The Blue Rose Podcast
by Becca Blue Rose
Welcome to the 'Blue Rose Podcast' hosted by Becca Blue Rose. This is your dose of confidence to live a bold life. Here I share insights from my own journey and dive into the stories of individuals in the outdoors & athletics who are fiercely getting after life. Connect with me on socials @beccabluerose & subscribe for episodes that inspire your journey!
Episodes
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233: 33 Hours in the Mountains - What 100 Miles Taught Me About Self-Belief
What happens when you step up to a starting line that deeply terrifies you? In this solo debrief, Becca takes us through the highs + lows, and midnight hours of completing her first 100-mile ultra. Beyond the logistics, training, and race-day fuel, this episode explores the internal shift that...
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232: Building Community Through Silliness with Sarah Foran
In this episode, Sarah Foran shares her journey from ultra running to community building through women-focused cycling and running groups in Salt Lake City. She discusses overcoming barriers in endurance sports, the birth of Women’s Wednesday Adventure Pedals (WWAP), and how embracing silliness,...
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231: How I Self-Trained for a 100-Miler and Why it Wasn't Perfect
In this episode Becca unpacks her journey self-training for a 100-mile race. In this episode, she breaks down why she didn't hiring a coach, how she designed her own training plan using books like Training Essentials for Ultrarunning, and how she built massive endurance through back-to-back long...
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230: The 20,000-Mile Mindset: What Keeps Us Going When Motivation Fades with Savannah Schuring
When initial excitement wears off and you are left with endless miles or endless work, how do you actually keep going? In this episode, I chat with Savannah Schuring, a long-distance hiker, researcher, and author who has logged over 20,000 miles on trails across the U.S. Savannah pairs her own…
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229: The Ripple Effect of Challenging Yourself: Ironman 70.3 Recap
What happens when you choose to step completely outside your comfort zone and pursue a goal that scares you? In this episode, we tackle the massive mental and physical shifts that come with training for and completing an Ironman 70.3. From the initial spark of motivation to navigating the...
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228:Strong & Unfiltered | The Hidden Truth About Birth Control, Hustle Culture, & Protecting Your Hormones with Danielle Kepics
Hormones are like Mariah Carey—they’re dramatic." In this episode we are stripping away the generic medical advice and getting completely honest about women's health. Board-certified physician assistant and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner Danielle Kepics joins the show to break down...
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227: How Constraints Fuel Creativity & Balance
We often think of boundaries as walls that keep things out, but what if they are actually the framework that sets our creativity and freedom free? In this episode of The Blue Rose Podcast, we’re diving deep into the paradox of constraints. From learning the art of the intentional "no" to...
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226: Sifting Through the Noise: Unlearning Competition & Choosing Alignment with Derya
What happens when you stop trying to force your life into boxes that don't actually fit? In this episode, Becca chats with Derya to explore what it actually means to live in alignment and build a bold life. We break down the pressure around constant productivity, navigate the anxious itch to…
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225: Why Having Multiple Plans Can Transform Your Life
Becca shares a personal reflection on the importance of having a plan B in life and career, emphasizing flexibility, curiosity, and resilience. She discusses how embracing multiple interests and being prepared to pivot can lead to unexpected and fulfilling opportunities. key topics The importance...
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224: MP Alary: Why Curiosity Is The Ultimate Athlete’s Compass & How To Navigate Life’s Greatest Transitions
What is the cost of a dream? And more importantly—what is the reward for having the courage to let one go? Today Becca chats with MP Alary: a dreamer, skier, climber, sailor, runner, cyclist, paddler, and world-class adventure racer. But to list her disciplines is to only scratch the surface of…
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223:Stop leaving pieces of yourself behind.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered what happened to the person you used to be before you started "adjusting" for everyone else? In this solo episode, Becca dives deep into the art of reclaiming the parts of ourselves lost to people-pleasing, relationships, and the "fear casting" of...
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222: Caroline Himbert | JMT FKT, PCT & CDT Finisher: Committing Before You’re Ready
In episode 222, Becca chats with Caroline Himbert, a PhD and mountain athlete who has traversed thousands of miles across the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), and the John Muir Trail (JMT). Caroline also made headlines in the endurance world by setting an unsupported...
