Hello everyone and welcome to today's episode of the Running Effect with Dominic Schleader.

I'm your host Dominic and today's episode is a special one.

I actually recorded the podcast on August 1st, so it's been quite some time since the conversation was recorded,

but through editing it this past week, I was quickly reminded

about how many incredible things Brandon and I discussed. Yeah, my guest today is Brandon Castellar.

Shortly before we recorded the conversation, he ran and completed the Tahoe 200-mileer,

which is one of the most famous 200-mile races in the world

Brandon's story from how he got started in the sport of running to getting into ultra marathon

events to just his overall wisdom is truly incredible and I know you guys will benefit from it

if you listen to this podcast in full before Before we get into today's inspiring conversation,

a few quick notes. One, I would greatly appreciate it if you like, subscribe, share the show

with a friend or two, gave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And then also

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