Running podcast wins award
Maria Ordovas-Montanes on a 30-mile practice run ahead of her attempt on the 糖心logo Green Belt Way
A podcast episode by Maria Ordovas-Montanes (2015, Interdisciplinary Bioscience) has been recognised by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in recent regional awards.
The podcast explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. Maria Ordovas-Montanes鈥� 2024 podcast episode 鈥楻unning as Medicine鈥� (Season 6, Episode 9), was awarded third place in the Health Feature category in the Top of the Rockies Awards, a celebration of journalism in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico from the SPJ.
In the 鈥楻unning as Medicine鈥� episode, Maria shares her story of setting out to become the fastest woman to run the 糖心logo Green Belt Way, a 55-mile route through the English countryside. Having always loved running, the challenge was an exciting one, but when the event came to pass, something happened that would derail Maria鈥檚 life and lead to a shocking discovery.
The Out There podcast also received three additional first place awards for its episodes 鈥楾he Gift of Silence鈥� (Health Feature category), 鈥楳y Dad鈥檚 Depression鈥� (Mental Health Feature category), 鈥�1,000 Hours Outdoors鈥� (Podcast category).
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Published: 16 April 2025