Trail Running Women
by Hilary Spires: Trail Runner, Coach, Sports Junkie
The women of the trails share their stories about running, racing, and life. These badass ladies from around the globe get honest about everything from competing, motherhood, and trying to have it all. Get ready for training ideas, gear tips, and a healthy dose of inspiration.
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Episodes
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Lauren's Race Recap!
We recap Lauren's epic performance! She finished in the top 50 in the world in her first @wmramountainrun World Cup and placed in the top 10 among Canadian women in the Classic Up and Down. We also chat about my upcoming marathon, training for both trails and roads, and all sorts of life stuff!...
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Alyssa Clark on Mental Toughness: Your Brain Is Going to Need Some Options
I'm so excited to have Alyssa Clark back on the podcast! We dive deep into the mental side of running and why racing your best takes more than just one mental strategy. It's about building a whole toolbox of skills and knowing when to pull out the right one. Alyssa was already an incredibly...
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Trail Tips: Listener Q & A
We have some great listener questions for our first episode of Trail Tips with Lauren! We chat gear, 100 mile training, maintenance phases, and pelvic floor health. What is the best rain coat? How little can you do and still pull off a 100 miler? Should the state of your pelvic floor stop you…
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Marathon Training, Life Stress & Learning to Embrace the Hard
Training catch up with Lauren! We chat about why effort can sometimes matter more than hitting an exact pace, and how stress and everything happening outside of running can sneak into your performance. We also talk about learning to embrace the tough parts instead of constantly fighting them, and...
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TRW Podcast Renewed: Introducing Lauren
I'm SO excited to be back, and this time with Lauren Andrews! Lauren is a mom, a sub-3-hour marathoner, a coach, and a rising force in the trail running world. She brings the perspective of an accomplished athlete who understands what it takes to chase big goals. I could not be more excited to…
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What's Next? Life Updates & the Future of Trail Running Women
A little catch-up on life, training, injuries, and where my head is at—and a little teaser of what's coming next for the podcast. Stay tuned - Introducing a new assistant coach and future coaching Q&A episodes! If you want your questions answered first - send them to [email protected]...
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Solocast: The Pod
The future of the podcast :)
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Kaz: Performance Psychologist
Kaz has a PhD in human behaviour and MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and has studied our power to perform when faced with adversity. Passionate about helping people believe in themselves she explores what is it about our fears, courage, resilience, and mindset, that drives us to succeed or...
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Emma: Mental Performance Consultant
Emma K. Wagner is a mental performance consultant (MPC) finishing up her Master's degree in sport and exercise psychology at Springfield College. She works in the endurance sport space, specifically with ultramarathon runners, trail runners, and triathletes. She has worked at mammoth trailfest…
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Jeff: Keep your feet strong
We are back with Jeff the foot specialst! We tackle listener quesetions on all things feet + running.
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Elizabeth: Fast & Far
Liz is an accomplished ultra runner who also broke the three-hour barrier in the marathon. In this episode, we dive into how she got there—and it wasn't a smooth or easy path. Her journey of accepting that it will hurt, and learning how to respond to that pain, is something every runner can take...
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Orcas100: Race Recap!
Race Recap of Orcas Island 100 Mile! I recorded this as soon after the race as possible, so forgive the slightly foggy details—post-100-mile brain mush is real. Race Highlights Distance: 100 miles Elevation Gain: ~8,000 meters / 26,000 feet Result: 2nd place female, 10th overall Hallucinations: 2...
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Orcas 100 Weekend: Nerves, Prep & Stuff
It's Orcas 100 week! 🎉 In this solo episode, I'm diving into what it looks like to train for a 100-miler while raising kids — including listener Q&A. We'll talk about squeezing in long runs during ski season, balancing work and life, gear, and everything else that goes into getting to the start...
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Rene: Fun and Fearless
Rene Unser is a coach, race director, and accomplished trail runner who's taken on countless ultras, including multiple stage races. We talk about how training evolves as you grow — not just as an athlete, but as a person — and the lessons that come with that process. Her passion for building...
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Ria: Out of Office - Running 20,000km
Ria Xi is a Chinese-born ultrarunner attempting to become the first human to run across Asia and Europe on the Silk Road—20,000 kilometers from Vladivostok to Lisbon. After burning out from her tech career in Silicon Valley and struggling with mental health challenges, she discovered running as a...
