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Amelia Boone

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  1. “And I'm on Facebook. I don't have an athlete page because I don't really like that or believe in that, but you can follow me. But I don't really become friends with people I haven't met before in life because that weird me out.”

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  2. “Correct. But be forewarned, I tweet a fair amount about the Seahawks and professional wrestling. So if you're not into that, you probably don't want to follow me. And then I'm on Instagram as well. It's ARBOON11 because Amelia Boone was already taken by the time I joined that move.”

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  3. “On my grossly needs updating website, ameliorboonracing.com. But I actually am most active on Twitter. It's just the handle's Amelia Boone.”

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  4. “You know, when my time finally comes and I realized that there's like a super cool world on the other side, I'm going to be like, goddamn it.”

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  5. “Well, somebody told me the other day that the only thing at the end of the day, the only thing we have is time. If you really cut through all the bullshit out there, and like this is funny when you ask me about who do you think is successful, Like, seriously, I think the most successful people who are out there are people that are happy, that are just like they may not have it all, they may be dirt poor, they may not be educated, they may whatever. But if they can art everyday life smiling and just generally happy, like if you break it all down, all we have is time. So why spend it being miserable? So like go do something that makes you happy and like and have fun with it because you're not taking it with you when you go.”

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  6. “Right. And I think that's hard because for me, it's like I've always been that super planner five year person. So it's something that I actually have to remind myself is like try something new, Amelia. Like just do it. Yeah. Why not do it?”

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  7. “Right. You know, I think one of the things that I've learned is like, and what I would tell people is like, be open to experiences, you know. And especially with, they're probably like people, if they're sitting here listening to this, they're either already in obstacle course racing and are like, man, this shit's bananas. It's great. So I don't need to convince them of anything. Or if they've happened upon this and they're like, we don't understand what this chick is doing actually. I don't know. I would say go out there and like, you know, try something new and, you know, so if that's, if you want to go out and run off school course, like great. But I want to be where I am today without, you know, just like saying sure and trying something and seeing where that leads me. So I think that's always kind of important to keep in mind.”

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  8. “Right. But then that also extends to just other things that are like not athletically inclined, you know. So you see like Cheryl Sandberg and like the females that have made names for themselves and as top executives and things like that. So I'm not rah-rah girl power type of person, but finding other women like that and seeing what makes them tick and seeing how they survive is always really interesting for me.”

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  9. “You know, because there's so much time that I think I've wasted not like putting so much pressure on myself and not having fun. And now I've kind of like come full circle. I'm like, oh, it's just fun, you know?”

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  10. “Racing itself. Because when you reach, it started out as totally fun. And then you reach a certain level of success and everyone, then it becomes this pressure and everything like that. And I think that it's not all of the stress and the pressure and everything that I would put on myself from it. It's not worth it. It doesn't change the outcome. I'm either, you know, ready or I'm not to like, you know, beat somebody. So at the end of the day, kind of keep it all in perspective. And like, it's kind of hilarious. I'm running around in the mud being shocked by electrical things, like running around for 24 hours in a wetsuit. Just keep that in perspective, you know, like it's kind of ludicrous what I'm doing, you know? So have fun with it.”

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  11. “And so, and I think at 25, I was finishing up law school and I was starting my career as an attorney. So it would probably similar, but I think I would tell myself it really doesn't matter at the end of the day. Okay, that sounds bad. Like, don't take it so seriously. You know, and”

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  12. “So 20, I was finishing up college, probably just getting ready to apply to law school, super, you know, like hardcore driven, going to be partner in a law firm one day, you know, like all those things. I think at that time I would tell myself to relax and, you know, that you can't predict where life is going to take you. And because now looking, I'm like, would I ever expect that I'd be like, the world's top obstacle racer? We didn't even know what the fuck obstacle. It wasn't even around at that time. It wasn't even a thing. It wasn't even a thing.”

