66 | Santa Barbara, CA with Shayla Houlihan: Running with a Championship Coach in Seaside Paradise

We are happy to share with you our conversation with UC Santa Barbara Cross Country coach, Shayla Houlihan!Shayla, an Iowa native, came to Santa Barbara after spending the previous two years in Flagstaff coaching a professional running group for Under Armor. Before that, Houlihan coached at UC Berkeley for seven years, three as the Head Cross Country Coach for the Golden Bears. Prior to CAL, Houlihan coached at Utah, where she finished her collegiate career while earning her master’s degree in Health Promotion and Education. At Utah, she established a new school record in the 3000m steeplechase before embarking on her professional career. Running for Brooks, Houlihan qualified for multiple USATF National Championships, culminating with an appearance at the 2012 US Olympic Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase. In this conversation, we talk with Shayla about the UC Santa Barbara men's cross country team winning the Big West Conference Championship this past fall! Shayla shares about coaching the team to a huge win as well as her own running journey. In the second half of the chat, Shayla shares her favorite places to run, dine out, places of interest and more in beautiful Santa Barbara.Enjoy our conversation!Click HERE for the complete show notes.Click HERE to grab a Suite Run mug!This episode is sponsored by:InsideTrackerInsideTracker is a personalized health and wellness platform like no other.What’s their secret? First, InsideTracker uses its patented algorithm to analyze your body’s data and offer you a clearer picture than you’ve ever had before of what’s going on inside you. Then, InsideTracker provides you with a concrete, science-backed, trackable action plan for reaching your performance goals and being your healthy best.  InsideTracker is offering 25% off its store for our listeners and let us recommend the Essentials Package for just $189! It's perfect for runners to elevate their training. Just visit insidetracker dot com slash SUITE RUN.Where to find Shayla Houlihan:Shayla on InstagramShayla on TwitterUC Santa Barbara Cross CountryWhere to find Natalie and Jerold:Natalie's InstagramSuite Run InstagramNatalie's TwitterSuite Run TwitterNatalie's FacebookSuite Run WebsiteSuite Run Facebook