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Sabrina Stanley on Ovarian Cancer and the Long Way Back to Elite Ultrarunning (Sunday Conversation)

Singletrack

Finn Melanson

Sports, Wilderness, Ultramarathon, Sports News, Trail Running, Running, Ultra Running, News, Mountain Running, Ultrarunning

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Sabrina Stanley reflects on returning to competition after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the peak of her ultrarunning career. She recounts the medical uncertainty that followed her initial diagnosis, the surgeries, chemotherapy, and ongoing immunotherapy that reshaped more than a year of her life. Stanley discusses racing again while still in recovery, including her recent return at the Arc of Attrition 100, and what it meant to simply reach the start line. She ...

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0:00.0

This episode of the single track podcast is brought to you by Raid Research, our official equipment partner.

0:05.7

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0:11.1

this one is worth paying attention to.

0:13.0

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0:13.8

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0:15.1

It is truly zero bounce, which is important because it's all about freedom and flow out there.

0:20.0

It's that feeling of running with nothing on your back, but still having everything that you need right there with you. What really stands out is the value here. You get the belt, a custom bottle, all built with this incredible balance of performance, function, and style. Honestly, it's hard to find a brand that nails all three. Raid does it. If you want gear that disappears when you're moving but shows up when you need it, check out Raid research. Check out this LF2L belt. This episode of the show is also brought to you by John G, the official apparel partner of the Single Track podcast. This is another brand that somehow hits the trifect of making product that's thoughtful, comfortable, and performance-driven. My go-to products this winter have been their boreal fleece running tights,

0:59.1

their vortex wind block gloves in Atlas Multi-Pant. I also wear this stuff just around the house,

1:04.8

and when I'm podcasting like right now, the comfort factor is through the roof. They've got this

1:09.2

new capsule out. It's called the Desert Dreaming Capsule.

1:12.9

It debuted, I'm trying to think when this is going to go out.

1:15.5

It debuted Wednesday, February 4th, which I think is today.

1:18.9

I'm recording this intro on the second.

1:21.4

Yeah, it's today.

1:22.4

For you listening to this episode, it's today.

1:26.3

And it's pretty cool.

1:28.3

It's a collaboration with Ariviper running and fellow ultra-runner Abigail West

1:32.1

who executed the design as a block print superimposed over an abstracted hydrological soil map of Arizona.

1:40.2

How cool is that?

1:41.4

John G. Collective members, you get it today and it goes live to the general public tomorrow on the 5th. I believe supplies are limited, so it's going to sell out fast. Go check these out at JohnG.com. That's j-a-n-j-I.com. And with that, let's get on to the show. Sabrina Stanley, it is great to have you back on the single track podcast. How are you doing today?

2:01.9

I'm good. I'm happy to be here. It's been a little bit. Yeah. And I don't know. We might be

2:08.3

all over the place in this episode. The place that I want to start, one of the ways that you seem

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