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Becca on Halley Sherwood’s Collective Creations Podcast
In this episode, I’m stepping onto the other side of the mic as a guest on the Collective Creations Podcast with Halley Sherwood. This conversation originally aired on her show, and I’m so excited to share it here with you. Halley and I dive into my journey as a writer, podcaster, and outdoor...
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220: How to Trust Your Pace & Protect Your Energy
Growth isn't always a smooth upward curve; it’s a series of momentum shifts that can feel as unsettling as they are exhilarating. In this episode, we explore the "friction" that occurs when your progress starts to challenge the status quo of your environment. We discuss how to distinguish between...
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219:The Courage to Not Know: Corina Montero’s Bikepacking Journey
In this episode of The Blue Rose Podcast, I chat with Corina Montero, a cyclist and adventurer whose journey from Venezuela to Italy transformed her life through two wheels and a willingness to embrace the unknown. Corina shares how stepping into cycling with no expectations — and a bit of...
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218: You Can’t Want What You Don’t Know Exists
If you don't know it exists, you don't know if it excites you. We spend so much of our 20s feeling "unhappy" or "off-track," looking for answers in our phones or in the people we see every single day. But here’s the truth I’ve realized: You can’t think your way into a new life. You have to...
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217: Train for Adventure with Amy Brennick
Amy has learned to trust the quiet feeling that tells you when you’re no longer on the right path—and to follow where curiosity leads instead. In this episode, Amy, co-founder of Red Desert Trail Camps and Lift & Sprint, shares how listening to her intuition led her toward a life filled with...
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216: The Ripple Effect of Trying Something New
Making friends as an adult can feel surprisingly hard. In this episode we talk about how trying new things, following curiosity, and embracing a little whimsy can lead to unexpected joy, community, and new experiences. From sunrise splitboarding to a random coffee shop conversation that led to a...
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From the Vault: We Should All Be Tinkering (Our Most Listened-To Episode of 2025) | Ultra Running, Identity & Self-Compassion with Bri Sullivan
In this episode, I chat with Bri Sullivan, to explore what it really means to tinker with identity, motivation, and the many moving parts of life as an endurance athlete. Bri opens up about the highs and lows of performance culture, the pressure to constantly improve, and the ever-present…
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214: Choosing Yourself in Your Late 20s
The Blue Rose Podcast is evolving. For a long time, I thought you were here because I was "getting after it." I realize now you’re here because we’re all trying to figure out how to live a life that actually feels like our own. In this episode, we’re discussing the "Not Enough" gremlin that…
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213: How Two Sisters Built a Thriving Reading Community | The Bookish Story
In this episode, Becca Murphy sits down with Whitney and Amanda, co-founders of Bookish, a community-driven reading initiative redefining what it means to gather around books. Whitney, with her background in tech, and Amanda, rooted in visual merchandising, share how their unique skill sets…
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212: CraftClubSLC | Building a Women’s Creative Community in Salt Lake City
In this episode, we sit down with Janelle, the founder of Craft Club SLC. What started as one event with 15 attendees — a mix of friends and strangers — has grown into a space where women gather to create, connect, and build meaningful friendships through crafting. Janelle shares her journey from...
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211: Excitement, Pressure, and the Art of Waiting
In this episode, Becca Murphy reflects on a moment when excitement turned into overwhelm. After being accepted into the Transcontinental Race, what began as curiosity and inspiration slowly became pressure, obligation, and doubt. Becca explores how external influence, identity, and momentum can...
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210: Bikepacking Series (3/3): The Only Limits Are the Ones You Accept — Triple Crown Mountain Races, Ultra Cycling & Trusting the Journey with Carlotta
What if the only limits are the ones you accept? In this episode, I chat with Carlotta, a 20-year-old ultra cyclist who has completed the Triple Crown of mountain races — the Silk Road, Atlas, and Hellenic — and is currently cycling her way to Taiwan. Carlotta shares what it’s been like to ride…
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209: Bikepacking Series (2/3): Sami Sauri on Ultra Endurance, Adventure & Keeping Biking Playful
Sami Sauri is a professional ultra endurance cyclist and multi-sport athlete who followed curiosity all the way from the streets of Barcelona to the world’s toughest races. In this episode, Sami shares her journey into ultra cycling, her recent victory at the Acrosandes race in Chile, and how…
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208: Bikepacking Series (1/3): The Tour Divide & the Triple Crown of Ultras with Valentina Mancera
Ultra-distance bikepacking isn’t just a physical challenge, it’s a mental one. In this episode, Valentina Mancera shares her journey into bikepacking, from discovering the sport to racing some of the world’s most demanding ultra-distance events, including the Tour Divide and the Triple Crown of...
