Teamwork Makes the Dream Work | Gina Tranquada

Gina Tranquada is a 37 year old occupational therapist, runner, wife and mother of 2 children from Winnipeg, MB. After playing many sports while a teenager, Gina found herself getting more into running while in college. Despite having a young family and a busy career, Gina has continued to foster the fire that started to burn during that time and has excelled in a variety of distances and races. She has won the Manitoba Marathon twice and the half marathon once. Last year, she competed in 4 ultras in 2 months, completing the Sinister Triple “Mini” which included breaking the Canadian Near Death Race Marathon course record. In this episode, we talk about:How she fits it all inGina’s training and racing philosophyHow one trains for mountain ultras in Winnipeg during a pandemicThe importance and power of the team behind the runnerThis #motherrunner is not slowing down and seems to have energy to spare.  We hope you feel as energized as we did after listening to this conversation with Gina!Resources we discussed in the episode:Favourite Mantra: "Keep it simple stupid." (Claude Berube) "To give anything less than your best is sacrifice the gift." (Steve Prefontaine)Favourite Place to Run: Her cottage at Brereton Lake in the summerBucket List Race: Western States 100MFavourite Running Book: Let Your Mind Run by Deena KastorFavourite Post Run Indulgence: Watermelon and a root beer float from Skinner's.Connect with Kim & Carolyn:Email us with guest ideas: inspiredsolescast@gmail.comInspired Soles InstagramKim's InstagramKim's FacebookKim's website Carolyn's InstagramCarolyn's FacebookCarolyn's website (sign up for her free weekly newsletter on the homepage)We love hearing from you! Connect with us on Instagram @inspiredsolescast or email guest ideas to inspiredsolescast@gmail.com. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend, subscribe or leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.

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Inspired Soles co-hosts Carolyn Coffin and Kim Sankey bring the communities of trail and road running together as they explore the parallels between running and life. Guests share the wisdom and experience they have gained through running and how it has inspired them to live deeper and more meaningful lives.