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The Transformative Ability of Running: Highlights from the Comrades Series
The Transformative Ability of Running: Highlights from the Comrades Series
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
At Strides Forward, we're always interested to learn about how running is more than the act of putting one foot in front of the other. What do we take into our everyday lives that we learn from running? How does this sport, and our participation in it, impact us and those around us? This episode speaks to those sorts of inquiries. We also announce the topic for our new season, beginning February 2021. And we announce that we have a special one-off episode featuring world-class ultra runner and all around outstanding human being Courtney Dauwalter coming out in January.Please fill out our listener survey. You can get to it by clicking the link at the top of our homepage at stridesforwardpodcast.com. Or go directly to the listener survey. Please follow us on Twitter: @stridesforwardPlease follow up on Instagram: @stridesforwardMusic and sound design by Cormac O'ReganDesign and website by April Mariner of Bonfire Collaborative
Released:
Dec 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Ann Ashworth + Comrades Marathon: What It Takes: South African Ann Ashworth had developed into a very good runner and had a passion for long-distance running, especially her country’s crown jewel, the 90-kilometer Comrades Marathon. Over time, she recognized that she just might have the talent and drive necessary to be among the top competitors at the race. This episode follows Ann’s journey of discovering competitive running in her youth all the way through to seizing her moment at Comrades in 2018. Ann’s story is one of hard work and dedication, overcoming and never, ever letting up. Through heartbreaking disappointment, painful injuries, and financial sacrifice, Ann remained firm in her focus to vie for the top spot at this race that she holds such deep passion for: “It’s not just a running race for me,” Ann says. “It’s a deeply spiritual experience, and it’s something that makes me feel insanely patriotic. It’s just an incredibly special race for me.” This episode is part of our by Women's Running Stories