Latest Comrades Podcast Episodes
Emily Halnon: An Epic Ultra Trail Run To The Gorge, Her Book, Her Mother, Her Return to Living Big and Bold
Women's Running Stories - May 07, 2024 04:00 - 49 minutesIn August 2020, marathon and ultra-distance trail runner Emily Halnon set out on an FKT (fastest known time). The goal: cover the 460 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail that traverses Oregon, from south to north, faster than any other human yet recorded. The purpose: to honor her mother, Andrea Hal...
Race Report: Emily Durgin + 2024 USATF 10-Mile National Championships
Women's Running Stories - April 30, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutesAdidas professional runner Emily Durgin is back on the podcast! She shares how it all went down at the 2024 USATF 10-Mile National Championships, which took place April 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C. This is a follow up to Durgin's last appearance on WRS, where she told the story of how the USATF O...
WRS Moves to Tuesdays: Reair, Sally Kipyego: Olympic Marathon Dreams Realized
Women's Running Stories - April 26, 2024 11:02 - 40 minutesWomen's Running Stories is moving to Tuesdays; expect the next new episode Tuesday, April 30. This Friday episode is a re-air of a great story featuring running great Sally Kipyego. The episode first aired back in March 25, 2021, and it centers on Kipyego's return to competitive running after hav...
#58: '68 (Volume One)
The Comixology Club - April 24, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsI hope you're excited because the boss man is here and the boys are ready to play! This month Snoop, Higgins, and 0-0-8 Studios' own Michael Lopez are diving into the heart-pounding world of '68. Join us as we look at volume one of this gripping series set during the Vietnam War, where the dead ...
Katie Arnold: Zen on the Run
Women's Running Stories - April 19, 2024 04:00 - 1 hourIn 2016, elite ultra-distance trail runner and writer Katie Arnold experienced a traumatic river rafting accident that left her questioning whether or not she would ever be able to run again. This is the story of how Arnold healed after her accident and how that process helped her rediscover a pu...
Emilia Benton: A Boston Marathon Journey
Women's Running Stories - April 12, 2024 04:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, Emilia Benton focuses on how she discovered the approach to marathoning that earned her a Boston Marathon qualifying time, and then how it all went down at last year's Boston Marathon. Benton is a well recognized journalist in the running world, with a particular focus on profess...
Michelle Wheeler: Becoming a Professional Wheelchair Racer
Women's Running Stories - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutesMichelle Wheeler is an internationally competitive marathon and distance road racer. Last year saw Wheeler race marathons in Boston, Berlin, Sydney, London, Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia, in addition to traveling throughout the US to shorter-distance races. And, this year, she'll also be re...
Jen Kanyugi: The Boston Marathon, 20 Consecutive Years
Women's Running Stories - March 29, 2024 08:35 - 32 minutesJen Kanyugi is running her 20th consecutive Boston Marathon this year. Her journey to get to this point is about this one event, and so much more. In this time, Jen went from not running more than 20 minutes on the treadmill to being a steady presence at this, one of the most recognized and celeb...
#57: Batman '89
The Comixology Club - March 27, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsBringing it back to the late 80s with Batman and maybe even Robin. The guys are joined by our buddy Dylan to go through a new story in the Michael Keaton verse (even though Higgins didn’t know that). So grab your Batmobile or Batbike and swerve right into a good time! This episode was made poss...
Cherie Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Project: Part 4, The Power of Belief
Women's Running Stories - March 25, 2024 05:00 - 33 minutesIn this episode, part 4 of this series, Cherie tells the story of her return to formal training and workouts after recovering from an injury. And, back at it, Cherie returned to racing and experienced a frustrating bought of race anxiety. This set Cherie down a path to tackle this difficult barri...
Liz Rock: A TrailblazHer's Journey, Running the Boston Marathon for Mile 21 Joy
Women's Running Stories - March 22, 2024 09:39 - 37 minutesLiz Rock is a marathoner and community leader, focusing on women and diversity: "We [women] are so powerful and I wish we knew that more," she says. "We are powerful and we need to lead with that more often than not." Rock tells her running story with a focus on training for the 2024 Boston Marat...
Race Report: Annie Frisbie + 2024 USATF 15k National Championships
Women's Running Stories - March 15, 2024 05:00 - 34 minutesMinnesota Distance Elite Team member and Puma professional marathoner and long-distance road racer Annie Frisbie shares how it all went down at the 2024 15k National Championships, which took place March 2, 2024, in Jacksonville, FL, at the Gate River Run. Frisbie had a great race at the 15k, for...
Rebecca Mehra: Professional Track Racer, On a Season of Inspired Change
Women's Running Stories - March 08, 2024 08:43 - 33 minutesProfessional middle distance track racer Rebecca Mehra shares her professional running story. It's been marked by great success, two years of disappointing hurdles, to now: coming into 2024 healthy and ready, with a new perspective, new coach, and new set of training partners. Rebecca Mehra is a ...
Kelly Bruno: 2024 Boston Marathon Professional Para-Athlete, A Return to Loving the Run
Women's Running Stories - March 01, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutesKelly Bruno has been an athlete since she was a child. Because of a birth defect on her right leg, she went through a below-the-knee amputation, and competes with a prosthetic. Competitive sports has played a fundamental role in her life and her development, and throughout, Bruno has been a role ...
