Episode #76: Shoes of the Summer with Colleen Moffatt

On today's episode, Aimee is joined by northeast mountain runner, Katie Rhodes. She is a beast in the technical terrain of the Adirondack mountains and has cemented herself as one of the best ultra runners in the region. In 2020, she set the unsupported FKT for the Adirondack High Peaks in just over 7 days, covering over 175 miles and 64,000ft of elevation change. More recently she did 24 Adirondack High Peaks in 24 hours, covering over 53 miles and 26,000ft of elevation change. We chat about the effort specifics, her intro to running, and going long! You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

Today Aimee sits down with her good friend, Jacob Lory! Jacob is a trail runner based in Keene, New Hampshire with a newfound love for the mountains. He just completed his first Fastest Known Time and shares all the details on his story of resilience.  You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

Aimee is joined by Queen of the Catskills, Julie McGuire to deconstruct the course for the Catskill 100.  The Running Kind is proud to present one of the first carbon neutral 100 milers in the country - the Catskill 100. This course will showcase the beauty and difficulty that the Northeast offers as runners traverse over extremely challenging terrain in the Catskill Mountains. Running through four distinct NYS Wilderness Areas, this course was designed to leave runners more connected to the trails they are running on. Over the distance, runners will summit 12 of the 33 Catskill High Peaks including Indian Head, Twin, Sugarloaf, Plateau, Hunter, West Kill, Wittenberg, Cornell, Slide, Big Indian, Eagle and Balsam. The route also includes the entirety of the most challenging trail in the Catskills, The Devil's Path. This event will be one of the few 100 milers across the country with over 25,000ft of elevation gain and descent on extremely technical terrain and is sure to leave a stamp as one of the hardest 100 milers in the country. We have been dreaming up something masochistic since the first year at Climb It For Climate. The time has finally come to bring it to life. We are excited to share this route with runners from all over the country. The event will be led by a female leadership team and the race director is reserving 50% of spots for women and non-binary runners. 

Well folks, its the episode you have all been waiting for... Let's talk shoes! Today Aimee is joined by HOKA Field Red, Colleen Moffatt. Colleen is not only an expert on all things HOKA, but dominates the ultra scene on the Beast Coast. She has taken on some epic races including several 100 milers and is always a top female contender. We chat all things trail running and more specifically what kind of shoes would be our selections for Climb It For Climate.  Follow along Colleen at @left_twice or @fly_hoka_philly on Instagram. You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

Courtney Coppinger has made her mark in mountain running as one of the best trail runners in the world. In 2025, she walked away with a 3rd place VK World Cup title and a 2nd place Classic World Cup title. She has been on the podium of multiple Golden Trail Series races and continues to be a force on the world stage. All accolades aside, she has been transparent about her lack of mind and body connection in the 2026 racing season. We dive into what that has been like for her, what things are bringing her joy in running right now, and where she stands with sustainability in trail running. We also chat about her new trail running camp: Inner Terrain. Inner Terrain lives at the intersection of art and movement and is designed for the creative athlete.  Learn more here: https://www.innerterrain.co/  You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

On today's episode Aimee sits down with Deanna Doane, a badass plant-based athlete tearing up the trails all over the country. Aimee and Deanna met at the US Mountain Running Championship at Sunapee Scramble a few weeks ago and had a great time battling through lap two, as well as connecting post-race. Deanna owns her own adventure running company, Wandering Runner, where she hosts guided running trips all over the East Coast.  https://www.wanderingrunner.com/ Follow along Deanna's running journey on her Instagram at @wandering.sunflower or @wanderingrunnerco.  You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

On June 13th, The Running Kind gathered to host 46 runners at the Lehigh Valley's first backyard ultra. This episode takes you through a recap of the event from 7am on Saturday morning until 4pm on Sunday. The first edition of Little Bitty Backyard lasted 34 hours and was ultimately won by Jonathan Ruiz. Though Jonathan was the last man standing, every runner that joined this event left us feeling inspired. Join Aimee as she walks through what went down at the event.  You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

We are excited to share a special episode with you, as Aimee recently sat down with Maeve Thistel to chat all things Armageddon! Maeve has challenged herself over various distances completing everything up to 100 miles, yet C'mon Armageddon was one of her hardest races to date. She have overcome challenges to learn that your power comes from trusting yourself, and in this race trusting your feet. Maeve broke the female course record on race day this year and you'll hear in this episode that she's counting down the days until next year when she plans to go after the overall record. We are so proud to have Maeve as an ambassador for The Running Kind. She embodies everything we stand for and it was an honor to share that joy with her on race day! You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

On today's episode, Aimee sits down with Jes Parker, founder of a new sustainable business Take2Trail. Jes is an ultra runner with a love of technical New England trails and exploring destinations by foot. Over the past few years she saw a gap in the market, where runners were having trouble affording new products and lightly used products were ending up in the trash. Now through Take2Trail, Jes has diverted over 180lbs of product from landfills. The Running Kind looks forward to partnering with Take2Trail in the future.  Follow along at @take2trail on Instagram or at https://take2trail.com/ You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego  

Today Aimee is joined by Taylor Rogers! Taylor engages grasstops leaders and runs the Grasstops Collective at Outdoor Alliance. Grasstops Collective is a program that trains local leaders to build relationships with policymakers and champion Outdoor Alliance's conservation priorities from an authentic, community-rooted perspective. Her policy and advocacy experience spans local city councils to global decisionmakers.  Follow along Outdoor Alliance at @outdooralliance on Instagram. You can also find out more on Outdoor Alliance here: https://www.outdooralliance.org/ You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler  Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego