Running, Reading, and Leadership Tips with Two-Time Olympian Kim Conley

Season 2, Episode 100

Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to learn from Kim, two-time Olympian about the two important Rs running and reading in her life, as well as what it means to be a female entrepreneur and coach with Next Best Run, training athletes from all over the world. 

“Running has given me so much – so many of my best friends, my husband. It’s taught me about putting in the work and then just seeing results over time…Now in any endeavor I pursue, I go into it with that mindset of water on a stone- you just keep chipping away and doing good work, stay consistent, and look for ways to just move up one rung of a ladder at every time.” Kim Conley in an interview with Dominique Smith on Lactic Acid Podcast. 

On this Seeds of Sunshine:

• Kim Conley’s childhood lesson is to really believe in ourselves and go after the things we want to achieve.
• We talk about the two important Rs in Kim’s life: running and reading.
• One of Kim’s goals for next year is to run the Brooklyn half marathon, which she won this year and absolutely loved the energy. 
• Kim thinks it is important to stay consistent in running life and business.
• Kim believes that lofty goals need to be broken down into manageable steps, and then we can go after them.
• Kim shares her big dreams and goals that she wrote in her high school journals.
• There is a connection between running and reading because you have to develop patience, perseverance, and consistency.
• Kim loves to read not only because it is a great recovery in between her running sessions, but also because it gives her a different perspective on things and life. 
• Regarding Next Best Run, the coaching company that Kim Conley runs together with her husband Drew Wartenburg, she explained with sincerity: “Having a business and running it, yeah, a lot of times I feel like I'm just making everything up as I go along. It's about adapting, growing, and learning as you go.”  

 To connect with Kim Conley and her coaching business Next Best Run:

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