We are so excited to welcome on, friend of the pod, Annie Hughes! Annie calls Leadville, CO home and is a professional ultrarunner for Hoka.

She has quite a few notches in her experience toolbelt including being the youngest woman to win Leadville 100 (and Cocodona 240), holding the previous FKT of the Collegiate Loop, top three women at Hardrock 2023 and almost always smiling when clocking her miles. When Annie isn't running, she coaches high school cross country and athletes interested in 200+ mile distances for Sharman Ultra.

Even if you can't imagine running ultras, Annie's insights can apply to anyone wanting to live a more wild life.

Some Takeaway's from this week's episode include :

• her journey to becoming a professional ultra runner
• lessons learned from her previous season, such as races at Canyons, Hardrock, and Swiss Peaks 230
• tips on dipping your toe in ultras

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