Show Notes
On todays episode of kickin rocks the crew breakdown their current training weeks, go into their experience in different trail shoes, how racing flats are slowly disappearing from the market when they may be needed now more than ever... We cover our favourite gear for training and racing days and how Quinton apparently has a bone to pick with Hoka shoes. We aren't experts but we love trail and we love to discuss our thoughts and opinions on it. Happy Trails.
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Today I got to speak to Emilie Mann. She is a professional trail athlete in Canada with Merrel with an amazing result at this years UTMB. But an even more amazing story about how she got herself around the big lap. We talk about Emilies upbringing in the mountains and how that drove her towards the trails as well as how shes currently navigating being a professional athlete, and most importantly HOW she was able to bring herself all the way around the mont blanc Massif in such and incredible time on such little fuel. From this conversation youll learn that Em is all Heart... and in more ways then one! Enjoy our conversation.
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