She Trails Podcast

In this new episode we sit down with Laura Swanton Rouvelin, an ultra-runner, coach and working mum who is used to exploring and pushing her limits. This year she was the only women, and the 4th ever to complete Hardmoors 200, a race that needs to be completed in 60 hours. She shares her experience in challenging herself with the speed on the 200miles distance, fueling, and sleeping strategy. We also discuss navigating pre-race nerves and self-doubt, building resilience, enjoying these adventures and becoming a running coach.

I hope you enjoy the episode and get as excited as Laura to get out there!

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Thrilled to be joined by Charlotte Fisher today. She started running fairly recently, with the goal to run an ultra and raise money for charity in honor of her aunt. Since, she has found her passion and love for long distance trail running. In May, she was one of the 8th women to finish UTS 100miles, a beautiful race, but very challenging with a high DNF rate. We delve into her experience, some of the best and most challenging days of her life, aiming for the finish rather than the podium when it didn’t go her way, meeting people on route, and seeing northern lights. We also discuss imposter syndrome when being such a ‘new’ runner, as well as commitment and life changes that came with running.

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Welcome to another episode of She Trails Podcast, in this episode we welcome Fran, ultra-runner and founder of a trail running club in Scotland. When we recorded, she had just completed Ultra X Scotland, 113km over two days. We discuss how it went, and the preparation required, balancing being kind and making it happen. She also shares how it led her to build a community and a space for people that also like to run far but not fast. She talks about embracing trail running, exploring outside of her comfort zone and her hopes for the trail running world.

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So happy to be back, welcoming Alex Sophie today! Outdoor and adventure lover, trail runner athlete, based in Scotland, this episode is a special and exciting one as Alex takes us through her pregnancy journey. She opens up about the excitement, joy, and taking on an exciting adventure with her husband at 6 months pregnant.

She also challenges the societal pressure pregnancy can bring and explains her efforts to foster an intuitive relationship with her body and her baby, empowering herself, to keep doing the things she loves in a safe and healthy way. We recorded the episode when she was 7 months pregnant, I cannot wait for you to listen to her story, hope you love it as much as I loved chatting with her!

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Huge welcome to Sarah Perry on the podcast today. Growing up in the outdoors, she has a huge passion for being out in the elements and running. We recorded a few months after she set a new self-supported FKT on the South West Coastal Path in the UK a 630 mile trail with 35 000m+ elevation. We delve into this adventure, the conditions, logistics, and the highs and lows. But we also discuss what she loves about the mental and physical challenges of long-distance running, dreaming big, and the self-discovery that comes with each mile.

There are a few mic noises at the beginning which we didn’t notice, please bare with us as everything Sarah is telling us is so so worth it. I hope you enjoy the episode and feel inspired to dream big!

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Very happy to welcome Tess Alias on the podcast, ultra runner based in North Wales. We recorded this episode a couple of weeks after Ultra Trail Snowdonia, where she was second female on the 100k. Join us while she takes us through her race, the highs, lows, the training and recovery. We also discuss running helping her recover from burn-out, re-shaping her life to live fully, and make time outdoors in the mountain a priority.  

Grateful for this conversation, I hope you enjoy the episode and feel inspired to pursue your own dreams!

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Super excited to be joined by Gloria Sarpong for today’s episode. Running and outdoor lover, with a passion for creating space for others to enjoy this too. All her projects reflect this, and we discussed her journey, as well as her latest big adventure - Taking on a running relay like no other—The Speed Project. She teamed up with an incredible relay team of women of colour, all over 40yo. We dive into the why of this project, the preparation, and the importance of representation.

Grateful for this conversation, I hope you enjoy the episode and feel inspired to pursue your own dreams!

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So happy to be back, and welcome Fiona Pascall today! Mountain runner, strength coach, & pilates teacher based in the UK, We dive into her journey from exploring many sport as a kid, to finding her love in running long distances after her Bob Graham round. We chat about her training evolution this year and her latest win at Mozart 100 with unexpected weather. We also discuss unique challenges women encounter especially training and running for longer distances, and how this world could be more accessible and appealing to women.

Super excited for you to hear this conversation, I hope it inspires you to embark on your own adventures.

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So excited to be joined by Sophie Bennett for today’s episode. Based in France, from the UK, she is passionate by movement and sport, a passion that only grew and evolved over the years. We discuss her journey from being the team manager for Bath Rugby for several years, while starting to run, all the way to completing some of the world’s toughest mountain race such as Dragon’s back, and most recently Winter Downs 200.

We dive into those challenges and how she built confidence and resilience, inspired by her family and especially her mum.

She now coaches people too, and shares her thoughts on the evolution of the female trail running scenes.

I cannot wait for you to listen to the episode, hope you love it and get excited for your own adventures!

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Very happy to welcome Jen Scotney on the podcast today. She is a podcaster, writer, coach, yoga teacher, and mountain leader. She also was a runner and has previously stood on the podium at some of the UK’s toughest ultramarathons, including the 190 mile Northern Traverse race and twice on the 108 winter Montane Spine Challenger. A diagnosis of osteoarthritis that was not related to running, led to two knee replacements, and the end of her running. She now writes and broadcasts exploring how we cope when life doesn’t go as planned.

Very grateful that she shared her story with us and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I loved our conversation!

Jen has recently written a book called Running Through the Dark where you can learn more about her story.

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