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Andrew Fairhurst is the co-director of North America's only qualifier of the Skyrunner World Series, billed as the most technical racing circuit in the World. The Minotaur Skyrace takes place in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta in June and features 2900 metres of elevation gain over 33 kilometres with a 12 hr time limit tells you the difficulty of this event. 

Andrew shares details on how to tackle this challenging course as well as the incredibly active community that is growing in and around this corner of Alberta.

Andrew and Norman share stories from the 2005 Canadian Death Race, where not only they raced against each other but it was the first ultra for both of them. 

Here is Andrew...

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Edmonton based runner Priscilla Forgie had never heard of Western States 100 when she ran her first ultra back in 2019 and now, thanks to an incredible performance at The Canyons has earned herself a ticket to the big show this June.

While her running history is relatively short to this point, she definitely has racked up some impressive performances at races such as Ultra-Trail Harricana, Squamish 50/50, and The Canadian Death Race.

2023 is shaping up to be an amazing year of racing for her with WSER just around the corner, and CCC in Chamonix waiting in the wings. Priscilla is part of a growing crop of incredible athletes from Canada that is taking the ultra scene by storm! 

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Arden Young from Calgary joins us to chat all things running.  Fresh off her win at The Desert Rats Trail Race where she qualified for UTMBs CCC (listen to hear more on that), 

Arden has impressive performances at some big name races like Bandera 100K, Run Rabbit Run and Javelina Jundred Stateside as well as winning Lost Soul Ultra and Sinister 7 in Canada.

She earned her spot on Team Canada to compete in the upcoming World Mountain and Trail Running Championship (long course) this June in Innsbruck, Austria.

Arden is in the midst of making a move to be closer to the mountains where she plans to make the most of her new surroundings.

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After relocating from Florida to Utah just prior to the pandemic, Meredith Johnson was eager to find other like minded women to explore her new backyard with and thus, the Women of the Wasatch group was born.

Meredith describes how the group quickly grew from 20 members to over 700 in a very short time and the unique experiences these women continue to share.

Fastpacking the Pacific Crest and Appalachian, completing The Bear 100 miler with support from her group and the importance of endurance sport being accessible to everyone are just a few of the things we chat about in this episode.

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In todays episode we chat with Brandon Miller fresh off his win at the Moab Run The Rocks 3 day stage race. 

We met Brandon Miller at the start line of Moab Run the Rocks on Day 2, after he had won the first stage in speedy fashion!

His first ultra was the Canadian Death Race in 2017, which he won describing it as a perfect day .

He also racked up wins at Lost Souls in 2021 and Freaky Creeky which qualified him for the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in Austria.

Black Canyons remains on his list of races yet to figure out, but we are confident he will one day!

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If you haven't listened to Part 1 of David Ross's adventures yet - check it out first and then come back for more!

This time we cover Comrades, which he has run over 10 times, his Western States 100 2x, Leadville, his impressive Guinness World Record at the London Marathon (3:25hrs in a full 4mm wetsuit in 2013) and his goal to race in all 28 European Economic countries.

We also chat about his RD experience as leader of the Hermes Running race series in the UK.

Here is part 2 with David Ross.

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Where do we start with David Ross? In just over 19 years of running, he has completed over 133 ultra marathons, 158 trail marathons and 170 road marathons, averaging 2 races per month which puts him #409 on the World Megamarathon List.

In Part 1, we chat about the Berlin Wall 100 Miler, How he dislocated his shoulder during the Ecotrail Paris 80K, Daytona 100 and Badwater just to name a few.

David's dry wit and unique storytelling kept us wanting more...Here is part 1.

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Moab Run the Rocks - Stage 3 Recap - final leg!

We are joined by Eric, Heather and Jonathan on today's final episode. 

The last stage was challenging for different reasons (could be because we had already covered 64K)!!

All were in agreement that the inaugural Moab Run the Rocks was an epic adventure that we won't soon forget!

Kudos to Transrockies Running Events for an amazing job well done - if you are looking to try a stage race, we highly recommend you check this one out!

Here is Stage Three Recap...

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Jonathan and Helen join us once again to recap Stage 2 Gemini Rocks - a total of 40K on another incredible day of Moab Run The Rocks running.

Stunning views from atop the rocks to stomach woes and everything in between.

One more day to go!

Here is Stage Two Recap...

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We are LIVE on location in Moab, Utah for Run the Rocks presented by Transrockies Running Events to recap Stage 1 with our guests Helen Butt and Jonathan Ring.

Due to inconsistent weather, the Race Directors have changed the course several times over the last 48 hours but they still came up with a doozy - 24K filled with astounding views, epic volunteers and slick rock shenanigans!

Here is Stage One Recap...

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