunate circumstances don't have to stop you from achieving your goals. Now as a run coach, she hopes to continue introducing runners into the sport while advocating for diversity and inclusion, a holistic lifestyle, and the freedom to show up as you are.

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Isabella Janovick was born in Oceanside, CA and grew up doing team sports (basketball and swimming) then later got into extreme sports, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. After breaking her back snowboarding at the age of 19 and almost being paralyzed, she switched to a “safer” sport - running. Isabella began to run local road races and in 2014 met Nickademus Hollon at an outdoor bootcamp. Nick had just launched his coaching business and Isabella was one of his first clients. They ran together often, he introduced her to the trails and the ultra world and in 2015 Isabella ran her first ultra, the Lake Hodges 50k. This same year Isabella was also diagnosed with Ménière’s Disease, which causes hearing loss, imbalance and vertigo. 

Isabella aka “IzzyB” continued to grow with the sport, increasing her mileage and  started her own running club Ultrabuds. In 2016 she raced her first Spartan, and usually participates in 1-2 races a year in between ultras. 

Professionally Izzy owns her own marketing and communications company where she works with running brands and race directors such as Injinji, Spring Energy, Nathan Sports and the Endurance Race Series, to name a few. She is also a Professor of Marketing part-time at two universities and advises senior experience projects. 

When Izzy isn’t running or posting on Instagram, she spends quality time with her family in both San Diego and Idaho, husband and two rescued pitbulls Dally and Romanoff. 

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Laura Green is blowing up the internet for chirping all runners, and I’m so here for it! We chat life, motherhood, running, and why middle distance runners might be the strangest of us all. She is also a physical therapist and has a great mindset on how to keep running a life long sport.

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We are starting off the year with a solocast about my experince cutting out alcohol for a year, and how your mindset can hold you back without even knowing it. 

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Replay of the great interview from Adam Lee and Community Trail Running Podcast!

"Coast Mountain Trail Running’s “Whistler Alpine Meadows” event has a 100-kilometre race that has over 6,000m of climbing and today’s episode features the top three women! Katie Mills, Hilary Spires, and Tara Holland finished 1, 2, and 3 respectively, and shared stories of their time together and apart on the trails of Whistler. They are inspirational and funny and I had an absolute blast listening to these awesome women!" Adam Lee

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Tory's partner, Danny joins us for listener Q & A around relationships and running. Questions include prioritizing family and friends over the holidays while still training, how to spend hours training for 100 mile races with a new partner, red flags on the dating apps, and mom guilt. As usual there are loads of laughs, but we also get to grill Danny on life with Tory! 

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Nichole's vision started to blur about half way in to her first 100 miler. It started in one eye and eventually moved to both, so she could barely make out the flagging or her crew. We chat about how she worked through it until she could eventually finsh the race, and in 3rd place. 

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Tory faces her fears and runs a local 100 mile race. She chats post race blues, the benefits and nerves of running with friends, and how the last 8km of a 100miles should feel. 

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Part 2! Five women take on the goal of highlighting women’s FKTs everywhere.

Today I speak with Dana Katz, Danielle Snyder, and Teri Smith.

Teri Smith is an avid backpacker, trail runner, cross country skier and mom. No stranger to operating in areas where women are scarce, she has been a co-race director for the Hagg Mud Ultras, a race photographer, and a ham radio coordinator for local trail races. She just completed a 188 mile FKT across the Olympic Peninsula of Washington this past summer with fellow Women Who FKT coordinator Stacey Lee. 

Danielle Snyder is a coach and licensed clinical social worker and can talk through the mental barriers that women face. She creates programs help to increase athlete’s mental endurance, resiliency, and positive self-talk. https://territoryrun.co/pages/danielle-snyder

Dana is a coach and unquestionably the most enthusiastic member of the leadership and the best at making this accessible to women of all different speeds. She has experienced the high of insanely awesome PR days, the low of ultramarathon disappointments and the extreme low of foot injuries lasting way too long. https://www.ultraufitness.com/links.html

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Five women take on the goal of highlighting women’s FKTs everywhere.

In 2021, only a third of the FKTs set in the PNW were by women. Of 353 routes established in Oregon and Washington, only 41% have women’s times. Marta Fisher and her team TAKE ACTION AND SHAKE THINGS UP.

I speak to all 5 women in the leadership team to find out how we can flip the stats. 

Today we chat with Marta Fisher and Stacey Lee.

Stacey grew up in a semi-traditional Chinese-American household; where academics and music were emphasized and encouraged and athletics was discouraged.  As a result, she wasn't in her mid-thirties until she truly discovered her love of running and within 6 months of starting a "Couch to 5k" program completed her first marathon.  Since then, she's raced distances from 5k (road, XC and trail) to attempting her first 100 miler.  Stacey's goal is to be a diverse voice in the local running community, to help enable other women of color to discover the sport, and to build a more diverse and inclusive running community.

