AMR Trains #15: Christy Scott, New Ultra Coach in the Train Like a Mother Club
Another Mother Runner
Feisty Media
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The Train Like a Mother Club welcomes Christy Scott, an ultra runner, personal trainer and running coach who has designed new 50K and 50-mile programs.
The two discuss:
—The allure of the ultra—and how it is doable for nearly every runner;
—How Christy ran 133 miles once—and plans to go longer next year;
—Specifics of the two new programs, including why Sundays are always easy days;
—Why pacing or volunteering at an aid station can help with your own ultra goals.
Check out the new programs:
Train Like a Mother 50K Program: 20 weeks
Train Like a Mother 50 Mile Program: 22 weeks
Also, Coach Stephanie Howe continues to be involved with the Train Like a Mother Club; check out her on-demand program Nutrition for Ultras: On and Off the Trail
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody welcome to AMR Train the podcast focus on training and |
| 0:16.0 | racing endurance events I am Dibody McDowell co-founder of another mother |
| 0:20.6 | runner today I am so excited to chat with Christie Scott, an ultra-runner, |
| 0:26.8 | personal trainer, and running coach who is actually taking over the ultra programs in the |
| 0:31.4 | train like a Mother Club. |
| 0:33.0 | Coach Stephanie Howe has been a huge asset for us in getting the program off the ground |
| 0:37.2 | and is taking on some new opportunities. |
| 0:39.8 | So Christie is coming to fill her shoes and run a long, long way. |
| 0:44.6 | Christie lives in Huntsville, Alabama with her family, |
| 0:48.5 | she's going to tell us about. |
| 0:50.1 | And she has a resume that, you know, makes me feel like I'm a very not badass. |
| 0:58.0 | Whatever the adjective is for that. |
| 1:01.0 | She has run eight races of 100 miles or more, including one |
| 1:05.9 | 133-miler, which I want to hear about. For 20 marathons, over 90 ultramarathons between 50K and 50 miles. |
| 1:15.8 | She also led the Fleet Feet Marathon Training Program for many years and is certified in a range of things including yoga, TRX, stand up paddleboarding. |
| 1:29.3 | Is that a thing? |
| 1:30.3 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:31.3 | Yeah. Yeah. |
| 1:32.3 | She is a lifelong student and super excited to help anybody who's interested run a long, long way. So welcome, Christie. |
| 1:40.2 | Hello, welcome. Thanks for being here. |
| 1:44.0 | I am excited to talk to you. |
| 1:45.5 | So let's first start with your own background. |
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