Special Episode: Master's Edition with Nancy Marks
An episode of the The Stubborn Tortoise podcast, hosted by Donna Pazdera, titled "Special Episode: Master's Edition with Nancy Marks" was published on November 6, 2020 and runs 87 minutes.
November 6, 2020 ·87m · The Stubborn Tortoise
Summary
If you have done any races with Tejas Trails, you have probably run across Nancy Marks. She's got pixie-short hair, wears cute skirts and talks a lot. (Yes, even more than me.) She just turned 60 and finished the Cactus Rose 150-miler last month. She didn't sleep. But she hallucinated, had her tunes, didn't eat much and just pushed herself to beat the cutoff. She has a very consistent pace and a great mental outlook that I found inspiring. She shares some of her tips as well as some war stories. This is easily one of my favorite master's interviews. Photo: Nancy with RD Chris McWatters, getting two 75-mile medals. She did get the buckle soon after.
Episode Description
If you have done any races with Tejas Trails, you have probably run across Nancy Marks.
She's got pixie-short hair, wears cute skirts and talks a lot. (Yes, even more than me.)
She just turned 60 and finished the Cactus Rose 150-miler last month. She didn't sleep. But she hallucinated, had her tunes, didn't eat much and just pushed herself to beat the cutoff.
She has a very consistent pace and a great mental outlook that I found inspiring.
She shares some of her tips as well as some war stories.
This is easily one of my favorite master's interviews.
Photo: Nancy with RD Chris McWatters, getting two 75-mile medals. She did get the buckle soon after.
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