⁠Whitney Richman is a beast of the east, who has been dominating the east coast ultrarunning scene for the better part of the past 15 years - including, most recently, her second win at West Virginia's Rim to River 100 mile!

In this episode, Lauren and Whitney discuss her unconventional path into running and ultrarunning, her love of the community where she found acceptance and belonging, the changes and challenges of growing a family and balancing motherhood with training and competition, and the exciting adventures she still has ahead before year's end!

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Whitney at: Instagram.com/whitneydrichman

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This podcast is produced with support from More Miles Run Coaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moremilestogo.com

Rachel Tomajczyk is a professional trail and mountain runner, currently thriving in the sub-ultra distances with a 10th place finish in the Golden Trail World Series, 2nd place finish in the U.S. Mountain Running Champs, and 3rd at the US Half Marathon Trail Championships just to name a few from this season alone!

In this episode, Lauren and Rachel discuss her journey from high school and collegiate cross country and track, to the roads, to the trails, and all of the life and experience woven in along the way.

Rachel is an athlete led by joy, excitement, and curiosity. She chooses her circle intentionally, and shares valuable wisdom for young athletes, parents of young athletes, and adult athletes about leaning on your team and having experts you can trust.

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Rachel at: Instagram.com/rachrunsworld

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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Fresh off the Backyard Ultra Satellite World Champs, where she was The Assist for the United States, and set a new women's world best for yards completed - Meg Eckert has had a huge year of 100, 200, 300+ mile racing!

In this episode, Lauren and Meg discuss her 2024 racing calendar which has included 3x 100 mile races, 3x backyard ultras, 3x multi-day events, topping out with an overall win and 526.3 miles at 6 Days in the Dome... and isn't over yet!

Meg shares what goes into training, racing, and recovering from these kind of events, and what she enjoys so much about the challenge, the process, the learning opportunities, and the community. She shares the stories from her experience at Big's Backyard, as well as what's next for her!

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Meg at: Instagram.com/_megeckert

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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Lauren Puretz is an elite trailrunner, full time OB/GYN, mother of two, and currently topping podiums in a wide range of races from 20k to 100 mile, flat and fast to steep and technical!

In this episode, Lauren and Lauren discuss the wild year she's had - not only in running and competing, but in her professional life as well. We chat about how she found the sport, and ultimately trail and ultrarunning; the challenges of juggling training, work, family, and a marriage; how she's thriving in her "master's era"; and the balance of creating space to care for herself as well as all those who depend on her.

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Lauren at: Instagram.com/lauren1642

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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This podcast is produced with support from More Miles Run Coaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moremilestogo.com

"Mom strength" personified - Careth Arnold is an elite ultramarathon runner, fresh off of winning and setting a women's new course record at the Bear 100 Mile!

In this episode, Lauren and Careth discuss her journey into running and ultra-running as a new mom, testing herself on the trails and in elite competition, working with the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, nursing, full-time motherhood, and training/competing as an elite athlete.

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Careth at: Instagram.com/i.careth

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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⁠"Faster as a master" - Jen St. Jean has been competing in track and cross country since 8th grade; with a career that spans NCAA Division 1 competition, post-collegiate Olympic Development, and world class Master's competition, including being a member of the World Record setting 4x800m relay team (women's age 45-49)!

She holds Master's age PRs of 4:37 in the 1500m and 2:17 in the 800m, while just this past weekend she beat her college PR in the 6k (23:23) at the Paul Short Invitational - running 22:54 at 49 years old.

In this episode, Lauren and Jen discuss her history and trajectory that ultimately led her back into track and cross country competition as a master, how her training has changed (or not), managing perimenopause, the impact of nutrition on a changing body, and how her approach and experience in competition has evolved over time.

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

Referenced in this episode:

-The recipe for Jen's favorite protein shake (50g of protein per serving!):

5 ice cubes5 whole frozen strawberries

2 scoops of Ryno power protein powder

1/2 cup of whipped cottage cheese (2 heaping tbsp if you just want to eye ball it)

1 cup of fat free milk

We also discuss Dr. Stacy Sims and her research and resources for female athletes, which you can find here:

www.drstacysims.com

Highly recommend her books, "Roar" and "Next Level"!

You can find and follow Jen at: Instagram.com/jensaintjean

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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Sabrina Stanley has been a force on the trails since she first discovered ultra-running nearly 10 years ago. In that time, she rose quickly from beginner to champion - landing wins, podiums, and course records at some of the most competitive and well known races in the world.

(Western States, Hurt 100, Hardrock, Grand Raid, and UTMB just to name a few.)

From the outside looking in, you would never know that while achieving impressive results on paper, she'd been privately dealing with misdiagnosed mystery pain since 2021.

In this episode, Lauren and Sabrina discuss that injury in depth: from the literal and figurative pain she was enduring, the toll on her running but also her mental health, ultimately receiving a concrete diagnosis and surgical repair, her choice to keep all of this private (until now), and how the experience has changed her as a person, an athlete, and a competitor.

Spoiler alert: she's fresh off a seventh place finish at UTMB 2024, a full 90 minutes faster than her 2023 ninth place finish... and just getting started from a new launching point!

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Sabrina at: Instagram.com/sabrinaleannstanley

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Traci Falbo has done it all - world championship teams, Western States, the Grand Slam, marathon finishes in all 50 states+, mountains, tracks, 24-hour racing, a 48-hour American Record, and more!

In this episode, Lauren and Traci discuss her entry into sport as a method for weight loss, how that evolved step by step into marathon and ultra-running, finding her niche in long distance, and how a difficult knee injury has changed her perspective and the way she competes today.

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Traci at: Instagram.com/tracifalbo

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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This podcast is produced with support from More Miles Run Coaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moremilestogo.com

Tara Warren is one race away from becoming the first woman to complete the Rocky Mountain Slam since 2016.

That's a total of four 100mile races in the Rocky Mountains, across four months of the Summer, culminating with The Bear 100 in Utah at the end of September! (She also successfully completed the Bighorn 100, the Hardrock 100, and the Wasatch 100 as the first three events.)

Only 12 women have EVER completed the Rocky Mountain Slam before her.

In this episode, Lauren and Tara discuss the training, the fueling, and the story of each race. But perhaps more importantly, Tara's "why": The significance of that 2016 year, when her mom passed away from ALS, and the inspiration to take on this massive challenge.

Tara is using her platform and her love of running to do something bigger than herself, in raising money, awareness, and hope for the ALS Foundation. And for the month of September only, as Tara approaches the finish line of the slam, Hoka has promised to match ALL donations made on her behalf, up to $5000!

You can be part of that change by donating in any amount, and seeing it matched, at als.org/runwithtara

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Tara at: Instagram.com/runwithtara

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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This podcast is produced with support from More Miles Run Coaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moremilestogo.com⁠

Mary Denholm is a woman on fire - fresh off a summer spent racing and winning the entire Leadville Trail Series (Leadville Trail Marathon, Silver Rush 50, and Leadville 100mile), including running the second fastest time in course history in her debut 100!

Despite this being her first season of racing trail and ultra, her transition has been intentional, well planned, and long awaited.

In this episode, Lauren and Mary discuss her history in the sport; including quitting on running several times in her younger years, a strong career in road running and the marathon, confidence and self belief, longevity, and the long and bumpy road to becoming an "overnight success".

Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the loop on each new episode!

You can find and follow Mary at: Instagram.com/eatrunandbemary

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The original 50+ episodes of Women of Distance can be found here (or by searching by name on any listening platform): 

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This podcast is produced with support from More Miles Run Coaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.moremilestogo.com⁠