#148 | Identity, Purpose & the Road Back to Running | Kat Edwards Anderson

<p>In this episode , Sally chats with ultrarunner Kat Anderson in an honest conversation about the winding road that shaped her life—one filled with unexpected detours, difficult seasons, and a renewed sense of purpose. From growing up in a hardworking family to rediscovering her passion for running, Kat shares how every chapter prepared her for the next. Enjoy! </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Other Episode Highlights</strong>:</p><ul><li>Why Kat walked away from running—and what brought her back</li><li>The dangers of tying your identity to performance</li><li>How a toxic coach nearly ended her running career</li><li>The power of faith during life&#39;s hardest seasons</li></ul><ul><li>How CrossFit prepared her for 200+ mile races</li><li>The Cocodona 250 lessons that changed her forever</li><li>What it takes mentally to race at the elite level</li><li>The value of hard work learned from childhood</li><li>How to find purpose beyond winning and losing</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Kat! </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://substack.com/@katedwardsanderson/notes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Substack</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M6re00m4as&t=13s" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Moab 240 Film </a></li><li><a href="https://www.katedwardsanderson.com/coaching-1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Coaching</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kat.elizabeth_" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>All links, discounts, and ways to support the podcast are here.</strong></p><p><a href="https://sallymcrae.app/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sally McRae Strength App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/4mUrnxv" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Choose Strong Book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@choosestrongpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Choose Strong Podcast YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sallymcraestrength" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sally McRae YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://sallymcraemerch.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Choose Strong Merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.strava.com/clubs/1249894" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Choose Strong Strava Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Sponsors</strong>:</p><p><strong>QUALIA: </strong>Magnesium, multiplied. 10 forms for total support. Go to <a href="https://www.qualialife.com/shop/qualia-magnesium?cpdc=sally&rfsn=8908006.4f98447&utm_campaign=adopter&utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=sally" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://qualialife.com/<strong>SALLY</strong></a><strong> </strong>to get 50% off and save an extra 15% with the code <strong>SALLY</strong></p><p><strong>ONE SKIN: </strong>Get 15% off OneSkin with the code <strong>SALLY</strong> at <a href="https://www.oneskin.co/?utm_campaign=sally&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=podscale" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.oneskin.co/<strong>SALLY</strong></a> #oneskinpod</p>