Episode 194 | Amy Leedham

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2022

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Summary

Amy Leedham is my friend, she’s one of my athletes, she’s a wife and a mom, and a badass runner to boot. We recorded this conversation in-person a couple weeks ago and I’m excited to share it with you. Amy told me about her nickname, The Punisher, and how it came to be, we dig into different elements of her personality and how they manifest in various aspects of her life, and we discuss how her relationship to running has evolved over the years, in particular the past two. Amy also describes the challenges she faced in returning to running after giving birth to her daughter Aila, she shares her best advice for other mothers who might find themselves in a similar situation, she told me how she’s developed a renewed sense of gratitude for being able to run, and a lot more.

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0:00.0	There were many times where I genuinely didn't think I was ever going to be able to run
0:10.4	like even like three miles again and so there was this kind of period where I was trying
0:16.7	to let go of it because I thought I wasn't going to be able to do it and that was really
0:21.1	hard like grieving and then it started to come back and the possibility of it came back and now
0:30.6	it's just like it makes me feel alive I'm better I'm a better partner now that I'm able to run
0:36.8	again I'm much better at my job like much more efficient and present in all of that just because
0:43.5	I'm able to both like release when I'm running and fill up my tank so it's it's been a tough
0:50.8	road but it's here to stay I hope and it's it's such a fundamental part of of me that I really
0:58.8	need it to be there in some form for the long haul and that's my only goal really like yes I
1:04.0	want to compete and it's fun but like I won't do anything that puts the ability to run
1:09.5	for a long time into jeopardy because I've seen what that's like and my life without running is
1:14.5	very tough
1:37.2	hey what is up everyone that was Amy Lietem I'm your host Mario Freyoli and you are listening
1:44.3	to the morning shakeout podcast every week on this show I glean insight and inspiration from
1:50.1	athletes coaches and others to help show you what's possible through the lens of running I also
1:55.9	put out a weekly newsletter conveniently called the morning shakeout which comes out on Tuesday mornings
2:01.7	and features an eclectic and interesting roundup of things that I've been thinking about reading
2:06.7	and listening to lately you can sign up to receive it at the morningshakeout.com slash subscribe
2:12.8	and your first issue will arrive next week okay Amy Lietem she's my friend she's one of my
2:21.0	athletes she's a wife and a mom and a badass runner to boot we recorded this conversation in person
2:28.4	a couple weeks ago and I am super excited to share it with you Amy told me about her nickname the
2:34.4	Punisher and how it came to be we dig into different elements of her personality and how they manifest
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