Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah lavender smith

The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts. You can now support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon. Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods. Want to leave Troy some feedback, recommend a guest, or make a suggestion? LINK HERE In this episode, Troy Meadows talks with Sarah Lavender Smith, an ultra runner, writer, and horse mom based in Telluride CO, who is passionate about women's participation in ultrarunning and sharing her knowledge and experiences with the trail running community through her weekly newsletter:   Colorado Mountain Running & Living  ←— This is a weekly must-read!!!  Sarah Lavender Smith, an experienced ultra runner and coach, discusses her background in trail running, the challenges of balancing running and family life, and the importance of longevity in the sport. She also shares insights on coaching midlife midpackers and helping road runners transition to the trails. Sarah's book, The Trail Runner's Companion, provides practical advice and training plans for trail runners of all levels. She also writes a weekly newsletter that offers valuable insights and inspiration for trail runners. In this conversation, Troy and Sarah discuss loop runs and training stimulus, the need for Western States to separate from UTMB, the impact of UTMB on independent races, increasing female representation in hard rock and Western States, the power of athletes in shaping the sport, Sarah's race calendar for 2024,  Sarahs Links Website - https://www.sarahlavendersmith.com/ IG - @sarahrunning Links to things we talked about on the pod The Trail Runner's Companion Sarah's Articles for TrailRunner Sarah's Articles for UltraRunner Magazine Running Up for Air Grandeur Peak 12-hour Run The Rocks Moab 3-Day Stage Race Lion Devide 100k Grand to Grand Ultra Stage Race Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:10 Getting Started in Trail Running 10:06 Longevity in the Sport 18:10 Balancing Running and Family Life 25:18 Coaching Midlife Midpackers 34:21 Transitioning from Road Running to Trail Running 39:05 Writing the Trail Runner's Companion 42:36 The Trail Runner's Companion Newsletter 43:30 Loop Runs and Training Stimulus 44:26 Separating Western States from UTMB 45:20 UTMB's Influence on Independent Races 48:05 The Impact of UTMB on Grindstone 49:24 Increasing Female Representation in Hard Rock and Western States 50:31 The Power of Athletes in Shaping the Sport 53:32 Sarah's Race Calendar for 2024 If you are enjoying the content, please consider supporting our sponsors using the links below. Sponsor Links:  Run Trail Life - This is a brand I am super passionate about because I am the Founder and Chief everything officer for RTL. Run Trail Life Brings you casual apparel that lets you show off your love of trail running and ultrarunning while giving back to ensure that everyone has access to the beauty of nature for generations to come. With each item purchased, we donate $1 to runners for public lands. Use code: midpackerpod to double the donation from your purchase.  Visit RunTrailLife.com to check out our line of Hats and Organic cotton T's. Freetrail - Bring Trail Culture with you everywhere you go and join an amazing community of extraordinary trail runners. Freetrail Pro membership is just $96 a year, giving you access to the Freetrail Slack community, training plans, weekly office hours, and so much more. I absolutely love this community and have personally used the training plans to get ready for my ultra efforts. Visit Freetrail.com to sign up today. MidPacker Pod Links: Instagram | Patreon Troy Meadows Links: Instagram | Twitter | Website Freetrail Links: Freetrail Pro | Patreon | Instagram | Website | YouTube

Aid Stations are so important at a race.  They have evolved with trail running over time combining medical help, shelter, therapy, and all-you-can eat buffets. Sarah Lavender-Smith joins us to discuss how they have evolved and how to use them efficiently. Here is her article that spurred the discussion. Check out all her newsleter, Colrado Mouintain Running & Living Check out on of Sarah's fall races, Hanging Flume 50K We encourage you to check out all of our partners and their excellent products and services.  A new one we want to make you aware of is Wonderful Pistachios.  It might be your newest and favorite trail snack.  

