{"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":"079: No Business 100-Natasha Castro","slug":"079-no-business-100-natasha-castro","published_at":"2025-11-21T23:10:40+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/079-no-business-100-natasha-castro","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/facingvert/episodes/079-No-Business-100-Natasha-Castro-e3b8dv0","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/db6f2d50/podcast/play/111474080/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-20%2F412861818-44100-2-34a05c4a00581.m4a","summary":"This podcast is so much more than talking to someone new about a race that they conquered. I had never officially met Natasha Castro, but with every picture she would post on Strava or Instagram I felt drawn to her. I can't really explain why that is, but I think her smile made me smile, and you could see the rawness of her emotions with every capture. So when I saw that she had completed the No Business 100, I knew the timing was perfect. Not far into our podcast, Natasha opened up and gave me glimpse into her life story, and I began to quickly see how and why she can dive deep into the pain cave but still find the strength to continue. She had been to much more painful places than these, and she is so much tougher than I could ever dream to be. Nastasha is BEAUTIFUL, like really stunning, but she doesn't even see it. She is so strong, but doesn't seem to realize it. She is such a light, but doesn't realize its' brightness. And for goodness sake, Natasha Castro is a RUNNER who belongs in this sport, and she is finally starting to believe it. Gosh, I feel truly honored to have met her and for her to share pieces of her life with me. Yes, we talk about her crazy No Business adventure and you will get sucked into this journey, But you will see...it is about so much more than completing a 100 mile race, and that's why I treasure the stories on Facing Vert. ... Natasha's Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/99434860 Natasha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ncc04/ Natasha's performance coach: Marisa Romeo https://www.marisaromeo.com Facing Vert's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/facingvert/ Mountain Running Company: https://mountainrunningcompany","meta_description":"This podcast is so much more than talking to someone new about a race that they conquered. I had never officially met Natasha Castro, but with every pictu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/facing-vert-6327711/episodes/079-no-business-100-natasha-castro/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/facing-vert-6327711/079-no-business-100-natasha-castro.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}