9 Tips to Run Your First Ultramarathon in 2026, and the First 50k Sisterhood Scholarship

First 50k Sisterhood applications open Dec. 27, 2025!Curious about running a trail ultramarathon?Host Angie Lake shares nine tips for running your first ultra, covering how to prepare your body, train your mind, and embrace what we call "the Spirit of the Wild Woman."Plus, learn about the First 50k Sisterhood, a new scholarship program that will help 15 women train together for their first 50K at Wild Woman Trail Runs in June 2026.Angie shares about:The 80/20 training methodStrength training as a non-negotiableEating carbs without guiltReframing hard momentsSetting process goals instead of just time goalsGiving problems time to get betterFinding community in ultra runningSigning up because it's hardYour own running story mattersGet ready to submit your application to the First 50k Sisterhood! Applications open 12/27/2025 through 1/10/2026. Learn more here.Check out these resources:📱 ⁠⁠Wild Woman Trail Runs website🏃‍♀️ Wild Woman on IG⁠⁠⁠➡️ The Cairn Project on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✨ The Cairn Project's newsletter⁠⁠⁠🥾⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Become a Trailblazer⁠⁠⁠⁠📅⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Summit Scholarship Foundation⁠⁠⁠🎙️⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Share your story on this podcast! Submit for Field Notes here.⁠⁠⁠⁠Like this episode? Leave a 5-star rating and review on your podcast app!Make sure you subscribe to the⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠See Her Outside Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ so you don’t miss a story!Brought to you by the Alliance for Gender Equity in Outdoor Adventure (GEA Alliance).Hosted by Angie Marie Lake and edited by Alyson Castonguay.