Ep. #14: Ryan Gillikin - 1st place 2024 female solo AL650 finisher!

In this episode, Chris Thomas sits down with Ryan Gillikin out of Bay Minnette, Alabama who is always a top contender in ultra paddle races and notably was the overall solo female 1st place finisher in the 2024 Alabama 650. We cover so much in this episode from her exhaustive preparation leading up to a race, creative techniques to quote “manage the mystery”, her new approach to training with a coach, Camp 650, her experience as a co-race director of the Suwannee 230 and a deep dive into that race, game changing crew tips, and most importantly the story of her solo female victory in the 2024 Alabama 650. We cover so much more in this episode, but I’ll let you hear it from Ryan herself in this 14th episode of the Dabbling in Paddleism Podcast… Ryan’s book rec: A Pearl in the Storm, by Tori Murden McClure https://a.co/d/cYekSLG