{"id":202821,"date":"2026-09-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202821"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:02:59","slug":"first-woman-to-ski-the-full-iditarod-with-sunny-stroeer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/first-woman-to-ski-the-full-iditarod-with-sunny-stroeer","title":{"rendered":"First Woman to Ski the Full Iditarod with Sunny Stroeer"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/f6a712c7-c574-452f-818a-ee537a462d02?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/first-woman-to-ski-the-full-iditarod-with-sunny-stroeer\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunny Stroeer spent years working as a business consultant before burnout pushed her to rethink what success looked like. She left the corporate world in search of adventure and went on to become one of the most accomplished endurance athletes in the outdoors, setting more than 20 Fastest Known Times across the globe. In 2024, she became the first woman to ski the full Iditarod Trail, a feat that cemented her reputation for taking on ambitious challenges in some of the world&#8217;s harshest environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Sunny:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunnystroeer.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sstroeer\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\">Listen to REI&#8217;s Camp Monsters podcast!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/smartwool\/c\/all\">Smartwool<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/salomon\/c\/all\">Salomon<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Sunny Stroeer spent years working as a business consultant before burnout pushed her to rethink what success looked like. She left the corporate world in search of adventure and went on to become one of the most accomplished endurance athletes in the outdoors, setting more than 20 Fastest Known Times across the globe. 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