Bailey Kowalczyk - For The Love Of It
About this episode
At the intersection of talent, hard work, patience, and gratitude, you'll find Bailey Kowalczyk - and she's just getting started, again.
With a strong background in track, as well as road running, Bailey discovered both a talent and a love for trail running in 2020, quickly making a name for herself as one of the best. But, in the midst of that rise, 2025 brought her a series of injuries and setbacks that kept her out of competition for a full year and half.
In this episode, we discuss that period of time and the way she worked through the challenges of facing and uplifting her mental health, while patiently navigating her physical health; and the lessons she'll carry forward into her next page. We also discuss her first comeback race - the Gorge Waterfalls 50k just last weekend - and what it was like the stand on a start line again and compete!
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