Ever gone out too fast and spent the rest of the race wondering what was I thinking ? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re talking about one of the hardest - and most important - skills in ultrarunning: racing your own race. We’ll dig into: 🏃♀️ How to tune out shiny PRs, social pressure, and other runners’ paces ⚡ Real strategies for pacing yourself in training and on race day 🧠 Mental tools for staying present and making smart decisions mid-run 🎯 Why individualized pacing and real...
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Ever gone out too fast and spent the rest of the race wondering what was I thinking ? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re talking about one of the hardest - and most important - skills in ultrarunning: racing your own race. We’ll dig into: 🏃♀️ How to tune out shiny PRs, social pressure, and other runners’ paces ⚡ Real strategies for pacing yourself in training and on race day 🧠 Mental tools for staying present and making smart decisions mid-run 🎯 Why individualized pacing and real...
Ep. 291 - DNF Drama - My Battle with Bloodroot 50K Results
She Runs Ultras
26 minutes
1 month ago
Ep. 291 - DNF Drama - My Battle with Bloodroot 50K Results
What happens when you finish a 50K…but the official results say otherwise? That’s exactly what happened to me back in May when I ran the Bloodroot 50K. I crossed the finish line. I’ve got the pictures & the Garmin data to prove it. But a couple weeks later, a former client emailed me to say: “Not sure if you know this, but UltrasignUp has you listed as a DNF.” Cue five months of back-and-forth with Spartan (the race organizer), unanswered emails, dead ends, and more marketing emails...
She Runs Ultras
Ever gone out too fast and spent the rest of the race wondering what was I thinking ? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re talking about one of the hardest - and most important - skills in ultrarunning: racing your own race. We’ll dig into: 🏃♀️ How to tune out shiny PRs, social pressure, and other runners’ paces ⚡ Real strategies for pacing yourself in training and on race day 🧠 Mental tools for staying present and making smart decisions mid-run 🎯 Why individualized pacing and real...
