32: Jax Mariash - Can't Stop, Won't Stop

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Running, Sports, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 557 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Carrie interviews ultrarunner Jax Mariash! Jax is the first woman to complete the Four Desert Race Series Grand Slam Plus, a series of ultra races around the globe. They chat about the logistics involved in running in extreme climates, recovering from the race series and her new coffee company, STOKED roasters.

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Jax Mariash

Jax is the first woman in the world to complete the 4 Deserts Race Series Grand Slam Plus. In addition, she was crowned the 2016 4 Deserts Female World Champion. Previously, Jax chose to do a run mission to run 365 days in a row to create awareness for cancer research and inspire people to move their bodies to prevent disease. Jax is a runner, adventure seeker, entrepreneur, lover, dreamer and doer. She is an inspirational vehicle to athletes, entrepreneurs and women to push the envelope and follow their dreams. Her largest dream is to inspire the masses to get outside and explore, and to live life to the fullest. A runner since 5 years old, a she had a stint at elite triathlons and duathlons scoring the bronze medal at duathlon long course world championships in her division. Today she taps into her tenacity and strength in her own skin to motivate others to do the impossible.

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0:00.0	This episode of Sea Talley Run is brought to you by Kind Snacks.
0:03.6	Their products are the best, and I love them because they contain ingredients you can actually see and pronounce.
0:09.3	So I know I'm giving my kids something healthy to eat.
0:12.5	Learn more at Kind Snacks.com.
0:25.5	Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Tellison and welcome to the Sea Talley Run podcast.
0:28.2	My guest today is Jax Marriosh.
0:34.9	Jacks is an ultra runner and is the first woman in the world to complete the Four Deserts race series Grand Slam Plus.
0:38.6	In this episode, she opened my eyes to a whole new world of racing.
0:45.3	Jacks is so driven and committed to conquering new challenges. We talk about metabolism, fatigue,
0:50.7	extreme ultra racing and training in the elements, and her coffee company, stoked roasters.
0:52.9	So let's get after it. All right, Jacks, thanks for joining us on
0:58.2	C-Tolly Run. I'm so excited to kind of meet you and hear about your crazy adventures and
1:02.9	ultra running. Yeah, well, thank you for having me. I'm excited to chat. Yeah, you know, I was doing
1:09.5	a little research on you and you are one amazing gal. I mean,
1:13.2	you are traveling all over the world running like crazy amounts and you seem to always have a
1:21.0	smile on every picture. So I'm so excited to kind of dig in. So this is the big thing that I've
1:25.3	recently seen for you and you might have to correct me on some of this because I'm new is the big thing that I've recently seen for you. And you might have to
1:28.0	correct me on some of this because I'm new to ultra running. Like, I've been a runner forever,
1:32.3	but I don't know all the ins and outs. So you have recently become the first woman to complete
1:38.8	and win the four Desert Grand Slam plus, correct? Yeah.
1:48.9	And am I wrong by saying that there's only been four people to do that?
1:55.7	Up until the time that I did it, there was only three men that had completed the Grand Slam Plus.
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