{"id":422,"date":"2015-10-08T15:56:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T22:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2015-10-09T08:55:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:55:03","slug":"interview-with-lesley-paterson-2x-xterra-world-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/interview-with-lesley-paterson-2x-xterra-world-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Lesley Paterson 2X XTERRA World Champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Les-e1444344887197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Les-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lesley Paterson\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Lesley Paterson<\/strong> is arguably the fiercest competitor in the <strong>XTERRA RACE SERIES<\/strong>. \u00a0She has won 2 consecutive world championship titles, was then plagued with injuries which caused her to fall out of the sport almost entirely last year. In 2015 she seems reborn with aspirations of competing in <strong>Obstacle Races<\/strong>. So far this year she has placed 1st, Pro Women, XTERRA Costa Rica, 1st, Pro Women, XTERRA West Championships (Las Vegas, NV), 1st, Pro Women, XTERRA East Championships (Pelham, AL), 1st, Pro Women (and 1st overall \u2013 men and women), XTERRA Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach, CA) 1st, Pro Women, 6 hours of Temecula (MTB race).\u00a0 She now sets her sights on regaining her crown at the <strong>XTERRA World Championships on Maui,<\/strong> this November.\u00a0 Our host <strong>Richard Diaz<\/strong> caught up with her to gain some insights on her outlook past, future and present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rpm2.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-72\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/RPM2-MJ-728x90HighRes.jpg\" alt=\"medhab RPM2\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Interview with Lesley Paterson 2X XTERRA World Champ\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2015-10-08T15:56:14-07:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT30M13S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Lesley Paterson sets her sights on regaining her crown at the XTERRA World Championships on Maui, this November.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"27.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7129\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-422-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_pinw=422-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/content.blubrry.com\/the_natural_running_network\/Lesley.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Lesley.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('422-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_422-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_422-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?powerpress_embed=422-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player--><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesley Paterson is arguably the fiercest competitor in the XTERRA RACE SERIES. \u00a0She has won 2 consecutive world championship titles, was then plagued with injuries which caused her to fall out of the sport almost entirely last year. 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