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Women of Distance

These are the stories of motivated women chasing big dreams in the distance running world: on roads, trails, and track. Sharing the full journey of "how she did it" and the life between the miles!

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01:03:04

Carla Molinaro - Hold It Lightly

Women of Distance ·

2025/11/14

Carla Molinaro is one of the fastest ultrarunners in the world, with top finishes at many of the fastest ultramarathons in the world (50k/100k road world champs, Comrades, Two Oceans). She's also a community builder, a coach, a cake connoisseur, and currently in the chase for a WSER Golden Ticket.Carla brings a lighthearted energy to a sport she takes seriously, and in this episode she and Lauren discuss where that came from: from her history as a multi-sport athlete, to marathoner, to multi-day

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01:03:30

Addie Bracy - Consistency and Curiosity

Women of Distance ·

2025/11/10

Addie Bracy is fresh off of a third place finish and her fastest 100-mile race ever at the Javelina Jundred, where she earned a Golden Ticket to return for her third appearance at Western States.With a running career spanning 25-years on the track, the road, and the trails - Addie is still finding ways to learn, grow, improve, and compete at the top of the sport!In this episode, Lauren and Addie go back to her origins, where she was raised with a strong work ethic and the guiding principle that

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01:27:49

Courtney Coppinger - Stepping Into The Unknown

Women of Distance ·

2025/11/03

You've seen Courtney Coppinger's name everywhere this season, from the Golden Trail Series to the World Champs to the WMRA World Cup to the USATF Mountain Running Champs and more... but, you haven't heard her full story.Courtney describes the past year as a rebirth for her as a person, which has fueled the discovery of her talents in sub-ultra trail running - seeking joy as the top priority on her path.In this episode, Lauren and Courtney discuss her history as a collegiate and

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01:15:09

Jazmine Lowther - Cultivating Confidence

Women of Distance ·

2025/10/27

Jazmine Lowther just completed an epic summer of world class racing. In the past three months alone she raced the Speedgoat 50k (4th place), set the Supported FKT on the Grand Teton (modern route), 8 days later set the Unsupported FKT on the same route, raced OCC (8th place), and raced the Long Trail World Championship representing Canada (4th place)!In this episode, Lauren and Jazmine discuss her experience and history as a mountain athlete: from rock climbing and backcountry skiing to trail and

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02:03:32

Javelina Jundred Women's Field Preview

Women of Distance ·

2025/10/20

The Golden Ticket chase is on, folks! This is the Javelina Jundred Mile women's field preview!Javelina is the second race of the 2026 WSER Golden Ticket series (CCC, in August, was the first), and is a notoriously fast and competitive event.In this episode, you'll hear from ten of the top women chasing their best, and one of the two tickets available in the 100 mile race.In order of appearance:-Tara Dower (00:01:53)Javelina Jype song: "Girls in the Hood", Megan Thee Stallion-Anna

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01:04:23

Sandi Nypaver - Life and Lessons Through Longevity in...

Women of Distance ·

2025/10/10

Sandi Nypaver just won the 2025 Grindstone 100k, returning to the race where her ultrarunning career began - winning her second 100-mile race ever at the 2010 Grindstone 100 mile, at the age of 22.The full circle moment shined a light on the longevity of her career in ultra-endurance; and the stories of growth, change, and experience she's gained along the way.In this episode, Lauren and Sandi discuss her urban upbringing in Cleveland, discovering a love of nature and her place in it, running

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01:03:57

Tabor Hemming - Do What YOU Want To Do

Women of Distance ·

2025/10/06

⁠Tabor Hemming is a true "trail, track, and road" athlete, most recently representing Team USA on the Short Trail team at the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships! She is also a true student of the sport, learning her way up through each race and each season, together with her husband, Eli.*Tabor and I had a great pre-race conversation that did not make it into our preview episodes due to technical difficulties. Thankfully, the post-race conversation was even better!In this

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01:01:51

Women of the World Champs - Short Trail Team

Women of Distance ·

2025/09/19

Welcome to Part Three of our special series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented by Summit Roasters!In this episode, you'll hear from athletes competing in the Short Trail race:-Helen Mino Faukner (00:01:47)-Jane Maus (00:09:18)-Grayson Murphy (00:20:39)-Ruby Lindquist (00:32:22)-Lindsay Allison (00:43:44)*We had a great pre-race conversation with Tabor Hemming as well - however, somewhere between recording and editing, all but a short

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01:02:26

Women of the World Champs - Long Trail Team

Women of Distance ·

2025/09/17

Welcome to Part Two of our special three-part series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented by Summit Roasters!In this episode, you'll hear from athletes competing in the Long Trail race:-Jennifer Lichter (00:01:47)-Allison Baca (00:22:44)-Shea Aquilano (00:33:30)-Klaire Rhodes (00:40:58)-Emily Schmitz (00:52:53)After listening, check out our "Women of the World Champs Playlist", curated personally by Team USA, at:

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01:27:22

Women of the World Champs - VK and Classic Teams

Women of Distance ·

2025/09/15

Welcome to our special three-part series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented by Summit Roasters!In episode one, you'll hear from athletes competing in the Vertical and Classic races:-Anna Gibson (00:01:48): Doubling in the Vertical AND Classic.-Jess Brazeau (00:12:53): Vertical-Hillary Allen (00:26:55): Vertical-Sydney Petersen (00:44:20): Vertical-Courtney Coppinger (00:56:00): Classic-Allie Mclaughlin (01:10:06): ClassicAnd find our

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01:08:26

Lotti Brinks - A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships

Women of Distance ·

2025/09/09

Lotti Brinks is fresh off one of the best races of her career at the 2025 CCC by UTMB, where she placed 6th female in surely the deepest and most competitive women's field ever assembled for this event.AND, Lotti is so much more - with a full and abundant life around her professional running career, that she's cultivated intentionally over time.In this episode, Lauren and Lotti discuss her origins in the sport, growing up in Germany and the opportunities that running opened for her to attend

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01:29:27

Kaytlyn Gerbin - "I don't know if this is possible,...

