Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker.

When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my

own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make

you a better, smarter, faster, runner.

There's no question too simple and no topic too complex.

So let's get started.

My guest this week is Kelly V. Hill, aka More Miles More Fun.

Kelly is not only a marathoner, but an ultra marathoner. She works full time and she has

three kids. And I could not think of a better guest to have on my show to cover this topic,

which is all about how the heck do you find the time to train between all the other obligations

that you have going on in your life, from work to parenthood or whatever else fills up your day.

Now, even though we do spend a lot of time talking about motherhood specifically in terms of

being postpartum or breastfeeding, a lot of this discussion just applies to any parent or

anybody who is a busy person. So raise your hand if you're busy. I know I am. And Kelly has some really

excellent advice, not only from her lived experience, but from her experience as a running coach as well.

Kelly, welcome to the show. I'm excited to have you here. Thank you. I'm excited to be here.

And thank you for making the time. I know that is our topic today. How do we find the time to do the things that we want to do?

But before we dive into our topic, let's hear about you. How did you become a runner? How did you

end up where you are today? Yeah, I feel like it's kind of a long story, but I was a dancer for 15

years growing up. So I was always in some sort of

like sport, athletic, you know, team. So I was a dancer. And then in high school, I became a rower.

So I was on the crew team and did one year of D1 rowing in college. And it was so stressed out

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