Kim Conley, 2x Olympian, on Mental Health, Fueling, and Having Fun With Sports

" I was not someone that anyone, including myself, would've thought was gonna make an Olympic team one day."

Kim Conley is a 2x Olympian in the 5000m, competing in the 2012 London Summer Games and 2016 Rio Summer Games. She has competed in everything from the mile to the marathon. During her debut at the 2016 NYCM she shares how she underfueled and bonked hard. Eventually she teamed up with a sports dietitian, changed her fueling strategy, and went on to run in the 2024 US Olympic Trials Marathon. Most recently, she finished 2nd at the Brooklyn Half Marathon in May 2025, and has run a few shorter distances competitively since then.

In this episode we cover: 

• her positive experiences as a high school athlete
• the pressure to be "lighter" during her time in college
• what her first few years as a professional runner looked like
• qualifying for and running in two Summer Olympics, and how she navigated mental health and training afterward
• how her fueling on the run has changed completely
• a new sport she's enjoying now
• and what she has coming up!

Follow Kim on Instagram @kfconley.