EP 728: Be Kind to Yourself-Secret Weapon at Arizona's Monster 300

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Ultramarathon, Fitness, Running, Community, Health & Fitness, Trail, Endurance, Trails, Sports

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, ultra-endurance athlete Lucja Leonard recounts her transformative experience running the Arizona Monster 300, a race that pushed her beyond her limits. She talks about her essential strategies for success in ultra-running, including the importance of sleep, hydration, nutrition, and terrain research. Lucja highlights how positive self-talk, mental resilience, and a supportive community played key roles in overcoming physical and emotional challenges. Her journey from a non-athlete to a seasoned ultra-runner offers inspiration and practical insights for anyone facing extreme endurance events. The episode also explores recovery as a vital skill, the inevitability of problem-solving, and how embracing discomfort fuels personal growth. Lucja’s story is a testament to the mindset and preparation required for ultra-endurance success.

Links to learn more about Lucja:

Running Dutchie - coaching, speaking, etc
Finding Gobi
EP 706: Running Through Adversity to Find Joy - Episode with Lucja's husband, Dion and their dog, Gobi.

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0:00.0	Yeah, and it has to be your mind that you're training too.
0:03.9	If you don't want to finish that race, you're not going to finish that race.
0:07.9	It has to be that mental training and understanding how you're going to overcome the negativity,
0:12.8	the monkey on your shoulder when the monkey's telling you to quit, you know, what things
0:16.5	you're going to tell yourself to get out of that hole and keep moving because it's your
0:20.4	mind that will give up before your legs. That's for sure. Okay.
0:33.4	Welcome to the Trailhead of TrailRunner Nation.
0:35.5	We go on virtual trail runs.
0:38.0	We've invited you to join us this week.
0:41.0	We're gonna go on a run with someone
0:42.8	that is going to teach us a little bit about
0:46.3	ourselves, about running.
0:47.8	It's going to help us become better runners, have more fun on the trail and maybe become
0:52.8	better human beings.
0:54.0	We're going to talk to somebody that just completed the monster 300, Scott.
0:59.3	There's a lot to talk about and a lot of things we learned. This episode is brought to you by John G and their brand
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1:37.9	up the switchbacks or grabbing a brew afterward. And I am a big fan of the endurance trail tea. It's reinforced where
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