Everyone craves a big plate of pasta and tall glass of wine while running an ultra, right?! Sarah Lavender Smith of Colorado Mountain Running and Living chats about one of the most memorable aid stations she’s ever encountered, as well as shares her experience volunteering at mile 58 of the Hardrock 100 and how she used that experience to strategize for her own 100 miler, the High Lonesome 100. Even though Sarah has run countless ultra events, she still experienced a first at the High Lonesome 100!“I took up ultras in the early 2000s after a decade of road running. I've done like 100 ultras. I've never puked. It's like losing your virginity, puking in an ultra. It's the thing everyone does at some point. And I finally, like the full on uncontrollable yawn. Just horrible.”We paint lovely pictures on the podcast! ;-) Sarah is a great guest and follow, both on Substack and social media (IG and Twitter). She’s also written a book “The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultras.” I reached out after she wrote “Anatomy of an Aid Station” and knew I had to chat with her about it! “I would pinpoint one runner and latch onto him or her and say, “Hey, I'm your helper. Let me know what you need.“ I would stick with that person and do everything I could to help that person, whether it was helping them get their shoes off and change their socks and deal with their gross feet or getting them food or wrapping. Those were just some of the things that made it special.”Check it out and let me know some aid station stories of your own in the comment section! Thank you to those that submitted your questions for Sarah, it’s always appreciated. We didn’t quite answer them all, but the best aid station memory that Sarah shared made up for it…Next week the podcast is back! We’re getting ready for Squamish 50 and we’ve got the first multi-guest show coming to preview the weekend. This podcast will take place of the written piece that would usually come. Guests have been awesome and generous, so we’re gonna roll with it!Spotify: Click HereGoogle Podcasts: Click HereApple Podcasts: Click HereYoutube: Click HereMusic by Skilsel from PixabayDon’t forget to recommend your recent favourite races!If you enjoy this podcast, I would really appreciate it if you could like, share, subscribe, or comment! I’m trying to make this the best trail running podcast it can be and I certainly appreciate your time. Thank you all and happy trails :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communitytrailrunning.substack.com

Sarah has done races as "short" as a road marathon, numerous 50ks, 50-milers, and 100-milers, all the way through to several self-supported multiday races.In addition to being a competitive runner, Sarah Lavender Smith is a journalist, author, and coach: she shares her experience and knowledge in many ways. Sarah's a columnist for Ultrarunning magazine and author of the book The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultras. She currently writes a weekly newsletter, Colorado Mountain Running & Living, and you can also find many excellent posts on her previous blog, The Runner's Trip. In addition to running and writing, Sarah is also an avid horsewoman. Ways to Find Sarah on the Web: Sarah's website: sarahlavendersmith.comSarah's blog The Runner's Trip Sarah's newsletter, Colorado Mountain Running & LivingSarah Check out Sarah's book, The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to UltrasSarah is on Instagram at @sarahrunning and on Twitter @sarahrunning 

Most of us can't even stay awake for an entire day and night, but Sarah Lavender Smith runs races that go for 24 hours straight!  Not only that... she also runs 50ks, 100 milers, self-supported stage races (up to 170 miles over several days, carrying everything she needs on her back), trail races, and more.  And ... she has won several of them. In this episode, Sarah shares the "how and why" behind her passion for running:the physiological--and mental--benefits of runningwhy her training regimen waxes and waneswhat she eats before, and during, races (sometimes--can you believe it--she'll have chicken noodle soup mid-course!)why she doesn't wear earbuds while trail running (what's more dangerous: bears, snakes, or mountain bikers?)what it feels like to run through lightning, blistering heat, and downpourswhy she cares so deeply about taking care of one's body and hopes to keep running for at least another 25 yearsSarah's enthusiasm for running is infectious.  She just may get you excited to start circling your local track a few times--which is how she started 25 years ago. Sarah is also a prolific writer.  Find links to her works below.Want to know more about Sarah?read her book, The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultrascheck out her weekly newsletter: “Colorado Mountain Running & Living”follow her on Twitter: @sarahrunningfind her on Instagram: @sarahrunninglink up via LinkedIn: sarahlavendersmith Want to know more about The Experience Podcast?Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to theexperiencepodcast.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)Follow us on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedIn

You can grab Sarah's book at: https://amzn.to/2WBcp4r Our guest today is an author of the book, The Trail Runner's Companion, an ultra runner and ultra running coach, Sarah Lavender Smith. Age doesn't matter in some aspects of life but in sports, Sarah tells me why it's important and she shares with me at what age she started running. As an ultra running coach, Sarah not only encourages her clients how to excel in their performance but also makes them show humility among their fellow runners in a competition. I ask Sarah her experience in transitioning from road to trail running and she then provides a few tips for runners doing trail running on how to handle the various adjustments. She also does running alone so she mentions her style when doing it. There's a lot more to learn from Sarah that you may need to hear to improve your next run especially when it involves altitude adaptation. Connect with her on: https://www.therunnerstrip.com https://www.facebook.com/TheRunnersTrip https://www.instagram.com/sarahrunning/ Our guest today is an author of the book, The Trail Runner's Companion, an ultra runner and ultra running coach, Sarah Lavender Smith. Age doesn't matter in some aspects of life but in sports, Sarah tells me why it's important and she shares with me at what age she started running. As an ultra running coach, Sarah not only encourages her clients how to excel in their performance but also makes them show humility among their fellow runners in a competition. I ask Sarah her experience in transitioning from road to trail running and she then provides a few tips for runners doing trail running on how to handle the various adjustments. She also does running alone so she mentions her style when doing it. There's a lot more to learn from Sarah that you may need to hear to improve your next run especially when it involves altitude adaptation. Connect with her on: https://www.therunnerstrip.com https://www.facebook.com/TheRunnersTrip https://www.instagram.com/sarahrunning/

