Episode 2: Sophie Speidel - These are Days

About this episode

Sophie Speidel discusses ultrarunning, training as a parent, and the importance of community in trail running.

How can you get into ultrarunning as a mom of young kids? Of teens? How can you train and race consistently for over 20 years and snag top ten performances in your 60s? How important is community building in trail running? Sophie Speidel is one of those eternal figures in Virginia ultrarunning and we got into all of that and more - prepare to be inspired! Music: These are Days, by 10,000 Maniacs.

People in this episode

Host: John Andersen

Guest: Sophie Speidel

Topics covered

• ultrarunning
• community building
• training
• inspiration
• parenting
• trail running

Keywords

• ultrarunning
• training
• community
• inspiration
• Virginia
• trail running
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 10,000 Maniacs

Books & works: These are Days

Places: Virginia

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