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Trail Running Women

Apr 11, 2024

Reid Taylor is a Delta Firefighter who has now run 2 marathons wearing 45-pounds of his turnout gear. Reid has always been an athlete but endurance running was something entirley new to him.  After his first marathon he began to get chest pains and training stopped abruptly. We chat about how he overcame a 90% blockage...


Mar 28, 2024

Melissa started running in March 2020, after she went through late term pregnancy loss. She talks about how trail running saved her and what peace it's brought, both through being alone on the trail, to being filled with community on local trail runs and races. She's now attempting her 3rd 100miler and is...


Mar 14, 2024

Ellie has loved sports all her life, and came into distance running with her first marathon at 40. What she didn't expect to come with it was the negative commentary from well - meaning friends and family. We chat about the sh*t poeple say to runners and how to handle it. 

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Feb 29, 2024

Rivka was so much fun to chat to! She started running in her late 50's in 2013, and ran her first half marathon in 2015. She's now completed quite a few road half marathons, a few trail races, and two marathons. She is  a mother of five sons, and grandmother to one and one on the way. Rivka is also a birth attendant,...


Feb 15, 2024

Anushay has always defined herself as an Academic but struggled to call herself an athlete. She moved to Canada from Pakistan and quickly became involved in the trail running community and with a bit of work is now both an athlete and an ultrarunner. 

Anushay was inspired to go further and push her body and mind to...