Kelly Bruno: 2024 Boston Marathon Pro Para-Athlete, On Her Lifelong Athlete Journey
Women's Running Stories - March 01, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutesKelly Bruno has been an athlete since she was a child. Because of a birth defect on her right leg, she went through a below-the-knee amputation, and competes with a prosthetic. Competitive sports has played a fundamental role in her life and her development, and throughout, Bruno has been a role ...
#56: Big Game
The Comixology Club - February 28, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt’s not our first guest, but it might be our most famous one. The boys get together with SoulStar Sketchin’ ART to cover the long time coming, 200+ issue worth of world building, action packed culmination of MillarWorld. Big Game does not and will not disappoint. And we Wanted to be The Ambassa...
Race Report: Emily Durgin + 2024 USATF Olympic Trials Marathon
Women's Running Stories - February 23, 2024 05:00 - 39 minutesAdidas professional runner Emily Durgin shares how it all went down at the 2024 USATF Olympic Trials Marathon, which took place February 3, 2024, in Orlando, FL. On the line at this race, in addition to a national championship title, cash awards and series points, racers were vying for a spot on ...
Emma Grace Hurley: Life as a Professional Runner, Making Big Moves
Women's Running Stories - February 16, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutesEmma Grace Hurley is an exciting young professional runner, now running for the newly formed all-women's team, the Heartland Track Club. Emma Grace was first featured on WRS in March 2023, in our Race Report episode about the USATF 15k National Championships, which was held on March 6, 2023, at t...
JayEll Alexander: CEO Black Girls Run, Leading a Movement 258,000 Strong
Women's Running Stories - February 09, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutesJay Ell Alexander is a runner and the CEO of one of the largest running groups in the United States: Black Girls Run, aka BGR, with 258,000 members. Alexander has been leading BGR for six years now, after working as marketing and PR lead for the previous six years. And she has a very clear unders...
Race Report: Katie Camarena + 2024 USATF Cross-Country National Championships
Women's Running Stories - February 02, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutesEmerging professional runner and new member of Tinman Elite out of Boulder, Colorado, Katie Camarena tells the story of how it all went down from her viewpoint racing in the 2024 USATF Cross-Country National Championships, which took place January 20, 2024, in Richmond, VA. On the line at this ra...
Michelle Sikes: NCAA Champion, Author of Kenya's Running Women: A History
Women's Running Stories - January 26, 2024 05:00 - 33 minutesMichelle Sikes's story centers around how her collegiate running career is inextricably linked to her first book, Kenya's Running Women: A History, published in December 2023. This is the first academic monograph to focus on the history of any women's sport in Africa. Back when she was in her co...
#55: The Star Wars
The Comixology Club - January 25, 2024 04:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsNot that long ago, in a galaxy that’s pretty close actually, two brothers joined some podcast boys to prove who the best brother really was. In…. The Brother Wars! Also we read the screenplay that led to creation of the series most people love called The Star Wars (but comics). It’s a space raci...
Sister Liz Sjoberg: Becoming a Sister on the Run
Women's Running Stories - January 19, 2024 09:05 - 42 minutes"I don't think I really liked running until maybe two or three years in of actually trying to run. I wouldn't even call myself a runner at that point at all, but just somebody trying to get their life right and trying to have some balance. It really started to open up a new world for me." Sister ...
Anita Cardinal: Don't Stop Unless You Are Proud
Women's Running Stories - January 12, 2024 05:00 - 44 minutesAnita Cardinal is an ultra trail runner, advocate for the indigenous community, race director, and community builder who lives in Northwestern Canada in the beautiful city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In her story, Anita gets into why running has been a powerful force in her life from a very ea...
Cherie Turner: Over 50, Sub 20, 5k Project: Part 3, The Reset
Women's Running Stories - January 05, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode, part 3 of this series, Cherie shares how a freak non-running injury caused her to take time away from structured workouts and formal training. While the injury was a bummer, in the end, it provided a healthy reset. Cherie shares how the recovery process has gone and why she feels...
2023 Reflections: Clips to Take With You Into the New Year
Women's Running Stories - December 29, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutesFor this episode, I chose a variety of clips from 10 episodes published in 2023 that have stuck with me and made an impact. This isn't a "best of" so much as a celebration of the huge variety of experiences and motivations women have in this sport. I hope you'll find something in here to motivate...
#54: The Life and Times of Santa Claus
The Comixology Club - December 27, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe boys join Klaus on his final (at least for now) adventure. A guy doesn’t know why he’s a snowman, a calendar, and special guest appearance by someone you definitely won’t want to miss. So Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas. And enjoy the best present anyone could ask for. A brand new episode of th...
Natalie Barlatier: Unwavering Commitment
Women's Running Stories - December 22, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutesNatalie Barlatier has a determination when it comes to her running that is truly remarkable. Barlatier discovered a love of track and field in her youth, but took a break from running when she entered college. She returned to the sport after being diagnosed with MS in her late 20s, and began to e...
Briana Boehmer: A Difficult Decision and the Power of Support
Women's Running Stories - December 15, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutesBriana Boehmer had dreamed about qualifying for an Olympic trials since she was young. But she'd let go of that dream as she moved into her 40s. In her mind, she had aged out. That all changed in 2020. Boehmer's first competitive sport was running, which she did through college. After college, sh...
Neely Spence Gracey: Pregnancy, Marathons, Disney Fun, and a Stroller Mile World Record
Women's Running Stories - December 08, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutesProfessional distance and marathon runner Neely Spence Gracey has been a competitive runner since she was in her teens and running has been a part of her life since she was born: both of her parents were competitive runners, and her father was an internationally competitive marathoner. In recent ...
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