E46 Acadia: The ultrarunning midwife

E46 Acadia: The ultrarunning midwife

At only 27 years old Acadia is both an experienced ultra runner and a midwife. In this episode she gets honest about her struggles to get where she is today, including anxiety, concussions, and disordered eating. Through it all running was what she depended on, and like many of us she now uses it as her staple self care. Acadia is driven, ambitious and relatable.  

 

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E45 Brooke: The Climbing Machine

E45 Brooke: The Climbing Machine

You'd never know Brooke was such a stud unless you looked her up. The modest athlete has been the female multi- Grouse Grind record holder for 2 years, recently breaking her own record by completing the 853 meter (2800 feet) climb 18 times in one day. Brooke grew up an athlete playing a variety of sports, and eventually went to the NCAA for rowing. She opens up about life after her rowing career, feeling nervous at start lines, and her battle with breast cancer at only 35 years old.

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E43 Trail Tips: We've missed you Tory!

E43 Trail Tips: We've missed you Tory!

Tory is back! We get caught up on recent trips and running events and dive into listener questions. This episode tackles how to handle the heat, how to recover after a big event, and weight loss goals. Keep sending your questions in to ruggedconditioning@gmail.com

To work with Tory, email her at tory.jade@gmail.com

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E42 Pam: Contagious Energy

E42 Pam: Contagious Energy

Pam began running in high school as a mid-pack mile runner to stay in shape in the off-season from soccer. She has a degree in literally everything, but decided to follow her passion and opened the first trail running store in Texas, Austin Trail Running Company. Her first trail race was a 20miler in 2007  She had no idea what she was doing, thinking you didn't need to train much since you "run slower" on trails..... she left the race pretty banged up but hooked!

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