About this episode

Aimee Kohler interviews Jes Parker about her sustainable business Take2Trail and its impact on the running community.

On today's episode, Aimee sits down with Jes Parker, founder of a new sustainable business Take2Trail. Jes is an ultra runner with a love of technical New England trails and exploring destinations by foot. Over the past few years she saw a gap in the market, where runners were having trouble affording new products and lightly used products were ending up in the trash. Now through Take2Trail, Jes has diverted over 180lbs of product from landfills. The Running Kind looks forward to partnering with Take2Trail in the future. Follow along at @take2trail on Instagram or at https://take2trail.com/ You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

People in this episode

Host: Aimee Kohler

Guest: Jes Parker

Topics covered

• sustainability
• ultra running
• trail running
• business
• environmental impact

Keywords

• sustainable business
• ultra runner
• running gear
• landfill diversion
• Take2Trail

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Take2Trail, The Running Kind

Places: New England

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