Reid: Delta Firefighter's Marathon in Full Gear for B.C. Children's Hospital

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Reid: Delta Firefighter's Marathon in Full Gear for B.C. Children's Hospital

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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E103 Alyssa: 95 marathons in 95 days!

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E103 Alyssa: 95 marathons in 95 days!

Alyssa Clark is a 27 year old, American Ultrarunner and Endurance Adventurer currently based in Panama City Beach, Florida. She is most well known for running 95 Marathons in 95 Days setting an American record and a pending Women’s Guinness World Record for consecutive days running a marathon distance.

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E76 Brittany: The funny runner→

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E76 Brittany: The funny runner

Brittany is a pro runner slash comedian who runs with the philosophy, "if you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong". Last spring she qualified for the Olympic Trials with a 2:36:34 and went on to run the NYC Marathon as a pro. She trains each week with a different theme and then spends time creating a piece of art as a recap of the week. We chat about her journey into the trails after suffering an injury, and how it wasn't as awful as she thought it might be!

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E75 Charlotte: Sober and smoke free→

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E75 Charlotte: Sober and smoke free

Charlotte suffered sexual abuse as a child and began to self medicate. She developed an eating disorder, while also smoking and drinking quite heavily. In 2012 her mom died and her husband left her. She struggled for few years abusing booze and food, until finally moving in with her dad in 2014. She felt like a complete failure. Then one day, her Dad invited her on a walk, and she realized how much better she felt afterwards. She began walking and going to the gym, and soon began running. She's now run 9 fulls, over 20 halfs, and has been sober since June 2017. 

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