Episodes
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Join us for this inspirational chat with John and Ann Monroe from Saranac Lake, New York! John was crewed and paced by his wife Ann at the 2023 and 2024 Wild Goose 100. The two events could not have been more different! In 2023, John bowed out at mile 93 after a grueling battle with Tropical Storm Ophelia and the washed out Wawayanda trails. His mantra for the next year carried him to the finish line a year later: "4 MORE IN '24!" Listen in to hear John and Ann's inspirational story of how they got into trail running and how they crossed that Wild Goose finish line together. Oh and by the way, John is 70 years young and Ann paced him for 37 of the 100 miles!
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What do you do with all of those feeligs that you're experiencing after a DNF? How do you help a friend who just dropped from a race? Therapist Sarah Strong, LCSW is here to help us navigate a DNF! This is the recording from our clinic with Sarah on Thursday October 3, 2024. The Trail Therapist Sarah Strong provides guidance and tools to help understand the complicated waves of emotions that often come with a DNF. Sarah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UESCA certified ultrarunning coach and mom based in the Colorado Front Range.
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Should you be in the gym lifting weights? Can strength training help you enjoy the trails more? YES AND YES!
PT, DPT Colleen McGinnis has been treating, training, and coaching in the fields of Physical Therapy, Nutrition, Strength, and Women’s Health for over 16 years. In addition to holding her Doctorate of PT from USF, Colleen is the owner of Well Body Lab, a certified Precision Nutrition Coach, StrongFirst Barbell and Kettlebell Instructor. She has worked extensively to create strength programs for athletes and has a special focus for the female client. At Revo Physiotherapy and Performance in Boulder, Colleen hosts a weekly women’s specific class designed to help women feel confident in the gym and reduce their risk for injury by building techniques based on proven sports science and female physiology.
Colleen has created a custom strength training program for Sassquaders -- this is the secret-sauce for success on the trails! Save 15% on the WellbodyLab customized Sassquad Strength Training Program. You can follow Colleen on Instagram: @wellbodylab and visit her webiste wellbodylab.com
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Michael Feldman just completed 200 miles last weekend at the 2024 Wild Goose! When his Oregon 200 event was canceled in August, Michael decided that he still wanted to complete the distance and continue fundraising for the Alzheimer's Association. With the help and support of his friends and family, Michael did just that! Listen in to hear all about his squatchtastic adventure of completing "A Race to Not Forget"!
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This is the recording of our Wild Goose Trail Festival Pre-Race Q&A on Monday September 16, 2024! The panel included Trail Party Directors Kim Levinsky and Joe Brandine plus a few folks who were at the 2023 Wild Goose: Kathy Carroll, Michael Feldman and Sarah Zieden-Weber.
www.sassquadtrailrunning.com/wildgoose
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Is running therapy? What should you do when you feel burned out? How do you calm those pre-race jitters? Join us for this Q&A with therapist Sarah Strong to find out! Sarah is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, UESCA certified ultrarunning coach and mom based in the Colorado Front Range.
https://www.thetrailtherapist.com/
https://www.instagram.com/the_trail_therapist/
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This is the recording from our Q&A with Chaos Crewing on September 4, 2024. This interactive Q&A session covered your questions about safety, gear, travel, organizing, and the nitty-gritty logistics of crewing and pacing. To learn more about Chaos Crewing, check out their website! Sassquaders can save 15% on their services.
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Imagine that you are at the starting line of the hundred miler that you've been training for the last several years... And you hear the announcement that the race is canceled due to extreme weather conditions! What would you do? Would you go out and do your own hundo? Well, that's exactly what happened to Jennifer Rankin this past August when Eastern States 100 was canceled by the state of PA due to dangerous flooding! Jennifer and her crew decided to head back home to the Hudson Highlands of New York and complete the hundred miler there! Tune-in to this super squatchtastic episode to hear all about Jennifer's epic runventure!
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Heather Houskeeper: the Botanical Hiker, herbalist, forest therapy guide, author, and yoga teacher! Tune-in to this episode to learn more about how we can become more connected to the trails!
