146. Amelia Boone on Battling Your Inner Critic, the Nuances of Confidence, and Improving Self-Talk

Amelia Boone is a giant in the obstacle course racing world and she's started competing in ultramarathons over the last few years as well. Many of her fans know she has struggled with an eating disorder and spent time in treatment last year. She's now in recovery, she just moved to Colorado, and she's been riding her Ellipti-Go on the Front Range's big climbs over the last few months. Jason has always looked up to Amelia and admired her work ethic, her talent, and her drive. But also her vulnerability and how she invites us along as she deals with her struggles. Amelia gave Jason some courage last year to share how losing his grandfather was so incredibly hard and the toll that it took. In this podcast, she gives us a glimpse of how she pushes through challenges and the things that she continues to struggle with. In this episode as Jason and Amelia discuss: Reframing criticism The fine line of "trusting your body" Self-talk and mantras during a race The slippery slope of too much confidence I hope you take away some lessons from this episode because no doubt, there's a lot to learn from such an admirable human being. Thank You PATH Projects! PATH Projects continues to be a great supporter of this podcast! I'm grateful for their partnership and want to share more about their products - I think you'll love them as much as I do. PATH Projects is an online-only retailer of high-quality running gear and apparel. That means there is no retail markup, making their products quite affordable. Currently, I'm wearing the Sykes 5″ Shorts (see them in action in this video ) and I'll be getting a pair of their new Wildcat 3" racing shorts soon. If you know me, you won't be surprised that I'm really excited about this! I know they will be my go-to shorts for running. PATH uses new technical fabrics and innovations to create award-winning apparel for endurance athletes. In fact, their Brim shorts and Tahoe base liner won Runner's World's 2018 Gear of the Year award. And the Pyrinees hoodie was named one of the best six sweatshirts for running in the cold by Gear Patrol. You know you'll be wearing the best when you select PATH Projects !