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207: Feeling Lost in the New Year? A Softer Approach to Growth & Motivation
The New Year often comes with pressure to reinvent yourself, set big goals, and have everything figured out, but what if you’re exhausted instead? In this episode, Becca chats about the emotional weight that can come with the New Year, sharing honest reflections on burnout, comparison…
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206: Design Your Year: Misogi, Big A## Calendar & Creating a Life Where You’re the Main Character with Taylor Prokes
What if one bold decision could define your entire year? In this episode, Taylor Prokes—business partner of Jesse Itzler—breaks down how intentional planning, community, and The Big A## Calendar can help you finally follow through on your goals. Taylor introduces the concept of a misogi, a...
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205: Taking Risks, Finding Community & Living Fully with Kyla Maher
This week I sit down with Kyla, an ultra runner, storyteller, and woman who is truly getting after life in her own way. We talk about everything from leaving the comfort of the known, to life in a travel trailer with her two pups, to taking risks that don’t always make sense on paper… but make...
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204: Don’t Let Your Ideas Go Cold
We all have those daydreams — the ideas that show up bold, exciting, and full of possibility… only to fade when life gets loud or fear sneaks in. In this solo episode, I dive into why our best ideas tend to go cold and how to act on them before they disappear.
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203: Fueling for Performance: Women’s Endurance Nutrition, Hormones & RED-S with Dietitian Kylee Van Horn
Unlock the fundamentals of endurance nutrition, women’s hormones, fueling strategies, and RED-S with sports dietitian Kylee Van Horn. In this episode, we dive deep into how proper fueling impacts performance, recovery, and long-term health -especially for female athletes. Kylee breaks down the...
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202: Embrace Your Evolving Identity & Reclaiming the Lost Parts of Yourself
Thinking about different phases of life and the different parts of ourselves that show up during different phases… just because we did something during one phase doesn’t mean it always has a place in the next & that’s ok. We get to choose what parts of ourselves we keep & which we let go of. It’s...
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201: Life on the Road + Learning to Feel at Home in Your Body with Ryan Kimball
From body image to van life, this episode with Ryan dives into what it means to rebuild — in love, in life, and within yourself. Connect with Ryan: ry.roams
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200: The Top 3 Things I Do to Show Up for Hard Things
In this episode, I’m sharing the top three things that help me show up for hard things. From my first trail race to tackling bigger goals I never thought I could handle, these are the mindset shifts and small habits that keep me going.
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199: Tiny Bravery: Quinda on Racing, Art & Who We Choose to Be
In this episode, Dutch artist and ultra-endurance athlete Quinda shares her powerful journey to a life of creative exploration and bikepacking. Through stories from the Atlas Mountain Race and the Tour Divide, she reflects on how endurance racing tested her physically and mentally—and what she...
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198: Who Am I To Do This?
I have a big dream of hosting a full weekend-long run retreat — mountain views, movement, connection, the whole thing. But this year? I didn’t have the means, the time, or the space to make it happen. I almost let that stop me… until I asked myself: What if I just started smaller? In this…
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197:DNFs, 100-Milers & Confidence: Lessons from the Trail with Kate Metcalf
In this episode, Kate shares what drew her to outdoor sports, how she trains for 100-mile ultramarathons, and what it’s like to DNF—and keep going. We talk about the unique challenges women face in ultra running, the role of community, and how putting yourself on the line—again and again—can…
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196: Transitioning From 6 Years Single to Moving In After 6 Months
After six years of being single, I moved in with my boyfriend just six months after we started dating — and that transition has been a journey. In this episode, I share what it’s like to go from solo life to sharing space, freedom, and daily routines. I dive into what’s amazing about both phases,...