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  13. “Facts are the facts. But, you know, I think that it takes actually a guy who's very secure in his own, right? You know, you can't, I can't like date somebody who's not, you know, secure in who he is because then that would just be disastrous.”

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  14. “It's not me. It's not him No, I honestly tend to be attracted to people that are almost like, I don't want to say the exact opposite than me because then that sounds like I'm attracted to people who aren't successful. But what I found is that I need somebody who's very complimentary to me in terms of like very kind of, I admire people that are super laid back and go with the flow and very adaptable and just. Everything that I'm not. And so I think that, like, for me, it's not so hard to find people like that. I think though, you know, sometimes you do get, you'll hear, you know, it takes a certain type of guy who can be secure with being with, you know, a woman who beats 99% of the dudes at a sport or whatever. And that feels weird to say because that feels like I'm being like, look at me.”

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  15. “And at the end of the day, I'm like, it's hard work, you know. The people that I find the most successful, people that I, one thing that I've always prided myself on is that I've worked really goddamn hard for everything that, you know, that I've gotten or that I've done in my life. And you can't expect handouts from people. You know, at the end of the day, all that you can count on really is yourself. And so I don't expect people to give me anything. So, and I really wish, you know, you see people now, the level of entitlement that people think that they deserve a handout or deserve help sometimes. Sometimes I'm like, no, make it yourself. Make your own opportunities, you know.”

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  16. “I think I would say I Think would be something along the lines of no one owes you anything. And I think that this has been something that lately, I feel like there's such a level of entitlement now in people, like that, oh, I deserve this or I blah, blah, blah, this.”

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  17. “No, I was just like, I was just trying to think of if I actually had, because generally I'll be, you know, watching Monday Night Raw or some other professional. I don't watch a lot of TV, but it's either sports or professional wrestling when I do. You know, I am generally one of those people that's like so tired by the time it's time to go to bed. I don't really need a routine.”

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  18. “It's very easy for me to, or I think it's very easy for a lot of people to get disconnected from, you know, people around, especially now in our like social media type of world, is that like you, you know, like something on Instagram or favorite something on Twitter or whatever the things are that you do. So it's very important for me to like I always set a time every single week and I call my parents like at the same time and I call my sister and to try and make those Those personal connections and stuff like that because it can be so impersonal now with everything that we have, you know, technology that you can be like friends with people that you've never met in real life. So I always try like for me, that routine, like every Sunday at the same time, calling the parents, you know, just kind of like keep me grounded, things like that.”

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  19. “has Manuka, honey bandages. Honey bandages. Or I could find them online too. And I swear to it was the only thing that got me through the next few weeks in no pain. But now I use them all the time for all of my scrapes. And they're great antibacterial and blah, blah. I mean, with the number that I bought, I'm sure it's over. I've spent way more than $100 on them, but.”

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  20. “Tyrolean traverse Yeah. So it's like you've seen the military guys, they like it's a rope thing. You either go under it and it's just a rope traverse. But you can also go on top of it. It saves your grip. And I decided one day one race to go on top of it, saving my grip. And I was wearing just a sports bra and massive rope burn all down the front of my. And, like, the worst pain was like a second degree burn. And I discovered that the only thing that would take away the sting were these like.”

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  21. “I mean, like, yeah, I grew up in Oregon, you just had to, like, that was my jam, you know. We didn't have much to claim being from Oregon, but we could claim that movie.”

