#470 - Zach Bitter - The Mindset To Break A 100-Mile Record
Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson
4.7 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2022
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Zach Bitter is an ultramarathon runner and coach who held world records for the 100-mile run and the 12-hour run.
Understanding what it takes to run an ultramarathon is one thing, but doing it at a world record pace is something else. I wanted to find out what the mindset of an ultra runner can teach the rest of us about resilience, dedication and commitment.
Expect to learn the biggest mistakes that runners make when taking on a long distance, how Zach copes with the pain when things get hard, the best intra-event nutrition he's found, how to deal with negative self-talk, whether he's tempted to do a Back Yard Ultra and much more...
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| 0:00.0 | What's happening people? Welcome back to their show. My guest today is Zach Bitter. He's an |
| 0:05.9 | Ultramarathon runner and coach who held the world records for the 100 mile and the 12 hour run. |
| 0:11.8 | Understanding what it takes to run an Ultramarathon is one thing, but doing it at a world record pace |
| 0:18.0 | is something else. I wanted to find out what the mindset of an Ultramarathon can teach the rest of us |
| 0:23.0 | about resilience, dedication and commitment. I expect to learn the biggest mistakes that runners |
| 0:28.4 | make when taking on a long distance. How's that copes with the pain when things get hard? |
| 0:32.9 | The best intro event nutrition he's found, how to deal with negative self-talk, whether he's |
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