Episode 10: Careth Arnold - Post-partum racing, balancing motherhood + training, & a Golden Ticket

The Trail Network Podcast

This episode is made possible by Arc’teryx.

Today, Leah chats with Careth Arnold. Careth is a professional runner for Altra and is based in Colorado. She is a mother, an artist, a horticulturist, and recently she earned a Golden Ticket to Western States by finishing 4th at the Canyons 100k.

In this episode, we chat about her ultrarunning journey and what it really means to balance being a mother while striving to be her best on the trails.

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What we talked about:

2:30- Introduction to Careth

6:05- Jumping into the trail and ultra running world

8:15- Recapping here tough and transformational year of 2023

13:45- Running postpartum

19:50- What her current training is looking like

27:00- Snagging her Western States Golden Ticket

28:35- Her training heading into Western States

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