Human-First Run Coaching, Fueling for Sport, and Why Trail Culture Needs Your Story with Zoë Rom | See Her Outside Podcast
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Our First 50k Sisterhood runners ran their first ultramarathon last weekend, and Coach Zoë was one of the folks who made it so successful.
Zoë Rom didn't make her high school cross country team. Years later, she ran her first 50K off the couch in her volleyball shoes, eating Oreos, and won. A few seasons after that, she tried to run the Leadville 100 on cereal and gummy bears and ended up in an ambulance. Then she got a coach, learned how to fuel, learned how to run easy, and in 2024 took second place at Leadville. Now she coaches other humans (moms, healthcare professionals, women returning from injury, total beginners) through Microcosm Coaching, where she designed the training plan and group coaching for The Cairn Project's First 50k Sisterhood.
This conversation is about the difference between coaching people toward dependence and coaching them toward more independence, why "believe in yourself" branding doesn't move the needle, and what actually closes the gender gap in trail running.
Zoë and Angie talked about:
Why carbs are queen and other women’s nutrition talk
When should you hire a coach?
Coaching the First 50k Sisterhood and what shifted for the 15 women
Mental barriers she sees for women athletes and why "just be confident" misses the point
What trail races can do to be more welcoming of women
Zoë’s path to 2nd place at Leadville in 2024
What perimenopausal listeners of Your Diet Sucks are asking about
Insta-Coach: Zoe answers one-sentence coaching questions on toddlers, treadmills, night miles, and making carbs less scary
Why YOUR story can be just as impactful as Rachel Entrekin’s!
Zoë Rom is a journalist, coach, podcast host, and competitive ultrarunner based in Carbondale, Colorado. She co-hosts Your Diet Sucks with Kylee Van Horn (an evidence-based look at diet culture in endurance sports) and The Trailhead Podcast with Brendan Leonard. She's the co-author, with Tina Muir, of Becoming a Sustainable Runner. Zoe's journalism focuses on public lands and the environment, and she previously worked at NPR's Aspen Public Radio, Trail Runner Magazine, and Outside Magazine. As a runner, she took second place at the Leadville 100 in 2024, and she coaches endurance athletes through Microcosm Coaching, where she des
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