Anna Simonsson-Søndenå - Mount to Coast podcast #6
Anna Simonsson-Søndenå is a 21 year old Norwegian ultra runner who has been running long distances since her teens.Born in Norway, she’s lived in Sweden, Norway, and across Europe, living the dirtbag ultra runner life out of her van.Anna started working with Mount to Coast in the summer of 2024 when she ran the length of the Lofoten islands in the arctic circle for a film on slow tourism. Anna has an interesting approach to running and training, and for someone so young, to life in general. There are some nice insights in our chat, particularly around the Norwegian approach to endurance sports.
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Mount to Coast podcast #5 - Cole Crosby
Cole Crosby is a New Englander who’s competed throughout his life. His real success though has come in ultramarathons and when we spoke, he was fresh off a victory in the Mount to Coast-sponsored Across the Years race in Arizona, where he covered 150 miles in 24hrs.
When he’s not training and racing, Cole is a rep for Mount to Coast in the North East and he’s a well-known figure in the ultra community across the US.
This is a great conversation, we hope you enjoy it.
Any comments? We'd love to hear them.
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Mount to Coast podcast #4 - Ben Blankenship
Ben Blankenship has been an Olympian, a world record holder, and a champion miler.
Now, as a Mount to Coast athlete, he’s embarking on a journey from the track to ultra-marathons. This is a fascinating conversation where we cover a wide range of topics, from his approach to training, the similarities and differences between running on the track and racing long distances, and his approach to shoe technology.
You can read an interview with Ben on the Mount to Coast website: https://mounttocoast.com/blogs/go-beyond/ben-blankenship
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Mount to Coast podcast #3 - Megan Eckert & Sierra DeGroff
We speak with US ultrarunners (and Mount to Coast supported athletes) Megan Eckert and Sierra DeGroff about their journeys to ultra running, the challenges they've faced, and their upcoming goals.
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Mount to Coast podcast #2 - Trishul Cherns & Viktoria Brown, GOMU and the 6-Day World Champs
In episode 2 of the podcast we speak to Trishul Cherns & Viktoria Brown about the Global Organization of Multi-Day Ultramarathoning and the Mount to Coast sponsored 6-Day World Championships in Hungary.
A podcast about ultrarunning and ultrarunners from Mount to Coast - shoes for runners who transcend distance.
Your host is British runner and journalist Andy Waterman.
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