Jane Maus is one of those quietly powerful athletes whose story reveals itself layer by layer, She is a runner, climber, and registered dietitian who’s built her life around movement, curiosity, and the mountains. She grew up in Salt Lake City, found running through steep local trails and the Cirque Series, and eventually wandered her way to Boulder, where community, opportunity, and a whole lot of vertical helped her see what she was capable of.

In this week’s episode, we talk about Jane’s path: from studying exercise science to stumbling into nutrition, navigating clinical work at the VA, and ultimately carving out a home in endurance sports nutrition. She shares how her own history with food, injury cycles, and early confusion about “what to do with her life” led her toward the work she does now — empowering runners through Mountain Sports Nutrition and partnering with Wild Strides as their go-to resource for fueling big goals.

We get into her breakout year on the trails, one that looked nothing like she planned: a tough DNF at Black Canyon, a reset at Lake Sonoma, a surprise win at GoPro Games, a huge result at Broken Arrow, and her first time racing for Team USA at the World Championships. Along the way, she rediscovered that she thrives on steep, technical terrain, blending all the best parts of a long day out.

Jane also talks about the joy of doing things that genuinely excite you, the power of betting on yourself, and what it looks like to take a real leap toward the life you want. We finish off chatting baking as a creative outlet, winter downtime, her two Caminos across Spain, and the mountain objectives she’s dreaming about next :)!

Hope you enjoy this conversation!

Show Notes

Jane Maus — trail & mountain runner, sports dietitian
https://www.instagram.com/_janemaus_/

Mountain Sports Nutrition — endurance-focused nutrition coaching

https://www.mountainsportsnutrition.com

Wild Strides Coaching Collective — women-led coaching + nutrition partnership
https://wildstridespaper.com/pages/about-the-wild-strides-coaching-collective

La Sportiva — mountain running & scrambling footwear

https://www.lasportivausa.com

Camino de Santiago — the pilgrimage route Jane has walked twice
https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/inicio

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Episode 42.