s3/e13 Ultra Training on a Limited Schedule with Coach Kelly Vigil (@moremilesmorefun)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2023
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Ultramarathons are a big commitment… can you still train for one with limited availability? Coach Kelly Vigil (@moremilesmorefun) is here to talk about her experience training for a 50k on top of being a full-time working mom of 3 kids under 5!
-The importance of base-building
-Finding the time; what does that look like?
-Time on feet vs specific distance targets
-Learning to be flexible!
-What worked well & what she’ll change for next time
-And more!
Kelly is a mom to three, runner, & run coach. She has run 26 half marathons, 7 marathons, and 2ultramarathons. When she isn't running, she is running after her kids that are 4 & under, working full-time in fundraising, organizing virtual races for charity, and coaching all levels of runners. Since she started running 10 years ago, she's run through her three pregnancies and postpartum stages, injuries/setbacks, and more. She likes to have fun and loves the running community!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm your host, Elizabeth. I'm a marathoner, coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:07.3 | When I first started running at the age of 29, I had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. |
| 0:14.1 | And now I'm here to answer all your running questions about anything that you might want to know. |
| 0:18.6 | If you're a new runner or you've been doing this for a long time, |
| 0:21.0 | there's always something more to learn about running. So let's get started. Hey everyone, welcome back to the |
| 0:27.2 | show. This is episode 13 of season three. And my guest this week is run coach Kelly V. Hill. |
| 0:34.5 | She was a guest back on season one talking about how the heck you find the time to |
| 0:38.7 | train when you are a super busy parent who also works or whatever your obligations are in life. |
| 0:45.1 | And she is back today to talk about training for an ultramarathon on a limited schedule. |
| 0:50.0 | Kelly works full time. She has three kids and she's also a run coach. |
| 1:00.6 | And so she knows what it's like to try to find the time to train for the things that you really want to train for. |
| 1:02.7 | So without further ado, here's Kelly. |
| 1:05.2 | Kelly, I'm so excited to have you here. |
| 1:06.3 | Welcome back to the show. |
| 1:07.0 | Yay. |
| 1:08.3 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:12.2 | So you are guest on season one. |
| 1:19.6 | We did an episode about how to find the time to train when you are very, very busy, |
| 1:25.6 | especially those runners who are parents and or who also work full time, |
| 1:29.4 | which is something that you have a lot of personal experience in. |
| 1:36.5 | And today, we are talking about how to train for an ultramarathon on limited time. |
| 1:43.4 | So tell us how you decided that you wanted to train for an ultramarathon, and then we're going to talk about how the heck you did it. |
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