Courtney Olsen | 50-Mile World Record Holder

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Ultrarunning, Training, Wellness, Endurance, Health, Running, Commentary, Trailrunning, Sports, Run

5 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Courtney Olsen is a pro runner for HOKA living in Bellingham, WA. She is also the brand new World Record holder for the 50-mile distance, something she was able to achieve last weekend at Tunnel Hill in Southern Illinois. Finishing in a time of 5:31:56, Courtney managed to lower the existing record held by Ann Trason for 33 years by nine minutes. This is her first appearance on the podcast.

Topics we discuss:

Courtney’s background and history with sport
Her struggles with depression and finding purpose in her 20s
The Bellingham Distance Project, a training group she helped to found 10 years ago
Her passion for art and writing
Her experience at lululemon’s FURTHER event where she was there supporting Devon Yanko
Her huge podium performance at Comrades
A deep unpacking of her WR at tunnel hill
Look ahead to the 100k World Championship next month
And a lot more!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey fam, welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I'm your loving host, Dylan Bowman.
0:19.1	And if you're hearing this, that means that you are not in the member-only feed, and you are probably not a Free Trail Pro subscriber, which we
0:26.6	would love for you to consider. As a subscriber, you will get ad-free versions of this show,
0:31.0	along with a bunch of member-only content, including regular AMA episodes with me. And now we are back with our weekly Zoom-based strength classes led by Freight Trail
0:41.4	Coach Hannah Allgood.
0:43.2	Free Trail Pro members will be meeting every Thursday afternoon for the next six weeks,
0:47.4	getting strong together with friendship and accountability.
0:51.1	And it's included in your membership.
0:53.7	You will also receive access to our
0:56.2	extremely active Slack community of international trail runners of all levels. You'll get early
1:00.5	access to all of our merch and events, exclusive discounts with our brand partners, and a lot more,
1:06.4	including some exciting things that are due to be announced here very soon.
1:11.1	All that stuff is only $96 for the year.
1:13.8	You can learn more at freetrail.com forward slash pro or find the link in the show notes.
1:21.1	Today we're joined by Courtney Olson, pro runner for Hoka living in Bellingham, Washington,
1:26.4	and a brand new world record holder for the 50-mile distance,
1:30.2	something she was able to achieve last weekend at Tunnel Hill in southern Illinois.
1:34.9	Finishing in a time of five hours, 31 minutes, and 56 seconds.
1:39.3	Courtney managed to lower the existing record held by the great Anne Trason for 33 years by nine whole minutes.
1:49.3	No big deal.
1:50.7	This was my first time ever meeting Courtney, and I have to say I am now her biggest fan,
1:55.5	though I might be competing with Devon Yanko for that designation.
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