#173 - Olivia Amber

About this episode

Olivia Amber discusses her journey of overcoming health issues and making a remarkable comeback in the running world.

Send us Fan Mail She steps away from competition for years because of serious health issues then returns with a top-five at Transgrancanaria and an audacious Sierra project that looks more like an alpinist’s dream than a runner’s itinerary. Olivia Amber joins us from Bishop, California to talk about building a comeback that’s less about hype and more about durability, curiosity, and doing hard things for the right reasons. We dig into how a Midwest childhood and an All-American Nordic skiing...

People in this episode

Host: James Lauriello

Guest: Olivia Amber

Topics covered

• comeback
• health issues
• running
• endurance sports
• personal growth
• Nordic skiing

Keywords

• comeback
• health
• Transgrancanaria
• Sierra project
• endurance
• running
• Nordic skiing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sierra project

Places: Bishop, California

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