Sam is a self proclaimed leisure athlete, but has also been able to accomplish whatever goal she sets her mind to. She's now working on her Masters in Counselling Psychology degree and is a 2023 Run Uphill ambassador. Sam gets honest about her shift from focusing too much on how her running looks on Strava, to realizing that's not where your worth comes from. She's now a speedster in the trails on foot or bike, and training for Squamish 50km. More from me @hilsport55 Discount code TRW15 for 15% ...
Jun 29, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 211
Road marathons are HARD. Race recap on the Tunnels Marathon in Washington. More from me @hilsport55 Discount code TRW15 for 15% off at www.janji.com Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW
Jun 14, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 210
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 her story on instagram @callievinsonn. She's gearing up to run Western States 100 where she will be running to raise awareness for indigenous runners through Rising Hearts. More from me @hilsport55 Disco...
Jun 08, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 209
Mandy Gill has competed in the most difficult environments on the planet, from the highest peaks in Nepal, 100km ultra trail marathons, and Crossfit Games competitions. Mandy focuses on creating sustainable habits, modifying behavior, and maximizing positive results. By coaching over 10,000 people through the process of maximizing their resilience in the face of rapid change and developing a dedicated commitment to self-care, Mandy has perfected the RACE PACETM System for helping everyday people...
May 25, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 208
Jereny grew up in poverty, and didn't have the resources or opportunities to explore athletics. She found running as an adult and ran her first marathon in 5 hours and 25 minutes. Early into her running journey, she found the Sports Bra Squad movement, which encourages women to embrace their bodies and focus on what they can do rather than what they look like. Through this community, she repaired her relationship with her body, leading her to repair her relationship with food. These were powerfu...
May 18, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 207
Tory is back to chat about the altitude monster, diary free and gluten free calories, downhill running tips, and more. More from me @hilsport55 Marathon training blog : Patreon Discount code TRW15 for 15% off at www.janji.com Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW...
May 11, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 206
It was so great to have Alyssa back for a 4th time! We chat about the benefits of adding in speed goals while training for long multi day races, how she overcame failure, and separating your value from your race results. More from Alyssa @theory_in_motion and more from me @hilsport55 Discount code TRW15 for 15% off at www.janji.com Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW...
Apr 27, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 205
Lauren Part 2. Today we chat about pregnancy loss, postpartum running, prolapse, and identity. Her story is captivating, inspiring, and will be important for many women to hear. More from me @hilsport55 and more from Lauren @laurenandrews60 Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW...
Apr 20, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 204
Lauren has accomplished too many things for just one episode. In the first half of our epic conversation we chat about her struggles as a young adult and how she overcame them to run a 2:43 marathon. Her story is captivating, inspiring, and will be important for many women to hear. More from me @hilsport55 and more from Lauren @laurenandrews60 Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code...
Apr 06, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 204
Teresa is a Navy wife, Mom of 4, and life long runner. She realized as an adult she was a very skilled marathoner, and was able to run a sub 3 hour including a 2:50 OQT attempt. After years of being "a slave to the paces," she found the trails and went straight into Hurt100. She has now run the epic 100miler twice and was lucky enough to have her son pace her for her last lap this year. More from me @hilsport55 and more from Teresa @tluvs2run Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE trave...
Mar 30, 2023•44 min•Season 3Ep. 203
Liz was one of six women to run from Boston to New York 560kilometres / 350 Miles in 11 days - an ultra a day. She was an absolute pleasure to chat with and brings fresh energy to the sport! "Finishing in the dark, beyond tired, with swollen joints hurts, but I am also quite happy. This experience has been beyond incredible. Diving deep in to the pain cave with my 5 gals has already been an absolute pleasure." - Liz We get into her epic adventure and how she went from university track to ultras....
Mar 16, 2023•45 min•Season 3Ep. 202
Jenny Quilty comes back to chat about her first 100miler, training for Western States, and how to learn from your mistakes. She gives us some amazing tips on how to deal with mental challenges during any distance race, and how she reframed her first attempt at a golden ticket. More from me @hilsport55 and more from Jenny @adventuresofjenthar For a backlog of episodes and my marathon training head over Here Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitami...
Mar 02, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 201
Tory and I celebrate 200 episodes with some awesome listener Q & A! Questions include how to get faster on a particular climb, how to breath downhill, how to deal with muscle cramping, and what our fav podcast memories are. More from me @hilsport55 and more from Tory @to_scho Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com/TRW code TRW...
Feb 23, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 200
Melissa was one of the most positive and inspring guests we have had! She was a pleasure to chat with and her story is going to help many women go out and try without fear. You can get her book HERE Melissa Rudolph started running on a whim when her kids’ school had a 5k one Saturday. Nobody in the house was awake, so she figured it would be fun to try. Since then, she has done various distances and moved toward long distance triathlon— where she managed to DNF 3 times in one year. She recently ...
Feb 09, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 199
Mireille was one of six women choosen by Falke Sport to run from Boston to New York 560kilometres / 350 Miles in 11 days - an ultra a day. Mireille is an athlete, coach, community builder & public health professional based in Los Angeles. She aims to connect people to the communities around them so that we may all learn, grow, and thrive. Her runner's journey began after she was diagnosed with Lupus in 2013. This led her to gain control of her life and health while showing others that unfort...
Feb 02, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 198
Isabella Janovick was born in Oceanside, CA and grew up doing team sports (basketball and swimming) then later got into extreme sports, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. After breaking her back snowboarding at the age of 19 and almost being paralyzed, she switched to a “safer” sport - running. Isabella began to run local road races and in 2014 met Nickademus Hollon at an outdoor bootcamp. Nick had just launched his coaching business and Isabella was one of his first clients. They ran toge...
