Take Off Your Shoes

• Take Off Your Shoes 12 - Leah Yingling

  Hi everyone and welcome to a new episode of Take Off Your Shoes! I am super happy to share my conversation with Leah Yingling with you all!It was a super fun convo where i got to not only learn about her past, her relationship with her twin sister, her husband Mike, her own podcast with Katie Asmuth, Rachel Drake and Hilary Yang Trail Network Podcast, but also about her ever evolving sense of why and her ongoing self-challenge of taking more risks and becoming ‘less even keeled’.We also talk about (rather timely) family planning and the nuances and the intricacies around it and the balancing act of a career outside of sport, a career as a competitive professional trail runner and wanting to accomplish a very long time coming goal of starting a family with Mike.She just announced a few days ago that they are indeed expecting a child later this year and I am super happy for the next chapter of her (and their) life.This conversation just made the time fly by and I had a blast getting to know Leah better, I hope you all do to!Go follow Trail Network Podcast wherever you’re listening to podcasts Make sure to follow Leah on Instagram Follow Take Off Your Shoes on Instagram and send me your thoughts! I appreciate each and every one of you so, so much! Photo credit: Mike Mcmonagle

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• Take Off Your Shoes 11 - Corrine Malcolm

  Welcome to the 11th Episode of Take Off Your Shoes!I am honored to share my conversation with Corrine Malcolm.How do you even begin to describe who Corrine is? An amazing ultra runner (newly added to the Hoka roster!), a coach, a podcaster, a commentator extraordinaire, a trailblazer, and an advocate for inclusion and women in sport. Honestly, I could go on for the rest of this post just listing the countless hats she wears.As I told her in the podcast, if I were to sum her up in an unjustifiably short sentence, it would be this: Corrine Malcolm is a person who wears many hats, all guided by passion.I’ve wanted to have a chat with her for many years now, and I am so happy that I get to share it with you all.We cover a wide range of topics, and I truly feel like I know her better after this conversation and have learned new things about her.Very excited to hear your thoughts and hope you all enjoy our conversation!Photo Credit: Ryan Thrower ⁠Follow Take Off Your Shoes⁠ and share your comments! Follow Corrine on Instagram Listen to Trail Society Follow WTF on Instagram Keep an eye out for the grant winners of the WTF

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• Take Off Your Shoes 10 - Finn Melanson

  Hello Everyone, and thank you for tuning in to the newest episode of Take Off Your Shoes!My guest today is Finn Melanson, known to most of you as thehost of the Singletrack Podcast. He’s also a community creator, a father, an incredible guest and an inspiration to future creators. It was amazing to have such a professional conversationalist as a guest. While he doesn’t like to talk much about himself and prefers being the host, getting to know him on a deeper level taught me a lot.We talked about how growing up in a household where dinner table conversations were debates that he and his siblings studied for, his background in politics, and how all of this shaped his ability to have an open mind and listen to every opinion.He was open and forthcoming about how “the global-reaching form and bigger scale of things were never intended,” and how they were the “burnt ends” of Singletrack. The goal has always been to serve the local, grassroots community.Perhaps this is one big and wonderful “dress rehearsal” for what’s to come next. In the meantime, for as long as he’s willing to create, I—along with many others—will be eager to listen. Thank you for paying it forward and being a trailblazer in our sport, Finn.Listen and subscribe to theSingletrack Podcast.Follow@runsingletrack on InstagramDid you like this episode?Shoot me a DM on takeoffyourshoes.pod.Guest appearances of Finn on other amazing shows:Everyday Ultra Podcast (Finn Melanson on Creating a Running Lifestyle That Truly Fits Your Goals)For The Long Run (Finn Melanson: For The Very Long Run + Podcasting)

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• Take Off Your Shoes 09 - Adam Peterman

  Hello Everyone! I’m truly excited to share my conversation with Adam Peterman. He’s probably one of the most down-to-earth people I’ve met and an all-around great conversationalist. I had so much fun that I completely lost track of time. We talked about his background, his career arc as told by him, his engagement, and—since we were both going through sacral stress fractures at the same time—the array of emotions that brought up in us. Oh, and there was plenty of banter, too. It felt like catching up with a friend. I got to know him better, discover new sides of him (a rockstar??), and I hope you will too. I honestly wished we could have talked longer. I’m so happy that you get to listen to this one. Adam is such a force of happiness and positive energy, on top of being one of the best in the sport. Thank you, Adam, and I hope you enjoy it! Follow Adam on Instagram Send me your thoughts or comments on the podcast's Instagram!

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• Take Off Your Shoes 08 - Dylan Bowman

  Happy New Year, Everyone!I wanted to kick off this year with a very special guest: Dylan Bowman.Despite his impossibly busy schedule, Dylan carved out time for me—saying no is not (yet) in his vocabulary. He wears so many hats, but perhaps most importantly, he is the co-founder of Freetrail.Dylan has been an inspiration to me since the very early days of ‘The Well’ and continues to be so. We touched on the ‘how and why’ of Freetrail, his future plans, being a dad, the life shift it brought to his and Harmony’s lives, and much more. We also talked about the impact Freetrail has, and as I told him on the podcast, my own podcast is a small yet concrete example of Freetrail’s global influence.Thank you, Dylan, Ryan, and Harmony.Hope you enjoy listening!Listen to my episode with Ryan ThrowerListen and subscribe to Freetrail PodcastCheck out the amazing content of Freetrail on YouTubeDM me your thoughts and comments!

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