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

Always appreciative of your time.

Grateful to have you here. Today, we are joined by Emily Hawgood, the pride of the farmlands

of rural Zimbabwe, and this year's fifth place finisher at the Western States 100.

Emily is truly one of the rising stars in the sport today, super strong, super consistent, and at only

27 years old, still in the earliest days of her career. I have to say, I loved this conversation.

Emily is just a joy to speak with. We talked all about her very unique background growing up in Zimbabwe and how that's

shaped the person and athlete she is today. We talked about her education, her growth and development

in a sport. Of course, we talked about her race at Western States, where she ran in the lead

with Ruth Croft for much of the day. And then we finish by talking about the future.

What is ahead for Emily?

There is so much to learn from her.

I hope you all really enjoy this conversation.

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