Trail Society

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Episode 38: Diversity and Inclusion series # 4 with Lee Grabarek on LGBTQAI+ community and Trans-inclusion in trail running Jan 02, 2023

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary interview Lee Grabarek (they/them), a transmasculine trail runner who has vast experience working to increase opportunity and equity for trans people. We discuss their own journey finding confidence in their identity, their opinions around race policies, and goals for the future of trans athlete participation in sport. Keely, Hillary, and Corrine also discuss Keely's supported Joshua Tree FKT, how going full-time athlete may not mean training a lot more, and changing the narrative around healthy training and periods.

Lee's article in TR: https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/running-and-fairness-for-trans-athletes/

Mental health in trans population: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/trgh.2019.0029

Western States Trans + Non-Binary update: https://www.wser.org/transgender-entrant-policy/

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Episode 37: 2024 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifiers, Female Firsts, and the Perks of Strength Training for Trail Runners Dec 20, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss the latest olympic trials marathon qualifiers and other race results like JFK, Desert Solstice, and McDowell Mountain. They also discuss some female first moves in sport and the down side of white shorts in sport. Then they deep dive into the perks of strength training for trail and ultra runners, how it can help the aging athlete, combat injury, and improve running economy.

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USATF Marathon qualifiers: https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a42198851/olympic-marathon-trials-2024-qualifying/

Previous Trail Society Podcast discussing the changes: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BADyZVWFpyRlCnr4uJ8Vw?si=dfks_yCkSmaeXNUInzK5kA

Episode 36: Ultra Trail Cape Town Recap with Corrine and Hillary Dec 06, 2022

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Hillary and Corrine talk through their experiences at Ultra Trail Cape Town. Corrine provided the commentary for the entire weekend of races and Hillary won the 100 miler.

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Episode 35: Diversity and Inclusion Series Part 3: Riley Brady and securing their golden ticket to the WS 100 and addressing gender identity in sport Nov 22, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary sit down with Riley Brady, an ultrarunner who has been running ultras for almost a decade. Most recently Riley was 2nd at the Javelina Jundred securing their golden ticket for the Western States 100 in June. We talk to Riley about how our sport and community can be more inclusive to athletes of all gender identities when sport is historically a binary system.

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Follow Riley Brady :@rye.outside

Article on college coach allegations: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/sports/college-athletes-body-fat-women.html

Episode 34: Diversity and Inclusion Series Part 2: Adam Merry and the lack of ethnically diverse role models in trail running, tokenism, and improving diversity in trail running Nov 08, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary sit down with Adam Merry, an elite, multiracial trail runner and a life-long athlete. Adam currently coaches athletes and uses his background in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to help bring light to some of the issues in trail/ultra running We learn a lot about his experience growing up multiracial, reflect on the importance of mentors, and learn about tokenism.

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Follow Adam Merry: @amerryrunner

Adam Merry Article in TR: https://www.trailrunnermag.com/dirt-digital-editions/black-and-white/

Episode 33: Diversity and Inclusion Series Part 1: Ryan Montgomery and the LGBTQ+ community Oct 25, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary sit down with Ryan Montgomery who is a queer and gay professional ultrarunner focused on increasing diversity and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community in the ultra and trail running space. We learn a lot about his company, Out Trails, how we can become better allies, and how to make trail running more welcoming. We also discuss doping, Big's backyard, and women's sport funding in the news section.

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Follow Ryan Montgomery : @ultra.ryan

Out Trails: @out_trails

Out trails retreat: https://www.aspireadventurerunning.com/out-trail-mt-st-helens/

Sierra Zinal Doping: https://trailrunner.com/trail-news/sierre-zinal-race-winner-mark-kangogo-tests-positive-for-two-banned-substances/#:~:text=Kenyan%20runner%20and%202022%20Sierre,Above%20photo%20by%20Marco%20Gulberti.

Women's Sponsorships up 20% in 2022: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sponsorunited-alex-morgan-is-the-most-endorsed-female-athlete-of-2022-301648371.html

Episode 32: Team USA, new policies and research for pregnant people, and community questions Oct 11, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss team USA, new policies and research around pregnant people, and then we answer a lot of interesting questions sent in from the community. We discuss anemia, iron, and ferritin, how to balance new life stresses, and then some fun rapid fire questions to end it out.

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In defense of adventurous mothers: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/in-defense-of-adventurous-mothers/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sportswire+Women+-+Today+s+press+releases+and+news+in+the+women+s+sports+industry&utm_campaign=Sportswire+Women+Tuesday+10%2F4%2F2022

& Mother and Salomon provide lactation spaces during trail half marathon: https://www.endurancesportswire.com/mother-and-salomon-raise-the-bar-for-supporting-mothers-participating-in-race-events/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sportswire+Women+-+Today+s+press+releases+and+news+in+the+women+s+sports+industry&utm_campaign=Sportswire+Women+Tuesday+9%2F27%2F2022

Impacts of pregnancy on 41 elite runners : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35975937/

Episode 31: Race result extravaganza, equal pay, and youth sport development Sep 27, 2022

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Keely, Corrine, and Hillary discuss all of the races from the past two weeks and then dive into the recent UTMB/TDS Drama. They talk through some new findings in the scientific field around the impacts of extremely long efforts on the body and then dive into their backgrounds in sport and whether a specialized or generalized approach to sport is better for youth athlete development.

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Sex-Specific Physiological Responses to Ultramarathon: https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/2022/10000/Sex_Specific_Physiological_Responses_to.4.aspx

Malcolm Gladwell v David Epstein debate on development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaVey1bV5e8

Canadian Sport for life kid's development model: https://sportforlife.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Long-Term-Development-in-Sport-and-Physical-Activity-3.0.pdf

Episode 30: Injury mindset and coping with DNF with Danielle Snyder Sep 13, 2022

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Keely and Corrine are joined by Danielle Snyder, Licensed clinical social worker, to discuss the mental struggles around injury that impact motivation, self-worth, and recovery. Then they DNFs and how best to cope with and learn from them.

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Women Who FKT instagram: @womenwhofkt

New article on eating disorder and 2020 olympic trial female marathon runners: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9365102/

Article on mental health and injury in athletes: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714044197

Accepting DNF by Danielle and Keely : https://freetrail.com/dnf-embracing-the-decision-grieving-the-loss-of-your-race-and-letting-it-go/

Episode 29: UTMB participation, results, and recap Aug 30, 2022

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Keely, Hillary, and Corrine discuss female participation numbers for the 2023 UTMB races, the phenomenal race results from the weekend, and then dissect Corrine's experience at TDS and Hillary's race at UTMB.

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Female Athletes demand more around fertility treatments: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2022/08/19/women-athletes-compete-later-family-planning-fertility/10353059002/

UTMB News around PTL runner tragedy: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/racing/utmb-runner-death-2022/