Hey, fam, welcome to the free trail podcast. Of course, I'm your host, Dylan Bowman,

here today with Darcy Pekue, the all-time great

first ballot Hall of Famer, the ultra runner from Boulder, Colorado, who's been racing at the top of

the sport for more than two decades. Darcy was one of my earliest inspirations. We were teammates back in

the day with Pearl Azumi. If you can believe that, it's been a long time.

And I've just always admired the way she's operated and the way she's competed over the course of a 22-year ultral running career.

This is a deep convo that I really enjoyed.

We talk about running and Darcy's storied career, but we also talk at length about Darcy's professional career as a therapist.

We talk about aligning with our intentions.

We talk about mental training, listening to our intuition and trusting ourselves.

We talk about identity.

We talk about motherhood and parenthood.

And a lot more.

I hope you guys enjoy the conversation.

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