As a little kid, Marta was the least athletic of 4 siblings. But that changed when she found running as a teenager. Over the years, the kind of running she does has changed (track/x-c, road marathons, casual jogging, trail running, ultra running) but her identity as a runner has not. One of her big running goals is to stick around the sport long enough that she gets an award for being the old woman that finishes. She definitely favors the steeper, more mountainous trails over flat, fast ones. 

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Tory and I get together for a quick episode to answer a few questions, but stay tuned for a full WAM recap in a few weeks. 

Topics for today include how to transition from Triathlon training to ultra, the minimum days per week needed to do a 50km, and how to pick a race that fits your strengths. 

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Recap of the epic weekend that was WAM 100km/100mile! 

This recap goes right from the weeks and days leading up to the race to a few weeks after.  We hear from Katie and Tara about the 100km, and Tory and Linda who ran the 100mile. 

I discuss training with a toddler while on vacation for the biggest training block, and give a very exhausted race recap the day after. 

Distance: 102 km/63 miles Ascent + Descent 6,000 m/20,000 ft

Distance: 161 km / 100 miles Ascent +Descent: 9,050 m / 29,700 ft : 8,920 m / 29,250 ft

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A lot can go wrong in training, and you can still persevere. Anne had just gotten into training for a 100miler when she learned her family was going to move across the country. Once settled she developed tendonitis and had to take extra time off. We chat about how much can actually go wrong in training and the mental toughness it takes to get to the start line and finish the race.

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All things Mental Toughness! Alyssa is an outstanding runner and has toughed through the most extreme conditions. This is an episode you will not want to miss! 

How to get out the door day after day, how to finish a hard workout, how to keep going in a race, and how to stay determined. 

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Adrian Fear ran Mohican 100 as her first 100miler and finished on sheer grit. She shares everything she learned about how to prepare from studying the course, preparing your feet, aid station plans, to post race comfort. 

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Buckin Hell 50km! 

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2632 meters of climbing (8600 feet)

54ish km 

Snow, rocks, roots, and a bucket load of technical downhill. SO FUN!!! 

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Welcome to the first mini solo episode! These new short episodes will be everything from tips and life updates to random rants. Reach out if you have a topic you'd like me to discuss @hilsport55 

Eva Gifford grew up in Rossland, BC and has been crushing endurance sports since she was a kid. She's now a Chiropractor, run coach, and leader in her local running community. She's only 30 years old but working to change the way Chiro can be used to keep atheltes playing in the mountains for as long as possible. More from her @evagiff 

FREE Spartan Race ENTRY! All you need to do is  post a video or photo of yourself training for your SpartanRace and use the hashtag #spartantrail tag @spartan and @hilsport55 and I'll DM you the code :D 

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Baker tells us about his first 1km. His advice for endurance athletes is to eat snacks. He is almost 3 and wise beyond his years. 

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I'll be totally honest, this episode is all over the place. Tory is specialized in mental health and helps me work through where I'm at, and we read out listener comments on how to incorporate other hobbies in your life. Racing and Training Q & A will be back next episode, so send in your questions for our next episode to @hilsport55 

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Life's too short to think about muffins all the time. Clare has both been a runner and worked in the running industry for over a decade and has come full cirlce on how to view body image and diet culture. She's now running the distances she wants, feeling strong, and can spend her brain power on important things instead of worrying about muffins. 

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Shannon is the  COO/CPO at Gnarly Nutrition. She holds her P.h.D. in nutritional physiology and is amazingly well versed in all things nutrition and the body. We dive into the best nutrition habits for endurance athletes--from pre-workout to recovery. 

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In August 2020 Sophie was diagnosed with serious anaemia. She was given a couple of iron infusions, which completely transformed things and she went from running 10:30 minute miles to sub-8:30 in the course of a couple of weeks. Unfortunately it turned out that the anaemia wasn't a one-off, but a side effect of celiac disease. Find out how she navigates fuelling during training and racing.

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What happens when two trail runners try and run a fast marathon? Turns out the outcome is the same.. it hurts. 

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Josie is a young runner from New Zealand. She's currently 23 years old, has recently completed an engineering degree and is now working on her PHD. She not only excels academically but is also a fantastic athlete who spent time on the NZ Woman’s Handball Team. She's recently picked up running and is already crushing ultra distances. Josie also loves to go out with her friends and celebrate all of her successes, but to what cost? We chat openly about how to navigate the balance of athletics, academics, and social life.  More from me @hilsport55

How does Strava make you feel? Is it secretly a dating app? What causes worse FOMO, friends on social media or runs on social media?

