Hoping to make time for your goals even when you have a million obligations to manage?

Allison Baca is a professional trail runner for HOKA. She juggles parenting a 3-year-old and working full time in finance while squeezing in training to compete in big mountain races.

Listen to hear about:

• Getting into endurance sports with triathlons and transitioning to trail running
• Challenges of balancing training, work, and family life
• Alignment of values with Allison’s sponsor, HOKA
• Importance of picking races responsibly in order to not over-race
• Positive influence of running on physical and mental health
• Impact of small victories on overall well-being
• Running community and desire to inspire and support others

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