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Trail Tips: Keep Her Bossy
I'm joined by the incredible runner and coach Jenny Quilty! We're ripping through listener questions on everything from getting through the lows and flying through aid stations, to 100km training, racing postpartum, losing muscle as a runner, and so much more. Find Jenny @adventuresofjenthar and...
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Callie: Lost 200 lbs, ran a 240 mile race
Callie Vinson is an ultrarunner who is making a huge impact advocating for body diversity and inclusivity within outdoor sports. She went from being unable to run 1 mile, to losing 200 lbs and running 240 miles at Moab. She's doing a lot of work to motivate others to get outdoors through sharing...
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Alyssa: Mental Toughness
All things Mental Toughness! Alyssa is an outstanding runner and has toughed through the most extreme conditions. This is an episode you will not want to miss! How to get out the door day after day, how to finish a hard workout, how to keep going in a race, and how to stay determined. More from...
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Trish: Following in Her Daughter's Footsteps
Trish's fitness journey began with the birth of her first child, Jess, in 1990. Her mom had battled with obesity and was unable to participate in most activities. Trish was determined to do it differently and wanted to be fit enough to be active with her kids. Her running journey began in 2020…
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Stem Cells: Can we run longer and feel better with stem cells?
I've been curious about stem cells since I started running, so I'm so excited to finally get to dive into it with Dr. Dan Pardi. Can they help us recover better and run longer? Dr. Dan Pardi is the Chief Health Officer at Qualia Life Sciences, where he leads education to advance healthspan and…
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Bre: The present moment is the whole dang point!
Bre Mirynech has been trail running for the past 6 years. She moved to Banf if 2013 and was big into climbing, hiking, mountaineering, snowboarding, backpacking- you name it. Over the years however, she really noticed the risk of a lot of it starting to take its toll on her mental space when she...
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Haley: Young, Speedy, and Wise
Haley Hughes is a 21 year old from Port Moody, British Columbia. She grew up playing sports - particularly basketball -and only began trail running around 3 years ago when she graduated highschool. She completely fell in love with the way trail running allowed her to explore her surroundings and...
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Carol-Ann: Sports Dietitian Q & A
Carol-Ann Rolle is a Sports Dietitian and Team Canada ultra runner who thrives on all things endurance. She helps athletes—especially runners—fuel smarter, recover faster, and show up strong on race day without falling into diet fads. As both a high-performance athlete and a nutrition expert, she...
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Trail Tips: It almost always never gets worse, sometimes
Listener Q & A ! We chat stomach issues, how to eat with poles, surviving the heat, race selection, and much more. Coaching, pics, and fun @trailrunningwomenpod Find Alyssa @theory_in_motion For my personal trainign blog: Patreon!
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Cassandra: Running After a Gastric Sleeve Procedure
Cassandra underwent a gastric sleeve procedure in 2022 and immediately began to focus on staying active. She started with walking, strength training, and swimming. She eventually went out to try a run, about 6 most post surgery, and she couldn't even make it 100 feet. She kept at it, and in Jan...
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Hannah Allgood: Push Your Limits
Hannah Allgood is quickly proving to be a powerhouse in the ultra running scene. She's a profesional runner, sports med physical therapist, and running coach. We chat about how her background in strength and multiple sports helped shape the runner she is today, the fun of pushing your boundaries...
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Tracy Garneau: Cougars, Bears, and Records
Tracy Garneau is an epic person, friend, and trail runner. It was such a pleasure to chat with her about everything from breaking course records, why she runs, strength training, to why snakes are worse than bears. Coaching, pics, and fun @trailrunningwomenpod For my personal trainign blog: Patreon!
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Jade: Enjoying Every Step
Jade Belzberg is a professional runner, freelance writer, and animal lover. My favourite part of chatting with Jade was that she has found a way to run profressionally, but still keep it fun. She spends her weeks training hard, but also making time for her 20(ish) animals, writing, and family.…
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The Foot Specialist Q & A!
