💥This week's guest is super badass ultrarunner Hillary Allen, a.k.a. HILLYGOAT.

💥Hillary is a competitive trail runner. Her specialty is skyracing..which basically means that you are go up and down all the time, running on very steep and technical terrain..hence the nickname Hillygoat

💥She is also very smart, actually she calls herself "a science nerd"..because of her passion for chemistry, insects and also teaching

💥But Hillary wasn't always a runner.  She actually starting running a few years ago, in 2013, and a year later she started winning important and difficult races, like the US Skyracing Championships (2014) she also won the very challenging Speedgoat 50K in Utah 2015, and a bunch of tough races in Europe. Talk about talent!

💥But in 2017, Hillary almost lost her life.

💥She was racing a 50K ultra trail run in Norway and while running on a narrow and exposed ridge, a loose rock slipped out from under her foot, and Hillary fell not only a few yards, but a total of 150 feet. She broke several bones and ligaments.

💥And a new journey started for her. A very hard one.

💥Simple tasks such as taking a shower or lifting a cup of coffee became a big deal. She had to learn to do a lot of things all over again

💥And running? Forget about running! That was out of the question, right?

💥I remember following Hillary's path to recovery on Instagram. It was not easy. It was very raw at times. There were where when she felt like she'd lost a big part of her identity

💥But then, Hillary started jogging and hiking again, slowly, but she was doing it. She would then run more and more miles, and would go on much longer hikes and runs.

💥One day, a few weeks before I interviewed her, I saw of photo of her winning a trail race in Italy, called the Cortina 48K.

💥My first reaction was…" it's been less than a year since her accident and she's already winning races?!!  An incredible and inspiring story. 

💥Follow Hillary on Instagram (@hillygoat_climbs and on twitter (hillygoatclimbs)