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Take Off Your Shoes

Welcome to Take Off Your Shoes! My podcast where I sit across people that inspire me from the sport of running, and get to know who they are once they take off their proverbial running shoes. These conversations are heartfelt, friendly and real, hoping to give you the feeling that you’re just tuning into people having a nice chat to catch up.

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00:50:47

Lucy Bartholomew

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2025/10/30

Welcome to another episode of Take Off Your Shoes!Today's conversation is with the wonderful Lucy Bartholomew!I was very inspired after our conversation with her, not because of her accomplishments but because of her attitude and how she overcomes moments of doubt and struggle while staying true to her why. She’s not one to shy away from asking and answering tough questions, and I truly appreciate her openness.One key takeaway for me was how she defines herself not by the things she’s doing, but

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01:06:40

Dani Aravich

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2025/10/13

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Take Off Your Shoes.After a long summer break, I’m back and stoked to introduce my guest, Dani Aravich.While she might be a “budding” trail runner, she’s also a Paralympian, having competed in both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and now she’s preparing for the upcoming Milano Cortina Games.Of course, she’s far beyond her athletic achievements. What stood out to me most was her encouragement of curiosity and her ability to create a space where all

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01:00:29

Take Off Your Shoes 22 - Zoë Rom

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2025/08/16

Hello and welcome to another episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I am back with a brand new episode with Zoë Rom!It would take me more than a few posts to describe all that she does, but to sum it up, she’s a very passionate, multi-talented creator, writer, and runner.I resonated a lot with juggling multiple things at the same time and how she had a period where she was putting off her well-being, thinking one day she’d pay for the consequences but that today she would spread herself thin. She then asked

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01:08:51

Take Off Your Shoes 21 - Adam Merry

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2025/07/23

Welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I’ve been taking some time away, and I’m back with a wonderful guest: Adam Merry!It was amazing getting to talk to him. Heading into it, I already knew he would be very open, and indeed he was very generous and vulnerable, which I truly appreciate.We talked about how it feels to juggle being a father of now two boys, being a partner, being a full-time employee, and chasing running at the highest level. He also explained what he’s training towards and

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01:06:37

Take Off Your Shoes 20 - Dani Moreno

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2025/06/18

Welcome to the 20th episode of Take Off Your Shoes! My very special guest for this special episode is Dani Moreno. I am very grateful for Dani’s openness and admire how self-reflected she was which showed in the beautiful ways she worded her experiences in and around the sport that she fell in love with again as well as her path of navigating injury and the myriad of emotions it brought up as well as the valuable lessons she learned. Some of the best parts of the conversation were the tangents she

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Take Off Your Shoes 19 - Tabor and Eli Hemming

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2025/06/11

Hello and welcome to another episode of Take Off Your Shoes!My guests today are—that’s right, plural—the power couple: Tabor and Eli Hemming!This episode was exactly what I was looking for when starting this podcast: to get to know the people in this sport, who they are beyond the sport.We discussed the importance of being multi-dimensional, not just as athletes but as people. We explored how they’re intentional with their time, balancing friends, family, farm work, coaching, and trail running. They

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00:54:40

Take Off Your Shoes 18 - Marianne Hogan

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2025/06/04

Welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes!My guest this week is Marianne Hogan. Before anything else, she’s known for her contagiously positive attitude, and it was a pleasure getting to know her like this.I realized that this attitude is centered in gratitude, in putting enjoyment of the moment and of the sport as a first-order condition. This mentality allowed her to keep the joy at the forefront even when becoming a full-time athlete and leaving her job in HR behind.Learning more about her

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00:55:57

Take Off Your Shoes 17 - Arden Young

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2025/05/21

Hello and thank you so much for tuning into another episode of Take Off Your Shoes!Today I’m so happy to be sharing my conversation with Arden Young!She was an incredible conversation partner, and I’m so grateful for her openness when talking about her ongoing struggles with the word “elite”, as well as the juggling act that is having two demanding careers: professional ultra runner for Norda and dentist!We talked about her unconventional start to running, even though she wasn’t the most athletic of

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00:54:20

Take Off Your Shoes 16 - Jessica Brazeau

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2025/05/07

This was a really fun conversation with Jessica Brazeau (who graciously accepted my invitation just a couple of days after her race in Chianti), where I not only got to know her but also got a peek behind the curtain of how she holds the Brazeau-Walmsley team together.She opened up about her feelings surrounding the move to France. She shared the struggles of uprooting an established life, seeking a new community, and how things turned around, in large part thanks to Simon Gosselin and his partner,

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00:58:59

Take Off Your Shoes 15 - Hilary Yang

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2025/04/23

Thank you for tuning in to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I'm super happy to be sharing my conversation with Hilary Yang!You might know her as an amazing photographer, the race director of The Mammoth, or the co-founder of the Women's Trail Running Fund… just a few of the many hats she wears, all stemming from her love and passion for storytelling.We talk about how the WTF became a reality, and the beauty and 'privilege' of being able to give grants to creators to tell their own stories

