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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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Lauren: Helping Women Over 40 Run Strong
October 28, 2024
Lauren: Helping Women Over 40 Run Strong
October 28, 2024

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. 

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October 28, 2024
Trail Tips: Recovery, nausea, heat, and our fav episodes
October 28, 2024
Trail Tips: Recovery, nausea, heat, and our fav episodes
October 28, 2024

Trail Tips: Recovery, nausea, heat, and our fav episodes

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October 28, 2024
Cory: How to pace your friends like a pro
July 18, 2024
Cory: How to pace your friends like a pro
July 18, 2024

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. 

 

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July 18, 2024
Lizzie: Pushing the limits of ARVC/Heart Disease
July 4, 2024
Lizzie: Pushing the limits of ARVC/Heart Disease
July 4, 2024

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.

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July 4, 2024
April: How running can make you happy
June 20, 2024
April: How running can make you happy
June 20, 2024

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. 

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June 20, 2024
Alyssa: Mountain Sports Anti-Diet Dietitian
June 6, 2024
Alyssa: Mountain Sports Anti-Diet Dietitian
June 6, 2024
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June 6, 2024
Reid: Delta Firefighter's Marathon in Full Gear for B.C. Children's Hospital
April 11, 2024
Reid: Delta Firefighter's Marathon in Full Gear for B.C. Children's Hospital
April 11, 2024

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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April 11, 2024
Melissa B: How Running Heals
March 28, 2024
Melissa B: How Running Heals
March 28, 2024
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March 28, 2024
Ellie: Things People Say To Runners
March 14, 2024
Ellie: Things People Say To Runners
March 14, 2024
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March 14, 2024
Rivka: Your body is made to move
February 29, 2024
Rivka: Your body is made to move
February 29, 2024
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February 29, 2024
December 13, 2018

E11 Sarah: Body image, injuries, and gratitude →

December 13, 2018/ Hilary Spires
E11 Sarah: Body image, injuries, and gratitude

Sarah opens up about body image, self-acceptance, and having to get over a near career ending injury. This girl is tough as nails with a seriously contagious

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Trail Running, Trails, running, bodyimage, coach, personal trainer
December 06, 2018

E10 Karin: Picking up garbage and leading the visually impaired →

December 06, 2018/ Hilary Spires
E10 Karin: Picking up garbage and leading the visually impaired

In 2012, after a brake up with an old boyfriend, feeling lonely and sad, Karin decided to take part of this thing that was trendy at the moment, and signed up for her first 10km with just one month to train.

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November 29, 2018

E9 Lisa: Ditching cigarettes for the trails at 53 years old→

November 29, 2018/ Hilary Spires
 E9 Lisa: Ditching cigarettes for the trails at 53 years old

At 51, Lisa stood with a cigarette in her hand and watched an 80 year old cross the finish line of a marathon. In that moment, something changed for her and a few years later she would be racing distances up to 50km in the trails.

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Trail Running, Trails, 50's, Running, Healthy
November 25, 2018

E8 Honeymoon: My husband and I race 90km in Switzerland →

November 25, 2018/ Hilary Spires
E8 Honeymoon: My husband and I race 90km in Switzerland

What’s more romantic than blisters, chafing, and a gruelling trail race through the Swiss Alps? We kicked off our marriage with an epic 90k in one of the most beautiful places in the world, so I'm adding a bonus episode this week to recap my favourite race of 2018.

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Relationships, Running, TrailRunning, Trail
November 22, 2018

E7 Katie: Fake it till you make it→

November 22, 2018/ Hilary Spires
E7 Katie: Fake it till you make it

Ever wonder what would happen if you stepped on a stick and it went straight through your shoe AND your foot?? In this episode, we hear from local runner and stick survivor Katie Mills. Katie is originally from the UK who now calls North Vancouver her home.

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November 08, 2018

Trail Tips with coach Tory→

November 08, 2018/ Hilary Spires
Trail Tips with coach Tory

Episode available on Patreon!

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