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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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Rebecca ran her first half marathon in just under 3 hours at 220 lbs. A year later she took an hour off her time weighing 80lbs less. This girl is the real deal, no fad diets or restriction, just a commitment to cutting out fast food and eating healthy, single ingredient foods.
Read more about Rebecca on her blog: https://kevbec.com
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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.
Photo: Brice Ferre
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.
Read MoreEllie Greenwood has a list of accomplishments that will blow your mind. Among others, she has two IAU Wold 100k wins, she was the 1st place female at Western States 100 miler in both 2011 & 2012 where she holds the course record, 1st place female at the 89km Comrades Marathon in 2014, and the winner of the Female Ultra Runner of the Year in 2011, 2012, & 2014.
Photo by Jan Heuninck
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