Episode 70: Emma Cook-Clarke

The Running Public

Kirk Dewindt & Brakken Kraker

Sports:running, Running, Sports, Health & Fitness, Fitness

5 • 691 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

2nd Place at the Canadian University Championships for Cross Country 2nd Place at the Canadian National Mountain Running Championship 36th Place at the World Mountain Running Championship Those are the accolades of a world class mountain runner. At 28 year old she's still just entering her prime, so why is this woman making the switch to Obstacle Course Racing? By the time she finishes telling you her story, it will all make sense!

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0:00.0	You're listening to the running public.
0:13.2	From marathoners to mud runners, we all have the same goal.
0:16.5	Get to the finish line faster.
0:18.3	That's right.
0:19.0	This podcast is for you guys, the running public.
0:28.7	I lost connection already for a second there. Oh my goodness. We can't have this again.
0:33.7	Good start. I know. Where did you, Where do you live in Canada, Emma?
0:38.3	So I'm from Calgary, Alberta.
0:40.3	I have lived a little bit all over, but residing here now.
0:45.3	So we're about like an hour from the mountains or a little less, depending on where exactly you are in the city and where you go.
0:52.3	I think Calgary would be like my, I'd probably been to Calgary a half a dozen times, I would say, in my life.
0:58.2	And having such close access to like urban area, but then you can get away and feel like you're in true wilderness in like 45 minutes.
1:06.3	Yeah, it's insane.
1:07.4	It's crazy.
1:08.2	Yeah.
1:08.5	It's so funny to be, as you say, like in the urban setting and downtown and like full on city life. And then you can drive for 45 minutes and not see a soul for a long time. So it's pretty pretty cool combo.
1:21.9	It is. I mean, I drive 50 minutes. Bracken got to make this drive with me a couple weeks ago. It's 50 minutes from my house
1:28.6	to get to a ski hill, which has 200 to 250 feet of gain. That's the biggest hill I can get to.
1:34.3	Right, I know. Stop, great training grounds. But if I drill 50 minutes from Calgary, I could go find a
1:40.0	2,500 foot climb if I needed to. Yeah, or more. That's cheating. That's cheating.
1:45.2	Yeah, you should move up here.
1:46.7	It's great.
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