Acadia & Peter: Running 100miles with a friend
/Acadia & Peter: Running 100miles with a friend
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The women of the trails share their stories about running, racing, and life. These badass ladies from around the globe get honest about everything from competing, motherhood, and trying to have it all. Get ready for training ideas, gear tips, and a healthy dose of inspiration.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Acadia & Peter: Running 100miles with a friend
Read MoreRace intel from the race director of Red Rock Canyon 100km in Las Vegas!
Read MoreSophie 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 2021 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.
Read MoreAmy 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.
Read MoreAt 62 years old, Norma Roberts came second woman and 17th overall in a time of 33:37:49 at Badwater 135. She set a new course record for her age group. She is one badass runner, and super fun to chat to!
Read MoreMyke raced both road and trail as a young adult, running everything from a sub 3 hour marathon to an insanely fast 50mile. We chat about his struggle with anxiety as the stress of running started to pile up and how he found a way to stay involved in the trail running community. He's now the race director of the Finlayson Arm 28km/50km/100km in Victoria. This 100km has 6000 meters of elevation (20 000 feet), and is known to be the 100km that runs like 100miles, because it's downright savage.
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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.