This week we have on Emmie Hiersche, an ultra running mom of one and 28 weeks pregnant with baby number two. In this episode we chat about running through pregnancy, running after becoming a mom and the power of positivity in daily life. Emmie shares valuable perspectives, tips on how to practice happiness and mantras that help pull her out of funks or hard parts of a race.

Show Notes:

Nikki’s favorite thing this week: Vuori Sweatpants

Stef’s fave thing: Croozer 535 Double Stroller

Find Emmie on Instagram

Emmie is also cofounder of Run NorthBest, who puts on a summer evening race

series in Portland each year.

Emmie’s Favorite Race: All the ones she’s ever done. But one of the most beautiful

she’s done was the NUT 50k (Stands for North Umpqua Trail)

Emmie’s favorite meal (Read Below): 

Needed:

10 + Roma tomatos

Pinch of salt & pepper

Basil

Garlic

Box of penne pasta

Parmesan cheese

Olive oil

1 sweet onion

Steps:

Bring water to a boil to blanch roma tomatoes to start making homemade sauce. 

In separate skillet, put roughly 5-6 tablespoons of olive oil to medium heat. Add cut

up sweet onion and let simmer. 

Add garlic and pinch of salt to sweet onions and olive oil (your preference based on

how much you like garlic)

Take blanched roma tomatoes and start dicing them into small cubes to add to

skillet. 

Add spices as needed, more salt & pepper.

Add box of penne pasta to boiling water that roma tomatoes cooked in on high heat.

Add pinch of salt to water.

Let noodles boil on high heat for 10ish minutes and continue to stir sauce.

Once sauce is 90% ready, add cut up basil and stir into mixture. Let marinate for 5+

minutes.

Once noodles and sauce are ready, strain noodles and pour sauce over them. Stir

and dish out. Add Parmesan cheese on top AND READY!

In this week’s episode we have the honor of speaking with Trina Matthews. She is a woman who is rocking life and running ultras with 9 kids by her side. You read that right, Trina has 9 kids (all biological) ranging from 24-8 years old. And she’s still a runner pursuing time on the trails in the backcountry near her home. If that doesn’t inspire you, well, I don’t know what will. We talk with Trina about what life with a big family looks like, how she cares for herself and her marriage through the years of having kids, and we're left with great reminders for living in the present and seeing the beauty in each moment we get in this life! Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Stef’s favorite thing this week: KT Tape for IT Band

Nikki’s favorite trail shoe: Hoka Torrent 2’s - Find a pair locally through the Hoka website!

Trina’s Favorite Race: Beaverhead 55k

Favorite Meal: Wild Rice Burgers (the best wild rice is from Minnesota but any will do!)

In this episode, we talk with Renee Jacobs, the FKT holder for California’s 14ers. On top of being a mom of a two year old at the time, Renee decided to embark on this grand adventure of running/climbing the 15 mountains in California that are over 14,000 feet tall. The previous record was somewhere around 9 days and 12 hours, she did it in 6 days, 4 hours and 5 minutes. We picked her brain on how she prepared mentally and physically for this massive undertaking, why it was so important to her to do this FKT attempt solo and without a man, how she protects her headspace on an adventure such as this to stay confident and in control while scaling mountains, and so much more.

Show Notes: 

Stef's Favorite thing this week: Feetures Socks

Nikki's Fave thing: Roam & Run Tee

Renee's FKT Report

A Write Up Adventure Journal did on Renee

CALTOPO (How Renee planned her route!)

InReach Mini (How Renee communicated with her people!)

Books we talked about:

Relentless Forward Progress

Endure

The Joy of Movement

Broken Arrow Sky Race is probably her favorite race!

Favorite meal: Grilled Beef Share and CSA Vegetables, yum!

This week we get to chat with Andrea Brambila, a Licensed Professional Counselor and an ultra running mom from Texas. We talk about all kinds of mental health related issues that moms often face including postpartum anxiety, postpartum depression, grief from pregnancy loss, mom guilt, shame cycles we get ourselves into, and so much more. Please note that this is not a “fix you/ here’s all the answers to solve your mental health problems” conversation, but rather, moms coming together to talk through our own experiences with these things.

Nikki's favorite thing this week: Ultimate Direction Handheld Bottle

Stef's fave thing: Nathan Women Hydration Pack/ Running Vest VaporAiress

Find Andrea on Instagram

Read her blog here

Andrea's favorite race: Alamo City Ultra 50k

Andrea's dream meal: Breakfast all the time, particularly a french toast charcuterie board. See Pinterest example

Presented by Treeline Journal and hosted by Nikki Parnell and Stef Wenninger. 

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Stef's Favorite Race: Zumbro Endurance Run

Nikki's Favorite Race: Deception Pass 50k  

Stef's Go to Meal: Pork Carnitas in the Slow Cooker  

Nikki's Go to Meal: Miso Butter Salmon from Run Fast Cook Fast Eat Slow 

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