Episode 532: Amy Yoder Begley – 2008 Olympian, USATF Associate Director of Long Distance Running Programs, and Founder of the Heartland Track Club

Amy Yoder Begley is a 2008 Olympian where she ran the 10,000m in Beijing. She now works for USATF as the Associate Director of Long Distance Running Programs. She moved to Indiana to work for USATF after coaching for the Atlanta Track Club since 2014. Along with her position at USATF she is also a mentor for the Heartland Track Club which is a new team based out of Indianapolis. In this episode, we talk all about her dreams for that new team and it sounds super exciting! We also talk about her own running career with the Nike Oregon Project. Amy is doing so many really amazing things with her career and I loved hearing all about Amy’s endeavors! What we talked about: 7:30- Her role at USATF 16:30- Her own frustrations as an athlete and how that guides her in her current role 20:00- Qualifications standards in the marathon 30:00- Amy’s own running career 45:00- Her own coaching and the Heartland Track Club 56:35- What’s ahead for Amy 58:35- Reflecting on the Olympics 1:03:25- End of podcast questions Show notes: Grown Woman Talk Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram Sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off OR use code “LindseyStrength” for 15% off if you purchase their new Muscle Health Plus 2Before Use the code “Lindsey” for 30% of 20 packs plus free shipping Oiselle