We have a new visit with a longtime friend of the WASP, Simone Brick. Listeners might recall Simone appearing with David and telling her powerful story of remarkably changing from a teenager with disordered eating, weight issues, and being institutionalized with severe depression, to becoming one of the most dynamic trail runners in Australia with one of the sunniest dispositions you’ll ever encounter. Simone spent much of 2022 competing in the Salomon Golden Trail Series, a traveling road show of the world’s top mountain runners with races spanning Europe and in the U.S. Simone shares what it’s like living “on tour,” so to speak. After talking with Simone on numerous occasions via video calls, it was a treat to finally get to hang out with her this summer when she came to Colorado, where she spent a month training in Leadville to prepare for the race tour stop at the Pikes Peak Ascent. This type of racing series has increased the popularity of the sport as well as the prize purses, and inevitably the ugly spectre of doping has reared its head, something which directly impacted Simone. Simone also discusses her 2023 goals and racing schedule, which began last weekend with a victory in the Old Ghost Ultra 85K in New Zealand that she ran in 7:59:23.

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