Going The Extra Mile With Keira D'Amato, Athlete & Record-Breaking Marathoner

It's never too late to return to an unfulfilled dream. Keira D'Amato tells the story of what it's like to leave the sport that she loved after sustaining an immobilizing foot injury.
On this Walker Webcast, host Willy and guest Keira discuss the incredible tale of how it's never late in life to do it all! In her late 30s, Keira started prioritizing her health. Unexpectedly, the little step she took turned out to be a huge turn towards qualifying for the Olympic Trials. She just pushed herself a little further and further and found herself hitting new records again and again.
She just kept saying: "What's the next goal? And the next? Let's keep going." Such incredible feats for a real estate agent, mother of two, and the fastest American woman to ever run a marathon - at age 37!
On January 16, Keira won the Chevron Houston Marathon at 2:19:12, beating the competition by over ten minutes and breaking the US marathon record set in 2006.
Tune in to this new episode of the Walker Webcast - Going The Extra Mile With Keira D'Amato, Athlete & Record-Breaking Marathoner ▶️
Key Ideas:
[00:33] Willy Walker welcomes Keira D'Amato
[04:06] The mind-body negotiation as an athlete in the past and present
[10:57] Brutally honest reasons why Keira got into running
[13:33] Why Keira didn't make it on the Olympic team
[15:40] Stress and pressure and coming out of an extremely successful collegiate career
[16:57] How maturity and patience contributed to coming back as an athlete in her adult years
[18:23] Stress fractures and their after-effects
[19:48] Dealing with the tarsal coalition and dealing with that injury today
[20:40] The benefits of toe yoga and ankle drills
[21:53] The challenge of running again after pregnancy
[25:23] Transition from running for practical purposes, being an amateur, and getting back with a professional coach
[31:00] Beating Keira's college self records and keeping fit in a pandemic
[34:32] Setting the American record by signing a Nike contract
[43:52] Expectations for an athlete who makes a surgery comeback
[48:19] The #1 recovery tool we all have is sleep
[49:04] Training schedule as a pro-runner, a mom and a realtor
[52:41] The truth on why running socks need to be washed inside out
Learn more about Keira D'Amato here: keiradamato.co....
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She's fantastic -- just started following her on strava. Hope she makes it to the Olympics, and later a commentator...