Jason Schlarb | High on Life
The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman
Dylan Bowman
4.8 • 866 Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2020
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Jason Schalrb is an ultrarunner from Durango, CO. He's been a friend and fellow competitor for many years. Jason recently won the IMTUF 100 miler in Idaho, which initially motivated this discussion. While we do talk about that in some detail, the bulk of the conversation confronts the human side of the sport. Jason shares some recent struggles he's dealt with, how he processed them, and how the experience made him a better person. We also talk about aging as an athlete and how to stay at our best through that process.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome back to the well. I'm Dylan Bowman. And today our guest is |
| 0:20.6 | Ultra Runner Jason Schlarb. |
| 0:23.8 | Jason has been a friend and fellow competitor for many years now. |
| 0:28.2 | And I've always admired him as not only a super talented, |
| 0:33.4 | but also a super consistent athlete. |
| 0:41.0 | And more recently, specifically in the last few years, |
| 0:46.5 | I've just been really inspired how at 42 years old, |
| 0:50.1 | Jason remains a contender at any race he enters and is seemingly only getting better with age. |
| 0:54.5 | Just last weekend, he won the I'm Tough 100-miler in Idaho in a super fast time and ahead of some other great runners. |
| 1:02.6 | We obviously talk about that performance in this podcast, but the bulk of the interview focuses on the human side of the sport, how we deal with |
| 1:14.1 | highs and lows, learning from failure, aging as an athlete, alcohol consumption, and other |
| 1:22.5 | topics. Jason was super open and honest about what has been a tough year for him, and I think you guys |
| 1:30.5 | will really appreciate his insight, his candor, and his attitude. |
| 1:35.9 | I don't think I really need to set this one up any more than that for you. |
| 1:41.6 | I found this conversation seriously enjoyable. I hope you will too. |
| 1:46.3 | So please welcome Jason Schlarb. Okay, here we are with my good friend, Jason Schlarb. |
| 1:54.7 | Looks like you're broadcasting from a patio and your home in Durango, Colorado. How are you, |
| 2:00.0 | my friend? I'm great. I'm great. |
| 2:02.5 | I'm finally home. My home's a cabin in the woods. It's my, it's my little oasis. |
| 2:10.6 | You know, I initially bought this thing because I couldn't afford to live in town and as soon |
| 2:17.0 | to move back into town. |
| 2:18.5 | And now it's my little retreat, man. So it's good to be home. And it's it's it's it's |
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