Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Kat Drew: Consistency and the Western States 100


Kathryn Drew was born and raised in Sidney, BC. She grew up on 7 acres and spent a lot of time playing in the forest with her brother. Although she ran cross country in elementary school, she spent most of her high school years as a dancer. After moving to Vancouver she picked up running again and joined a road 1/2 marathon clinic.  While working at a restaurant she met her friend Michelle who took her on her first trail run and together (with a couple others) they co-founded the Fraser Street Run Club. A bunch of them decided to sign up for the Squamish 50k and the rest is history! Kat's success didn't happen overnight. It has taken her years of consistent focused training (now with the help of a coach) to get where she is today. In 2019 she placed first at the very competitive Chuckanut 50k and Canyons 100k where she got a golden ticket into the Western States 100. In her debut Western States she placed 8th and came in under 19 hrs. I am really excited to share her journey to ultra with you. 

Don't forget to subscribe!

Follow Kat on IG @katdrew

Follow me on IG @journeytoultrapodcast and @nicola.gildersleeve

Have a guest you would like to see on the show, email Nicola.gildersleeve@gmail.com

If you want to support the show please go to iTunes and leave a rating a review! 

 


Check out this episode!

No comments: