181 Tim Deer - Breaking Down Badwater 135

Purple Patch Podcast

Matt Dixon

Humanpotential, Nutrition, Education, Empower, Fitness, Executive, Coach, Strengthtraining, Purplepatch, Sleep, Cycling, Performance, Running, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Ironman, Swimming, Timemanagement, Triathlon, Meditation, Yoga

4.8 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

He's back and better than ever at Badwater 135.

Two years ago, Purple Patch athlete, Timothy Deer, completed his first Badwater 135 Ultra in just over 36 hours. This year, at age 56 and in some of the hottest historical race conditions, Deer finished again...faster, stronger, and healthier than ever. In fact, he was 11th overall, the first athlete 50+, and four hours faster than in 2019.

The Badwater 135 is billed as the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet because it takes athletes from Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ below sea level, all the way to the Whitney Portal at 8,300’, the highest point in the contiguous United States.

Tim chats with his coach, Matt Dixon, about his goals for this year, his purpose, and his non-traditional race preparation for this arduous event. This episode is a masterclass on how to approach training with purpose in a time-starved life. Tim:

Outlines a typical training week and, trust us, the schedule will surprise you
Describes strategies and tactics he uses to avoid injury and burnout
Stresses the importance of habit formation and organizational skills
Emphasizes how strength training became his secret weapon and when it paid dividends during the course of the race
Breaks down his race mile-by-mile including his pacing, nutrition, and shoe change strategy from start to finish
Shares advice for older athletes and those who are afraid to set big, hairy, audacious goals

Ultimately, says Tim, "Get a schedule every day of your life that you can have fun, do things at work that make you proud, get your workouts in, and still get some rest. When you do, it becomes a habit."

Next up for Tim? The Leadville Trail 100 Run in August, IRONMAN World Championships in October, and the NY Marathon in November!

Dare we say that he's just getting started? Cheers to living with purpose and passion!

Episode Resources

August 2019 Purple Patch Podcast with Tim Deer

Badwater 135 Website and Results

Learn more about Purple Patch Strength Programming

Learn more about Purple Patch Fully Customized 1:1 Coaching

Learn more about Purple Patch Squad High-Performance Training Program

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0:00.0	I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast.
0:03.5	The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential.
0:09.3	Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential.
0:13.3	The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life.
0:20.0	And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast as ever, your host Matt Dixon.
0:25.9	And today we have a story.
0:28.7	It is a story of a great endurance challenge.
0:34.1	It's about leveraging a multi-sport approach to create wonderful performance in the world's most challenging endurance event.
0:43.6	It's a story about overcoming adversity.
0:47.3	It's a story about integrating sport into your life, the importance of strength and conditioning, the role of sleep, how community and
0:56.2	family can help you thrive and excel.
0:59.4	We welcome back Tim Deer, a Purple Patch athlete and the epitome, a prime example of the
1:06.9	time-starved executive athlete.
1:09.3	Tim juggles his time between four kids, a wife,
1:12.5	the Spina Nerve Center in Charleston, Virginia, of which he is the CEO,
1:17.2	and doing some crazy, crazy endurance challenges. This is the second time that we've had Tim on the show.
1:24.4	The first was two years ago, where where as a 54-year-old,
1:28.6	he completed the bad warder 135. Many would say the most challenging endurance trail running event
1:35.7	in the world. Well, he's back. Two years later, 56 years of age, trying to go faster. More than 30 hours of running through some of the highest
1:48.2	temperatures from below sea level all the way up to the highest point in continental North America.
1:54.8	Ladies and gentlemen, Tim Deere is a performance athlete. He's a father, a husband, a CEO, and you might find him inspiring,
2:06.1	maybe a little crazy. But it is a story that you just cannot help but listen to. I want you to
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