Nolan McKenna: Representing Team USA at the Ultra Marathon World Championships
About this episode
Coach Nolan McKenna shares his journey to representing Team USA at the Ultra Marathon World Championships and offers insights on training and balancing life as a new parent.
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 TriDot 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
- Team USA
- athlete journey
- coaching
- parenting
- RunDot
Keywords
- ultra marathon
- Team USA
- Nolan McKenna
- training
- RunDot
- coaching
- parenting
- fitness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Team USA
Places: New Delhi, India
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