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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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Faith was 46 years old when her home town in Massachusetts was hit with a Tornado, leaving no end of destruction. Needing to do something to help she signed up for a charity 5km to raise money. The then non-runner quickly fell in love. She improved rapidly as new runners often do, and set her sights for a BQ. After 6 or 7 tries, she realized the ultra world was where she belonged.
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Read MoreIn 2015 Cindy decided she no longer wanted her baby weight from her last child, who was 14 years old. So, at 47 she started walking a single mile every day. Eventually she decided to run a bit of that mile. The ball was rolling, and by the end of that year she had run 54 races!
Read MoreWhen Megan was 19 years old she was on track to make the national rowing team when her coach told her she would be a better rower if she just weighed less. She trained more, ate less, and watched her body break down until her ribs broke under the stress. Somewhere along the line she realized this wasn’t how she wanted to live, and chose to forgo her dream of the Olympics.
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Read MoreLori Herron was born to run long distances. The now 59 year old started running at 38, and jumped in with both feet tackling a 64.5km race as her first event. In the last 20 years Lori has raced the Boston Marathon, completed 12 x 100mile races, a 200mile race, and is signed up for a 5 day stage race next year. Lori’s compassion for others and appreciation for trail running will undoubtedly leave you with a more positive outlook.
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Read MoreCoach Tory and I get back together to answer listener questions on training and racing. We hit a few Q’s on supplementing strength training and yoga, if you can sub in high intensity work for runs, and how to navigate spousal support while training.
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