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  22. “There are certain pages where you are reading it and it turns in a circle. So it's in like an entire, I think that reading a book and holding the physical book and turning the pages is such a lost art, you know, and so there's something, this is a book that's like an entire sensory experience. It's a fantastic story. It's brilliant. It's kind of like a story within a story. But then it requires you as a reader to be like active and involved, you know? And I think that's just so cool because you don't see stuff like that anymore. And especially now when people read things on their iPads or their Kindles or whatever. And kind of like holding a book is something that we no longer do”

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  23. “I'm going to butcher this author's name because I always do. House of Leaves by Mark Daniel Luski? So, and the reason that I say this and that I would gift this is that so many people now read on like Kindles or technology or things like that, this is a book that you have to hold because there are parts of it where you need to turn it upside down to read it. And I forget the style of what it's called, the style of writing. There's actual genre for it, but”

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  24. “But he's also a big fan of routine, which I know, and I've heard him talk about too. And that's how I get by. And like, I don't care where I am in life. If I'm traveling, if I'm on the road for work, like I'm going to create a routine there and stick with it, you know. And so that's how you des”

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  25. “I mean, if we want to keep going professional wrestling, you know, it's like the rock, you know, like things that transition to being an actor.”

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  26. “I find people who have had, so he had a very successful wrestling career, but then transitioned into the business aspect of it. You find so many people, and this is interesting being in, I guess you could technically call me kind of a professional athlete, you see a lot of people who I find are very kind of short-sighted in that, in that they're like, well, I'm racing now. But they don't think about what happens when they can no longer do that. who have been able to have very successful athletic career and then transition to the business side of things or to think far ahead, you know. And so those are the people that I look to that I'm like, you know, they have everything. They have the athletic side of it, but then they also have the business acumen and are smart enough to know that their body isn't going to be there for them, you know?”

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  27. “So, I am a huge wrestling fan, huge professional wrestling fan. And the reason why I'm going to use it, I could use a number of people as this example. But the reason that I'm going to use this is because”

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  28. “So, this is going to be kind of a strange answer, probably. But I always find people who have like transitioned their careers throughout their, who've had like, who, I guess, who've been flexible in their careers and who have transitioned, that answer is not coming out right. Okay, here we go. I'm going to use an example”

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  29. “That's so hard because this is going to be your typical lawyer answer where I'm like, well, because successful can have so many different definitions.”

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  30. “I mean, because, yeah. I don't yeah otherwise if you slow down that's when your body temperature goes down and then you're gonna get hypothetical”

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  31. “A variety of reasons. I think the main was I'm from the West Coast, I want to get back here. And then it was a time for a transition in a career for me. You know, I had been at a law firm for six years and it was great and they were fantastic, but kind of wanted to try a new like, you know, going in-house and working for a company there. And then actually, I'll be honest, totally the training and having mountains and hills around me. It was really hard. the happiest when I am out on a mountain running around somewhere and I couldn't do that in Chicago.”

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  32. “It does, yes. It's a race. It's another 24 hour obstacle race. You know, maybe, I don't know. My schedule next year is... Is kind of up in the air. I really I really want to kind of venture and challenge myself in new ways. And so I think I'm going to be doing a lot more like pure trail races too, which I haven't really had a chance, especially out being out here in California. You know, it's a much better, like I love climbing, running up mountains and stuff like that.”

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  33. “I don't. I've tried. I went to this retreat thing that was fantastic and I tried to do this meditation session and I just like 20 minutes in, I was like, I got to move and do something and get out of here. So for me, it's almost like the meditation is like. Is working really hard. Like, you know, like sprinting or running or lifting heavy weights. Like that's like my yoga practice, you know?”

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  34. “You know, I think that A lot of people have like that self talk. Like, I've always tried to, and I think this is pretty common, is that like a lot of us will try and break up the race into small segments. Because if you look at the whole picture, it will get overwhelming. If you're like, I have 100 miles to run and you're like, crap, you know, but if you're like, no, I only have three miles or I'm just going to focus on getting through these next 10 minutes. And so I've always found that a lot of people who do long endurance events will break it up into small manageable chunks and just focus on the next few minutes ahead of them. And I think that works pretty well.”

