"Someone I loved once gave me a box of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." -Mary Oliver

Trail running IS the path that led Sylvie Abel to a place of confidence, gratitude, and freedom. A path she had to carve out of darkness.

Sylvie is fresh off of an exciting race at the Big Alta 100k, where she finished third in a very tight race across the podium - citing gratitude as her primary tool for performance on the day. In this episode, we hear Sylvie's story of the path it took to get there, and the depth to which trail running has impacted her life and who she has become.

You can find and follow Sylvie at  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/sylvie.abel

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