Sam Amend is a GB Ultra Marathon runner and member of Team Hour 7. She holds numerous course and national records in ultra distance running. Last year she won the 145 mile Grand Union Canal Race, finishing 1st overall, and breaking the women's course record in the process. Even more astonishing was that GUCR was only a few weeks after she broke the women's British 100 mile record in 14 hours 10 minutes.
Sam is a dedicated athlete, alongside a busy full time job and two children. In this podcast she discusses her early life, bullying, struggles with eating disorders and how running helped her after the loss of her husband. As well as how she doesn't let the effects of her menstrual cycle ever get in the way of her training and racing at elite level.
You can find out more about Sam, and links to her social media, via her website www.runsamrun.co.uk
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