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  35. “Pretty much 24 hours. Oh, God, they range like all over the place. Sometimes it's sometimes it's just like all kind of like Sometimes it'll be like, so my favorite hymn ever is I was raised Catholic and whatever and I love, you know, I've always loved church music. So there's a Christmas kong like Lo How a rose air blooming. It's like an old hymn. Not at all what you would think would be like running through my head, like running a race, but sometimes it does, you know. But then this other race, it was Kanye. It was like Kanye's monster was, or like the song was called Monster, you know?”

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  36. “Yeah. If I have, if I'm not, if I have enough breath, like, you know, so Yeah, you know, there will be like a certain song for every race that will just kind of like replay through my head. So 2012 World Stuff as Mother was McAmore's thrift shop. It was like right before it hit big. Like right before it busted out, and I swear to God, I sang that song over and over again. I can't listen to it the same way anymore.”

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  37. “I think I just kind of go. Well, I use different coping techniques. I sing to myself a lot when I'm out there. Please do.”

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  38. “You know, the sun's setting and it's getting cold, the wind's picking up. There's a massive sandstorm, whatever. For me, I think I generally, it's hard because people ask me about self-talk. I generally just shut my brain off. And I feel like that's what keeps, I don't really think about anything. But I think when...”

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  39. “So, what's interesting, especially with long races, is that you're always going to hit a low part. And there's always going to be a part where you want to quit, you know, 24 hours at like, and for me it generally comes early. It's like four hours in. And I'm like, God, I got to do this for 20 more.”

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  40. “And then, yeah, and I found out that it sits well. And then I'll eat breakfast after I train and then get to the office, things like that.”

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  41. “Race days and this morning because it's the only thing in the trunk of my car as I was driving up here. I'd tempt popcot charts in the trunk of my car. But no, so I'll generally wake up and I actually typically eat a few spoonfuls of like nut butter to fuel before I go out for like if I'm going to go run, you know, 10, 15 miles. It's a good source of, you know, fuel to keep me going.”

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  42. “Probably I try and get by nine. So sometimes I'll have work emails that'll come in like later than that. So I'll answer those. And then I'm just, you know, gathering everything up and heading out to if I'm going to gym that day or if I'm hitting up the trails that day. So because I'll typically I'll train in the morning and then I'll get ready and go straight into work. What time?”

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  43. “But it's nothing really that interesting. I mean, I wake up, you know, I'll generally at that point I'll actually typically answer some working emails that since I go to bed pretty early.”

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  44. “Yeah. I mean, I wish I could give you an answer that's like, you know, I go out and I do sun salutations or like breathing exercises or the sun's not even out at that hour.”

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  45. “Yeah, I do so I used to, I generally will like CrossFit three to four days a week. So, you know, or some kind of bastardized version of my own, if I'm not actually going to make it to a CrossFit gym. And also because I kind of pick and choose what I like to do from that. I mean, I guess it would be probably. I don't know, five to six other hours of other strength training, like interval training, things like that.”

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  46. “Right, exactly. Because I was just joke. I'm like, I'm not a runner. But then I realized that I actually, I love running on trails and I love long, long runs. And so. Now, I'm probably putting in probably about 60, 70 miles a week, which actually is not that much for a lot of, you see a lot of runners who put in like 100 mile a weeks.”

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  47. “It's changed a lot. I used to, a few years ago, I actually didn't really put in that much mileage. I was like, you know, running too much is not good for you or whatever. I did, I've switched my training from to be more running intensive because I realized that if you're going to run for 24 hours, she probably should run.”

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  48. “It's generally like I'll do a few like activation ones, you know, like fire hydrants before and then after, it's generally afterwards that I'll kind of devote 15, 20 minutes to kind of that those like small little strengthening baby exercises.”

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  49. “I do. I do too. I think in lunges, things like that, anything that's requiring you to That is requiring, yeah, that like unilateral movement too”

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  50. “Yeah, yeah, yeah. So a lot of exercises that will engage that, you know, like bird dogs And things like that. I mean, they're super not fun and little tiny movements, but I think most people would rather go like, you know, squat 200 pounds and ignore those. And that's not going to help you.”

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