185. Ultrarunner Candice Burt on Running 800 Miles, Hallucinating, and Discovering Yourself
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Candice Burt holds the FKT - or Fastest Known Time - on the 171-mile Tahoe Rim Trail, the 95-mile Wonderland Trail, and the 20-mile Enchantment Lakes Traverse. She won the Delirious W.E.S.T. 200-mile (which is actually 219 miles) and placed 4th at the HURT100 Endurance Run in 2019. She also has podium finishes at countless ultras over the years.
Along with working out the arrangements for this year's races, Candice is currently getting ready to cover the Arizona Trail, which is 800 miles long. She shares details of her planning, logistics, and other intricacies of what it takes to run for weeks on end.
In our conversation, we also cover topics on:
- Safety and comfort out on the Arizona Trail
- Gear considerations for runs and nights out in the wild
- What inspires the athletes that inspire us
- How Candice went about organizing her first ultra race
- The cost and logistics of putting on long races
Links & Resources from the Show:
- Follow Candice on Instagram
- Check out more on her site: Candice Burt
- Join one of her ultra races
- The book that inspired Candice: Born to Run
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set, go! |
| 0:04.9 | This is episode 185 with Ultra, Ultra Endurance Athlete, the creator of the triple crown of 200 |
| 0:11.7 | Milers and holder of numerous fastest known times, Ms. Candace Bert. |
| 0:25.8 | Welcome to the Strength Running Podcast. I'm your host, coach Jason Fitzgerald, and |
| 0:30.3 | the episode you're about to listen to features tales of extreme endurance. I'm speaking |
| 0:35.3 | with Candace Bert, an ultra runner who's created some of the most popular 200 mile race |
| 0:40.3 | distances in the United States. You're going to learn about the challenges of ultra endurance, |
| 0:46.3 | the logistics required, and the complexities and costs of planning a non-repetitive 200 |
| 0:52.5 | mile race. Before we start, I do want to make sure we're all wearing the right size running |
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