Running Tales
May 30, 2023
David Abbott: How ’Mr Slow Easy Comfortable’ qualified for Boston a year after starting running
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David Abbott only started running seven years ago, aged 35, but within a year he had qualified for the Boston Marathon and he's gone on to complete several sub-three hour marathons.
The American, who now lives in Japan, has also become a coach - not least through the prism of Twitter where under the moniker Mr Slow Easy Comfortable (search for @runliftrunlift) he offers reams of advice on everything from how running slower makes you faster, the benefits of weight training and what to do if you're a new runner.
Running Tales also spoke to David about how he grew his Twitter following and running in Japan...
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Isaac Kenyon: The extreme adventurer using running to raise mental health awareness
Isaac Kenyon is a runner, cyclist, triathlete and extreme adventurer who uses the power of the challenges he takes on to both inspire others and raise awareness of mental health and climate change causes.
His most recent challenge - completed as recently as September 10 (World Suicide Prevention Day) - saw him finish a full Ironman while wearing a 15kg weighted vest.
The vest represented the unseen weight of poor mental health, something Isaac has had to confront himself in the form of often crippling anxiety.
Isaac has used the power of exercise and the outdoors to confront his illness, completing challenges including breaking a world record for the longest continual row of three days and 11 hours, running the 233km Welsh Three Peaks Challenge and rowing 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean in 40 days, from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean.
Running Tales spoke to Isaac about his own anxiety, the power of the great outdoors and becoming one of the youngest international keynote speakers in the world...
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You can learn more about Isaac's mission on https://www.isaackenyon.com/ and his Climate Explorers CIC at https://climateexplorers.co.uk/
Listen to Isaac Ted Talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/isaac_kenyon_freedom_and_opportunity_from_being_outdoors/details
You can also find Isaac on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/isaac_kenyon/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kenyon_isaac LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/isaackenyon Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/isaac.kenyon.7
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Sep 26, 2023
Carlotta James: The woman behind the 4,300km Monarch Ultra
Launched in 2019, The Monarch Ultra is an epic environmental run and conservation project which aims to raise awareness of the at-risk Monarch Butterfly.
That year, a team of ultra runners and environmentalists followed the 4,300km (2,670 mile) migratory route of the Monarchs from Ontario in Canada to central Mexico.
They did so as a relay team as part of an incredible 47-day adventure.
The co-founder of the event is Carlotta James, and Running Tales caught up with her to talk about her own running, the plans for this year's version of the Monarch Ultra and why these butterflies are so important...
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This year, the Monarch Ultra will take place in the form of two events:
* The Monarch Festival in Peterborough, Ontario, which will include a 10km race in support of reforestation efforts in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. This takes place on Sunday, October 15, 2023
* The 50km ultra marathon race from Zitacuaro, Mexico to the monarch sanctuary in Cerro Pelón. The ultra takes place on Sunday, November 26, 2023
Learn more about the Monarch Ultra: www.https://www.themonarchultra.com/
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Sep 19, 2023
Jake Fedorowski: Bringing non-binary inclusion into the world of running
At school, Jake Fedorowski always felt they weren't the sort of person who played sport.
Indeed, if you'd have told them they would end up running marathons, they would have laughed.
But as a non-binary person, Jake's love of running grew after they discovered the Seattle Frontrunners, a running and walking club for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies.
These days they are both a committed runner and campaigner, championing inclusivity within the running community.
One way of doing this was to create the Guide to Non-Binary Inclusion in Running, which they wrote after making the difficult decision to no longer register or participate in events that didn’t affirm their gender identity.
Jake then began partnering with race organisers, including the team behind the Chicago Marathon, to implement the solutions in the guide.
They also founded Run Beyond (RUNN+), a community for non-binary athletes to connect, and are now the vice president of Seattle Frontrunners.
Running Tales spoke to Jake about what being non-binary means, their own journey - both in terms of their gender and within the world of running - and how they believe the world of running needs to evolve...
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Learn more about the organisations Jake is involved with at the links below:
Seattle Frontrunners: https://www.seattlefrontrunners.org/
The Queer Running Society: https://www.queerrunningsociety.com/
Run Beyond: https://nonbinaryrunning.com/runbeyond
To learn more about Jake’s work and the movement toward non-binary inclusion, visit nonbinaryrunning.com
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