The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman Amelia Boone | Embracing Uncertainty & Athletic Career Transition
Amelia Boone is a longtime pro athlete living in Colorado. Amelia is one of the most decorated OCR athletes ever, winning four World Championships across Spartan and Tough Mudder. She has also had a decorated trail running career over many years. A few weeks ago, Amelia published a newsletter titled "Past My Prime," which explores aging as a pro athlete, yet finding joy as a lifelong practitioner of sport. That newsletter inspired this episode and occupies the bulk of the conversation.
Topics Discussed:
- Amelia's relationship with writing
- Her motto for 2024, "maybe"
- Becoming an unsponsored athlete
- Her inability to enjoy her prime athletic years
- The balance between happiness and performance
- Keeping a career outside of pro sport, even as a World Champion
- Finding joy in her career transition
- Turning 40
- The idea of retirement
- Pursuing purpose in life
- Her current relationship with running
- Goals for the future
- A lot more!
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