The episode we have all been waiting for!! We are joined by foot and ankle specialist,Jeff Hammond. We chat blisters, calluses, Morton's Neuroma, hammer toe, Plantar fasciitis and more. Jeff is a wealth of info on everything from how to prepare your feet leading into your race and what to do in…
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Nicole L: Overcoming obstacles and finding no limits
I had the pleasure of chatting with Nicole a few days before she was named to Team Canada for the World Mountain & Trail Championships this September in Spain. Nicole started running competitively when she walked on to the University track team. After finsihing law school, she found the trails…
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Madeline: Finding peace through the stage race- the journey to Marathon des Sables
Madeline grew up an ocean kayaker, figure skater, and wrestler before she found the trails. She was quickly hooked and signed up for her first stage race when she recieved the news that her 21-year-old sister had died by suicide. Trails became her soul-search as she moved through grief, and the…
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Courtney M: Director of Run Like A Girl
Catching up with Courtney McQueen, the co founder of Run Like a Girl. We chat why she started RLAG, her mission to unscare people, and how she has continued her active lifestyle as a mom. RLAG is " a community that strives to change lives and perspectives by creating opportunities for personal...
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Dena: Raising 8 Children & Running The Barkley Marathons
Dena Carr is tough as nails. She has homeschooled 8 kids while training for multiple ultramathons including distances over 200 miles. She's fresh off her second attempt at The Barkley Marathons so we get to chat through how rough that course actually is, and why she enjoys the suffer. She talks...
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Trail Tips: What does a recovery week actually look like?
Alyssa Clark is back to answer listener questions! What should a recovery week and a rest day actually look like? Should you exercise at all on a rest day? What should you eat? We also talk maintenance phase, how to match with a coach, and trying to go fast. Find all things from the podcast here!...
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Amélie: The voice of reason
Amélie is a talented runner and overall athlete, but the thing that stands out the most is her understanding of what it takes to complete an ultra. She's learned exactly what it means to be a pacer and a crew member and has become an integral part of many successful races for her friends. We talk...
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Anna: Tough & Wise
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...
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Andrea: Gritty, fast, and grateful
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...
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Katie G: Discovering who you are on the other side of the trail
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...
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HURT100 Race Recap: Training for 100 miles with a new baby and a 5 year old
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…
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Alyssa: Her Record Smashing HURT100
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...
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Jenna: The Trail Therapist
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...
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Gibson: Pushing Your Limits is Fun
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…
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New Years 2025: Drinks, Pumps, & Mom Guilt
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. Find all things from the podcast here! @trailrunningwomenpod...
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Shannon: Running 100 Miles After Donating an Organ
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…
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Nicole: Disabled Endurance Athlete, Cancer Survivor, and Social Impact Leader
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…
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Erin Carson: Performance Strength Q & A
Erin Carson is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist who works with everyone from age groupers to the best in the world. Erin joined us to chat strength training for trail runners and it was such an informative conversation! She answers listener questions on heavy lifting, hormone...
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Tara D: Crushing the FKT on the Appalachian Trail
Tara Dower joins us just a few weeks after crushing the FKT of the Appalachian Trail in 40 days and 18 hours!!! The AT is a 2189 mile trail that traverses 14 states. Tara was an absolute blast to chat with. We get into everything from trail naps and mental toughness, to how to handle those mid…
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Caitlin: Fast and only getting faster
Discount for Ketone-IQ! Save 30% off your first subscription order & receive a free six pack of Ketone-IQ with https://ketone.com/TRW Caitlin is an impressively fast runner who's just started to dabble in the trails. Without much experience she has already crushed the 50km distance and will be…
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Lauren: Helping Women Over 40 Run Strong
Discount for Ketone-IQ! Save 30% off your first subscription order & receive a free six pack of Ketone-IQ with https://ketone.com/TRW So many great tips in this episode! Lauren Beihoffer, aka Lauren Runs Wild, is a biochemist turned running coach who is now specializing in helping women over 40…
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Pod Swap: Trillium Running Podcast Interview
I had the pleasure of chatting with John from the Trillium Running Podcast. It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend his podcast to add to your playlist. Their goal is to reach those that we are not already reaching, to give voice to the underrepresented members of our community and bring these...
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The women of the trails share their stories about running, racing, and life. These badass ladies from around the globe get honest about everything from competing, motherhood, and trying to have it all. Get ready for training ideas, gear tips, and a healthy dose of inspiration.
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Hilary Spires: Trail Runner, Coach, Sports Junkie