<p>What happens when you thru-hike the Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and set your sights on 200-mile ultramarathons?</p><p>You architect a life around adventure.</p><p>In this episode, Kelly Hays joins the show to talk about:</p><ul><li><p>Nearly 3,000 miles on the CDT in just five months</p></li><li><p>Hiking 120 miles straight through Wyoming’s Great Basin with zero sleep</p></li><li><p>Emergency surgery six days into the Appalachian Trail — and getting back on trail</p></li><li><p>Why mental toughness is built by putting one foot in front of the other</p></li><li><p>The transition from thru-hiker to ultrarunner</p></li><li><p>Pulling out of races to protect longevity (and why that decision matters)</p></li><li><p>Balancing ambition with patience</p></li><li><p>Why she’s obsessed with 100s and dreaming of 200-milers like Cocodona 250</p></li></ul><p>Kelly doesn’t just chase miles. She designs her life around growth, challenge, and freedom.</p><p>This conversation is about more than running.<br>It’s about stacking bricks, showing up daily, and becoming the kind of person who can endure hard things — on trail and in life.</p><p>If you’ve ever wrestled with ambition, injury, comparison, or the desire to go all-in on adventure… this one’s for you.</p><p>Kelly Hays is an ultrarunner, thru-hiker, and content creator who has built a following of hundreds of thousands of people as she documents her journey&#39;s of adventure, running, and building a life of adventure.</p><p>SHOW LINKS:</p><p>Register for our race, The Desert Peak Ultra 100K + 50K at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="desertpeakultra.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠desertpeakultra.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Want to work with me to crush your next ultramarathon in our group coaching program? Sign up for our group coaching program here:<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.theeverydayultra.com/group-coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Want to be coached by me and my team to crush your next ultramarathon in our 1:1 coaching program?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.theeverydayultra.com/everyday-ultra-coaches-page">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a free call here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> with one of our coaches to see if we are a good fit!</p><p>Follow Joe on IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joecorcione/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Everyday Ultra YouTube Channel:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUelKGeptWZivD6yRIDiupg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Caraway&#39;s non-toxic cookware to optimize your health and train stronger and get 10% off your order by going to <a href="carawayhome.com/everydayultra">⁠⁠carawayhome.com/everydayultra⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Mount to Coast shoes, designed specifically for ultramarathons, and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA by <a href="https://mounttocoast.com?sca_ref=10420439.BOhuT7Sq18&utm_source=affiliate&utm_medium=uppromote&utm_campaign=aff">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠going to the link here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Try HYPERLYTE Liquid Performance running nutrition and get 15% off your order when you use code EVERYDAYULTRA at <a href="www.hyperlyteliquidperformance.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.hyperlyteliquidperformance.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Get 20% off TrainingPeaks premium to track and analyze your training date by using the code EVERYDAYULTRA at this link here: <a href="https://bit.ly/4qJDETM">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4qJDETM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try PlayOn Pain Relief Spray and get 20% off with code EVERYDAYULTRA at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <a href="http://playonrelief.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠playonrelief.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Bear Butt Wipes and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at <a href="bearbuttwipes.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bearbuttwipes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Try Janji apparel and get 10% off your order with code EVERYDAYULTRA at <a href="Janji.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Janji.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Create running routes easily with Footpath, the app designed to help you manage routes simply. Download for free at <a href="footpathapp.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠footpathapp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Follow Kelly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kellyhays23</p><p>Follow Kelly on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kellyhays23/</p><p>Follow Kelly on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kellyhays23</p>