Today our Trailgate Chat is titled “WHAT IT’S LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR FIRST TRAIL RACE”.

Nancy “Ultra Mama” and Coach Sarah will look back on 2022 Ahmanson Trails 6k & 12k Trail Runs held on April 16. Hear what it’s like for race directors to spend months dotting every “i” and crossing every “t”, and on race day turn it over to a team of crew and volunteers. Listen Sarah talk about the challenges and rewards of directing her first trail race and what she learned along the way.

Show Notes:

Thanks for listening! We can be at ultraladies.com or on the following social channels:

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Trail Races hosted by Ultra Ladies can be found at trailrunevents.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

April 16 - Ahmanson Trails 6 & 12K

June 11 - Valley Crest Trails 10k & Half-Marathon

September 3 - Cirque Du Griffith 6/12/24/100M

October 8 - Rocky Peak Ultra 15/30/50k

If you’d like to leave a review, visit iTunes or Spotify. We read each one and your ratings and reviews really help! Subscribe on the player of your choice or download the show to listen anytime anywhere.

Our podcast production is done by Stefanie, another badass female ultrarunner through her company, Wenninger Marketing.

Remember: The information in this show and online is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide specific advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation.

Today we will talk with Shannon Farar-Griefer about “Who Are You When Things Get Hard.” Shannon is an ultra runner, coach, business owner, philanthropist, equestrian, gourmet chef, mother and a fierce Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Warrior who battles every day to maintain her balance and continue ultra running.

Shannon has finished over twenty 100-mile ultra races including finishing seven official Badwater 135 Ultra Marathons. Shannon was the first female to run the official Badwater 135 double, that includes 292 miles from Death Valley to the summit of Mt. Whitney and back to Death Valley where she started. In 2015, Shannon successfully finished the official Badwater 135 while in the midst of a big MS flare. In 2015, Shannon was inducted into the Badwater 135 Hall of Fame. Once you hear the inspiring stories from this awesome woman, we know you will love her as much as we do!

Thanks for listening! We can be at ultraladies.com or on the following social channels:

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

Trail Races hosted by Ultra Ladies can be found at trailrunevents.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

April 16 - Ahmanson Trails 6 & 12K

June 11 - Valley Crest Trails 10k & Half-Marathon

September 3 - Cirque Du Griffith 6/12/24/100M

October 8 - Rocky Peak Ultra 15/30/50k

If you’d like to leave a review, visit iTunes or Spotify. We read each one and your ratings and reviews really help! Subscribe on the player of your choice or download the show to listen anytime anywhere.

Our podcast production is done by Stefanie, another badass female ultrarunner through her company, Wenninger Marketing.

Remember: The information in this show and online is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide specific advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation.

The title of this week’s podcast is “The Voice of Fear is Healthy to Hear”. Join Ultra Mama Nancy and Coach Sarah as we discuss the subject of fear... how it can cripple us or propel us forward in life and in ultra running. We will discuss how fear is a protective mechanism that keeps us safe but when fear becomes crippling, it can prevent us from accomplishing great things. In this Pod, we will help you understand how fear holds you back in ultra running and we will give you some great coping skills to help you move forward in the face of fear and turn “I CAN’T” into

“I CAN”! We will reference two great books in this Pod, “Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway” by Susan Jeffers and “Thinking Body, Dancing Mind” by Chungliang Al Huang.

Thanks for listening! We can be at ultraladies.com or on the following social channels:

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

Trail Races hosted by Ultra Ladies can be found at trailrunevents.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

April 16 - Ahmanson Trails 6 & 12K

June 11 - Valley Crest Trails 10k & Half-Marathon

September 3 - Cirque Du Griffith 6/12/24/100M

October 8 - Rocky Peak Ultra 15/30/50k

If you’d like to leave a review, visit iTunes or Spotify. We read each one and your ratings and reviews really help! Subscribe on the player of your choice or download the show to listen anytime anywhere.

Our podcast production is done by Stefanie, another badass female ultrarunner through her company, Wenninger Marketing.

Remember: The information in this show and online is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide specific advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation.

Are the results of your running efforts what you expected? This episode of the Coaching Corner explores what it means to be coachable, and how FOMO and ‘putting on your own oxygen mask first’ can affect your bigger running goals.

Show Notes:

Thanks for listening! We can be at ultraladies.com or on the following social channels:

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

Trail Races hosted by Ultra Ladies can be found at trailrunevents.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

April 16 - Ahmanson Trails 6 & 12K

June 11 - Valley Crest Trails 10k & Half-Marathon

Spring 2023 - Cirque Du Griffith 6/12/24/100M

If you’d like to leave a review, visit iTunes or Spotify. We read each one and your ratings and reviews really help! Subscribe on the player of your choice or download the show to listen anytime anywhere.

Our podcast production is done by Christal Jerez from Christal’s Sonic Lab. She is a runner, mother, and sound-mixing guru! Her business motto is to encourage women, support engineers and elevate artists.

Remember: The information in this show and online is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide specific advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation.

Welcome to the Ultra Ladies Podcast! Whether you’re new to trail running, or a seasoned ultra running athlete, we strive to educate, and support more people in the sport. For years we have helped women (and Ultra Ladies Men!) become more comfortable on the trail. We hope this show will serve as another way to educate and safely encourage people to give ultra running a try.

Our story...

For a long time, ultra running was a mostly male-dominated sport! In 1990, the granddaddy of all ultras, Western States 100 had 209 finishers with only 33 being female. Small 50K races typically had 60-80 runners with only 10 or 15 women among them. The obvious challenge for new female ultra runners was... being female; challenging in that there was a scarcity of other female ultra runners for training and mentoring.
​In 1994, a small band of Los Angeles women began following their "Ultra Mama" all over the L.A. trails. This fledging group called "Ultra Ladies" progressed through the ranks of ultra distances to run the Vermont 100 in 1997! Over the years Ultra Ladies has grown and is now comprised of UESCA Certifified Ultra Running Coaches Sarah Ter Har and Nancy Shura-Dervin (founder & “Ultra Mama”).
Every year, Ultra Ladies Mentors welcome new runners who want to enjoy the beauty of trails in the safety of a group of like-minded women. Since the beginning, hundreds of these Ladies have trained together to complete their first ultra marathon and many have gone on to complete 50-mile and 100-mile endurance runs while giving back to the sport through their involvement in Ultra Ladies.

Show Notes:

Thanks for listening! We can be found at ultraladies.com or on the following social channels:

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

Twitter

To learn more about the hosts Sarah and Nancy, as well as their coaching programs, click here.

Trail Races hosted by Ultra Ladies can be found at trailrunevents.com or on Facebook and Instagram.

April 16 - Ahmanson Trails 6 & 12K

June 11 - Valley Crest Trails 10k & Half-Marathon

September 3 - Cirque Du Griffith 6/12/24/100M

October 8 - Rocky Peak Ultra 15/30/50k

If you’d like to leave a review, visit iTunes. We read each one and your ratings and reviews really help! Subscribe on the player of your choice or download the show to listen anytime anywhere.

Remember: The information in this show and online is not intended to treat or diagnose any medical condition or to provide specific advice. It is intended for general education in the areas of health and wellness. All information contained in this site is intended to be educational in nature. Nothing should be considered medical advice for your specific situation.