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195: Trusting the Journey: Trail Run Guide, Bikepacker & Solo Traveler Kara Folkerts
In this inspiring episode, Kara Folkerts chats about her eight-year journey as a nomad. From her first solo trip to Iceland to navigating the ups and downs of life on the road, Kara shares how travel has shaped her identity, built her resilience, and deepened her connection to the world. We dive...
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194: Speedgoat Race Recap: Lessons Learned
In this episode, Becca Murphy shares her personal reflections on her recent race, Speedgoat. She discusses the differences between her experiences from last year to this year, the challenges she faced during the race, and the emotional aftermath of setting and not meeting her goals. Becca...
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193: Starting Solo, Believing In Yourself & My Speedgoat Race Preview
This week, I dive deep into my mindset heading into Speedgoat and how my approach this year looked very different. I talk about what it means to go all in on something, to start solo, and to bet on yourself even when the outcome is uncertain.
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192:Healing with Quantum Medicine: Unlocking Emotional Frequencies with Jordyn Milbrath
In this insightful conversation Becca and Jordyn Milbrath explores the revolutionary field of quantum medicine — a healing practice rooted in physics and emotional frequency. They discuss how every disease begins with an emotional imbalance and the importance of trusting your body’s innate…
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191: How to Dream Big in a World that Teaches us to Dream Small
Dreams… I have dreams.. & this episode is all about dreams. How to dream big in a world that tells us to dream small. I’ve done a lot of experimenting in my 20s— I’ve traveled, became a barista, tried acting, worked on a farm, started ultra running…and the list goes on. Recently I’ve been…
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190:Belonging, Becoming, and the Trail: A Conversation with Allie Kolaski
What started as steps on a trail turned into a powerful path of self-discovery, empowerment, and community building. We dive into the role of self-efficacy, the unique camaraderie of trail running, and the mission of Women of the Wasatch to elevate women in outdoor spaces. Allie also opens up…
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189: My First Bikepacking Trip: Why the Good, the Bad and the Unknown Make It Worth It
We daydream about the good parts of adventure — the sunrise views, the open roads, the highs. But bikepacking isn’t just a highlight reel. In this episode, I’m recapping my recent trip and reflecting on the full spectrum of the experience: the joy, the struggle, the surprises, and the moments…
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188: ADD-ON – A Cyclist’s Journey of Healing and Resilience with Paige Hauptmann
In this powerful convo with Becca Murphy, Paige Hauptmann opens up about her journey through cycling, recovery, and rediscovery. From a neck injury to redefining strength through nutrition, support, and resilience—Paige’s story is a reminder that healing is more than physical. It’s about…
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187: 3 Life Reminders I Keep Coming Back To
In this episode, Becca shares three key insights that have resonated with her recently. She reflects on the importance of connection, the lasting impact of kindness, and the significance of embracing one's twenties as a time for exploration and self-discovery. Becca encourages listeners to engage...
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186: We Should All Be Tinkering: Ultra Running, Identity & Self-Compassion with Bri Sullivan
In this episode, we sit down with Bri Sullivan, ultra runner and founder of Wild Women Running, to explore what it means to tinker—with identity, motivation, and the many moving parts of life as an endurance athlete. Bri chats about the highs and lows of performance culture and the ever-present...
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185: Exploring the World on Two Wheels: Meaghan Hackinen
Meaghan Hackinen is a British Columbia-based ultra-cyclist, bikepacker, and writer whose two-wheeled adventures have taken her from Haida Gwaii to Mexico’s high plateaus, across Canada and the United States, and from North Cape to Tarifa along some of Europe’s highest paved roads. She is a...
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184: My First Road Half & Full Marathon + A Celebration of Your Hardwork
In this episode, Becca shares her personal journey through training for her first road half marathon and marathon. She discusses the challenges she faced, the importance of setting goals, and the mental aspects of running. Becca emphasizes the significance of celebrating accomplishments…
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About this show
Welcome to the 'Blue Rose Podcast' hosted by Becca Blue Rose. This is your dose of confidence to live a bold life. Here I share insights from my own journey and dive into the stories of individuals in the outdoors & athletics who are fiercely getting after life. Connect with me on socials @beccabluerose & subscribe for episodes that inspire your journey!
Hosted by
Becca Blue Rose