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    Keely Henninger, Corrine Malcolm, and Hillary Allen are three professional trail runners looking to utilize their experience as athletes and scientists to foster community and discussion around new and challenging topics in the world of trail running, training and racing, and equality.

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    Episode 140: A Western States first-timer shares her story and some advice

    Episode 140: A Western States first-timer shares her story and some advice

    June 30, 2026
    56m

    Trail Society teamed up with our Feisty Media sister podcast, Another Mother Runner, for a special episode recorded in Tahoe ahead of Western States. This episode originally dropped on the Another Mother Runner feed on Friday, June 26, 2026, and we're sharing it with you all here because we loved the conversation.

    Another Mother Runner host, Sarah Bowen Shea, is joined by Trail Society's Corrine Malcolm to talk with Stephanie Irving, 64, who was the second oldest woman at the Western States 100-mile, after a decade of entering the lottery, and is the co-founder of Wild Woman Trail Runs.

    In this in-person episode recorded just days before the big race, Steph and Corrine detail:

    • what’s so special about "States"
    • the magic of a women’s-only running race like Wild Woman
    • how to stop thinking about age as an impediment
    • fueling advice for long trail races
    • the value in going before you're ready—whether in a race or life!

    Before Steph joins the conversation around 11:55, Corrine sheds some light on the history of Western States.

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