Jan 19, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 197
Laura Green is blowing up the internet for chirping all runners, and I’m so here for it! We chat life, motherhood, running, and why middle distance runners might be the strangest of us all. She is also a physical therapist and has a great mindset on how to keep running a life long sport. Follow Laura on Instagram: @lauramcgreen or Follow Laura on TikTok: @lauramcgreen More from me @hilsport55 Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Check out...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 196
We are starting off the year with a solocast about my experince cutting out alcohol for a year, and how your mindset can hold you back without even knowing it. Go to www.athleticgreens.com/TRWP to get 5 FREE travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D! Check out oladance headphones at www.oladance.com/trw and use discount code TRW20 for 20% off! Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW Find old episodes on Patreon HERE...
Jan 05, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 195
Replay of the great interview from Adam Lee and Community Trail Running Podcast! "Coast Mountain Trail Running’s “Whistler Alpine Meadows” event has a 100-kilometre race that has over 6,000m of climbing and today’s episode features the top three women! Katie Mills, Hilary Spires, and Tara Holland finished 1, 2, and 3 respectively, and shared stories of their time together and apart on the trails of Whistler. They are inspirational and funny and I had an absolute blast listening to these awesome ...
Dec 22, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 194
Tory's partner, Danny joins us for listener Q & A around relationships and running. Questions include prioritizing family and friends over the holidays while still training, how to spend hours training for 100 mile races with a new partner, red flags on the dating apps, and mom guilt. As usual there are loads of laughs, but we also get to grill Danny on life with Tory! Find us @hilsport55 @to_scho and @danny.ofarrell Get free shipping on any order from Goodr at goodr.com code TRW Find old ep...
Dec 08, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 193
Nichole's vision started to blur about half way in to her first 100 miler. It started in one eye and eventually moved to both, so she could barely make out the flagging or her crew. We chat about how she worked through it until she could eventually finsh the race, and in 3rd place. More from me @hilsport55 Find info on coaching here! More episodes on Patreon - Click here...
Nov 24, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 192
Tory faces her fears and runs a local 100 mile race. She chats post race blues, the benefits and nerves of running with friends, and how the last 8km of a 100miles should feel. Use discount code TRW for free shipping on any order at Goodr.com !! More from me @hilsport55 Find info on coaching here! More episodes on Patreon - Click here Visit Athletic Greens for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at http://athleticgreens.com/TRWP...
Nov 10, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 191
Part 2! Five women take on the goal of highlighting women’s FKTs everywhere. Today I speak with Dana Katz, Danielle Snyder, and Teri Smith. Teri Smith is an avid backpacker, trail runner, cross country skier and mom. No stranger to operating in areas where women are scarce, she has been a co-race director for the Hagg Mud Ultras, a race photographer, and a ham radio coordinator for local trail races. She just completed a 188 mile FKT across the Olympic Peninsula of Washington this past summer wi...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 190
Five women take on the goal of highlighting women’s FKTs everywhere. In 2021, only a third of the FKTs set in the PNW were by women. Of 353 routes established in Oregon and Washington, only 41% have women’s times. Marta Fisher and her team TAKE ACTION AND SHAKE THINGS UP. I speak to all 5 women in the leadership team to find out how we can flip the stats. Today we chat with Marta Fisher and Stacey Lee. Stacey grew up in a semi-traditional Chinese-American household; where academics and music wer...
Oct 13, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 189
Tory and I get together for a quick episode to answer a few questions, but stay tuned for a full WAM recap in a few weeks. Topics for today include how to transition from Triathlon training to ultra, the minimum days per week needed to do a 50km, and how to pick a race that fits your strengths. More from me @hilsport55 Photo by Brian McCurdy Visit Athletic Greens for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at http://athleticgreens.com/...
Sep 29, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 188
Recap of the epic weekend that was WAM 100km/100mile! This recap goes right from the weeks and days leading up to the race to a few weeks after. We hear from Katie and Tara about the 100km, and Tory and Linda who ran the 100mile. I discuss training with a toddler while on vacation for the biggest training block, and give a very exhausted race recap the day after. Distance: 102 km/63 miles Ascent + Descent 6,000 m/20,000 ft Distance : 161 km / 100 miles Ascent +Descent: 9,050 m / 29,700 ft : 8,92...
Sep 27, 2022•51 min
A lot can go wrong in training, and you can still persevere. Anne had just gotten into training for a 100miler when she learned her family was going to move across the country. Once settled she developed tendonitis and had to take extra time off. We chat about how much can actually go wrong in training and the mental toughness it takes to get to the start line and finish the race. More from me @hilsport55 Use discount code TRW15 at goodr.com/trw for 15% off!! Visit Athletic Greens for a FREE 1 y...
Sep 15, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 187
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 Alyssa @theory_in_motion More from me @hilsport55 Visit Athletic Greens for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at http://athleticgreens.co...
Sep 01, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 186
Adrian Fear ran Mohican 100 as her first 100miler and finished on sheer grit. She shares everything she learned about how to prepare from studying the course, preparing your feet, aid station plans, to post race comfort. Visit Athletic Greens for a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at http://athleticgreens.com/TRWP More from me @hilsport55 For a backlog of episodes find us on Patreon HERE Use code TRW15 at goodr.com/trw for 15% off...
Aug 18, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 185
Buckin Hell 50km! https://www.strava.com/activities/7517464811 2632 meters of climbing (8600 feet) 54ish km Snow, rocks, roots, and a bucket load of technical downhill. SO FUN!!! Photo by @tyholtanphoto
Aug 11, 2022•14 min•Season 3Ep. 185
