Women of Distance
Episodes
Western States 100 Women's Elite Field Preview Series
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Women of Distance Preview Series for the Western States 100, featuring 12 athletes from the WSER women's elite field!These women ha...
Sydney Petersen - A Strong Sense of Belonging
25 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney Petersen was the top American female in her first time racing the Zegama Aizkorri 42k last week! While she considers herself a newcomer to the ...
Lindsey Dwyer - I Just Love Running
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Dwyer just finished her second 250-mile race at the Cocodona 250 where she was 5th female - finishing seven hours faster than her first race t...
Sarah Humble - It's Not About The Result
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Humble is fresh off a Golden Ticket earning performance at the Canyons 100k, and is already preparing for her debut at the Western States Endura...
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Allison, Jane Maus, and Helen Mino Faukner just returned from the Maderia Island Ultra Trail where they each claimed a podium finish in their ...
Makena Morley - The Small Steps Lead To The Big Steps
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There was a lot of excitement when Makena Morley made her trail running debut late last year, and that excitement is only building as she came back fo...
Sarah Morrison - 100k Road National Champion
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Morrison is our 2026 100k road National Champion, running 7:17 at the Mad City Ultras to notch one of the fastest times by an American woman, ev...
Bailey Kowalczyk - For The Love Of It
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At the intersection of talent, hard work, patience, and gratitude, you'll find Bailey Kowalczyk - and she's just getting started, again.With a...
Tayler Peavey - It Doesn't Have to be Perfect to be Good
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tayler Peavey ran her first trail race just a year and a half ago, and has since been consistently developing her strength and skills to compete as on...
Pregnancy and Motherhood in Sport
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we're connecting with Emkay Sullivan, Grayson Murphy, Mary Daniels, and Rachel Tomajczyk for a conversation on pregnancy a...
Sylvie Abel - A Pathway to Gratitude
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Someone I loved once gave me a box of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift." -Mary OliverTrail running IS the...
Lindsay Allison - It's About Who You Are
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Allison has been consistently rising with the tide of elite women in trail and ultrarunning.From falling in love with the style of trail runni...
Ellaney Matarese - Don't Be Afraid of Failure
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ellaney Matarese just finished seventh at the 2026 Black Canyon 100k, competing with an experienced and world class field in her first 100k race ever....
Holly Ranson - Golden Opportunity
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Ranson is fresh off of a golden-ticket-earning performance at the Tarawera 102k, where she finished fourth in a highly competitive women's r...
Heather Jackson - Who You Share It With
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Jackson is a legend in endurance sport, who needs no introduction by way of accomplishments. What makes her most interesting and inspiring, ho...
Black Canyon 100k - Women's Elite Field Preview (First-Timers)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Black Canyon 100k Women's Elite Field Preview - presented by SOAR Running!On Women of Distance, our race previews are different: Yo...
Black Canyon 100k - Women's Elite Field Preview (Veterans)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Black Canyon 100k Women's Elite Field Preview - presented by SOAR Running!On Women of Distance, our race previews are different: Yo...
Tina Muir - Do The Next Right Thing
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." -Arthur AsheTina Muir has worn many hats in her life: professional athlete, podca...
Shelby Houlihan - Trail Runner?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Shelby Houlihan began her 2026 season by running, and winning, two sub-ultra trail races on the past two consecutive weekends - generating a lot of in...
Olympic Skimo, with Anna Gibson
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Gibson drops by this week to teach us all about Skimo ahead of it's debut in the 2026 Winter Olympics next month!In this episode, Lauren and ...
Jess Brazeau - The Depth of a Truly Rich Life
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Brazeau had a heck of a year in 2025 - consistently stepping into deep international competition in trail and mountain running, at a variety of d...
IAU 50k World Champs - And The State of Road Ultrarunning
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Change comes first from saying something, then following that with action."This is a special episode featuring the women of Team USA for th...
Jade Belzberg - The Unexpected Path
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jade Belzberg never viewed herself as an athlete, let alone a professional - making a career out of sport. In fact even now, she describes herself as ...
