This week I have Elizabeth Knight, nurse practitioner, life coach, and runner back on the podcast! (Listen to the first time Elizabeth was on in episode 31)

I had Elizabeth back on more for a conversation than an interview this time since we have so much in common as runners and coaches.

We dive into:

- why we love 5ks AND ultras

- finding motivation within data

- translating what you learn in an ultra to a 5k

- focusing on speed before ultra training

- the magic of running retreats

- overcoming imposter syndrome on group runs

- being with your people

- buying into an experience or process

- finding your why(s)

- the importance of finding a coach for your needs

- including subjective data in your training log

and more!

Enjoy!

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This week, I have a very special guest! I invited one of my athletes, Mack Nia, on to the podcast to share her story of going from struggling to complete couch to 5k in 2020 to completing multiple ultramarathons. I think Mack's story is so inspiring and think you will too.

We chatted about:

- how her fascination with running started

- attempting couch to 5k multiple times

- making couch to 5k stick

- what being a runner means to her

- running her first 5k, 10k and half marathon

- jumping from the half marathon to the 50k

- finding a coach (me!)

- running Zion 50k

- finishing her first ultra

- her latest 12 hour race

- switching from ultras to shorter distances and speed

- how she deals with Tiktok haters

- why she continues to run

and so much more!

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Guess who ran another 5k this past weekend?! This is the final 5k to wrap up my winter of 5k training, and I was so excited going into this race. Race day was the day before my last day in corporate, so it felt serendipitous for 5k training and corporate work to end at the same time.

I was aiming, yet again, to run a sub 24 after running 24:04 in January in Carlsbad and 25:03 in December at the same course as the Donut Dash.

Race day, however, did not go how I wanted. This episode I recap the race, the struggles, how I prepared mentally for it, how to bounce back from a bad race result, and more.

Enjoy!

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If you're curious about hip and/or ankle mobility for running, this episode is for you! I brought Dr. Sarah Zimmer (formerly Ceschin) back onto the podcast to talk all about this topic, as I've been getting questions about it myself! First, if you haven't listened to the last time Sarah was on the pod, start there.

This episode, we're focused on mobility! Sarah walks us through:

- what exactly is mobility

- why are ankle and hip mobility important for runners

- some of her favorite mobility exercises and stretches for both areas

and more!

Exercises/Posts that Sarah mentions:

Gait Retraining Post

Hip CARs

Hip 90/90s

Hip 90/90s with leg lift

Weighted Ankle Dorsiflexion

Toe lifts against wall

World's Greatest Stretch

Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch

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This week, I welcome back Jess Schnier to the podcast! Last time she was on, we talked all about diversity in trail and ultra running (highly recommend you listen to that episode), but you didn't really get to know a ton about Jess. Jess and I have become good friends since last recording, so I thought it would be fun to have her on again to talk more about HERSELF.

Listen in to hear about Jess' experience with Coaches of Color Initiative (she was the first recipient), a coaching tangent that resembles our daily text convos, Jess' 2023 running goals (hint: will we see her on the road?!?!?), and her recent 50k win.

You'll learn a little more about Jess as both a coach and an athlete.

Enjoy!

Explore Coaches of Color initiative:
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https://8020foundation.org/initiatives

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The long awaited story of how I got into coaching is here! Just kidding, this isn't long awaited, but at least one of you did request this!

The seed that would become my running coaching business was planted back in grad school, morphed into a baking business, and somehow we ended up here. Listen in for the full story and some questions from you! I talk about how I prepared to go full time in coaching, how I knew I was ready/that it was time, my coaching offers, how many athletes I'm aiming to acquire, and the biggest mindset shift from going from salaried to self employed.

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Group Trail Runs:

Iiiiiiiiit's time for another What's What with Klutz episode!!!

Today I talk about:

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I'm so excited for you to listen to this week's episode with RD Alyssa Leib.

Alyssa is a climber and runner (she comes to the group runs most months!) and a registered dietician who works with athletes. The bulk of our conversation centers around intuitive eating: what it is, the 10 principles that guide intuitive eating, what it isn't, why Alyssa recommends it for everyone, and how athletes can utilize this. We end the podcast by musing about what we've seen in the climbing and running spaces related to diet culture and disordered eating, how this isn't just something that the pros deal with, and encouraging others to share their stories.

We do talk about eating disorders and share parts of our own experiences in this episode, so take care if that is hard for you.

If you want to share your story around eating but don't want to do so personally, I will be sharing anyone's story anonymously on a future podcast episode - just send me what you'd like me to read at [email protected] or DM me on instagram.💜

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This week I'm delighted to be joined by fellow running coach, Bertrand Newson (aka Coach B) for an amazing conversation.

We talk about:

and so much more.

This is a very genuine, sometimes raw, conversation that I think you'll love.

Enjoy!

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Let's answer some questions that I got on my recent survey!

I answered questions about my training/coaching philosophy, how I incorporate strength training with running (which included an update on my personal training), which strength training exercises I would choose at the top 5 for runners, my goals with coaching, and what I've learned as a coach so far.

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