70 - MATT SHEPARD Loves Running Really Far

I'm re-releasing this interview because Matt just won the 48 hour category at Across the Years!!! A few months ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Shepard (Shep) - a Canadian runner and someone I'm proud to call my friend. After meeting Matt a year ago, he and I will connect every couple months to discuss training, nutrition, life, and what's been going on. And that's exactly what this was. A conversation between friends about hard things. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. NOTE: Matt was nice enough to carve some time out of his busy schedule, but that meant he had to record this outside after driving for hours to his current job location. The wind gets a little rough at times, but for the most part behaves itself. I hope you're willing to overlook the less-than-perfect audio quality. ----- Notes: Trail maintenance Color blindness How Matt started running ultras Matt's ultimate dream A broken pelvis... Across the Years 2021/2022 Pacing Dave Proctor on his Trans-Canadian speed record Understanding and tolerating pain What Matt's doing next? Matt's strength training routine Links: Across the Years Barkley Marathons Matt Shepard Instagram Sinister Sports Dave Proctor Instagram Dave Proctor's FKT post Dave Proctor's COROS data ----- Want to be able to ask your own questions for this podcast? Head to the Trail and Ultra Running Nutrition group on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/trailultranutrition Thank you for listening! ----- Want to chat about trail and ultra running? Go here: https://linktr.ee/will.c.frantz