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EPISODE BEGINS
ϳԹ Podcast Theme: From ϳԹ Magazine and PRX, these are Dispatches, stories from our writers in the field.
Peter Frick-Wright (host): If you've ever dreamed of writing books or long form magazine articles, Katie Arnold's life is the stuff of fairy tales. She started outside as an intern, worked her way onto a staff job, and then kept moving up -- all the way up, way up, keep going -- to become the managing editor. Then, as can happen with editors, she left to focus on writing and in March published her first book, the memoir Running Home. Katie had always been a runner but was never too serious about it; but after she turned 40 she began racing ultras and did really well. In fact, she started landing sponsors and then last August she won the Leadville 100, an iconic event in Colorado that takes runners up to 12,600 feet. But her memoir isn't entirely about running fast. It's also about how running has helped her through the grief of her father's death and the depression she faced after the birth of her first daughter, and the anxiety she battled after being attacked on a trail near her home in Santa Fe.
Recently Katie sat down for a talk with a couple of people who know a lot about the way endurance sports can change our lives. Sarah Bowen Shea is the host of the Another Mother Runner podcast and Yuri Hauswald is an endurance mountain biker and travel writer. The conversation took place in Berkeley, California, at the headquarters of GU Energy Labs two days after the Marin Ultra Challenge, a race that Katie happened to win. But what Sarah and Yuri wanted to hear first was the crazy story of how Katie came to run her first marathon while writing a profile of ultramarathon of Dean Karnazes. Here's Katie.
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Frick-Wright: That’s Katie Arnold. Her book is Running Home and it's available now. Sarah Bowen Shea is the host of Another Mother Runner, a comprehensive resource for all female runners. Find it at anothermotherrunner.com. Thanks to the whole AMR team for sharing this interview with us. About half of you listening to this are women and the rest of you likely know some. So go subscribe to their podcast. It's chatty and fun. You'll learn something.
This episode was produced by Alex Ward, Mike Roberts and me, Peter Frick-Wright. It was brought to you by Bob's Red Mill. Find the ingredients you should be cooking with and learn how they can help you reach your goals as an athlete at Bobsredmill.com.
The ϳԹ Podcast is a production of ϳԹ Magazine and PRX. We'll be back in two weeks.
