Stephanie Rosebaugh is an ultrarunner, licensed marriage and family therapist, speaker, author of The Power of Enoughness, wife, and mother of two.

Her journey into ultrarunning started almost by accident with the Antelope Canyon 55K. But after pacing a friend for 60 miles at Cocodona 250, something changed. She wanted to experience the entire course for herself.

She eventually did, twice.

Stephanie has also found a home in the backyard ultra format, where she has pushed her body deep into sleep deprivation, exhaustion and discomfort while earning multiple Last Woman Standing finishes and pursuing her goal of representing Team USA.

But this conversation goes much deeper than running.

Stephanie spent much of her life believing her value had to be earned through performance and achievement. That experience eventually became part of the foundation for her book, The Power of Enoughness.

We talk about Cocodona 250, backyard ultras, reaching the physical limits of the body, sleep deprivation, motherhood, resilience, therapy, self-worth, the danger of attaching identity to achievement, and why doing harder things doesn't make us more valuable.

Because you can chase huge goals.

You can push your limits.

You can want to discover what you're capable of.

But you don't have to cross another finish line to prove that you're enough.

Season 3 Episode 25, You Were Enough Before the Finish Line.

Featuring Stephanie Rosebaugh.

Keywords: Stephanie Rosebaugh, Cocodona 250, backyard ultra, backyard ultramarathon, The Power of Enoughness, ultrarunning, ultramarathon, Last Woman Standing, Team USA Backyard Ultra, endurance running, 200 mile ultramarathon, trail running, women in ultrarunning, mental health, therapy, resilience, self-worth, running psychology, endurance athlete, Pushing Horizons Step by Step

Shelby Dillingham is an ultrarunner, multidisciplinary artist, and Type 1 diabetic who recently completed the Tahoe 200.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at just seven years old, Shelby has spent most of her life managing a condition that never gives her a day off.

Running entered her life during the pandemic. What started with a simple running plan eventually became a 50K, 50 miles, 100 miles, and ultimately 200 miles around Lake Tahoe.

In this episode of Pushing Horizons: Step by Step, Shelby shares what it really takes to manage Type 1 diabetes while running ultramarathons and why the 200-mile distance has become the place where she feels she belongs.

We talk about the technology behind managing her diabetes, including continuous glucose monitoring and an insulin pump, and the additional planning required when spending several days on the trail.

Shelby also takes us inside her Tahoe 200 experience from recovering from tendonitis just weeks before the race to managing her diabetes, relying on her crew and pacers, dealing with sleep deprivation, and reaching one of the most frightening moments of her race when she ran out of water while her blood sugar was high.

But this conversation goes far beyond one race.

Shelby talks about losing her job shortly after finishing her first 100-miler, using running to navigate difficult periods of life, avoiding burnout, finding community through ultrarunning, and why she doesn't want running to become her entire identity.

For Shelby, ultrarunning isn't simply about pushing farther.

It's a commitment to herself.

A way of building self-trust and continuing to show up—not just for the athlete she is today, but for the seven-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and could never have imagined that one day she would run 200 miles.

✅ Topics Covered:

✓ Tahoe 200
✓ Running 200 miles
✓ Type 1 diabetes and ultrarunning
✓ Managing blood glucose during endurance events
✓ Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors
✓ Training with Type 1 diabetes
✓ Returning from injury
✓ 100 miles vs. 200 miles
✓ Ultrarunning mindset
✓ Mental resilience and self-trust
✓ Crew and pacers
✓ Running through the night
✓ Ultrarunning community
✓ Avoiding burnout
✓ Identity beyond running
✓ Finding gratitude in hard things

Keywords: Shelby Dillingham, Shelby Dillingham ultrarunner, Tahoe 200, Tahoe 200 Endurance Run, Type 1 diabetes runner, Type 1 diabetes ultrarunning, diabetic athlete, running with diabetes, 200 mile ultramarathon, 200 mile race, ultrarunning, ultramarathon, trail running, endurance running, endurance athlete, insulin pump running, CGM running, Dexcom running, ultrarunning mindset, mental resilience, Tahoe ultrarunning, women in ultrarunning, running podcast, ultrarunning podcast, Pushing Horizons, Pushing Horizons Step by Step

This one is personal.

In just a few days, I'll attempt to run 100 miles for the first time at the Berlin Wall Race.

But this episode isn't really about the race. It's about how I somehow ended up here.

I never grew up dreaming of becoming a runner. I struggled with my weight for much of my life, never particularly enjoyed running, and originally found the sport after an injury in 2016. Running became a way to lose weight, then something I loved, then something that eventually took a back seat as life and family became the priority.

In November 2022, I started again with one goal: run a marathon.

Then I moved to Berlin.

I met ultrarunners whose persistence fascinated me. I started having conversations with people doing things I couldn't imagine doing myself. Those conversations eventually became Pushing Horizons.

And somewhere between interviewing ultrarunners, hearing their reasons for doing this, talking about DNFs and resilience, and learning what keeps people moving when things get really difficult, their stories started changing mine.

One podcast conversation led me to register for my first 56K the very next morning.

Another eventually led me to register for the Berlin 100 Miles.

Now, after seven months of training, the race is here.

I'm nervous. I'm excited. I'm unsettled. My mind is all over the place. After months of having another training week ahead of me, there's nothing left to prepare for. All that's left is to start.

And if you're listening to this on Saturday morning, I'm probably somewhere around Berlin trying to run my first 100 miles.

This is the story of how I got here.

Keywords: Berlin 100 Miles, Berlin Wall Race, 100 mile ultramarathon, first 100 miler, ultrarunning, ultramarathon training, 100 mile training, endurance running, running journey, marathon to ultramarathon, DNF, ultra running mindset, mental resilience, endurance mindset, Pushing Horizons podcast