Episode 24. Run by Feel: Why RPE Is the Ultimate Metric for Ultrarunners
Ever felt like you were flying on a run — only to check your watch and discover you were barely moving?
That's exactly what happened to host and ultrarunning coach Erin Quinn at mile 189 of the Bigfoot 200. She felt like she was running a 9-minute mile. She was running a 14. And that moment perfect…
Episode 25. Doing Hard Things (and Doing them Again!)
Episode 25: Doing Hard Things (and Doing Them Again)
Coming to you live from the beach on her birthday, ultrarunning coach Erin Quinn tackles a myth that trips up even the toughest endurance athletes: that once you've conquered a hard thing, it gets easier. It doesn't. Erin unpacks the physiology a…
Episode 26. Back to School, Back to You!
It's back-to-school season, and coach Erin Quinn is here to help you channel that "clean slate" energy into your own goals. In this episode, Erin gets personal about how trail and ultrarunning became her lifeline through the hardest parts of parenting — from the anxiety of that first school bus to …
Episode 27. How to Handle the Taper Tantrums
Taper time can feel like an emotional rollercoaster — exciting one minute, anxiety-inducing the next. In this episode, ultrarunning coach Erin Quinn breaks down five practical strategies to help you navigate the mental side of tapering before a big race: proof (looking back at your training log for…
Episode 29. Iron Deficiency In Endurance Athletes: What You Need to Know
Iron Deficiency in Endurance Athletes — What You Need to Know
Somewhere along the ultramarathon journey, host Erin Quinn lost sight of one crucial metric: iron. In this episode, she dives deep into iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia among endurance athletes — especially female runners, up …
Disability Inclusion in Global Development, with Dr. Victor Pineda
Disability inclusion in global development starts with a question most teams never ask: who is your technology quietly leaving out? Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda, executive director of Berkeley's Center for Independent Living, president of the global inclusion nonprofit World Enabled, and one of the y…
Episode 32. Mud, Blood, and Mountains: Race Recap of the Cats Tail Trail Marathon
How do you run 26 miles through the Catskills when you haven't been on the trails in months, your iron levels are barely functional, and a nor'easter is bearing down on race morning? You take what the day gives you.
Ultrarunning Coach and podcast host, Erin Quinn, said she'd never do another race i…
Episode 33. Taking on the Moab 253: A Mile-by-Mile Course Preview
In this episode of Start Where You Are Trail and Ultrarunning, host and ultrarunning coach Erin Quinn delivers a detailed, mile-by-mile course preview of the Moab 240 — which she affectionately calls the Moab 253. Having completed the race twice, Erin walks listeners through every section of the co…
Episode 35. Why Hiking Makes You a Better Ultrarunner
If you've ever felt the stigma of hiking during an ultramarathon, this episode is for you. Host and ultrarunning coach Erin Quinn breaks down why hiking isn't a cop-out — it's a critical skill every trail runner needs to master.
We cover:
When to switch from running to hiking — it's not about a sp…
AI Chatbots in Humanitarian Crises: GOAL's Hard-Won Lessons
What does it actually take to deploy AI chatbots safely in humanitarian response? Liz Devine, Head of the Program Technical Team at GOAL Global, joins Amie Vaccaro, Jonathan Jackson, and Dimagi's Erin Quinn to share hard-won lessons from building a multichannel chatbot during an mpox outbreak in Si…
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