Out in the desert of Palm Springs, CA, a team of ten women set out on a 6-day, ultramarathon, with the goal of breaking world records and going "Further" than any team of women had gone before: enter, the lululemon Further Project!

When the dust settled, the ten women collectively ran approximately 3,000 miles and broke 12 world records! They also provided an unprecedented amount of physiological data that will change the course of women's running.

In this episode, Stef and Carolyn -- both of whom participated in Further as an athlete and crew captain, respectively -- process their thoughts and emotions coming off this one-of-a-kind event!

This episode also includes two conversations that were recorded, live, from Further -- one with returning guest, Mirna Valerio, and the other with fellow teammate, Vriko Kwok, the day after the conclusion of Further.

Get ready to GO FURTHER!

Special thanks to our Audio Engineer, ⁠Mark Kalagayan⁠, from the non-profit, ⁠SPARC Worldwide⁠.

Show Notes:

2:45 - diving into all that was lululemon Further!

4:40 - background: the conception of Further

7:00 - background: the diversity of athletes

9:00 - background: the female-focused research component

13:55 - the implications of impact of how Further brought together representation on a global platform

17:00 - the shift mid-race from performance to presence

22:05 - *special*: live convo with Mirna Valerio on Day 5 of Further

39:40 - *special*: live convo with Vriko Kwok, the day after the completion of Further

1:20:20 - announcements and upcoming events at the Boston Marathon

Links:

Further Highlights, vol. 1 and vol. 2

Mirna Valerio

Vriko Kwok

More on Further

Find Stef here.

Find Carolyn here and here.