The Mother Runners Podcast with Whitney Heins

AMY WILL: The Homeschooling Mom Who Crushed Back-to-Back Marathons

• The Mother Runners I Whitney Heins • Season 1 • Episode 17

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What Amy Will did is not normal. This homeschooling mom of 4 boys ran two super-fast marathons back-to-back. This fall, Amy ran a 2:47 at the Every Woman’s Marathon and then turned around and ran a 2:45 marathon at The Marathon Project five weeks later! While knowing this was a risky move, Amy shares why and how she achieved this incredible feat. 

Amy’s running journey is also not typical. She started running later in life, discovering long distance and the marathon after finishing college. From running her first few marathons and then the Boston Marathon to training through four pregnancies to break 3:00 hours in the marathon and beyond, her goals have changed over the years, and running has adapted to fit each season. 

Amy shares how:

🌀 she balances her high-level training with her family commitments

🌀 her marathon training strategies have progressed

🌀 the loss of her mother to brain cancer has impacted her training, and

🌀 running makes her a better mom 

Follow Amy’s journey on Instagram at @sherunsbyfaith and at sherunsbyfaith.com. 

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Whitney Heins is a mom of 2, a lifelong runner, a VDOT-certified running coach for moms who run, and founder of the resource, themotherrunners.com. When training for her first marathon as a mom, she found a dearth of information related to running and motherhood. She also felt extremely isolated as a new mom. As a former TV journalist and a freelance writer she decided to use her skills to fill the void with an online resource and community, called The Mother Runners. Whitney also recognized a need for run coaches who understood the demands of motherhood, so she also became a running coach—unearthing a passion for helping moms reap the rewards and empowerment of running. Coming out of a long injury cycle, she ran a 2:54 marathon and 1:20 half marathon in her 40s. She lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, two kids, and three dogs.