The Journey of Biking 11,389 Miles Solo Around The United States With Matt Welch

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 71 minutes

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LIKE | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE (: In episode forty-six of The Running Effect (with Dominic Schlueter), I speak with Matt Welch. In this episode, we go through his incredible journey across the US. During this incredible trip, Matt traveled 11,389 miles over 185 days (72 miles per day on average when riding). He spent 97 of those days sleeping in his tent which was usually on the side of a road. Perhaps my favorite statistic is that he consumed 15 jars of peanut butter during the trip. We do a deep dive into this incredible trip. All the ups and downs and everything in-between! It was truly incredible to hear about this experience so I hope you come away a little more inspired to chase after that big goal you've always dreamed about chasing. S H O W N O T E S -Matt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runtheprocess/?hl=en -Matt's Website (Run The Process): https://runtheprocess.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to this week's episode of the Running Effect with Dominic Schleader.
0:08.0	I'm your host Dominic, and today's episode of the podcast is a really special one.
0:13.0	I believe it's the first podcast and all of my episodes that hasn't really been focused on running.
0:19.5	But as with anything, running is very applicable to many
0:22.6	other facets of life, and so are many other sports, including cycling and biking, which is kind of
0:30.1	the topic of today's show. So I want to pose a question, what is the most you have ever ridden on a
0:35.9	bike? Many people have rode 20 miles, 30 miles, some 50 miles.
0:41.3	Personally, I've only gone 30 miles.
0:43.3	Some have done ridiculous distances, but for the average American, I imagine it's not too much.
0:49.3	Now imagine biking 75 miles every single day. Well, that's what my friend Matt Welsh did this past summer
0:58.0	when he embarked on this incredible journey going from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine,
1:04.7	then down to Florida, all the way up the coast of California and back to Portland, Oregon.
1:10.1	This trip was almost 11,500 miles.
1:15.4	It took him 185 days.
1:18.3	He went through 35 states, and as I previously mentioned,
1:22.3	it was about 75 miles on average per day.
1:26.8	He got 25 flat tires, 97 nights spent in his tent, and this is a fun
1:32.3	statistic. He ate 15 jars of peanut butter. So this trip was truly remarkable. Matt goes through
1:39.7	this trip and more on this episode of the running effect. He goes through the ins and outs of the trip,
1:45.7	how he planned it, which is really a remarkable story. He kind of did it on a wing.
1:50.0	How he planned it, how he executed it, his mindset, how he felt physically, mentally, and so,
1:57.1	so much more. So I hope you appreciate this episode as much as I did, a look into the extreme
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