🏃‍♀️ Human-First Run Coaching, Fueling for Sport, and Why Trail Culture Needs Your Story with Zoë Rom

Our First 50k Sisterhood runners ran their first ultramarathon last weekend, and Coach Zoë was one of the folks who made it so successful.

Zoë Rom is a journalist, coach, podcast host, and ultrarunner based in Carbondale, CO. She co-hosts Your Diet Sucks and The Trailhead Podcast. Zoe's journalism focuses on public lands and the environment. She coaches endurance athletes through Microcosm Coaching, where she designed the First 50k Sisterhood's training program alongside her partner TJ David.

We talk about:

• Why carbs are queen and other women’s nutrition talk
• When should you hire a coach?
• Coaching the First 50k Sisterhood and what shifted for the 15 women
• Mental barriers she sees for women athletes and why "just be confident" misses the point
• What trail races can do to be more welcoming of women
• Zoë’s path to 2nd place at Leadville in 2024
• What perimenopausal listeners of Your Diet Sucks are asking about
• Insta-Coach: Zoe answers one-sentence coaching questions on toddlers, treadmills, night miles, and making carbs less scary
• Why YOUR story can be just as impactful as Rachel Entrekin’s!

Check out these resources:

🏃‍♀️ Microcosm Coaching

📱 More from Zoë

💌 Meet the First 50k Sisterhood runners (and read their stories!)

➡️ The Cairn Project on IG

✨ The Cairn Project's newsletter

🥾 Become a Trailblazer

📅 Summit Scholarship Foundation

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