Ep. 191 The Long Run. Featuring Haven Johhson and Amanda Palmer

Ep. 191 The Long Run. Featuring Haven Johhson and Amanda Palmer

From Community Trail Running by Adam Lee

March 30, 2026 · 59 min

About this episode

Haven Johnson shares her journey of finding sobriety and community through trail running, alongside Amanda Palmer who directed a film about her story.

Haven Johnson found running as she quit drinking and the allure of trail kilometres and the community around it was so strong she felt supported and strong enough to stay sober. She felt safe amongst those trails and runners in a way she had never before. When Amanda Palmer met her at a local Capra group run, the pair hit it off. As Amanda learned more of Haven’s story, it was clear that this was a story that needed to be told. Haven trusted Amanda enough to green light the project and now the two have a beautiful film called “Haven” that will debut this Thursday, April 2, as part of our Trail Running Film Festival evening at the Rio Theatre, and Chantelle and I were so grateful to hear more about it. This was a fun and emotional chat, and we’re thrilled to share it. Haven started a sober run club: Pink Cloud Run Club Amanda shouted out the fund for their great support: Women’s Trailrunning Fund Help us get to 2,000 subscribers. We are getting close! Film Description: Directed by Amanda Palmer, the film follows a 43-year-old single mother named Haven, who finds sobriety and an unexpected lifeline in trail running. What begins as a way to quiet the chaos inside becomes a two-year…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Lee

Guests: Haven Johnson, Amanda Palmer

Topics covered

  • trail running
  • sobriety
  • community support
  • personal journey
  • film debut

Keywords

  • trail running
  • sobriety
  • Haven Johnson
  • Amanda Palmer
  • Pink Cloud Run Club
  • community
  • The Squamish 50
  • film festival
  • resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s Trailrunning Fund

Books & works: Haven

Places: Rio Theatre

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