Women of Distance ·

2025/09/04

Kaytlyn Gerbin is a legend of mountain, trail, and ultra running; a literal trailblazer for women in sport, leading by example and demonstrating what's possible if you're willing to try.She's been competing at the top of the sport for close to a decade, but recently took a full two years away from racing to undergo a major hip surgery and give birth to her daughter!The ultra-landscape has changed in that time, and Kaytlyn herself has changed as well.In this episode, Lauren and Kaytlyn

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01:20:52

Haley Heinrich - Freedom, Confidence, and Joy in the...

Women of Distance ·

2025/08/29

Haley Heinrich is a dominant sub-ultra trail and mountain runner based in New Hampshire, with an unconventional path to elite racing.While running is a common thread throughout her story, it served many different purposes along the way.In this episode, Lauren and Haley discuss her challenging childhood, and the role running played in seeking freedoms, building confidence, and also developing into a burden and expectation.She walked away from the sport for an extended period of time, and only later

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00:53:22

Kristen Schindler - Mental Performance for Endurance...

Women of Distance ·

2025/08/14

Kristen Schindler is an elite trail and ultrarunner, run coach, and a mental performance consultant with a Master's degree in Sport and Performance psychology.In this episode, Lauren and Kristen discuss her personal history and relationship with running from a young teen looking for an anchor in a turbulent time, to a high performing collegiate athlete, to a love of the freedom of trail and ultrarunning.We discuss her connection with the community running has given her, and how that evolved into

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01:05:21

Emma Cook-Clarke: Spartan to Sky Running to Skimo to...

Women of Distance ·

2025/07/31

Emma Cook-Clarke is fresh off of a second place finish at the Speedgoat 50k, "the hardest 50k in the U.S.", where the full women's podium ran under the previous course record. Although she's no stranger to the mountains, this was Emma's first 50k race!In this episode, Lauren and Emma discuss her fascinating background growing up in the Canadian Rockies, traveling abroad as a young adult and discovering her purpose, her 10-year career as a firefighter, and ultimately leaving

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01:12:36

Kaylee Frederick - From Breaking Age Records to...

Women of Distance ·

2025/07/23

Kaylee Frederick ran her first ultra marathon at 14 years old, her first 100 miler at 16, became the youngest finisher in history at Badwater 135 at 18 years old, and at 20 years old will be the youngest competitor at this year's IAU 24 Hour World Championship.In this episode, Lauren and Kaylee discuss her earliest interest in running, her relatable curiosity in exploring her limits, perceptions and misperceptions from inside and outside the community, the importance of coaching and mental

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00:59:30

Caitlin Fielder - Choosing Opportunity Over Perfection

Women of Distance ·

2025/07/16

Caitlin Fielder is a master of sub-ultra trail and mountain running, now fresh off of her first 100 mile race at Western States where she finished 8th... a race she wasn't sure she could finish when she first lined up.In this episode, Lauren and Caitlin discuss growing up in New Zealand, playing a variety of sports except running - in fact she didn't discover her talent for running until adulthood. Caitlin has been a marine scientist, a boxer, and a full time artist before developing a

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01:01:42

Ida Nilsson - Highs and Lows of the Western States 100

Women of Distance ·

2025/07/09

Ida Nilsson is a professional trail and ultra runner from Sweden, fresh off of her third top 10 placement at the Western States 100. At 44 years old, she pushed the front of the women's race for 80 miles before ultimately finishing 4th overall and the only master's athlete in the top 10.In this episode, Lauren and Ida discuss her long history of elite competition in this sport, from track and cross country as a child and collegiate athlete, to discovering trail and ultra running in her 30s;

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00:50:20

Grayson Murphy - Track, Trail, Road, and... Ultra...

Women of Distance ·

2025/07/05

Grayson Murphy is a professional runner-of-all-trades: a multi-time World and US Mountain Running Champion, Olympic Trials steeplechaser, Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, and now a newly minted ultrarunner with her 5th place finish at the Broken Arrow 46k!She's also newly diagnosed with an auto-immune disease that's had a big impact on her training and racing over the past two years. In this episode, Lauren and Grayson talk about her quick and powerful rise in the sport, how her

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01:04:44

Sarah Jones - Triumphant Return to Racing

Women of Distance ·

2025/06/30

Sarah Jones is a professional runner (supported by Brooks) with a long list of accomplishments to her name; including running the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials, representing Team USA at the 50k and 100k world road championships, and winning the historic JFK 50 Mile.A new mom, and making her return to racing after injury, surgery, pregnancy, and postpartum, Sarah just jumped into the Twisted Fork 68k in Utah, where she finished second amidst a strong podium of fellow mother runners (Careth Arnold and

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