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Zoe Rom

Why I run

Because running is a great way to explore landscapes, and eat snacks!

My favorite trail to run

The Telluride Mountain Run

What I hope to convey with my writing

That we all have the capacity to connect with and truly understand other people and perspectives through running.

More about Zoë

Zoë Rom is is a writer and journalist based in Carbdonale, CO. Host and producer of The Trailhead Podcast, and author of Becoming a Sustainable Runner. She also hosts and produces the Your Diet Sucks podcast. She likes running long distances and reading good books.

Instagram: @carrot_flower_z

Website: zoerom.com

Recent posts by Zoe Rom

The Forest Service Isn’t Hiring Seasonal Staff. Here’s Why Trail Runners Should Get Involved.

A budgetary shortfall has led to a hiring freeze that will impact trail runners and race directors alike. Here’s what we can do about it.

The World’s Fastest Gynecologist

Meet Lauren Puretz: a self-proclaimed “hot mess” mom who does it all—whether she’s performing surgery or crushing hundred-mile races. Team Hooha is unstoppable!

Aid Station: Living in the Montage

Zoë Rom explores her admiration for a good training montage, “I love a training montage because it lets you indulge in the fantasy of an effortless breakthrough.”

The Benefits of Trail Running

Is trail running really that good for you? Here’s what the science says.

Aid Station: Inefficiency is the Point

In this month’s edition of the Aid Station, Zoë Rom reflects on traveling (and running) in rural Portugal for a couple of weeks, ultimately discovering Kurt Vonnegut’s lesson for ultrarunners.

Aid Station: How To Do Nothing (In Training)

Embracing a season of non-growth in running and beyond.

Comedy & Running with Zoë Rom

If you enjoy spending a lot of time preparing for something with minimal payoff, don’t mind talking to yourself, and have a high pain tolerance (emotional and physical!), then running and comedy might be for you!

Between Two Pines Takes on Western States

The lottery gods have smiled upon us, and Dominic Grossman and Andy Pearson, hosts of Between Two Pines Podcast, will take their turn in the hot seat this weekend, June 29, 2024, when they hit the start line of the Western States Endurance Run in Olympic Valley.