Nolan McKenna: Representing Team USA at the Ultra Marathon World Championships

About this episode

Nolan McKenna shares his journey to representing Team USA at the Ultra Marathon World Championships and offers insights on training and balancing life as an elite athlete.

RunDot coach Nolan McKenna is fast, world-class fast. Nolan recently qualified to represent Team USA at the Ultra Marathon World Championships in New Delhi, India, and he joins Carrie to share his journey to the global stage. From his early days as a collegiate runner training largely on his own to discovering RunDot and completely transforming his approach, Nolan explains how smarter training helped him chase big goals while staying healthy. He also opens up about navigating elite training and coaching while welcoming his first child, and how he balances it all. Nolan offers practical advice for ultra runners on adapting RunDot workouts for longer distances, and by the end of this episode, you’ll be cheering him on as he represents Team USA (and RunDot) on the world stage and beyond. To support Nolan's journey to India you can contribute here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-nolan-represent-team-usa-at-50k-worlds

People in this episode

Host: Carrie

Guest: Nolan McKenna

Topics covered

• ultra marathon
• training
• running
• health
• coaching

Keywords

• ultra marathon
• Team USA
• Nolan McKenna
• training
• RunDot
• health
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Team USA

Places: New Delhi, India

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