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Trail Running Women

Hilary Spires

The women of the trails share their stories about running, racing, and life. These badass ladies from around the globe get honest about everything from competing, motherhood, and trying to h...

Episodes

20 of 107 episodes

Alyssa Clark on Mental Toughness: Your Brain Is Going to Need Some Options

I'm so excited to have Alyssa Clark back on the podcast! We dive deep into the mental side of running and why racing your best takes more th...

59:32Oct 22, 2026

Trail Tips: Listener Q & A

We have some great listener questions for our first episode of Trail Tips with Lauren! We chat gear, 100 mile training, maintenance phases,...

54:14Oct 8, 2026

Marathon Training, Life Stress & Learning to Embrace the Hard

Training catch up with Lauren! We chat about why effort can sometimes matter more than hitting an exact pace, and how stress and everything...

47:45Sep 24, 2026

TRW Podcast Renewed: Introducing Lauren

I'm SO excited to be back, and this time with Lauren Andrews! Lauren is a mom, a sub-3-hour marathoner, a coach, and a rising force in the t...

56:23Sep 10, 2026

What's Next? Life Updates & the Future of Trail Running Women

A little catch-up on life, training, injuries, and where my head is at—and a little teaser of what's coming next for the podcast. Stay tuned...

15:43Aug 23, 2026

Solocast: The Pod

The future of the podcast :)

08:12May 10, 2026

Kaz: Performance Psychologist

Kaz has a PhD in human behaviour and MSc in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and has studied our power to perform when faced with adversity. P...

47:25May 7, 2026

Emma: Mental Performance Consultant

Emma K. Wagner is a mental performance consultant (MPC) finishing up her Master's degree in sport and exercise psychology at Springfield Col...

53:57Apr 16, 2026

Jeff: Keep your feet strong

We are back with Jeff the foot specialst! We tackle listener quesetions on all things feet + running.

47:17Apr 9, 2026

Elizabeth: Fast & Far

Liz is an accomplished ultra runner who also broke the three-hour barrier in the marathon. In this episode, we dive into how she got there—a...

53:08Mar 26, 2026

Orcas100: Race Recap!

Race Recap of Orcas Island 100 Mile! I recorded this as soon after the race as possible, so forgive the slightly foggy details—post-100-mile...

45:36Mar 12, 2026

Orcas 100 Weekend: Nerves, Prep & Stuff

It's Orcas 100 week! 🎉 In this solo episode, I'm diving into what it looks like to train for a 100-miler while raising kids — including lis...

29:02Feb 26, 2026

Rene: Fun and Fearless

Rene Unser is a coach, race director, and accomplished trail runner who's taken on countless ultras, including multiple stage races. We talk...

48:54Feb 12, 2026

Ria: Out of Office - Running 20,000km

Ria Xi is a Chinese-born ultrarunner attempting to become the first human to run across Asia and Europe on the Silk Road—20,000 kilometers f...

51:29Jan 29, 2026

Trail Tips: Keep Her Bossy

I'm joined by the incredible runner and coach Jenny Quilty! We're ripping through listener questions on everything from getting through the...

01:00:06Jan 15, 2026

Callie: Lost 200 lbs, ran a 240 mile race

Callie Vinson is an ultrarunner who is making a huge impact advocating for body diversity and inclusivity within outdoor sports. She went fr...

57:36Jan 1, 2026

Alyssa: Mental Toughness

All things Mental Toughness! Alyssa is an outstanding runner and has toughed through the most extreme conditions. This is an episode you wil...

42:25Dec 18, 2025

Trish: Following in Her Daughter's Footsteps

Trish's fitness journey began with the birth of her first child, Jess, in 1990. Her mom had battled with obesity and was unable to participa...

39:01Dec 4, 2025

Stem Cells: Can we run longer and feel better with stem cells?

I've been curious about stem cells since I started running, so I'm so excited to finally get to dive into it with Dr. Dan Pardi. Can they he...

59:06Nov 20, 2025

Bre: The present moment is the whole dang point!

Bre Mirynech has been trail running for the past 6 years. She moved to Banf if 2013 and was big into climbing, hiking, mountaineering, snowb...

01:09:16Nov 6, 2025