Episode 85 - Welcome Sarah Lacourse - Strength Training, Sports Nutrition and Host of Pursuing Endurance Podcast

Dec 9, 2022

https://slasrpodcast.com/  

Welcome to the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast! Also known as SLASR. Join an experienced search and rescue volunteer and his friend as they discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

This week we welcome Sarah Lacourse. Sarah is the host of her own excellent podcast called the Pursuing EndurancePodcast. She is a strength and conditioning coach and an expert in strength training, nutrition, and  white mountains hiking, So if you are a hiker or trail runner looking for advice on getting stronger, eating better or just looking to build a sustainable approach to hiking, settle in for a fun discussion with Sarah. Later in the show we will catch up on recent search and rescue news and some new hampshire /  white mountains history tidbits.

Sarah Lacourse Info

• Sarah’s Website
• Sarah’s Services
• Pursuing Endurance Podcast
• Sarah’s Hiking Gear Lists

Sponsors and Partners

• Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear
• CS Instant Coffee
• Fieldstone Kombucha 
• Rek-lis Brewing Company - Retail locations
• Spinners Pizza Parlor in Andover Massachusetts
• Eastern Mountain Sports
• Sweet Beginnings Daycare

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• TJS Foundation Website
• Tay’s Summit Challenge website
• 48 Peaks
• Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE
• Flags on the 48
• Hiking Buddies
• Buy Keith Gentili’s Book

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Topics

• No Shows on Dec 23, 30
• Keith Gentili was a hit and other stories
• Patrick French hikes all 11 National Scenic Parks
• Traction Device Video on YouTube
• Mount Washington Road Race - Stomp and Mike are signing up, Sarah will cheer us on
• Skull found of man who went missing a long time ago
• Christmas gifts for hikers
• Fish and Game is hiring
• Miscellaneous / pop culture stuff - Racoon Video, Cocaine Bear, Born to Run Movie
• Coffee and Sponsors
• Recent Hikes - Tecumseh, Moosilauke, 
• Welcome Sarah Lacourse
• History Tidbits - Sarah Witcher and the bear, Bretton Woods Conference, The Great Handshake, Pike Tract
• Recent Search and Rescue News

Show Notes

• Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews
• New Hampshire native to complete all 11 historic trails
• Snow Claws vs. Snow socks vs. Snow chains
• Mount Washington Road Race lottery opens Feb 14th 
• Skull found by hiker of man missing 46 years ago 
• 22 best Christmas gifts for hikers 
• Fish & Game is hiring
• Its a rabid raccoon - get in the house! 
• Cocaine Bear
• 10 Million Dollars worth of Drugs on Sadinia
• 1977 Yosemite Valley Drug Drop - in Valley Uprising
• Born To Run 
• STOMP found a killer winter hiking snack recipe 
• Bretton Woods conference
• The great handshake 
• Pike Tract
• Hiker saved by automatic CPR machine and defibrillator
• Base jumper slams into Moab wall then dangles after chute catches cliff wall
• Stranded Alaskan snowmobiler rescued by Apple EMERGENCY SOS
• Storm traps hikers AND their rescuers
• (submitted by mtnjem) Hikers suffer hypothermia in Utah - one dies.
• ADK Hiker Hypothermic, rescued 
• Hiker in Distress on Champney Falls Trail
• Man accidentally shoots himself in the leg while target shooting