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Happy New Year and let me introduce our 8th podcast guest: Taylor Smith, executive director of the international nonprofit Free to Run, which empowers women and girls through sports in conflict regions across Asia, at the moment their main projects are in Afghanistan and Iraq. Taylor is a committed human rights advocate with extensive experience leading education, sports, youth and community development programs in active conflict zones. With Free to Run, she is responsible for implementing, overseeing, and coordinating programs globally, and assisting with strategic development. She is also an avid runner who was part of a team that ran across the United States to raise money for the Ulman Foundation. She has also competed in multiple international marathons, including the Marathon of Afghanistan. In this episode we discuss our new virtual challenge; Wonders of Asia that is taking place next month and all the registration fees will be donated to Free to Run. We also talk about how Taylor started with Free to run, their projects, what they do and what life is like for a female in conflict regions.  This episode is really inspiring, eye opening and raises awareness for this amazing charity: Free To Run. Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

As we say goodbye to 2020 and hello to the New Year, what better way to do it with a new podcast episode with the Asia Trail Girl’s founder; Veronika, podcast host; Henny and our new guest, endurance specialist; Lauren Tininenko. We summarise our 2020 and talk about our exciting plans and ideas for 2021. Lauren is a Shanghai based American, who is one of the craziest endurance athletes we know. She is mostly known for her impressive open water swimming adventures but she has also ventured into triathlon and endurance running in the past few years. This episode is filled with hilarious stories, never ending fun adventures and some seriously impressive achievements. We chat all about her latest achievements; at the age of 25 she became the first Western person to swim from China’s mainland to Hainan Island. The very same year she swam across the English Channel, 33 kilometers continuously swimming for a 11 hours. We also chat about her 2020 where she outdid herself in terms of crazy challenges; she did 2 full ironman races which she organised herself for friends in China, the unusual backwards running Guinness World Record she achieved and her insanity challenge which led her to doing several ultramarathons every month.  Happy New Year all and here at Asia Trail Girls we wish you all the best for 2021. Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

Today's guest is Hong Kong's French trail runner, Charlotte Taquet. Charlotte only started trail running 5 years ago after she moved to Asia and after her first run up Hong Kong's finest peak she was hooked. She is an inspiration in the trail running community starting from complete beginner to sponsored Salomon athlete winning many races in a short time. She is an inspiration for many who may not think they have what it takes, but she is proof that you can do more than you think with hard work, dedication and surrounding yourself with like minded-people.We talk all about her journey from a smoker to running her first 100km and then winning many races across Asia. We also discuss why she went plant based, how it suits her, her adjustments to life and training around COVID and she provides tips for Asia Trail Girls who are starting out on their running journey.Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

In this episode we speak to one of the top female ultra runners globally, Lucy Bartholomew. This impressive young runner from Australia is a Salomon athlete who has many huge victories in the ultra scene across the world. Lucy started trail running as a teen and completed her first 100km when she was only 16 years old. Faced with a lot of criticism for taking on trail running at such a young age, she has definitely proved to us all she is more than capable of handling the world's trails. She has now been running for 8 years and has gained such great experience making her the ultra strong runner she is today, both mentally and physically. In this episode we talk about all things real and ultra, we discuss her trail running story, her why, her biggest achievements, training, plans for next year, nutrition and her newly released plant based cook book. Lucy is incredibly friendly and down to earth with amazing knowledge and stories, you will be truly inspired by this episode. Enjoy!

This episode we catch up with the great Amy Sproston after she recently set a new FKT (Fastest Known Time) running across the Jordan Trail, 662km, which she achieved in 8 days, 9 hours and 28 minutes, she not only got the fastest time and was the first female to do it but she beat the previous time by 24 hours which was set last year by two British guys. Amy is an elite American ultrarunner who has competed in about 60 ultramarathons winning more than 20 of them, which includes four top 10 finishes at Western States, one of them being a 2nd place, a win at the 2012 IAU 100k World Championships, the 2014 HURT 100, two top 10s at UTMB and many more.  We had the most amazing chat talking all about her FKT attempt and the logistics behind that, the deeper meaning of why she did it which was not just to get an FKT. We also spoke about gender issues within sports, her life as an ultrarunner, how you don’t need a coach or a strict training or nutrition plan and how a Mc Donald’s double cheese burger is the perfect nutrition for an ultra. This episode is not one to miss!Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

After the Backyard World Champs captivating runners worldwide on the 17th October, we caught up with the last female standing, Jasmine Goh who raced at the Asia edition of this race in Singapore. She ran an amazing performance, running 29 laps and 194.3km. We delve into all the logistics behind her success, what happened on the day and how she made it as far as she did.  She is an inspirational female who manages to balance a full time job, life as a single mother and having a pretty intense running schedule. We also discuss her huge achievement representing Singapore and coming 4th at the SEA games in the marathon, her love for ultras, how she handles being a female running in Asia and tips for runners. Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

In this episode of the Asia Trail Girl Podcast we talk with endurance runner and adventurer Veronique Bourbeau who talks about her journey to extreme endurance running and introduces her 2021 project of running 13,000km across Africa. She is attempting to set a new world record to be the first female to ever do this. Not only is she running across Africa but she will be working for a charity as she goes, volunteering, raising awareness and funds to provide clean drinkable water for poor communities across Africa.To support her project and help her raise funds please visit: www.globalgiving.org/projects/nanofilter-water-stations-kiosks-for-1000-africa/Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners

This episode introduces THE ASIA TRAIL GIRLS PODCAST, which is a platform where we share stories, experiences and knowledge about running in and around Asia. You will meet the host Henny Gorton who interviews Veronika the founder of Asia Trail Girls about all things trail related, ranging from her current training, keys to success, future plans and winning The Asia Trail Master 2019.  Together they also dive into what the podcast is all about, who they plan to invite in the future and what topics they are going to cover in their bi-weekly podcast. Asia Trail Girls is brought to you by T8 Asia's favorite trail running brand. Save 10% with our special discount code ATG10 for our listeners