Trail Running Women19 Jan 2023

Isabella: The Original Ultra Bud

Isabella Janovick was born in Oceanside, CA and grew up doing team sports (basketball and swimming) then later got into extreme sports, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding. After breaking her back snowboarding at the age of 19 and almost being paralyzed, she switched to a "safer" sport - running. Isabella began to run local road races and in 2014 met Nickademus Hollon at an outdoor bootcamp. Nick had just launched his coaching business and Isabella was one of his first clients. They ran together often, he introduced her to the trails and the ultra world and in 2015 Isabella ran her first ultra, the Lake Hodges 50k. This same year Isabella was also diagnosed with Ménière's Disease, which causes hearing loss, imbalance and vertigo.

Isabella aka "IzzyB" continued to grow with the sport, increasing her mileage and started her own running club Ultrabuds. In 2016 she raced her first Spartan, and usually participates in 1-2 races a year in between ultras.

Professionally Izzy owns her own marketing and communications company where she works with running brands and race directors such as Injinji, Spring Energy, Nathan Sports and the Endurance Race Series, to name a few. She is also a Professor of Marketing part-time at two universities and advises senior experience projects.

When Izzy isn't running or posting on Instagram, she spends quality time with her family in both San Diego and Idaho, husband and two rescued pitbulls Dally and Romanoff.

Episoder(100)

Ria: Out of Office - Running 20,000km

Ria Xi is a Chinese-born ultrarunner attempting to become the first human to run across Asia and Europe on the Silk Road—20,000 kilometers from Vladivostok to Lisbon. After burning out from her tech c...

29 Jan 51min

Trail Tips: Keep Her Bossy

I'm joined by the incredible runner and coach Jenny Quilty! We're ripping through listener questions on everything from getting through the lows and flying through aid stations, to 100km training, rac...

15 Jan 1h

Callie: Lost 200 lbs, ran a 240 mile race

Callie Vinson is an ultrarunner who is making a huge impact advocating for body diversity and inclusivity within outdoor sports. She went from being unable to run 1 mile, to losing 200 lbs and running...

1 Jan 57min

Alyssa: Mental Toughness

All things Mental Toughness! Alyssa is an outstanding runner and has toughed through the most extreme conditions. This is an episode you will not want to miss! How to get out the door day after day, ...

18 Des 202542min

Trish: Following in Her Daughter's Footsteps

Trish's fitness journey began with the birth of her first child, Jess, in 1990. Her mom had battled with obesity and was unable to participate in most activities. Trish was determined to do it differe...

4 Des 202539min

Stem Cells: Can we run longer and feel better with stem cells?

I've been curious about stem cells since I started running, so I'm so excited to finally get to dive into it with Dr. Dan Pardi. Can they help us recover better and run longer? Dr. Dan Pardi is the C...

20 Nov 202559min

Bre: The present moment is the whole dang point!

Bre Mirynech has been trail running for the past 6 years. She moved to Banf if 2013 and was big into climbing, hiking, mountaineering, snowboarding, backpacking- you name it. Over the years however, s...

6 Nov 20251h 9min

Haley: Young, Speedy, and Wise

Haley Hughes is a 21 year old from Port Moody, British Columbia. She grew up playing sports - particularly basketball -and only began trail running around 3 years ago when she graduated highschool. Sh...

23 Okt 202554min