{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-trail-ahead.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fstef-flippin-on-a-human-first-approach-k0CTiQtE","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Stef Flippin on a Human-First Approach, Avoiding a pattern of Injury, and Showing up at Each Start Line for more than just Yourself (with a debrief featuring Victoria Lo of Chinatown Runners)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c8c85d43-6618-494e-aced-54cb3a8266aa/f69db36f-488a-40fe-b52b-fdbc686ea5e4/tta-ep36-stef-igsquare.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Stefanie is an ultra trail and road runner located in the Front Range of Colorado. She is the 2021 USATF 100-mile road champion and course record holder (6th fastest all-time American woman for the distance). She is also a foot and ankle surgeon alongside her husband, with a passion for treating athletes. Stefanie is passionate about increasing BIPOC representation in distance running and newly a member of the Lululemon FURTHER initiative cohort, which aims to address the data and research gap that exists in women's endurance running. She is the co-host of the Making Strides podcast which she describes as “a space to share our experiences as BIPOC female runners, as well as a space to discuss the nuances that come with our perspectives: safety, sponsorship and contract negotiations, mental health, current events in the running world and beyond.” In this episode we discuss how she started running 5k's with her dad as young as 7 years old, how her first 100 miler race ended in one of the biggest surprises of her life, as well as diving into her many passions."}