Amelia Boone Has Finally Accepted That She’s a Runner

On today’s show I’m running with Amelia Boone, who is a 4-time World Champion in the Obstacle Course Racing scene.

Amelia Boone Mid-Obstacle

Amelia has been an athlete all of her life, but has only recently started to be willing to call herself a runner even though she’s been competing in Obstacle Course Races (and winning more often than not) for the past several years.

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We talked about how she got started in Obstacle Course Racing (peer pressure claims another victim!), finding her own level of work/life balance, the future of Obstacle Course Racing, and Wrestlemania.

Here are some of the highlights from my chat with Amelia Boone.

• The longer the race, the better and a willingness to suffer
• How to play the mental games necessary to compete and complete a long, difficult event
• Competing against the best in the world while working a very demanding day job
• Injuries and the wear and tear of running obstacle course races
• A love of professional wrestling
• Running a couple of ultras sans obstacles
• What separates the elite competitors in obstacle course racing
• Predictions: the future of obstacle course racing

If you want to learn more about Amelia, check out her website and/or connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.

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