By Coach Mallory “Why would you want to run Canyons 100 less than a year after running Western States?” Before the race, I’d respond to this question by saying that I felt like I had left time on the table at Western States. That I could have executed better or performed better, even though it was otherwise the beautiful day I always wanted to share with friends, family, and community. But now I think…maybe it’s more that I keep coming back for the version of me that shows up out there. I...

Coach Mallory here! Excited to be sharing my first ever mindRunner blog post! This past July through October, I had the honor of coaching 19 women from the Bay Area, and supporting the training plans of 12 women from LA through a partnership between Renegade Running and Hoka to bring more women - particularly women of color or from other underrepresented groups - into the world of trail and ultrarunning. Along with selected Community Managers, we worked to support the cohort of women to be...