#123 Amelia Boone's Journey: Overcoming Injury and Eating Disorder to Achieve Athletic Success

#123 Amelia Boone's Journey: Overcoming Injury and Eating Disorder to Achieve Athletic Success

On this episode, Andrea and Megan are joined by a very special guest: Amelia Boone! Amelia's an incredibly accomplished obstacle racer and ultra runner. Tune in to hear how she's survived and won so many epic, painful races. She'll also share her story of long injury history and struggle with an eating disorder, offering strategies to fight and recover even stronger.

Amelia Boone is a full-time corporate attorney, obstacle racer, and ultrarunner. Dubbed “The Queen of Pain,” Amelia is a 4x world champion and one of the most decorated obstacle racers in history. Over her career, she’s amassed more than 50 podiums and 30 victories in obstacle racing. You can find her online at her website, Twitter, and Instagram.

The Subjective: how do you balance your running with every day life?

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
03:19 - What is obstacle racing?
06:09 - How Amelia trains for obstacle racing
08:59 - The Death Race?!
11:18 - Mental strategies for survinging the suffering
18:06 - Transitioning from obstacle racing to ultra racing
19:55 - Amelia's favorite shoes
27:40 - Balancing work and training lives
31:49 - Amelia's injury history & lessons learned
39:45 - The dangers of linking injury to our identity
44:20 - Fighting with and recovering from eating disorders
53:24 - Wrap-up

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