{"podcast":{"title":"FACING VERT","slug":"facing-vert-6327711","podcast_index_feed_id":6327711,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/db6f2d50/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/facingvert","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36714964/36714964-1685629764900-b34254ec326fd.jpg","author":"Tara Jordan","episode_count":90,"summary":"Welcome to Facing Vert...both on trails and in life. So, what is vert? For all of those in the trail running community, it is short for Vertical Elevation Gain. Basically, it is climbing a mountain, and we have all faced mountains in our lives. This 'vert' may be an upcoming race, or simply getting up the courage to start training for a 5k. Or, this mountain is an obstacle, a burden, a fear that you just want to claw your way up and conquer. These are conversations you will hear about, and I hope they will inspire you to do the impossible and face the impossible with greater hope.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T00:18:07.985210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711"},"episode":{"title":"072: Western States Endurance Run-Laura Rollins","slug":"072-western-states-endurance-run-laura-rollins","published_at":"2025-07-12T16:42:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/072-western-states-endurance-run-laura-rollins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/facingvert/episodes/072-Western-States-Endurance-Run-Laura-Rollins-e35d0l1","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/db6f2d50/podcast/play/105332833/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-10%2F403695953-44100-2-e597dd51339ae.m4a","summary":"Laura Rollins has had the Western States 100 as a bucket list race since 2017 when she first entered the lottery. Finally her chance came this year, and I was so stoked to follow her on the live stream and tracking whenever I got the chance. When I saw her cross the finish line, I was so incredibly proud of her, and I immediately wanted to know every detail of her experience. That sit-down happened about a week later, and now I get to pass it on to you! What a powerful woman Laura is, and what an epic race of ups and downs she waded through. I loved our time together. She really made me want to do this race! Thank you, Laura! Laura's Mental Performance Consultant: Marisa Romeo ( https://www.marisaromeo.com/coaching ) Running Coach: Aaron Saft ( https://www.runningislife.run ) Laura's Instagram: @lrollruns Laura's Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7695708 Following Facing Vert on Instagram! @facingvert Thank you for listening!","meta_description":"Laura Rollins has had the Western States 100 as a bucket list race since 2017 when she first entered the lottery. Finally her chance came this year, and I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6438,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facing-vert-6327711/episodes/072-western-states-endurance-run-laura-rollins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/072-western-states-endurance-run-laura-rollins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}