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Mimmi Kotka: Meet the mountain and ultra-trail athlete

April 28, 2021 by badassery No Comments
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Swedish ultra-trail athlete, Mimmi Kotka, quickly made a name for herself on the trail running circuit in 2016 when she won the CCC by UTMB (101K, 6100M elevation) by almost half an hour – only a year after entering her first ultra-trail race. Since then, Mimmi has won many of Europe’s most gruelling races, including the TDS by UTMB (121K, 7250M elevation) where she smashed the course record by 46 minutes.

A self-described ‘wild outdoor kid’, Mimmi developed a deep love of the outdoors and wilderness from a young age and hails from a family of foodies and foragers. A qualified nutritionist, she’s also a co-founder of Moonvalley, an organic sports nutrition brand which she founded with fellow trail running legends, Emilie Forsberg and Ida Nilsson.

In this Q&A, Mimmi, who is a Polar ambassador, chats about Moonvalley, ultra-trail nutrition, and her diagnosis of RED-s (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) last year.

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Meet Sabrina Pace-Humphreys: Ultrarunner and Black Trail Runners co-founder

September 16, 2020 by badassery No Comments

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Rewind to 2009 and Sabrina Pace-Humphreys was looking for a way to get fit after her fourth child. Despite hating the idea of running, she gave it a go anyway, running for a minute then walking for a minute. Eleven years later, the British 42-year old mum of four and grandma of two is a Marathon des Sables finisher and has just completed her first 102-mile run on the Cotswold Way!

Sabrina is also co-founder of Black Trail Runners which was launched in July to create a safe, open community for black trail runners and campaign for greater access, skills and representation within trail running. We dive into this further in the Q&A below, where Sabrina also recalls her experience and preparation for the multi-day desert ultra, the Marathon des Sables (MdS), and her recent, epic Cotswold Way 100-miler (extreme nausea included).

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Ragna Debats: Mountain and Trail Ultra Runner

March 27, 2018 by badassery No Comments

Dutch trail runner Ragna Debats was on flying form in 2017, taking podium spots on vertical running events and scooping the title of 2017 Skyrace Extreme Series Champion. This year looks to be similarly successful, with Ragna winning the 236km multi-day The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica (setting a new course record in the process). Thankfully the race season isn’t in full swing yet and she’s managed to squeeze some time in this month to answer my questions!

Ahead of the Trail World Championship in May, I quizzed the Merrell ambassador (and mum to 3-year-old daughter, Ona) on how she prepares for ultra distance trail events. Spoiler: it’s not the long runs you might imagine.

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The Vertical Kilometer™ World Circuit: It’s only 1,000m, right?

May 19, 2017 by badassery No Comments

Photo Credit: Damiano Levati for Red Bull

A new addition to the 2017 race calendar, the Vertical Kilometer™ World Circuit hopes to capitalise on the growing popularity of uphill, vertical racing with the introduction of a competitive series.

A spin-off of the popular Skyrunner World Series, the VK World Circuit includes 16 vertical kilometre races around Europe (plus one in the US), raced as a series. The idea: gain points for your position in each race and compete for the overall series win. A mix of new courses and classic race routes, the race length actually varies from 1km to a max of 5km.

For us mere mortals, however, it’s not about racing but the simple (!) goal of reaching the summit to enjoy a nauseous mix of elation and total exhaustion.

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I’m thrilled to quiz OCR World Champ (3K) and do I’m thrilled to quiz OCR World Champ (3K) and double European champion @idamathildee about all things training and racing on Lessons in Badassery today 💥 
In addition to having more than 100 race podiums to her name, Ida also holds the world record for the longest rope climb by a female and the longest rope climb from water 💪

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Today’s interview is with avid runner and Hyrox Today’s interview is with avid runner and Hyrox World champs qualifier, Mandy Williams (@n_d_athlete). Mandy, who was part of last year’s Masters team at the Mountain Running World Championships, was diagnosed with autism at the age of 45, and suddenly a lifetime of symptoms made sense.
In this interview Mandy shares how her diagnosis changed her life immeasurably, how she’s training for the upcoming Hyrox World Championship, and the challenges her autism presents when competing in races and events.

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The incredible @runjunkorun has such a long list o The incredible @runjunkorun has such a long list of ultrarunning accolades, it’s difficult to know where to start! The two-time breast cancer survivor has finished more than *21* 100-mile races, and at the age of 52 was the first person to complete the Ultrarunning Grand Slam AND the full Leadville races series in one season. 🤩💥 

I’m thrilled to have Junko answer my questions on all of the above and more, over on Lessons in Badassery today. Thank you for the inspiration, Junko! 

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Major fan-girling today over the incredible @dedeg Major fan-girling today over the incredible @dedegriesbauer, Ultraman World Champion, multi-time Ironman champ and all-round endurance sport legend. In her 50s, she’s proving unstoppable with new course records and world records galore.
Today on Lessons in Badassery, Dede shares what went into last year’s Ultraman World Championship win, her training, mental strategies, and how her approach to racing has changed compared to her time as a younger athlete.

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When Tunisian swimmer @leila_dachraoui was just 1 When Tunisian swimmer @leila_dachraoui was just 15 years old, she became the youngest gold medallist at the 1987 African Games. She had a promising career as a professional swimmer ahead of her, until circumstances forced her to her to quit. 
Proving it’s never too late to follow your dreams, nearly 30 years later, Leila returned to the pool and has since won countless medals as a Masters athlete. You can read more about her inspirational swimming journey via our Q&A 🤩

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