# Episode 144: Access, Innovation, and Adaptive Trail Running with Nicole Ver Kuilen

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Podcast: [Trail Society](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trail-society-4127185)
Published: 2026-07-28T07:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://trail-society.captivate.fm
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## Resource

This week, Corrine Malcolm is joined by Nicole Ver Kuilen — endurance athlete, cancer survivor, advocate, and National Campaign Lead for So Every BODY Can Move — for a conversation about access, innovation, and what true inclusion in trail running really looks like. They talk about Nicole’s relationship with sport after losing her leg to bone cancer as a child, what drew her to trail running, and the very real barriers adaptive athletes still face long before they ever reach a start line. The two also dig into Nicole’s advocacy work, her recent milestone as Salomon’s first American para athlete, and what it meant to race MaXi-Race while helping shape the future of adaptive trail running through the Salomon Adaptive Project. It’s a thoughtful conversation about representation, equipment, design, and why building a more inclusive sport starts with making movement possible in the first place. Follow Us: FeistyFest Details and Registration: https://feisty.co/events/feisty-fest/ @feisty_media @trail.society Support our Partners: Use the code FEISTY2026 for 20% off at https://www.tifosioptics.com Use code TRAILSOCIETY for 15% off any Vacation Races event at https://www.vacationraces.com Good Ranchers: Subscribe and get $25 off your first order with the code IRON at goodranchers.com rabbit: Visit https://www.runinrabbit.com/ use code: JULYTRAIL10 for 10% off.

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