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Climbing K2 with Lisa Thompson

Climbing K2 with Lisa Thompson

Transcript Lisa Thompson has climbed 14 mountains in the last 14 years. She has reached the seven highest summits on each continent, scaled many mountains in...
Winter Hiking with Emily Ford

Winter Hiking with Emily Ford

Podcast Transcript When I talk to people about hiking in winter, the main response I get is, “But it’s so cold!” It is cold, but that’s the brilliant par...
A backpacker walks along a snowy trail behind her dog.

What’s In My Pack with Emily Ford

I try to live by the runner's mantra “dress for mile 2.” It is OK to be chilly at the beginning. You don’t want to be frigid and unbearably unhappy while winter...
A group of runners from BlacklistLA cheer on their teammates

Let’s Run Together

It's easy to view running as a solo endeavor. After all, there's the romantic image of you against you out there—mind trying to tune in to the body, and vice ve...
A woman (author Giovanna Fischer) enthusiastically high fives a runner (her teammate Danielle McNeilly) in the middle of a race.

Running School

Without new visions, we don’t know what to build, only what to knock down. We not only end up confused, rudderless, and cynical, but we forget that making a rev...