Amelia Boone
Obstacle racing champion, ultrarunner, attorney, and writer. Racing through sport, recovery, and everything in between.
Recent Writing
What They Told Me
SubstackMy therapist told me I should go to Huntsville Texas to watch the bats
The Recovery You Want Isn’t Always the Recovery You Get
SubstackWouldn’t it be so lovely if it was?
Of course I never have straightforward injuries
SubstackAvulsed bone fragments who am I
Deoptimizing My Life
SubstackIs it bad to want to know less?
Worth Reading
Are athletes obligated to speak out on social media?
SubstackIt’s Saturday afternoon and I’m following New York Times updates regarding the horrific killing 1 of Alex Pretti by a group of ICE agents. Two weeks ago, we watched as videos came out showing the…
So this is 40
SubstackMy dad's 40th birthday is emblazoned into my brain: the black decorations, the cake napkins that read "over the hill," the tombstone cake topper, the constant jokes that he was officially old. To an…
The 2018 Barkley Marathons: Confidence through Failure
WordPressMy training log entry the day before the 2018 Barkley Marathons read: “Once that cigarette is lit, I’m going to race my little brains out. Give it all my all, and give it hell.” I’ve never been one…
How World’s Toughest Mudder Ruined My Life
WordPressThe second ever World’s Toughest Mudder is rapidly approaching on November 17th. It’s not technically a perfect one-year anniversary, since TMHQ moved the race up a month this year, but on that day,…
From the Archive
Race reports, injury dispatches, and essays from a decade of competing at the edges of endurance.