All right, we are back. This is day three of our Western States 100 coverage, 2025 edition,

joined by frequent colleagues Leah Yangling, Brett Hornig, and first up today, interviewing the great

Marianne Hogan. Marion, how you doing today? The great, I don't think I've earned that status yet,

but glad to be here. Thanks for having me. What do you believe you need to do to resist this?

Wow, jumping right in.

I think I saw that Jim actually came up with an assessment.

I'm pretty sure I didn't fill the criteria.

You might fit a champion by his definitions.

Okay. That's true. That's true.

Well, we think you're pretty great.

And following up on that, because I think this is a great place to start the conversation.

You are, in my opinion, one of the greats in the sport, especially in this era.

You have been so close at the most

important races, but you're so, you're automatic at getting podiums. Are there any other things

that you feel like you need to do in racing environments to make that next leap to win these things?

Yeah, that's an interesting question. I feel like what gets me on podiums isn't my physical strength.

I think it's like my love for racing and my love for the sport and maybe some mental issues in a certain way.

Like I feel like when I race, something kind of goes off with my brain and I just race completely than I train,

completely different than I train. So I think that maybe, yeah, from a physical standpoint,

maybe is what I would need to improve to get on the first step of the podium.

That's interesting. You say that, Marianne, because I think that is exactly how I would describe you.

Like, the way you race is so impressive.

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