Episode 63: Jes Woods, Ultramarathoner & Nike+ Run Coach

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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On any given day, you might find Jes Woods running 100+ miles in one fell swoop. But not all that long ago the Nike running coach and ultra marathoner was working full time at NBC as a project engineer. In episode 63, we talk about the opportunity that came her way to turn her passion for running into more of a full-time gig, her big goals as a coach for the years to come, and what it’s really like to run for 27 hours straight. Yup … 27 hours! She also offers up some must-hear advice for new runners on how to start and stay with the sport, and the biggest tip she’d offer anyone who wants to make a major career pivot.

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0:00.0	What's shaken hurdlers? You are listening to episode 63 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they got through tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. My name's Emily Abadi. Your girl is fresh off an 11-mile run. She's feeling slightly dehydrated but good and
0:23.9	amped to bring you this week's episode with Jess Woods. She's a Nike plus running coach,
0:29.7	a studio manager for flywheel sports and an ultra marathoner. More on that in a second.
0:37.1	Before we get to it, quick shout out to my sponsor,
0:40.1	Athletic Greens. With 12 servings of fruits and vegetables, Athletic Greens has everything I need
0:46.6	to kick off my day right. They are offering hurdle listeners a special deal. It's 20 travel
0:53.3	packs, a $79 value, absolutely free with your first
0:57.1	purchase. Just head on over to athletic greens.com slash hurdle. Again, that's athletic greens.com
1:04.3	slash hurdle to grab yours today. All right. So let's talk about Jess Woods. Like I said, Nike Plus running coach,
1:13.9	Ultra Marathoner. Today, she's slaying crazy amounts of miles, 100 in one swoop. But not
1:22.0	long ago, she was working full-time as a project manager at NBC. In today's episode, we talk about the opportunity that came her way to turn her passion
1:30.4	for running into more of a full-time gig.
1:33.5	We also talk about her big goals as a coach for the years to come and what it's really
1:37.5	like to run for 27 hours straight.
1:42.5	Oh, my God.
1:43.3	It's insane.
1:58.7	She also offers up some must- advice for new runners on how they can start and stay with a sport and something that a lot of people reach out to me about often some advice when it comes to making an essential career pivot.
2:04.3	Fun fact also, if you're into The Bachelorette, Coach Woods recently teamed up with Tyler Cameron.
2:05.1	He's a current contestant on the show to help coach a weekly informal running club that he's
2:09.9	hosting with his friend Matt James in Central Park.
2:13.3	She was telling me after we reported this that she was just so enamored by these two,
2:18.3	someone has to say it, slightly attractive.
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