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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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01:00:47

Shea Aquilano - On the Rise in Trail and Ultra

Women of Distance ·

2024/12/21

Shea Aquilano is an elite trail and ultra runner, who at the age of 23 can already be considered a veteran of the sport. She boasts an impressive resume of top finishes at some of the country's most competitive races, in distances from the 50 mile to the 100 mile, including representing Team USA at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships!She ended a busy 2024 in epic fashion with a win at the Jackson County 100k in her home state of Indiana - and finding out mid-race that her name was

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01:15:48

Lauren Hagans - Professional Marathoner

Women of Distance ·

2024/12/16

Lauren Hagans has spent the past five years as a professional athlete for Hoka on the NAZ Elite team, excelling in distances from the 5k to the marathon, and everything in between - most recently finishing as 5th American in a deep field (including the current women's world record) at the Chicago Marathon. In this episode, Lauren and Lauren discuss her beginnings in team sports and as a classical pianist, to finding her joy in running and on the track specifically, and how that eventually evolved

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01:05:38

Julie Hamulecki - Canadian Record Holder in the 100k...

Women of Distance ·

2024/12/07

⁠Julie Hamulecki is an elite Canadian ultramarathoner, who recently claimed the win and the women's Canadian record for the 100 mile distance, running 13:32:07 at the Tunnel Hill 100 in November. That also makes her the second fastest North American female in history; second only to the standing world record holder... all on her FIRST try at this distance!In this episode, Lauren and Julie discuss her history as a figure skater and classical pianist, and her unconventional entry into competitive

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01:13:17

Holly Benner : Pro-Triathlete Turned Trail and Ultra...

Women of Distance ·

2024/11/27

Holly Benner has worn many hats in her athletic career - from competitive and collegiate swimmer, to Olympic development rower, to a successful career as a professional triathlete, and now as an emerging trail and ultrarunner!In this episode, Lauren and Holly discuss her unconventional path as an elite athlete at so many different sports across her athletic career; what she learned and how she grew through the process of each; how she found balance between a career and athletics; her path into

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01:18:40

Whitney Richman

Women of Distance ·

2024/11/12

⁠Whitney Richman is a beast of the east, who has been dominating the east coast ultrarunning scene for the better part of the past 15 years - including, most recently, her second win at West Virginia's Rim to River 100 mile! In this episode, Lauren and Whitney discuss her unconventional path into running and ultrarunning, her love of the community where she found acceptance and belonging, the changes and challenges of growing a family and balancing motherhood with training and competition, and the

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01:17:40

Rachel Tomajczyk

Women of Distance ·

2024/11/04

Rachel Tomajczyk is a professional trail and mountain runner, currently thriving in the sub-ultra distances with a 10th place finish in the Golden Trail World Series, 2nd place finish in the U.S. Mountain Running Champs, and 3rd at the US Half Marathon Trail Championships just to name a few from this season alone! In this episode, Lauren and Rachel discuss her journey from high school and collegiate cross country and track, to the roads, to the trails, and all of the life and experience woven in

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01:22:01

Meg Eckert

Women of Distance ·

2024/10/28

Fresh off the Backyard Ultra Satellite World Champs, where she was The Assist for the United States, and set a new women's world best for yards completed - Meg Eckert has had a huge year of 100, 200, 300+ mile racing! In this episode, Lauren and Meg discuss her 2024 racing calendar which has included 3x 100 mile races, 3x backyard ultras, 3x multi-day events, topping out with an overall win and 526.3 miles at 6 Days in the Dome... and isn't over yet! Meg shares what goes into training, racing, and

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01:18:34

Lauren Puretz

Women of Distance ·

2024/10/21

Lauren Puretz is an elite trailrunner, full time OB/GYN, mother of two, and currently topping podiums in a wide range of races from 20k to 100 mile, flat and fast to steep and technical! In this episode, Lauren and Lauren discuss the wild year she's had - not only in running and competing, but in her professional life as well. We chat about how she found the sport, and ultimately trail and ultrarunning; the challenges of juggling training, work, family, and a marriage; how she's thriving in her

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01:13:03

Careth Arnold

Women of Distance ·

2024/10/14

"Mom strength" personified - Careth Arnold is an elite ultramarathon runner, fresh off of winning and setting a women's new course record at the Bear 100 Mile! In this episode, Lauren and Careth discuss her journey into running and ultra-running as a new mom, testing herself on the trails and in elite competition, working with the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, nursing, full-time motherhood, and training/competing as an elite athlete. Please enjoy; and like, follow, and share to stay in the

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01:24:13

Jen St. Jean

Women of Distance ·

2024/10/07

⁠"Faster as a master" - Jen St. Jean has been competing in track and cross country since 8th grade; with a career that spans NCAA Division 1 competition, post-collegiate Olympic Development, and world class Master's competition, including being a member of the World Record setting 4x800m relay team (women's age 45-49)! She holds Master's age PRs of 4:37 in the 1500m and 2:17 in the 800m, while just this past weekend she beat her college PR in the 6k (23:23) at the Paul Short Invitational - running