Sarah Biehl - Fall Down and Get Back Up
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Biehl is a marathoner turned trail and ultra athlete, who experienced early and natural success as a distance runner. She earned her OTQ standar...
Carla Molinaro - Hold It Lightly
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 wo...
Addie Bracy - Consistency and Curiosity
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 retur...
Courtney Coppinger - Stepping Into The Unknown
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 US...
Jazmine Lowther - Cultivating Confidence
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Javelina Jundred Women's Field Preview
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Sandi Nypaver - Life and Lessons Through Longevity in Ultrarunning
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Tabor Hemming - Do What YOU Want To Do
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tabor Hemming is a true "trail, track, and road" athlete, most recently representing Team USA on the Short Trail team at the 2025 World M...
Women of the World Champs - Short Trail Team
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part Three of our special series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented by Summit ...
Women of the World Champs - Long Trail Team
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part Two of our special three-part series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented b...
Women of the World Champs - VK and Classic Teams
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our special three-part series featuring the Women of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships - Team USA; presented by Summit Roa...
Lotti Brinks - A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 comp...
Kaytlyn Gerbin - "I don't know if this is possible, but I'd like to try"
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kaytlyn Gerbin is a legend of mountain, trail, and ultra running; a literal trailblazer for women in sport, leading by example and demonstrating what&...
Haley Heinrich - Freedom, Confidence, and Joy in the White Mountains
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Kristen Schindler - Mental Performance for Endurance Athletes
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Schindler is an elite trail and ultrarunner, run coach, and a mental performance consultant with a Master's degree in Sport and Performanc...
Emma Cook-Clarke: Spartan to Sky Running to Skimo to Speedgoat 50k
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 podiu...
Kaylee Frederick - From Breaking Age Records to Breaking Course Records
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 1...
Caitlin Fielder - Choosing Opportunity Over Perfection
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ida Nilsson - Highs and Lows of the Western States 100
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Grayson Murphy - Track, Trail, Road, and... Ultra Runner!
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grayson Murphy is a professional runner-of-all-trades: a multi-time World and US Mountain Running Champion, Olympic Trials steeplechaser, Olympic Mara...
Sarah Jones - Triumphant Return to Racing
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Jones is a professional runner (supported by Brooks) with a long list of accomplishments to her name; including running the 2020 Olympic Maratho...
Western States 100 Women's Field Preview - Part Two
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part Two of a special Western States 100 series featuring athletes of the 2025 elite women's field!In this episode, you'll hear fro...
Western States 100 Women's Field Preview - Part One
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part One of a special Western States 100 two-part series featuring athletes of the 2025 the elite women's field!In this episode, you...
Rachel Entrekin - The Queen of Cocodona
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Entrekin is a highly accomplished ultra-marathoner specializing in 100mile and multi-day racing. Most recently, she's been dubbed the Queen...
Hannah Allgood - Don't Give Up On Yourself or Your Dreams
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Allgood has consistently been on the rise since her entry into the sport - now establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with across any d...
Anna Gibson - Doing It Her Way, On the Track and On the Trails
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Gibson is a professional track and trail runner - finding a balance between passions for both and by all measures, succeeding!Last year, Anna ...
Allison Baca - From Triathlon to Trail to Topping Podiums
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Baca is fresh off of two commanding 50k wins and course records to begin her year: first at the Black Canyon 50k in February and most recently...
Part Two with Jane Maus - Sports Nutrition for (female) Endurance Athletes
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to a special two-part series with Jane Maus, professional trail runner with La Sportiva and registered dietitian with Mountain Sports Nut...
Part One with Jane Maus - The woman, the athlete, the dietitian
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special two-part series with Jane Maus, professional trail runner with La Sportiva and registered dietitian with Mountain Sports Nutritio...
Fiona Pascall - Chianti Ultra-Trail Champion
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get to know Fiona Pascall, who is most recently the women's champion of the Chianti Ultra-Trail 120k where she executed a strong and consistent pe...