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00:51:46

Take Off Your Shoes 14 - Chris Andrews

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2025/04/09

Hello and welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I’m very happy to be sharing my conversation with Chris Andrews.An up-and-comer for most of you, Chris has such a unique story, and it was really fun and interesting getting to learn all about it.His excitement for the sport and his desire to help others experience what he’s getting out of running—the release, the happiness, the joy—is really inspiring. Being the same age underlined the effect of these conversations for me: While I cannot

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01:03:49

Take Off Your Shoes 13 - Emily Hawgood

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2025/03/26

Welcome to another episode of Take Off Your ShoesI am so stoked to share my conversation with Emily Hawgood!Talking to her just lifts my mood—and I’m sure it’ll do the same for you when you listen to our conversation. It’s really inspiring to see how she chooses to stay positive. As she put it, “The more positive you can be, the happier you will be.” Getting to learn about her background and her experience of moving across the globe to find a new place she calls home really resonated with me, and we

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Take Off Your Shoes 12 - Leah Yingling

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2025/03/12

Hi everyone and welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes! I am super happy to share my conversation with Leah Yingling with you all!It was a super fun convo where i got to not only learn about her past, her relationship with her twin sister, her husband Mike, her own podcast with Katie Asmuth, Rachel Drake and Hilary Yang Trail Network Podcast, but also about her ever evolving sense of why and her ongoing self-challenge of taking more risks and becoming ‘less even keeled’.We also talk about

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Take Off Your Shoes 11 - Corrine Malcolm

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2025/02/25

Welcome to the 11th Episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I am honored to share my conversation with Corrine Malcolm.How do you even begin to describe who Corrine is? An amazing ultra runner (newly added to the Hoka roster!), a coach, a podcaster, a commentator extraordinaire, a trailblazer, and an advocate for inclusion and women in sport. Honestly, I could go on for the rest of this post just listing the countless hats she wears.As I told her in the podcast, if I were to sum her up in an unjustifiably

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Take Off Your Shoes 10 - Finn Melanson

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2025/02/12

Hello Everyone, and thank you for tuning in to the newest episode of Take Off Your Shoes!My guest today is Finn Melanson, known to most of you as thehost of the Singletrack Podcast. He’s also a community creator, a father, an incredible guest and an inspiration to future creators. It was amazing to have such a professional conversationalist as a guest. While he doesn’t like to talk much about himself and prefers being the host, getting to know him on a deeper level taught me a lot.We talked about

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01:08:54

Take Off Your Shoes 09 - Adam Peterman

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2025/01/31

Hello Everyone!I’m truly excited to share my conversation with Adam Peterman. He’s probably one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve met and an all-around great conversationalist. I had so much fun that I completely lost track of time. We talked about his background, his career arc as told by him, his engagement, and—since we were both going through sacral stress fractures at the same time—the array of emotions that brought up in us. Oh, and there was plenty of banter, too. It felt like catching

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00:57:10

Take Off Your Shoes 08 - Dylan Bowman

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2025/01/09

Happy New Year, Everyone!I wanted to kick off this year with a very special guest: Dylan Bowman. Despite his impossibly busy schedule, Dylan carved out time for me—saying no is not (yet) in his vocabulary. He wears so many hats, but perhaps most importantly, he is the co-founder of Freetrail. Dylan has been an inspiration to me since the very early days of ‘The Well’ and continues to be so. We touched on the ‘how and why’ of Freetrail, his future plans, being a dad, the life shift it brought to his

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01:00:38

Take Off Your Shoes 07 - Ryan Thrower

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2024/12/18

Today's guest is Ryan Thrower, the creative-genius behind Freetrail, and is responsible for the the backstage magic of producing the content they put out. His go-to mindset is incredibly inspiring. He’s “Midwest nice, East Coast driver and lives in the West Coast”. We talked about the history and the why behind Freetrail and how it got to where it is now but we also went deep and delved into finding meaning in work, the importance of happiness, and the fragility of life. He also turned the table

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00:56:16

Take Off Your Shoes 06 - Francesco Puppi

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2024/12/04

Hello everyone and welcome to the 6th episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I’m so honored to share my conversation with Francesco Puppi. He’s not only an incredibly hardworking athlete but also a passionate advocate for the sport. He is one of the founders of PTRA, a coach, and the host of two podcasts (and I’m struggling to manage just one!), his dedication is truly inspiring. It was wonderful to hear his thoughts on self-confidence and acceptance, hard work, body image, and more. I only wish we had

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00:55:57

Take Off Your Shoes 05 - Rod Farvard

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2024/11/20

I’m thrilled to share the 5th episode of Take Off Your Shoes with my guest, Rod Farvard!We dive into his journey from youth navigating the desire to fit in, then embracing and seeking his uniqueness. We explore his approach to running, his openness to learning, his commitment, and the insights he shares on his blog. And, of course, we talk about his bold, unapologetic long-term goal: landing on the podium at both Western States and UTMB in the same summer. It’s a wide-ranging, super fun

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