How long do you think you could run? 1 mile? 10 miles? How about 100 miles?

Or better yet, 100 miles through the mountains in one race? 

We were absolutely thrilled to have endurance athlete, Niki Hurst, on our show. Niki is an ultrarunner, mother and entrepreneur living in beautiful Squamish, British Columbia. 

In the last few years Niki has run a number of ultra marathons and has trained rigorously throughout the BC mountains. She and her running partner also successfully ran both the West Coast Trail and the North Coast Train each in a single day. Most notably, Niki completed the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc which is a 100 mile course through the French Alps. 

All of this is impressive for the average person, but not only is Niki thriving as an endurance athlete, but she is also thriving as an endurance athlete with Crohn’s disease. 

We were so excited to chat with Niki about perseverance, maintaining a positive mindset and managing stress in high elevation and high stress environments.

Happy Listening!