Today's episode is brought to you by US Trail Running Conference. On October 25th, Aimee had the opportunity to sit on a panel with Steve Aderholt, Cocodona 250 Race Director, and Terry Chiplin, US Trail Running Conference Event Director, at the US Trail Running Conference in Knoxville, TN. The panelists discuss sustainability in sport, carbon offsets and priorities for race directors looking to improve their footprint.

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Aimee Kohler 

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On today's episode, Aimee sits down with long time friend and runner Caitlin Theirolf to discuss her second attempt at C'mon Armageddon 50K. Coming off a difficult, technical & grueling 50K put on by The Running Kind, Caitlin talks about her DNF in 2023 & her journey out on the course in 2024. Gain some insight on our most difficult event we host!

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Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

On today's episode, Aimee is joined by Rhea Weaver to chat about their recent battle at World's End Half Marathon. Rhea took home the win in the first ever World's End Half Marathon run in the reverse direction! Aimee rounded out the podium in third and they both had a lot of great things to say about the effort. 

If you are interested in running our last event of the year, The Long Run, you can find more information here: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=111240

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Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

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Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

Lauren Gregory joins us on Episode #27 of The Running Kind Podcast. Lauren is coming off quite the year in 2024 where she has not only crushed on the track, but also on the trails. She ran in the Olympic Trials, making it to the final round of the 5000m, as well as securing another title as USATF Vertical Champion only two weeks after her trials debut. In addition, she has a background in sustainability and we dive into what that looks like, her passion for the environment and what we can do as trail runners to protect the spaces we use for sport.

You can follow Lauren at @lgeeeeezy on Instagram.

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On today’s episode, Aimee is joined by professional trail runner, Hillary Allen. Hillary is most known for her dominance in the world of Skyrunning and her recent book “Out and Back” about her journey back to running after a nearly life ending fall in the mountains. Among being an ultrarunner and author, she is also a teacher, coach and speaker.

Connect with Hillary at hillaryallen.com or on Instagram at @hillygoat_climbs

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In this episode, Aimee catches up with Haley Heinrich after their recent race effort at White Mountain Endurance’s Kilkenny Ridge 25K. Kilkenny Ridge 25K is settled up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and certainly packs a punch. It traverses over Mount Cabot & The Bulge with an ascent and descent of over 4000 ft. This is the first year Aravaipa has hosted the White Mountain Endurance Cup & after four races to round out the series, Haley took the crown of the Whites!

To learn more about the race series check out @whitemountainendurance on Instagram. You can connect with Haley at @probslost on Instagram.

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Aimee Kohler 

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@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

Today Aimee sits down with Mere Beaton, founder of EcoEndurance. EcoEndurance creates meaningful movement experiences around the world that support local and Indigenous communities and highlight community-based conservation. 

In 2025, The Running Kind will head to Ecuador with EcoEndurance for our own immersive running experience. The Running Kind group has two spots remaining for January 20-28. If you are interested, please contact Aimee at [email protected].

In addition, Mere has a few spots remaining on her EcoEndurance trip January 6-14 of next year. You can apply to secure a spot for that trip here: https://www.ecoendurance.run/trips

For more information on EcoEndurance or to connect with Mere…

www.ecoendurance.run

@EcoEndurance

LinkedIn: EcoEndurance

You can find more information about The Running Kind here.

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Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

Aimee is welcoming back Holly Benner to the pod! Holly is the founder of Metta Performance and is a coach for both endurance athletes and business professionals. In this episode we dive into training specifics, as we collected some questions from the community! You can listen to Holly's first episode on the podcast here on Episode #4: Holly Benner. 

Learn more about Metta Performance at mettaendurance.com or you can connect with Holly on instagram @holly.a.benner or @metta.performance

You can find more information about The Running Kind here.

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@therunningkind_

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Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

On this week’s episode, Aimee is joined by Kathleen Baker, executive director of Runners for Public Lands. Runners for Public Lands is dedicated to protecting the people and places we love by organizing runners for climate action, the protection of public lands, and equitable access to nature. Kat is also the founder and race director for the Mt. Laguna Trail Marathon in San Diego, CA. Learn more about Runners For Public Lands at www.runnersforpubliclands.org or follow along at @runners4publiclands

You can find more information about The Running Kind here.

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@therunningkind_

If you are looking for additional ways to support The Running Kind, check out our Patreon page!

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Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

Kim Levinsky is the founder and owner of local trail running company Sassquad Trail Running, where every race is a trail party! She also recently set the 358 Mile Long Path Fastest Known Time in NY, as the first woman to put down a record for the route. In this episode, we dive into being female race directors, starting Sassquad Trail Running, inclusivity in the space & more.

Connect with Kim at @sassquadtrailrunning on Instagram or sassquadtrailrunning.com

You can find more information about The Running Kind here.

https://therunningkind.net/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/

@therunningkind_

If you are looking for additional ways to support The Running Kind, check out our Patreon page!

patreon.com/TheRunningKind

Aimee Kohler 

Founder of The Running Kind

@aimskoh

Produced by Aimee Kohler

Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego