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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.
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We discuss the silver lining to all this and how to stay positive during these different times. We also get into some great listener questions about how to stay motivated, how to handle your schedule if all of your races are pushed back to the same month, and if training on HR is the best method.
Read MoreBeck is such a gem! Our second Australian guest shares her story of finding the trails and satisfying a craving that was so much more than just racing.
Read MoreI sit down with a first responder to get his thoughts on Covid-19. Aka my husband.
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Read MoreFinally an episode we all needed, Tory debunks imposter syndrome and teaches us how to beat the voice in our heads. Other great questions include the best way to safely build volume and speed so you can nail training injury free, and what your longest training day should be for long distance races.
Read MoreKarly Foster is a Physiotherapist and owner of Twin Bridges Physiotherapy in North Vancouver. She's an ultra runner herself and has a thorough understanding of our sport. Karly's mission is to educate and empower each runner as best as possible, to help them understand their body and how to best manage loading it and ultimately to help guide them to be or stay injury free.
Read MoreMeridith ran her first 100 miler at one year postpartum with her first kid (Cadence, now 4) and her second 100 at 10 months postpartum with her second (Callie, now 16 months old). She most recently ran a sub 3hr marathon. Meridith has been pregnant or breastfeeding for most of her running journey. She is one badass runner, an amazing mother, and one of the nicest people you'll hear from.
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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.