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/theendurancehouse You can find Sarah's work, race reports, and social media platforms below. You can find her book at either of her websites for purchase through Amazon. https://www.sarahlavendersmith.com https://www.therunnerstrip.com twitter.com/sarahrunning https://ultrarunning.com/author/slavendersmith https://www.irunfar.com/author/slavendersmith www.instagram.com/sarahrunning www.strava.com/athletes/1498603 Support Buffalo Bluffs Hemp Farm and use code (TheEnduranceHouse) for 20% off your first order! https://www.buffalobluffshemp.com Coldwater Rumble 100: https://www.aravaiparunning.com/coldwater-rumble/ https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=77500

Join Scotty and Author, Coach and Ultrarunner Sarah Lavender Smith for a discussion of her life in running, her move to Colorado, her family's experiences with the Coronavirus, coaching, writing a book, and much much more! Get Sarah's Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Runners-Companion-Step-Step/dp/1493027743/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Sarah+lavender&qid=1600435553&sr=8-1 Follow Sarah's Blog here: https://www.therunnerstrip.com This episode brought to you by our partners.  Check them all out here on our page: https://www.tenjunkmiles.com/partners Website: http://www.tenjunkmiles.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tenjunkmiles Twitter: https://twitter.com/tenjunkmiles Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tenjunkmiles/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenJunkMiles/

Sarah and Amanda talk all things trail running with Sarah Lavender Smith, a running coach and author of The Trail Runner’s Companion. A veteran of 93 (!) marathons and ultras, Sarah shares: her personal transformation from smoker to accomplished ultramarathoner; the importance of optimism and adaptability when hitting the trail; safety-related scenarios to be prepared for (hint: it’s not “wild animals and creepy people”); her favorite pre-run warm-up exercises; and, an eye-opening way of looking at “walking” mid-run. The intro chitchat runs the gamut, including Sarah talking about her continued Missoula Marathon training. The Other Sarah joins the show at 15:07. When you shop our sponsors, you help AMR. We appreciate your--and their--support! Visit LEARNWITHOMER.com/AMR to start a free 30-day trial! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Leonard and I talk to Sarah Lavender Smith, who ran her first marathon back in 1995, and has gone on to complete eighty marathons and ultramarathons since.Sarah is the author of the excellent book, The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultras; she is a columnist for the magazines UltraRunning and Trail Runner, she also keeps an active blog at TheRunnersTrip.com; and she is the co-host of the UltraRunnerPodcast.We talk to Sarah about what inspired her to start running; the problem of “mommy guilt”; the importance of being process oriented; running marathons with horses; her relationship with competitiveness; and how she gradually went from smoking and partying to running ultras.Sarah has strung together a very interesting life and career, and she has a ton of insight to offer both newbies and seasoned veterans. So we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.Connect with Sarah:TwitterInstagramFacebook personal pageFacebook blog pageBlog: TheRunnersTrip.comCoaching Website: sarahlavendersmith.comTOPICS & TIMES:Sarah’s background & getting into running (3:13)How the ultramarathon scene has changed (23:47)On “mommy guilt” (27:35)Injuries and recovering from them (34:53)The primary reasons why people reach out for coaching (37:17)Staying motivated (39:22)What’s the most common advice she gives to runners? (46:22) Biggest mistakes made by newbie and by experienced runners (48:30)Hardrock = Burning Man? (54:00)Sarah’s most joyful moment running (56:52) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brendan Leonard and I talk to Sarah Lavender Smith, who ran her first marathon back in 1995, and has gone on to complete eighty marathons and ultramarathons since.Sarah is the author of the excellent book, The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultras; she is a columnist for the magazines UltraRunning and Trail Runner, she also keeps an active blog at TheRunnersTrip.com; and she is the co-host of the UltraRunnerPodcast.We talk to Sarah about what inspired her to start running; the problem of “mommy guilt”; the importance of being process oriented; running marathons with horses; her relationship with competitiveness; and how she gradually went from smoking and partying to running ultras.Sarah has strung together a very interesting life and career, and she has a ton of insight to offer both newbies and seasoned veterans. So we hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did.Connect with Sarah:TwitterInstagramFacebook personal pageFacebook blog pageBlog: TheRunnersTrip.comCoaching Website: sarahlavendersmith.comTOPICS & TIMES:Sarah’s background & getting into running (3:13)How the ultramarathon scene has changed (23:47)On “mommy guilt” (27:35)Injuries and recovering from them (34:53)The primary reasons why people reach out for coaching (37:17)Staying motivated (39:22)What’s the most common advice she gives to runners? (46:22) Biggest mistakes made by newbie and by experienced runners (48:30)Hardrock = Burning Man? (54:00)Sarah’s most joyful moment running (56:52) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode Andy and Crystal get the opportunity to talk to Sarah Lavender Smith and she answers listeners’ questions on trail running.  Sarah is a long-distance runner, coach, writer and mom of two teens. In 2017, she released her book, The Trail Runner's Companion: A Step-by-Step Guide to Trail Running and Racing, from 5Ks to Ultras.   Links from the episode: 4-Day San Juan Running Camp with Sarah More on Sarah’s coaching Sarah’s Blog post Lessons from Ultras that Help in Real-Life Struggles   Trail running topics we cover include: How to get started How to avoid falls Trail safety (watch out for any cows) Shoes Gear Fear of animals Injury prevention Getting faster Hill running Training when you don’t have easy access to trails What to eat Difference between road running and trail running culture Where to find Sarah: Website, Blog, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Where to find Heartland Running: Website,  Facebook Group,  Instagram,  Strava Club Call or text us at 513-486-4636 Save 20% on SWORD Performance Products by using discount code:HEARTLANDRUNNER at checkout Check out Steve Durbin’s races at Durbin Race Management and use discount code HRP15 to save 15%. A special thank you goes out to The Ozark Mountain Daredevils for allowing us to use their music on the show.

