298. Amanda Basham, Professional Ultra Runner

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

"You just have to keep going. Eventually things are going to be better."

You probably know exactly who Amanda Basham is, even if you don't realize you know who she is: She's the fiery-red-haired professional ultra runner and endurance coach who has raced all over the world at some of running's most prestigious and most grueling events, including Western States, the TransRockies Run, and World's Toughest Mudder. In 2015 — her first year as a pro — she won the 50-mile USATF Trail Championships race. Not a bad start to a pro career. (Amanda is currently sponsored by Rabbit and Altra.) Right now, Amanda is training for a different kind of endurance sport: She's 27 weeks pregnant! On this episode, Amanda talks about how pregnancy is going, and shares whether or not she always knew she wanted to be a mom. She talks about meeting now-boyfriend Justin Grunewald, and talks about love after loss — including how losing her brother two years ago to a drug overdose has shaped her life and her relationships.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

Amanda talks about how she’s feeling at 27 weeks pregnant (2:45)
Amanda shares the story of how she and Justin Grunewald met (10:45)
On navigating love after loss (16:30)
Did Amanda always know she wanted to be a mom? (23:30)
How Amanda found running (25:30)
Amanda talks about her history with an eating disorder (29:30)
On becoming a professional runner (36:45)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.1	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:10.1	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:16.4	I'm your host Allie Theller and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting
0:21.3	lives on the run and beyond.
0:23.8	And while running is the thing that brings us all together on these episodes, we cover
0:27.6	more than what happens on the run.
0:29.8	We learn the wise behind the runs.
0:32.1	The decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has
0:36.4	factored in.
0:38.0	My guest today is Amanda Basham.
0:40.4	You may know her as the ultra runner with the fiery red hair, a lot like Ariel from the
0:45.3	Little Mermaid.
0:46.7	Amanda is a professional runner and endurance coach who runs for ultra and for rabbit.
0:51.2	She's raced all over the world and has completed some of the toughest and most prestigious
0:55.9	ultras on the planet.
0:57.7	From Western states to the trans alpine run to the trans Rockies to the world's toughest
1:02.0	mother, Amanda has seemingly conquered them all.
1:06.0	In 2015, her first year as a professional athlete, Amanda won the 50 mile USATF Trail Championships.
1:13.4	Clearly her pro career was off to a very good start.
1:17.8	And if her name sounds extra familiar, that may be because it just came up here a few
1:22.2	weeks ago on the show when Justin Groonwald was here.
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