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Why would you run THAT far?

Maybe you have thought about doing something that just seemed insane, or epic, or scary, or just like the adventure you need.  We all have.  It may be starting a business or traveling somewhere exotic or, it may be running a really really long distance, just to feel the pain a little bit.

Or for these reasons:

  • I want to hurt
  • I want to remember
  • I want to push myself.

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Nick Waddell has a lengthy and impressive background in the military. For fun, he crawls through sand and mud, hikes long distances and carries heavy things for no apparent reason. Nick is an endurance athlete.

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Nick addresses these questions and many others when he caught up with Cookie from Team SISU recently.

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AOF:171 The Texas Water Safari, Ultimate Suck, and other feats of unique endurance.

Our guests are two of the most accomplished and intense endurance athletes in the world.  One, the World’s Fittest Man and event director, the other a two time Ultimate Suck Champ and all around athlete.  Listen to a few of their most recent adventures and you might even find a few little tricks in your own adventure.

On the show:

  • The Texas Water Safari is no joke.  Hear about the teammates adventure in the Texas heat.
  • What is the Ultimate Suck? What does it take to win?
  • Hear about the newest series from Endurance Society.

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Vacation…just kidding. 50 hours in that Texas heat is no joke.

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Endurance is a family affair.

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SISU:RADIO:39 Nav “SISU” Akbar – The Scottish OCR/Endurance Warrior

Nav Akbar once called the bluff of an armed robber that threatened to rob his store. Telling the thief what physical discourtesies would happen, Nav made it very clear that he wasn’t the sort of person who you tangle with.

Growing up in Scotland, UK, you learn how to survive, get tough or let life drag you down. His years of working as a mild-mannered grocery store clerk only fed him more and more fuel that would drive him to become of of the main faces of OCR in the UK today.

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SISU:RADIO:38 Vanessa Letts – The Nomadic Runner

Vanessa found herself in a position to take some time out and do as she pleased, so grasping that opportunity, decide to go around the world and drink in what there is to see, but does it via her own route.

Taking in as many OCR, endurance and running events as she can, she can be found anywhere from on the Great Wall of China, to the mountains of southern California.

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STIF:04 – Fun

Megan & Darrell recap the mid-August race weekend of Anchor Down Ultramarathon and the Falmouth Road Race. They talk about each race and the experience they each had at each. The conversation moves to comparing the big differences between the two experiences, they focus on the one BIG difference…and its what everything circles back around to…fun.

Is there a difference between “fun”, “enjoyment”, and “satisfaction”? Can they exist independently? Is it enough to keep you running (or working out period)? Let’s figure it out.

 

You can learn more about Anchor Down Ultramarathon at www.AnchorDownUltra.com, and check out www.RunTrueNorth.com to learn about their company and other events (including my favorite – Narragansett Summer Running Festival!).

 

You can find out more about the Falmouth Road Race at www.FalmouthRoadRace.com.

 

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AOF:168 AOF:168 Chicken of the Forest, the adapting athlete, and a podcast launch.

Margaret Schlachter of Dirt In Your Skirt joins us to talk edible forest food, saying goodbye to beast mode, and entrepreneurship.
 
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Now, she reports on all things OCR as the Editor in Chief for Mud Run Guide and continues to grow her Dirt I Your Skirt brand for a resource for amazing women everywhere.
 
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Mushrooms!

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Darrell & Megan talk about the big goals they’ve been working towards all year and what the final 3 months of training looks like. Delve into their training plans a bit and get some ideas for your own! It’s not as out of reach or silly as it might seem – we promise 🙂 All that, plus a lesson in…making the right call…

Next time? The running journeys that led them to this point.

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