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01:11:51

Sabrina Stanley

Women of Distance ·

2024/09/30

Sabrina Stanley has been a force on the trails since she first discovered ultra-running nearly 10 years ago. In that time, she rose quickly from beginner to champion - landing wins, podiums, and course records at some of the most competitive and well known races in the world.(Western States, Hurt 100, Hardrock, Grand Raid, and UTMB just to name a few.) From the outside looking in, you would never know that while achieving impressive results on paper, she'd been privately dealing with misdiagnosed

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01:04:14

Traci Falbo

Women of Distance ·

2024/09/23

Traci Falbo has done it all - world championship teams, Western States, the Grand Slam, marathon finishes in all 50 states+, mountains, tracks, 24-hour racing, a 48-hour American Record, and more! In this episode, Lauren and Traci discuss her entry into sport as a method for weight loss, how that evolved step by step into marathon and ultra-running, finding her niche in long distance, and how a difficult knee injury has changed her perspective and the way she competes today. Please enjoy; and

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01:27:16

Tara Warren

Women of Distance ·

2024/09/16

Tara Warren is one race away from becoming the first woman to complete the Rocky Mountain Slam since 2016. That's a total of four 100mile races in the Rocky Mountains, across four months of the Summer, culminating with The Bear 100 in Utah at the end of September! (She also successfully completed the Bighorn 100, the Hardrock 100, and the Wasatch 100 as the first three events.) Only 12 women have EVER completed the Rocky Mountain Slam before her. In this episode, Lauren and Tara discuss the

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01:16:55

Mary Denholm

Women of Distance ·

2024/09/09

Mary Denholm is a woman on fire - fresh off a summer spent racing and winning the entire Leadville Trail Series (Leadville Trail Marathon, Silver Rush 50, and Leadville 100mile), including running the second fastest time in course history in her debut 100! Despite this being her first season of racing trail and ultra, her transition has been intentional, well planned, and long awaited. In this episode, Lauren and Mary discuss her history in the sport; including quitting on running several times

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01:13:48

Avery Matthews

Women of Distance ·

2024/09/02

Avery Matthews is on the cusp of becoming the only woman to complete the 2024 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning!Actually, the only woman since 2022 - and one of only 60 female finishers since the challenge began in 1986. Yet only a few years ago, she turned down a friend's invitation to run a local 5k because she thought it was too far! In this episode, Lauren and Avery talk about her rapid progression from 5k to the challenge of running four of the country's oldest 100 mile races in a single

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00:56:36

Amy Watson

Women of Distance ·

2024/08/26

Amy Watson is the queen of ultra-speed!A field hockey and lacrosse player, turned marathoner - she began running ultra-distances in her early 40s, and now lays claim to numerous wins and course records at all distances from 50k to 100 mile! But her path to the top was neither easy nor linear. In this episode, Lauren and Amy talk about her journey to success: including struggles with her health and family life, multiple failures to complete the 100 mile distance, learning, seeking help, finding

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01:02:24

Ari Hendrix

Women of Distance ·

2024/08/19

Ari Hendrix is an elite marathoner, fresh off the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials, with an inspiring story of hard work, determination, failures, successes, and growth - in the sport and in life.Over more than 10 years, she worked her way (one small step at a time) from a 3:57 marathoner, to a multi-year project to break 3 hours, to missing the standard for the 2020 Trials, and finding belief to work for the new (much faster) 2024 Trials standard. In this episode, Lauren and Ari discuss that

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01:08:34

Nicole Monette

Women of Distance ·

2024/08/12

Nicole Monette is one of the fastest female 100 mile athletes in history. She's had success as a marathoner, a trail runner, and a road-ultra athlete on the world stage - while at the same time she's also a mother of three, a full time physical therapist, and running coach! In this episode, Lauren and Nicole chat about balancing an elite career and all of the life that intertwines between the miles, her path both to and from professional sponsorship, and her changing and evolving

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01:26:30

Courtney Olsen

Women of Distance ·

2024/08/05

We welcome Courtney Olson BACK to the Women of Distance Podcast!Courtney is a professional runner with Hoka, and the unsung hero of the 2024 Comrades Marathon - where she recently placed 3rd female overall and top American outright, in an Up year (that's 4000+ feet of elevation gain) and her first time racing the event! Courtney is both a marathon and ultra athlete, with an affinity for road running: she has represented the United States on three(+) IAU world championship teams in the road 50k

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01:06:19

Tara Dower

Women of Distance ·

2024/07/29

Tara Dower is an East-Coast based runner, who has been on fire over the past couple years; exploring -and dominating- all surfaces and all distances from the road marathon to the 100 mile to long-trail FKTs!In this episode, Lauren and Tara chat about her origins in the sport, what inspires the races and projects she pursues, what she's learning along the way, and take a deeper dive into her most recent race: The Hardrock 100 mile, one of the hardest courses in the country, where she took 4th

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