Allie Gibbons | Running 300 Miles at 22 Weeks Pregnant #105
Allie Gibbons | Running 300 Miles at 22 Weeks Pregnant #105  
Podcast: Built for Growth by Miesha Tate
Published On: Thu Aug 27 2026
Description: Allie Gibbons joins Miesha Tate for an honest conversation about ultrarunning, pregnancy, motherhood, and discovering how much more you may be capable of. After entering her first ultramarathon in 2024, Allie moved quickly from 50 miles to 100, completed the Bigfoot 200 at six weeks pregnant, and won the women's race at The Speed Project Atacama—a roughly 300-mile race across Chile's Atacama Desert—at 22 weeks pregnant.Allie explains how she trained, sought specialist guidance, prepared herself to stop if necessary, and relied on a crew that monitored her health throughout the race. Together, she and Miesha explore intuition versus outside expectations, fueling and rest during multi-day endurance events, distinguishing pain you can endure from a warning you should respect, and the mental shift that happens when motherhood gives the struggle a deeper purpose. Allie also shares how her daughter Goldie changed her inner dialogue when she wanted to quit, why parents lead most powerfully by example, and why her message is not to copy her mileage—it is to stop counting yourself out. This conversation reflects Allie's individual experience and is not medical advice.Connect with Miesha Tate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mieshatate/ X: https://x.com/mieshatate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mieshatatefanpage/ Website: https://mieshatate.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MieshaTateUFCConnect with Built for Growth Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtforgrowthpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@builtforgrowthpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Builtforgrowthpodcast/Connect with Allie Gibbons Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliegibbons_/Chapter Markers 00:00 - Meet Allie Gibbons 02:13 - From Road Marathons to Ultramarathons 05:02 - Why She Seeks Extreme Challenges 08:48 - Breaking Pregnancy's Assumed Limits 10:04 - Running 200 Miles at Six Weeks Pregnant 13:03 - Finding the Right Medical Guidance 23:19 - Fuel, Sleep and Desert Logistics 34:12 - Pushing Through Pain in the Atacama 37:37 - Listening to Your Body vs. Pushing Through 45:07 - What Winning the Women's Race Meant 55:37 - The Mental Battle Against Quitting 58:04 - Parenting by Example 61:31 - You Are Capable of More#BuiltForGrowthPodcast #MieshaTate #AllieGibbons #Ultrarunning #EnduranceRunning #PregnantAthlete #Motherhood #WomenInSports #MentalStrength #Resilience #AtacamaDesert #TrailRunning #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #FemaleAthlete```