Courtney Dauwalter | Hardrock & UTMB Recap
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman
5 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest ultra runners on the planet. In the history of the sport, there are few athletes who have been as successful and versatile as Courtney - competing and winning races of all different distances and formats. Most recently, Courtney won and broke the course record at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc in what was one of the great ultra performances of all-time, finishing 7th overall. This was her second victory at the world's most important event. We talk all about the UTMB victory in this conversation but also spend time on the Hardrock 100, where Courtney unfortunately succumbed to a DNF earlier in the summer. Hear what Courtney learned there and how that disappointment led to a transcendental victory at UTMB only six weeks later.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, Pillars family. Welcome back to the show. I hope everyone is doing awesome. Thank you for tuning in to another |
| 0:23.2 | episode of the podcast. Of course, I'm your loving host, Dylan Bowman, and today we are joined by one of the |
| 0:31.1 | true legends of trail running. She is not only one of the best athletes in the world right now, but she is also arguably |
| 0:41.2 | already one of the best of all time on the Mount Rushmore of Shred. That's right. Today, we welcome |
| 0:50.0 | the incredible Courtney Dewalter to the podcast. Of course, Courtney is from Leadville, Colorado. |
| 0:57.8 | And over the past handful of years, she has truly transcended our little sport of Trail and |
| 1:04.2 | Ultraming, amassing too many accomplishments to name here, all while remaining humble and approachable and emanating a genuine |
| 1:15.8 | kindness that her fans around the world all appreciate, myself included. |
| 1:22.8 | Of course, Courtney is just coming off another win at the UTMB, her second victory at the world's most important event. |
| 1:31.1 | This time doing it in absolutely dominating fashion, winning by an hour and 40 minutes and breaking the course record in what was one of the greatest ever performances in the history of our sport. |
| 1:47.0 | I'm not being hyperbolic. |
| 1:48.7 | It was that incredible. |
| 1:50.8 | And of course, we talk all about that performance in this conversation, but we also spent |
| 1:56.1 | some time on the Hard Rock 100 from back in July, where Courtney unfortunately DNFed. |
| 2:03.2 | We discussed what happened there, what she learned from it, and how she applied those |
| 2:09.1 | learnings to UTMB, where all the pieces came together for her. |
| 2:15.3 | It was a true pleasure to sit down for a conversation with Courtney |
| 2:19.6 | for as good as she is as an athlete. She is also just so cool and likable. And in my mind, |
| 2:27.6 | she is just the perfect champion for our sports in this current moment. And I hope you all |
| 2:32.8 | really enjoy the conversation. As always, |
| 2:36.3 | a reminder, if you need guidance in your trail or ultra journey or want a community to share |
| 2:42.7 | it with, please check out the show notes where you can find a link to download the Pillars |
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