Cynthia Carson on winning Badlands and the Atlas Mountain Race

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 77 minutes

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It takes a particular kind of grit to win the grueling 800-mile Atlas Mountain Race, and Cynthia Carson did it on less than five hours of sleep. The rising bikepacking star has had quite a year, winning Spain’s infamous desert race Badlands in September and becoming the first woman to finish in the top 10. Cynthia joins Payson this week to talk about how she rose so quickly from casual gravel cyclist to one of the top ultradistance racers in the world. She explains why she’s chosen to focus o...

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0:00.0	The first time I remember, I actually, when I race Badlands, I was unsure of how to deal with
0:06.5	the culture difference and not like it's huge, but it was definitely a learning curve for
0:13.5	me, racing in another country.
0:16.5	And now I've raced in Chile and Colombia and the U.S. and France and Italy and Spain.
0:23.8	So now I know how to deal with it.
0:26.9	I know how to just kind of roll with the punches.
0:29.6	I always say practice makes prepared.
0:31.6	So, you know, each race is a practice and being more prepared for the next one.
0:35.6	It's showtime, everybody.
0:38.3	Showtime!
0:40.9	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
0:44.7	This is the world as it exists today.
0:49.6	Life moves pretty fast.
0:51.9	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:54.3	You could miss it.
0:57.6	Listen, we talk about practice.
1:00.8	Repeat on the dude's room.
1:02.3	Donnie, you're out of your element.
1:04.6	I see, you think this has nothing to do with you.
1:08.6	Don't ever trash talk black Jesus.
1:13.3	This is the Adventure Stash with Payson McElvin.
1:17.9	Hello everyone, welcome back to the show.
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