In this episode, we talk about her professional running career and what it now feels like to be retired, her new coaching career, her favorite workouts for training for a mile, and more!

What we talked about:

3:35- Amanda’s retirement from professional running

6:50- Amanda’s 2016 Olympic Trials experience placing 4th

14:55- Her training leading into the 2020 Olympic Trials

19:20- Her relationship with her sponsor Brooks

24:10- Her new job as the assistant coach at Central Michigan University

30:25- Amanda’s running career

35:50- What Amanda pulls from each of her coaches for her own coaching career

40:35- The coaches that she looks up to

43:45- Her husband’s running

49:10- Best advice for anyone trying to run a fast mile and some of her favorite workouts

52:20- The Sir Walter Mile and why Amanda decided to have that as her last professional race

55:45- The difference of racing a 1500m and a mile on the track

58:05- End of podcast questions

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She was first on the show in June of 2019 on episode 188. In that episode she shares all about her running career and it is a great introduction to Jenny!

In this episode, we talk about social media, her experience at the Olympic Trials this summer, her decision to transition to race the 10 miler, and so much more!

The UA All Out Mile is a fun way to test your fitness and see what you can run for a mile! The training starts in September and you can run your all out mile anytime between October 1st- October 11th. And it’s completely free! It’s going to be a lot of fun & make sure to join my team – I’ll Have Another.

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What we talked about:

4:30- Chit chat

10:30- Transitioning to longer distance races

20:30- Jenny’s day to day routine while training

24:05- Jenny’s training and running high mileage

26:00- Thoughts on potentially moving up to the marathon

36:20- How she feels as she ages

43:30- Advice to younger athletes in regards to social media

45:45- Jenny’s social media habits

55:15- Recapping this summer’s Olympic Trials

1:05:30- Plans to return to the 1500m

1:07:35- Post Olympic advice to other athletes

1:10:10- What she is learning in this stage of her life and career

1:15:55- Her thoughts on retirement from running

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Sara, who is coached by her husband Brent shares with us what her training is looking like now, one year post partum. We get to hear about how they are changing things up a bit and of course I wanted to know if she’ll ever throw down for the marathon. (She went on an 19 mile long run the other day so I had to ask.)  We also talk a lot about family life in this episode. She became a Mom at a very young age, while still attending the University of Colorado, really defying the odds still graduating in just four years. Her kids now range from ages 1-14 so I was super curious about parenting through so many different stages at the same time. One thing I think Sara and I both want to leave you all with is that if you are parent to drop the  guilt and that you can still pursue your own dreams while being a damn good Mom.

Enjoy my conversation with Sara!

Photo Cred: Dave Lane

What we talked about:

3:10- What Sara Vaughn is up to and what her running has looked like post-partum

7:55- Having a baby in college while competing for the University of Colorado

11:55- What her plans were for when she graduated college

18:20- How her and her husband Brent Vaughn met

19:35- What helped her relationship with her husband work while having a child so young

22:00- What her husband does for work

22:55- Her kids and how she juggles childcare with work and training and the importance of outsourcing help from others

31:55- How her parenting style has changed with each kid

33:55- What makes her running career sustainable while working full time and having 4 kids

35:45- Her kid’s thoughts on her career and their involvement in coming to races

41:50- What a typical daily routine looks like for her

46:45- Her current goals with the Olympics being postponed

49:30- Potential plans of running a marathon

52:30- How Brent pulls training ideas from all of the different coaches that they have had including Jerry Schumacher and Mark Wetmore

58:50- The 9 day training cycle that she follows

1:03:45- Her current mindset around sponsorships

1:10:00- What currently inspires her to keep training and chasing running goals

1:13:50- Advice to moms that are recently postpartum

1:15:40- End of podcast questions

Show Notes:

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