Training For Ultra's Training Diaries - Issue #1

Big thank you to the podcast supporters! John Wayne Cancer Foundation - Run the GRIT Series https://johnwayne.org/ Tanri Outdoors - All Natural Sun Protection for Runners (use “ULTRA10” for 10% off) https://tanri.com/ XoSkin (use “T4U20” for 15% off) https://www.xoskin.us/ Thank you Patreon supporters! https://www.patreon.com/trainingforultra THIS WEEK Training For Ultra LIVE on YouTube: YouTube Live with 2021 Badwater 135 Race Recap with Winner Harvey Lewis and 6th Place Finisher Dion Leonard on Thursday August 5th at 10:00 am (Mountain Time) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okWw1IfILMc&feature=youtu.be NEW - Official Trailer of the new T4U film in the works: Film Trailer: OFFICIAL TRAILER - Thanks For The Journey - Dion Leonard Runs Badwater - YouTube ON THE PODCAST: Today’s guest, on the Training For Ultra Podcast, is the record-breaking, ultrarunner, cyclist, swimmer, rower, author, and activist Katie Spotz. A few of her accomplishments include rowing across the Atlantic Ocean in 70 days, cycling across the U.S., swimming the length of the Allegheny River, and in three separate runs she has run non-stop across the states of New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. Each state was an individual ultramarathon. Even more impressive than her mileage, however, is her selflessness. Every single adventure she goes on raises money for clean water.  Her most recent feat was running 11 ultramarathons in 11 days… for 11 water projects in Uganda! She completed this on July 1st, 2021, by running 31 miles every single day as she made her way from Cincinnati, to Cleveland, Ohio. Not only did Katie beat the record for most consecutive ultras run by a female, she also eclipsed her initial fundraising goal by almost $5000. T4U hopes you enjoy this week’s episode, as Rob and Katie discuss everything from how to get the most out of your crew without feeling guilty, ultra fast recovery tips, to bruised lungs from Coast Guard training. Checkout Katie’s first appearance on T4U with Charlie Engle: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-training-for-ultra-podcast/id1265633252?i=1000525433156 Quotes from the episode: “True failure is not even having the courage to try.” ~7:00 “We collectively, anyone who is following, get to figure out if it's possible or not and if it isn’t then I succeed in finding out what my limit is or what my limit is right now.” ~7:00  “I don’t know anyone successful who hasn’t failed.” - 7:00 “After that first marathon I would have never imagined doing something like this [running 11 consecutive ultramarathons] because that marathon felt like Mount Everest.” - 27:27 “That’s what I love about ultrarunning, the longer you go the less it’s about thinking and more it’s about feeling and listening to your body.” - 33:35 “You think the most important part is the running, but the most important part is the recovery.”- 54:27 Episode Timeline: 3:00 going into an ultra with an injury  7:00 public pressure and not taking failure personally  10:40 accepting fatigue even when you do everything right  16:40 daily recovery routine for consecutive ultras  21:30 maintaining a good relationship with crew and letting others see you struggle 31:43 listening to a metronome to achieve a flow state and prevent overstriding 35:00 time perception and solitude during endurance challenges  42:15 future ultrarunning plans 46:37 Coast Guard training applications within the realm of endurance challenges  52:25 support crew logistics while filming  56:00 Ugandan Water Project Katie’s Social Media and Sponsors: Instagram: K A T I E • S P O T Z (@katiespotz) • Instagram photos and videos Twitter: Katie Spotz (@KatieSpotz) / Twitter Facebook: Katie Spotz | Facebook Website: Katie Spotz Katie’s Running Sponsors: Tailwind Nutrition, Newton Running, Garmin Enduro, Lock Laces, OOFOS, and BOMBAS Big thank you to the podcast supporters! John Wayne Cancer Foundation - Run the GRIT Series https://johnwayne.org/ Tanri Outdoors - All Natural Sun Protection for Runners (use “ULTRA10” for 10% off) https://tanri.com/ XoSkin (use “T4U20” for 15% off) https://www.xoskin.us/ Thank you Patreon supporters! https://www.patreon.com/trainingforultra