Episode #345
Skyrunning is an extreme form of trail running involving class 3–4 terrain and massive elevation gain, where efficient power hiking is key to safety and speed.
After a 150-foot fall in 2017, Hilary Allen used journaling, affirmations, visualization, and engaging with negative thoughts to navigate recovery and rebuild.
Letting go of comparisons to her pre-accident self and the fear of failure enabled breakthrough performances, culminating in a major win at the Madeira 120K.
I ended up falling 150 feet off of this ridgeline.
Believe your best athletic days are ahead of you.
I'm not afraid to fail. I'm really not because I'm just gonna try.
In 2017, world-class ultrarunner, Hillary Allen, was at the top of her sport and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway’s Tromsø Skyrace. She was nearly halfway through the 50k race when she fell 150 feet off an exposed ridge.
In her book, “Out and Back: A Runner’s Story of Survival and Recovery Against All Odds,” Hillary recounts the dramatic story of her accident and rescue, and her fight to return to the life she loves.
With vulnerability that reveals remarkable strength and introspection that yields wisdom, Allen shares in this episode of the Success Through Failure podcast the story of her recovery— both physically and mentally— the hard-earned knowledge that the path forward is not always linear, that healing takes time, and that the process of rediscovery is ongoing as she learns what it takes to survive and thrive. Don’t miss her story. Tune in now.