Heather's Background and Achievements
Founder of The School of Plant and Place Connection Graduated in Herbal Medicine, Plant Identification, Taxonomy, and Medicine Making from the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. Certified Forest Therapy guide from the Forest Therapy School.Hiking Accomplishments
Thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, Mountains to Sea Trail (twice), Finger Lakes Trail System, Long Path, Florida Trail, Mid State Trail, and Tuscarora Trail.Publications
Authored three books on edible and medicinal plants and hiking experiences: A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Mountains to Sea Trail (2014) and A Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Finger Lakes Trail (2016) and Love and the Long Path (2021) Currently working on a book about the 1,100-mile Florida Trail.Writing Contributions
Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine (2017-present). Author of The Botanical Hiker blog (2011-present). -
Ken Posner, also known as Barefoot Ken, is a versatile individual with a wide range of talents. He is recognized as a financial analyst, runner, writer, and resident of Ulster County, NY. Ken has accomplished an impressive feat of completing 100 marathons and ultramarathons. Notably, he holds fastest known time records for the 358-mile NY Long Path and the 294-mile Badwater Double. As a hiker, he has conquered the Catskills Grid, the Adirondack High Peaks, and the John Muir Trail barefoot. Ken has authored a book titled "Running the Long Path: A Journey of Discovery in New York's Hudson Valley" detailing his Long Path thru-run and maintains a blog at www.thelongbrownpath.com. He actively promotes land preservation and stewardship, contributing as a volunteer and director at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Ken currently serves as the race director for the Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run.
BarefootKen.com Ken Posner on Instagram Ken Posner on X (Twitter) Ken's YouTube Channel Ken's Writings Barefoot Autism Challenge New York New - Jersey Trail Conference RunWild, Inc. Shawangunk Ridge Trail Run -
Join us for this recap of the 2024 Tahoe 200! Matt Klein finished the 200+ miles in just over 95 hours while being supported by his Crew.
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This is the recording from our July 30, 2024 of the live Wild Goose Trail Festival Q&A. We've got an all-star line-up for the panel: Registered Dietitian, Dina Griffin. Skratch Rep Kenton Matthaei. Trail Party Director Kim Levinsky & Wild Goose Aid Station Captain, Matty Klein.
To learn more about the Wild Goose Trail Festival, visit sassquadtrailrunning.com/wildgoose
To learn more about Dina's nutrition services, visit: nutritionmechanic.com
To learn more about Skratch Labs, visit: skratchlabs.com
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This is the recording from our live Q&A with Wild Goose Race Medic, THOR on July 25, 2024. Thor went through the many squatchtastic questions that were submitted by members of the Sassquad community. We really covered a lot of topics during the zoom call: foot care, chaffing, handling the heat, dealing with the cold, enduring the rain, vomiting, nausea, and lost toe nails!
To learn more about the Wild Goose Trail Festival, visit sassquadtrailrunning.com/wildgoose
You can follow Thor on instagram: instagram.com/thortrailracemedic
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We sat down with Terri DiMartini-Greenlee to hear all about her involvement with Girls on the Run (GOTR)! Terri is the Essex County and Community Engagement Director for GOTR New Jersey East. We are excited to have Terri join us on Saturday July 27th at our Squatchy Surprise Trail Party! Terri will have a table setup so you can have the opportunity to chat with her about GOTR and learn more about how you can support their mission and get involved as a volunteer.
GOTR is always accepting volunteers! To learn more, you can reach out to Terri directly: 917-414-8572 [email protected] and visit the GOTR website: https://www.girlsontherunnj.org/
To learn more about Sassquad Trail Running, visit our website: sassquadtrailrunning.com
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We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of the final day!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about how you can get access to cost-free therapy through Bigger than the Trail, visit: https://bttt.run
Check out the good work that our friends at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference are doing: https://www.nynjtc.org
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning -
We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of Day 9!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about how you can get access to cost-free therapy through Bigger than the Trail, visit: https://bttt.run
Check out the good work that our friends at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference are doing: https://www.nynjtc.org
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning -
We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of Day 8!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about how you can get access to cost-free therapy through Bigger than the Trail, visit: https://bttt.run
Check out the good work that our friends at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference are doing: https://www.nynjtc.org
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning -
We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of Day 7!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about how you can get access to cost-free therapy through Bigger than the Trail, visit: https://bttt.run
Check out the good work that our friends at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference are doing: https://www.nynjtc.org
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning -
We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of Day 6!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about how you can get access to cost-free therapy through Bigger than the Trail, visit: https://bttt.run
Check out the good work that our friends at the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference are doing: https://www.nynjtc.org
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning
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We are doing a special mini-series this week! Tune-in to hear recaps of the 358M NY Long Path FKT from Sassquad's Trail Party Director, Kim Levinsky! Kim established and set the women's supported FKT for the Long Path in July of 2023. Supported by a team of 20+ friends, the FKT took 9 days and 10 hours to complete. This episode is a recap of Day 5!
The New York Long Path (LP) is a 358 mile long distance trail that extends from John Boyd Thacher State Park near Albany in New York, down to the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City. The Long Path is one of the most diverse trails in the entire country! With over 140,000 ft of elevation change, the LP has every type of terrain imaginable.
To learn more about Sassquad, visit:
https://www.sassquadtrailrunning.com
https://www.facebook.com/sassquadtrailrunning
https://www.instagram.com/sassquadtrailrunning
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