Anna is tough as nails. She grew up in Minnesota, joined the Marine Corps right after high school and moved to Hawaii upon getting out of the military. She also dabbled in crossfit, bodybuilding, yoga, and powerlifting before finding the trails. She found so much joy being in the trails and has always loved the feeling of pushing her body and training for hard things. She's been through a lot, and learned  since then about listening to and taking care of her body.

We talk about how she handled a 2 year injury and how she's had to adjust her relationship with running and racing. During that time she started coaching runners, finished her Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology, and learned how to respect her body and the process. She's now a sports PT and runs a coaching company - Athletic Endeavours Coaching.

Find more from Anna @annnahadabigday

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Andrea Tarras is a total badass. She runs gritty and fast, but she has also mastered her mindset to run with pure gratitude. She has podiumed at multiple races including 1st place wins at HURT100, Fatdog120, Fatdog100km, and Centennial 100km. We dig into her training, visualization, and when the gym work might be more important than a run.

 

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Katie Gunvalson is an endurance athlete, writer, and artist based in Portland, Oregon. She tells her story of heading out to run the Pacific Crest Trail to set a new Fastest Known Time. The curveball, wild fires caused major set backs on day one and she knew the FKT wasn't in the cards. The most impressive thing to me was her ability to shift her mindset and focus on the positive, and ended up completing the trail with a massive push for the last 140 miles, setting an FKT for the last 100.  

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HURT100 Race Recap! I wasn't sure I'd make it to the start line with my second son just under 9 months old, but my whole family came together to support and it ended up the most epic 29 hours and 29 minutes, finishing 4th female overall.

This recap is about the ups and downs of training with a baby and a 5 year old, the wrenches life throws at you, and ultimately the celebration of getting to spend a full day in the forest of Hawaii. My littlest was carried up mountains and pushed in the stroller, and the big one ran along side me and rode his bike. My parents and Baker were the best crew ever, and I don’t have enough space to talk about how AMAZING the HURT100 team is. The volunteers, the aid stations, the race director, and the whole vibe is the absolute best. THANK YOU!! 

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Alyssa Clark just became the first ever female to run HURT100 in under 24 hours. This was an epic performance from the first step to the last, 23 hours and 26 minutes later. Hurt 100 is one of the most challenging 100 milers in the world, known for it's insanely technical terrain and over 24 500 feet of elevation gain in the semi-tropical rainforest above Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Alyssa went in gutsy with the motto, “we’re being brave today.” It was so much fun to chat with the amazing and humble Alyssa on how she crushed this record.    Photo @hawaiisportsphotography   Find more from Alyssa @theory_in_motion   Find the Pod @trailrunningwomenpod   Interested in coaching? RuggedConditioning.com 

Jenna Burris is a licensed professional counselor with over 18 years of experience based in Sheboygan County Wisconsin. In addition to being a therapist,she is a mom, a spouse, an outdoor enthusiast and a trail and ultra runner. We discuss listener questions around mental health and running including motivation, post long run depression, and expectations. She was fabulous to chat with! 

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Gibson was so fun to chat to! After speaking with her I am pretty sure a large part of her success is having such a positive mindset. The mom of twins has won multiple 100 milers and is a 2-time Cowboy 200 Female Champion (and Course Record Holder). She's also a coach and a leader in the community. 

Find more from Gibson https://www.banditcoaching.com

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Solocast ! 

I had a few listener questions to catch up on, including how to pump and run, how to stay motivated, and if drinking alcohol is worth it. Not sure I answered any of them, but I did ramble about 2025! Cheers to a New Year. 

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Shannon DeVaney is a biologist and college professor who has been a runner most of her life. In 2022, she became a living organ donor to save the life of a friend who was dying from liver disease. The experience inspired her to come back as a stronger runner than ever and she went on to set new PRs and run her first hundred miler. 

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Nicole Ver Kuilen is a disabled endurance athlete, cancer survivor, and social impact leader. She founded the nonprofit, Forrest Stump, after facing insurance denials for nearly two decades, completing a 1,500 mile triathlon from Seattle to San Diego on a prosthesis built only for walking to raise awareness. Her innovative advocacy campaigns have since sparked national change, laying the foundation for her current role leading So Every BODY Can Move, a state-based legislative initiative creating access to prosthetics and orthotics for physical activity, currently not covered by health insurance and deemed "not medically necessary." When she's not fighting discriminatory healthcare policies or igniting a disability revolution, you can find her running. She's taken home 2nd place at the Boston Marathon two years in a row for T64 female para professional athletes. Mammoth Trailfest in September was her trail debut and she loved it so much she signed up for her first 50k trail race in November at Run the Rock with Alpine Running! Nicole is proud to call the PNW home.

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