Yup. I admit to being a "fangirl". In this episode, I fangirled over watching Western States and then fangirl even harder over Steve and Jade's recent attempt to do their own FKT on the Bruce Trail. :DSteve and Jade are 2 outdoor enthusiasts a

Morning Adventure to Find Steve Kenny

Jun 21st, 2021 13m 41s

It's been 2 months since I last recorded and yes, I am still alive. More on the aliveness later. :) I went out to meet Steve Kenny who is currently running a supported FKT Northbound attempt on the Bruce Trail today!! The morning adventure pro

Adventure as Adults and Pursuing a Pandemic Pivot with Stephanie Hurtado

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 17m

Stephanie Hurtado is a trail and ultrarunner who wears many hats. She's a mom, a wife, an ER nurse, host of the Running Divine podcast, all around adventure seeker, and proponent of the pandemic pivot. I have her to thank for many things, one o

Musings of March

Apr 6th, 2021 18m 17s

March was quite a month... The ups and downs of running and life in general had me reflecting on how I need to alter my expectations, advocate for my feelings, and ultimately take care of myself. I took a moment to sit down and record these tho

More Trail Tangents with Lisa Sweetman

Mar 20th, 2021 36m 59s

Took a break from recording last week, and now I am feeling more energized in my training! You'll hear me putting my "athlete in training" cap on and learning English! Haha! Here is part 2 of my conversation with Lisa Sweetman where we discuss

Learning about Resilience from Lisa Sweetman

Mar 7th, 2021 1h 2m

Lisa Sweetman is a trail running enthusiast, who loves to chase big goals and engage with the local community. She is an endurance athlete, a mother to soon-to-be two children, a spouse to her wife Ashley, an elementary school teacher, and a sm

Control vs. Curiosity with Laurie Hunt

Feb 26th, 2021 50m 59s

I gush about winter running in shorts (again) and we continue with Part 2 of my conversation with my friend Laurie Hunt! We talk big talk around believing in ourselves, feeling fear, and feeding our curiosity.Learn more about Laurie and her "

Firsts, Favourites, and Figuring out My Fretting with Laurie Hunt

Feb 20th, 2021 40m 16s

Laurie was a one time chubby smoking party girl who found running and in the intervening 30 years has run 19 marathons, completed 2 half ironman 70.3 races and a 55km mountain race in Nepal along with hundreds of other races. Laurie attributes

Vibin' and Talkin' Bruce Trail with Virginia Gringas

Feb 14th, 2021 1h 4m

Virginia Gringas held the Women's Bruce Trail FKT from 2015-2017, running 900 km in 13 days, 6 hours and 28 minutes in September 2015 (this record was broken in July 2017 by Chantal Warriner and remains the Current Women's FKT til this day). Sh

Pondering My Imposter Syndrome

Feb 7th, 2021 10m 41s

Reflecting on my Imposter Syndrome when faced with sharing my goal on the interwebs, pinpointing the point of all this, and just plain getting personal. It took a while for me to put these thoughts on paper (ok, it was Microsoft Word) before hi

Catching up with Clay Williams

Feb 3rd, 2021 58m 28s

Clay Williams is a 60 year old ultra runner who started running "to get in shape" when he was in his mid forties. He's the creator of the Canal Pursuit for Mental Health, a 785 km run along the Rideau and Trent Severn Canals and owns two FKTs r

Trailer

Intro Monologue

Jan 29th, 2021 3m 4s

Hi! I'm Gillian. I'm a relatively new trail runner with a dream of setting a new women's FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Bruce Trail. I'm excited, scared, and ultimately determined to have a Fun, Kickass Time finding people to help me do it!-

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