The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts.Join the Newsletter at: MidPack Musings SubStackSupport the MidPacker Pod on Patreon.Check Out MPP Merch Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods.Looking for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching? Check out Troy’s Coaching PageSTOKED TO PARTNER WITH JANJI HYPERLYTE LIQUID PERFORMANCEBEAR BUTT WIPES USE PROMO CODE MIDPACER FOR A SWEET DISCOUNT...
The MidPacker Pod is part of the Freetrail network of Podcasts.
Join the Newsletter at: MidPack Musings SubStack
Support the MidPacker Pod on Patreon.
Check Out MPP Merch
Make sure you leave us a rating and review wherever you get your pods.
Looking for 1:1 Ultra Running Coaching?
Check out Troy’s Coaching Page
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“Running used to be about control — now it's about connection”
In this raw and insightful episode of the MidPacker Pod, Troy sits down with Angie Lake — trail runner, outdoor industry creative, and writer behind Blood, Sweat, and Fear on Substack. Angie’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and learning to reconnect with joy through movement.
Far from chasing perfection, Angie’s journey is about reclaiming space, in the outdoors, in storytelling, and in herself.
In this episode, she opens up about:
Growing up a natural athlete, running barefoot sprints as a kid at karate class
Witnessing the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 and the long road to reconnecting with running afterward
The life-altering experience of surviving an ectopic pregnancy — and learning to listen to her body in new ways
Why she’s no longer chasing PRs or podiums — and how she finds purpose and power in the “midpack”
Her creative and community work with The Cairn Project and Wild Women Trail Runs
Writing as a tool for self-expression, healing, and resistance
Angie reminds us that joy is enough. Speed isn’t required. And you don’t have to fit into someone else’s mold to be a “real runner.”
Subscribe to Angie’s Substack: Blood, Sweat, and Fear
Angies Links
Angie on LinkedIn
Angie’s Substack: Blood, Sweat, & Fear
Wild Women Trail Runs
The Cairn Project
The Cycle Syncing Handbook
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