Sarah Lavender Smith is a bit of a renaissance woman and in this episode she talks about how that came about. We chat about her path away from her original journalism career plan and how she found herself a runner much to her own surprise. Then how running became a career of its own. Sarah and her husband … Continue reading Author & Coach – Sarah Lavender Smith Ep45 →

Sarah Lavender Smith joins me give a fun and informative Speedgoat recap–she ran the tough 50k for the first time and has some great advice if you plan on running one day. Is it really as tough as we’ve heard? (Answer: yes.) Sarah also talks about pacing Hardrock and the … The post Sarah Lavender Smith – Speedgoat, Hardrock, Outdoor Retailer, and Ultra Training appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

Trail Runners Companion: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/1493027743 Indiebound (supports independent booksellers) https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781493027743 Sarah's Blog: http://www.therunnerstrip.com/ Sarah's Coaching and Business Website: http://www.sarahlavendersmith.com/  Please vote daily in the Honey Bucket contest to win a portable restroom for Allen Lucas! http://www.honeybucket.com/contest.asp Please check out Karen's Life coaching service: http://passiontochange.com RS is brought to you by: http://victorysportdesign.com/ http://drymaxsports.com/ http://ultrarunningcompany.com/ https://sundogeyewear.com/ http://paradigmwellnessmed.com/ http://os1st.com/ http://www.biotropiclabs.com/ And https://guenergy.com/    

If you’ve heard the show over the past few months, you’ve likely heard Sarah mention her preparation and training for the Mauna to Mauna stage race in Hawaii. Six days of running over beautiful trails, volcanoes, lava fields, and beaches, the event would cover 155 miles with variable weather and … The post Sarah Lavender Smith | Self-Supported Stage Race in Hawaii | Mauna to Mauna Report appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

Sarah Lavender Smith’s Report from Western States Since her name was drawn in December, URP co-host Sarah Lavender Smith has been planning and training to run her first Western States Endurance Run.  In many episode over the past six months, she’s shared tips on her fitness, diet, and ultimately, anxiety … The post Sarah’s Western States Report appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.

Sarah Lavender Smith, ULTRArunner Sarah Lavender Smith joins URP just having finished Grand to Grand, the first and only self supported stage footrace in North America, and boy, we are so glad we did. What is a stage race, how do you prepare for one, what do take with you … The post Sarah Lavender Smith Interview appeared first on Ultrarunnerpodcast.com.