This episode is with Hillary Allen, a self described super curious science nerd constantly looking for bugs and asking the question Why? She’s also a professional trail and ultra runner for The North Face, a coach and podcaster herself. In this episode, we talked about: -the initial interest in this podcast -science -disassociating her sense of self-worth with her status as an athlete -her community -why she got into running -what she likes about long distance running -her own Why and how it has shifted -setbacks and injuries -the injury recovery process -progress and consistency -injury recovery alongside Rob Krar -podcasting and coaching  -and much more! Follow along with Hillary’s adventures at www.instagram.com/hillygoat_climbs and www.twitter.com/hillygoatclimbs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthelongrun/support