We read your comments and discuss. Thank you for all of your heated opinions!

Theresa's resume includes Dragon's Back, Hurt, and 1st Place at Ironhorse. Next up is the Triple Crown of 200 milers in 2022, and she couldn't be more relaxed about it. 

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Chafing, strength training, feeling like you bit off more than you can chew when you signed up for that 50km!

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Sophie is a young and talented runner.  During her first 100miler race in August 2021, she started to feel sick. She'd eventually learn she was  coming down with Covid. Now, in Feb 2022 she can still only run 30 minutes twice a week. We chat about the symptoms of long haul covid and how she is working through it. The 29 year old is not only fast but she's also fearless and determined.

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Calie Hill is no ordinary runner. When life and her health was at an all time low, Calie turned to running to take back control. Her first marathon was 5+ hours. Today, she has qualified for the Boston Marathon in 4 states, and is going for an audacious goal to be one of the first women to Boston qualify in all 50 states. For a backlog of episodes find us on Patreon HERE 

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Sara's is a mother, wife, volunteer and outstanding runner. After experiencing some major trauma she realized she began coping with alcohol. You would never guess as she was still winning ultra marathons and ran a sub 3 hour marathon, but she recently decided to give it up and is experiencing major changes to her body, mind and running. 

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Emma just completed her first 100km. She talks about how she prepared mentally & physically, how she got through the lows, and the importance of your support crew. 

Emma has always been an athlete. After suffering multiple head injuries she had to take a step back to reevaluate her relationship to sports. Eventually she found trail running and things have escalated  quite quickly from there! 

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Interview swap! If you haven't checked out Big Ass Runner Podcast, make that your 2022 goal!

Solocast! 

I chat about the last 3 years with this podcast and what I've gained from chatting to so many amazing people. I am so grateful for every listener and every guest.

THANK YOU!!!

Happy New Year! 

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Amy Hamilton has always been an athlete. She's run both Boston and New York with times as fast as 2:57. After a health ordeal she was sidelined for the first time in her life. She returned to running and decided to take to the trails. She soon started to go after 100 mile races but couldn't figure out why she couldn't finish them. After multiple attempts, she finally started eating more and came out with a 1st place finish at Yeti 100. 

For a backlog of episodes find us on Patreon HERE 

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Tory is back! 

This episode is all about why you run.  We share our reasons for running and we learn how sappy Tory really is. We will give you something to think about if you're not sure what race to run, or if you want to race at all. Thank you for everyone who sent in their "why"

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More from Tory @to_scho and Hilary @hilsport55 

I chat with Jeff from the Big Ass Runner about all things podcasting and trail running. Jeff is a self proclaimed OG Clydesdale from Texas. He's currently 53 and training for his first 100km with his cohost, Steve. I highly recommend you go check out the Big Ass Runner for a podcast that's a whole lot of fun. 

https://bigassrunner.com

More from me @hilsport55 and more from Jeff @big_ass_runner

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Alicia is not running for gold, but she could if she wanted to.

Alicia finds comfort and relative discomfort blazing through the forest of the west coast and beyond. She runs with reckless abandon for costumes (brought on by an early figure skating career), reindeer games, grueling uphills, yam fries, planning her start-up, micro-breweries, testing her limits and to simply be able to say “yes” where others might say “no way”. She's currently expecting her first kiddo real soon!

More from her at her blog : https://notrunningforgold.com/about/

Or on insta @funstimes.woodside

More from me @hilsport55

The Dragon's Back Race is the toughest mountain race in the world, covering some seriously extreme terrain. Katie Mills crushed it. She ran it in 61:12:54, coming first female and 7th overall. We chat about the best and worst parts of her race during the gruelling 6 day event across the of the spine of Wales. 

Find more from Katie @katie_s_mills

More from me @hilsport55

Learn more about the race https://www.dragonsbackrace.com

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I sit down with race director Myke LaBelle to rehash the most epic weekend of 2021! I raced the Double - 107ish km on Friday night and 28km on Sunday. Find out how many cougars I saw, and how much I hated Myke half way through.

If you're looking for a super challenging race with all of the elevation, views, and technical terrain - this is it. 

Check out the race: Finlayson Arm 28/50/100

More from me @hilsport55

More from Myke @coastline.endurance

Katie loves to run, ride, and row super long distances. She recently finished her latest run adventure - running 11 ultras in 11 days to raise funds for 11 clean water projects. She is also the youngest person in the world to row solo across the Atlantic, spending 70 days alone at sea. Before all of these adventures, she was told that "You don't look like I could do that" because she's not your typical rail-thin runner or athlete.

https://www.katiespotz.com

More from me @hilsport55

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