Ep 130 - Rhonda-Marie Parke on running the 500km Vol State Ultramarathon

Send us Fan MailJody and David once again speak to blind ultrarunner, adventurer and Stateside Do-Badder, Rhonda-Marie Parke (she got married!). She's back and talking about completing her latest challenge, the 500k Vol State Ultramarathon that runs through five states. Oh yeah, and she did it all UNGUIDED. There be much insanity in this episode. In this episode you'll discover: Why you DON'T want to cross the finish line of this race (you will literally die) Why lovely long open roads are a very different proposition at night How Rhonda-Marie dealt with all the factors aside from the 300+ miles she had to run Why this may Rhonda-Marie's last ever ultramarathon Rhonda-Marie's "coyote strategy" for dealing with packs of coyotes (seriously...) The perils of running without a guide Her race strategy for staying ahead of the pack (both coyotes and other runners) The close call at the end of the race when a HUGE storm came in How she's coping with not running because of a stress fracture Before the interview, Jody and David discuss a surprising running club and get into a discussion about running and motivation. Somehow, David suggests a new challenge for Jody to break his 5k PB time. And it could result in Jody getting divorced. But they need your suggestions to make the challenge work. Listen in and head over to the Facebook group to post your ideas. If you don't want to listen to them the Silk Cut is 26 minutes. If you enjoyed this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else. Join the conversation! If you want to request a guest or chat about this episode with like-minded drunk runners then head over to our Facebook Group, answer three questions either correctly or hilariously and we'll realise you're not a spam robot and add you in! You can also follow us on Twitter, Jody is @Ultrarunnerjody, David is @DavidHellard and the joint account is @BadBoyRunning1 You can also email us [email protected]  Lastly, don't forget to subscribe! FYB!Love the podcast and these videos? Buy us a beer! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/badboyrunning Join the Bad Boy Running Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/badboyrunningVisit the Bad Boy Running store for merchandise: https://store.badboyrunning.com Join the Bad Boy Running Club here: https://cl...