Kim Conley has had a storied career as a professional runner, proudly repping the USA eight times, including at the 2012 Olympic Games in London & 2016 in Rio! Kim has won two national titles—10,000m & 1/2 marathon—and earned the bronze medal at the 2019 Pan-American Games in the 5000m. Kim holds PR's of 15:05 (5K), 31:35 (10K), & 69:44 (1/2M)—all pre-carbon shoes!

After a 10-year sponsorship run with New Balance, Kim is a free agent and is excited for her next chapter as she moves up to the marathon with the goal of running in the 2024 Olympic Trials, shooting for her 3rd Olympics.

In 2021, Kim began Coaching with McKirdy Trained and is currently finding joy helping her athletes build their plans, hit big goals, and is drawing inspiration from the work ethic of her 29 athletes.

We discuss:

-Key coaches who had an impact: Larry Meredith, Mr. Walsh, Drew Wartenburg (her husband)

-Key Races: 2012 Trials (coming from 5th to 3rd in last lap with a lean at the tape), 2014 US Champs edging Jordan Hasay in front of a hometown crowd and her whole family who were in town for her sister's wedding in Sacramento

-Her 2012 & 2016 Olympics experiences

-Finding joy & inspiration coaching

-Creating a running camp

-Community service (in 2018 Kim joined the board of the USATF Pacific Foundation, which awards grants to Olympic hopefuls)

Kim's journey and story are so damn inspiring! I'm stoked to follow the next chapter.

I hope you all enjoy this convo as much as we did!

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