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Episode 6 | Kelly Patterson – Becoming an Ultra-Marathoner at Zion Ultra 100K

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Kelly Patterson on the Knighton Runs Podcast

Kelly Patterson is a Knighton Lion who spent the past six months training to become an ultra-marathoner. She came to Knighton Runs Coaching in Late 2020 as a new runner. She had just signed up for the Zion Ultra 100K on April 10, 2021 and wanted guidance to go from less than 10-mile long-runs to 62! Kelly had an excellent training block and successfully completed the Zion Ultra 100K, running with two friends for the entire duration of the race.

In this podcast, we dig into Kelly’s journey going from being a New Runner to Ultra-Marathoner, which included completing her first Half and Full Marathon along the way!

Kelly is also a yoga and strength teacher and runs her own online studio, Kelly’s Home Studio. Kelly’s yoga journey began in 2005 as a freshman in college.  For the next nine years, she developed a love for yoga and group fitness, and my connection to the communities I found through the practice grew.  In 2014, she completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Baptiste Power Yoga Boston. In 2016, Kelly completed her yoga sculpt teacher certification at Corepower Yoga in Boston.  Kelly has been teaching in the Boston area, and more recently virtually, ever since. Kelly now lives in Denver, Colorado.

Follow Our Guest Kelly Patterson

Kelly’s Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kellynnpat/
Kelly’s Home Studio – Online Fitness Classes – https://www.kellyshomestudio.com/
Kelly’s Home Studio on Instagram –  https://www.instagram.com/kellyshomestudio/

Zion Ultra Races – https://vacationraces.com/ultras/zion/


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Coach Chris Knighton

Chris Knighton helps passionate athletes run faster marathons. He is the founder and head coach of Knighton Runs Marathon Coaching and has been featured in Runner's World and Women's Running. His first book, "Run Faster Marathons: The Proven Path to PR" is available now on Amazon. Chris lives in Providence, Rhode Island with his family.

1 Comment

Mom · May 7, 2021 at 10:42 AM

WooHoo! Go Kelly!

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