This week we are sharing our conversation with šš»š»š® šš¼šš±š²š», a road and trail runner, member of the Impalas, OTQ 2020, and 2022 Team USA Gold Medalist in the 100K. We have a fun and fascinating conversation about the power of teammates, going all in on running this year, training with a coach, and going after big goals when the fire is stoked!ā£
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Some highlights from our conversation:ā£
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šTraining for Black Canyons and doing her first 115 mile week! ā£
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š½ Taking a year off from work to focus on runningā£
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š„³ Finding the right coach and how sheās keeping training funā£
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š¦Learning about the Impalas while at a bar in SFā£
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š¤© The power of running with a team and believing in others as a way to believe in yourselfā£
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šHow she went from a lifetime goal of breaking 3 hours in the marathon to qualifying for the Olympic Trials in 2020ā£
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šFalling in love with ultrarunning and learning about new goals and bucket list racesā£
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šļøāāļøHow fueling and strength training have been her superpower!ā£
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You can find Anna on Instagram @akacius and follow her training on Stravaā£
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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.ā£
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Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.ā£