Georgia Porter - The Fastest Known Time on the Arizona Trail
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia Porter is an accomplished road, trail, and ultra athlete who recently set the female Fastest Known Time on the Arizona Trail - covering the 81...
Abby Hall - In the Golden Ticket Chase
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Hall, professional runner with Adidas Terrex, joins us just a few days before lining up at the Chianti Ultra Trail 120k where she'll be makin...
Henriette Albon - Transgrancanaria Champion and the Journey to Get There
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Henriette Albon, joins the Women of Distance Podcast shortly after claiming a strong victory at the Transgrancanaria Classic 126k - where she won the ...
Helen Mino Faukner - The Tarawera 102k and Seeking Joy As the Path to Success
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Mino Faukner is a professional trail runner from California, who most recently competed in the Tarawera 102k where she finished 4th female and e...
Riley Brady - Climbing to the Top of a Deeply Competitive Landscape
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of two back to back commanding victories at the Javelina 100 mile and the Black Canyon 100k, Riley Brady is indisputably coming into their o...
Alyssa Clark - Breaking the 24-Hour Barrier at HURT 100
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa Clark is a professional trail and mountain athlete, who most recently became the first female in history to run under 24-hours at the HURT 100 ...
Part Two: 2025 Black Canyon 100k Women's Race Preview
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part Two: The First Timers These women are bringing depth and experience to their first time racing the Black Canyon 100k - Here to test themselves ag...
Part One: 2025 Black Canyon 100k Women's Race Preview
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part One: The Veterans These women have had their feet on the Black Canyon course before, and are coming back for another throw down in the desert! *A...
Emkay Sullivan - From Roads to Trails and Back Again
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emkay Sullivan is a professional trail runner with a long list of accomplishments in both sub-ultra and ultra competition. Most recently however, she ...
Lauren Jones - From the Mid-Pack to the Front of the Pack
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Jones is an elite ultra-marathoner with a broad range of experience covering everything from the Georgia Death Race to Cruel Jewel, Pinhoti, Le...
Robyn Lesh - Life Experience Through Running Experience
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robyn Lesh is a professional trail runner who has been consistently on the rise through the past three years, most recently running her first 50-mile ...
Shea Aquilano - On the Rise in Trail and Ultra
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 resu...
Lauren Hagans - Professional Marathoner
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 marath...
Julie Hamulecki - Canadian Record Holder in the 100k & 100mile
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Hamulecki is an elite Canadian ultramarathoner, who recently claimed the win and the women's Canadian record for the 100 mile distance, runni...
Holly Benner : Pro-Triathlete Turned Trail and Ultra Runner
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Benner has worn many hats in her athletic career - from competitive and collegiate swimmer, to Olympic development rower, to a successful career...
Whitney Richman
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 - includ...
Rachel Tomajczyk
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Tomajczyk is a professional trail and mountain runner, currently thriving in the sub-ultra distances with a 10th place finish in the Golden Tra...
Meg Eckert
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 comple...
Lauren Puretz
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, f...
Careth Arnold
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"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 ...
Jen St. Jean
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"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 competi...
Sabrina Stanley
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 begin...
Traci Falbo
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Traci Falbo has done it all - world championship teams, Western States, the Grand Slam, marathon finishes in all 50 states+, mountains, tracks, 24-hou...
Tara Warren
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Mary Denholm
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Avery Matthews
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
Amy Watson
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
Ari Hendrix
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ari Hendrix is an elite marathoner, fresh off the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials, with an inspiring story of hard work, determination, failures, success...
Nicole Monette
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 athl...
Courtney Olsen
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Tara Dower
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Jana Fridrichova
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode two! In this episode, we're chatting with East Coast trail crusher, Jana Fridrichova! With an impressive stack of podiums from ...
The Revival Episode! Catching Up with Devon Yanko
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Women of Distance - the revival! In 2021, elite marathon and ultra runner Devon Yanko started the original Women of Distance podcast (linke...