Lexi Jackson just took 4.5 hours off the women's course record at the Jigger Johnson 100 mile - one of the world's most grueling trail races, through the White Mountains of New Hampshire... and a race she viewed as relatively easy as compared to some of the other things she's done and been through recently.

A crusher of gnarly FKTs of all varieties and big mountain racing, her path into sport was unconventional. In this episode, we discuss how she found running and what it meant to her; the confidence she developed; her path into mostly solo and unsupported trail adventure; developing community; the personal connection with FKT projects - and we go into full detail of her experience setting the Direttissima FKT (self-powered connection of the 48 4,000+ footers of New Hampshire) and winning the Jigger Johnson 100 in record time.

Check out Lexi's full FKT history here - it's impressive: https://fastestknowntime.com/athlete/lexi-jackson

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Kaylee Frederick is the OVERALL champion of the 2026 Eastern States 100 mile (the first woman in history to do so), as well as the first woman to break 24 hours - running 23:09:48 on the challenging Pennsylvania course!

At 21 years old, this was Kaylee's second time completing the Pennsylvania Triple Crown: Hyner 50k, World's End 100k, and Eastern States 100mile in a single summer. This year though, she earned the Queen of the Mountain title, as the fastest woman and fastest PERSON to complete the three (and then some).

Last summer, she shared her full story on Women of Distance which you can listen to here. From her first ultra at age 14, to the youngest finisher of the Badwater 135, to the youngest competitor at last year's IAU 24-Hour World Champs... Over the past year, she's changed and grown in a lot of different ways.

In this episode, we talk about that, and the racing it produced for her this Summer!

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Last week, Caroline Himbert traversed the John Muir Trail in the fastest known unsupported female time in history. This trail covers 223 miles and 42,000+ feet of elevation gain across some of the most rugged and remote terrain in the western U.S.

This is her second time completing and setting the unsupported record on the route, bettering her own time from last summer by more than 12 hours! In this episode, we unpack all the details of both attempts - how she did it, what she learned about the trail and about herself, what fears she carried and how she moved forward anyway. We also spend time discussing her entry into the sport via thru-hiking (solo) as a young adult, and the journey that ultimately brought her to chasing records amongst some of the best mountain athletes in the world.

Read Caroline's FKT report and all about the history of the route at https://fastestknowntime.com/route/john-muir-trail-whitney-portal-ca

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Maria Guy just became the fastest woman, by more than eight hours, to complete the Millwood 100 FKT - a gnarly and challenging route through the Wasatch mountains of Utah, totaling 102 miles and 36,000 feet of vertical gain.

She completed the route in 34 hours, 18 minutes during one of the hottest weekends of the year, while stopping to breastfeed her 10 month old along the way... Her only goal being to challenge herself, share the miles, and leave a mark on a community that has left its mark on her.

In this episode, get to know who Maria is - an immigrant, a mother, a badass mountain athlete who only discovered her athletic passion and talent a few short years ago, and so much more. Of course we take a deep dive into the FKT itself as well - what it entails, how she prepared, how the day(s) unfolded, and what it meant to her.

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Joanna (Fortier) LiPuma just completed her 100 mile debut at the Vermont 100, where she placed second female in a particularly strong and exciting field - running 18:16 across 15,000ft of vert and descent. (Also besting her 100k-winning split from the year before, en route!)

Just one week later, she wore high heels to her wedding!

Joanna is a woman who came into the sport at her own pace, taught herself confidence in the mountains in her own way, and built a community and life that she loves while developing elite performance and competitive drive.

Find and follow Joanna at ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/jfortier603

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Dani Moreno is a world class trail runner and ambassador of the sport, just recently off of a significant victory at the Broken Arrow 46k... significant for many reasons, including that it was her first race back after a series of freak-accident injuries that have plagued her past two years.

Those injuries, and the experiences and growth that came with them, had a profound impact on her perspectives and who she is both inside and outside of sport. In this episode, we walk it back to her entry into athletics, discovering her innate competitive drive, and the journey that ultimately brought her to this next chapter and next level.

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and substack.com/@thetraildiaries

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Sarah Carter is a woman who has crafted a sense of self belief that has carried her forward when it would have been easy to turn around - and just two weeks ago, it carried her to a career highlight second place at the Broken Arrow 46k (running 24 minutes faster than last year's race).

Her path has never been easy, and this episode is a deep dive into Sarah's history through sport, lessons learned through hard experience, and character developed along the way.

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Welcome to the Women of Distance Preview Series for the Western States 100, featuring 12 athletes from the WSER women's elite field!

These women have a variety of experience across a broad time frame, from the defending champion, to a long list of previous top tens, to first 100 miler ever - and in this episode you'll hear about all of it!

In order of appearance, you'll hear from:

-Abby Hall

-Marianne Hogan

-Fiona Pascall

-Hannah Allgood

-Caitlin Fielder-

Emily Hawgood

-Tara Dower

-Lotti Brinks

-Addie Bracy

-Ellaney Matarese

-Sarah Humble

-Holly Ranson

*This is one long, single episode that you can listen to over the course of a few days, a solid long run, or find each athlete by chapter.

Find the Women of WSER Elite Playlist, curated by these athletes, on Spotify here:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bfpn2LUrVOIURpbawfkMQ?si=6Nbe_GZnRHqtVXabNOhh-A&pi=lVdg6e1eTTGkA

*Please note that there are several athletes who I KNOW you want to hear from, and I do too - we didn't forget or leave them out - but many women decided to keep their head down and forego media in advance of the race, and I fully respect that. We are all excited to watch this women's race unfold, and want every athlete lining up in their own best way!

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Sydney Petersen was the top American female in her first time racing the Zegama Aizkorri 42k last week! While she considers herself a newcomer to the trails, she's found a transformative sense of belonging in the sport and the community.

Sydney is patient and purposeful; always seeking ways to learn, grow, and challenge herself. In this episode we discuss where that comes from, her ideas for long term development, the decision to run her first ultra-distance, and of course - all of the details of her experience at Zegama!

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Lindsey Dwyer just finished her second 250-mile race at the Cocodona 250 where she was 5th female - finishing seven hours faster than her first race the year before!

The women's field at this year's race was impressive, as were the stories being written along the way. Lindsey is no stranger to contending for the overall podium, and in this episode we dive into her history in the sport (most specifically in ultra distance) as well as what it's meant for her to learn to lead and run her own race.

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