Ultra Mindset for Life - Travis Macy
Trail Runner Nation
Trail Runner Nation
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Endurance athlete and coach, Travis Macy, rejoins The Nation to expound on his book, Ultra Mindset. We take the lessons learned from ultra running and translate them in to life: business, relationships, parenting, etc.
Our original podcast with Travis
Check out the course, Ultra Mindset For Endurance Athletes. The cohort begins on October 29, 2016
The book is available at most book outlets including Amazon and available to listen on Audible.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Don, when it comes to the perfect shoe on the trail, what do you look for? |
| 0:11.1 | What defines a perfect shoe for you? |
| 0:13.8 | Oh, it's got first off, it has to look fast, you know, you just can't wear an or it's all |
| 0:18.6 | about the looks. |
| 0:19.6 | You can't have an orthopedic pair of shoes, but beyond that, one of the reasons it has |
| 0:23.4 | to look fast is because it has to have the right parts, you know, it has to have the right |
| 0:27.5 | traction on the bottom. |
| 0:28.5 | And it has to have the right graphics on this side, and it just has to have some colors |
| 0:32.0 | that say, I'm going to tear this trail up, that's necessary. |
| 0:36.7 | You know, one of the things that I've enjoyed with the ultra shoes that I've been wearing |
| 0:42.8 | lately, and frankly, they're the only shoes I've been wearing lately, is I really like, |
| 0:48.1 | even though I have a narrow foot, I love having my toes have that wide toe box that I can |
| 0:55.4 | just kind of, I think of myself as a duck, you know, my feet can just spread out and |
| 1:04.4 | enjoy the trail. |
| 1:05.4 | Scott, have you watched a duck run? |
| 1:07.1 | No. |
| 1:08.1 | Have you seen me run lately? |
| 1:09.6 | I have, and you're no duck, my friend. |
| 1:11.9 | Yeah, I just think that putting on the shoe that allows you to feel the ground and a zero |
| 1:16.8 | drop, and all the things that they have just has fit me in the right spot. |
| 1:21.4 | And I've tried a lot of shoes, boy, I have a shoes after shoe. |
| 1:25.4 | But easily. |
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