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The Ultramarathon Mindset: Trail Talk
by Eric Deeter
Trail runners talk freely about almost anything while we're out running. The stories we share can be deeply personal, embarrassing, and profound . . . and sometimes all of these qualities rolled into one.One thing we have in common is a drive to keep moving forward. "Relentless forward progress" is the advice given to anyone trying to run their first ultramarathon. No matter what happens, keep moving forward until you finish or can't go any farther.Some people say that life is a marathon not a sprint. But I think life is an ultramarathon. The stories you will hear on this podcast should inspire you to go after your own epic adventures and keep moving forward to your goals.The early episodes of this podcast were recorded on a weekly Facebook LIVE at The Ultramarathon Mindset Facebook page.
Episodes
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Ep. 146: Brain Science of UltraRunning - Gwen Zywicke
Gwen Zywicke is my guest this episode. She is an ultra runner and an Instructor at Louisiana State University and a writer. Her book, Ultrarunning Mysticism: Mind, Body, Spirit and the Sacredness of Overcoming Suffering, explores the relationship between ultrarunning and mysticism. She is working...
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Ep. 145: Racing and Training Together - Devin Nelson and Jonathan Prosser
Devin and Jonathan are both returning podcast guests. They are both part of the Buckle-Heads running group in Topeka, KS. They have trained and raced together and supported each other in pursuing their running adventures. Their next big race is the Bighorn 100 on 16 June 2023.
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Ep. 144: Running and Renewal - Renita Pace Kallevig
Running is great for keeping both your body and your mind feeling great. But sometimes you need to take some time to look at how you are really doing inside yourself. And sometimes you will get an "aha" breakthrough when you spend some time working on what is inside of you. My friend, Renita…
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Ep. 143: Breathing for Health - Tara Bianca
Tara Bianca returns to the podcast for more great information about how breathwork can improve your health. She was my guest back in Ep. 74. In that episode we talked more about breathwork for runners. This week's episode is focused on how breathwork can benefit your health in general. Bio: Tara...
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Monday Mindset: Your Epic Thing
Before surgery on his hand a man asked, "Will I be able to play the piano after surgery, doc?" The doctor assured him he would still be able to play piano after the surgery. To which the man replied, "Good, I've always wanted to play the piano." I took this "dad" joke and looked a little deeper....
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Ep 142: Keeping the Streak Going ~ John Crum
John Crum was my very first guest on this podcast. When we last spoke, he was on an impressive run streak. Running at least a mile every day since November of 2015. He is still on his run streak. But his tenacity is impressive because he has also done 33 marathons or ultramarathons, including...
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Monday Mindset: What is Freedom?
What does it mean to have freedom? We say we have freedom. But have you ever thought of what it really means to be free? In this episode I discuss my conclusion about freedom: It is, at its core, the ability to choose to do evil.
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Monday Mindset: April Fools New Year
New Year used to be celebrated in the spring until the calendar changed in 1582. The New Year celebration lasted from March 25 to April 1. Some say that those who held to the old system were called fools. Thus, the origin of April Fools Day. But there is little evidence that this is true. But the...
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Ep 141: Adapt and Overcome [Director's Cut] ~ Randy Taylor
Randy Taylor is back for a second time on the podcast. He's had new running adventures since we last talked and has expanded his coaching services by partnering with other running coaches. I'm calling this a "Director's Cut" episode because I left my backup recorder running after the "official"...
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Monday Mindset: AI Advice on Goal Setting
Artificial Intelligence -- AI -- has come to the mainstream. All the movies about what might happen when humans have to interact with AI are playing in the back of our minds. I asked ChatGPT to write a 10-minute speech about goal setting. It was a textbook speech. And the content was good. But if...
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Ep 140: Believe it or Not ~ The UltraRunning Guys
Option 1: You have to have confidence and belief in yourself in order to run ultramarathons! Option 2: You start the race full of doubt and know that it's going to be so hard you may not finish. Which of these two options is the best mindset for ultramarathons? Both! Jeff Winchester and Jeremy...
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Monday Mindset: Ask Better Questions!
The education system conditions us to find the "first right answer." We have to learn the answers so we can repeat them back when we're asked to provide them. So we come out with a framework of "answers" that condition us to see how the world works and what our role is supposed to be in the…
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Ep 139: Going After Challenges ~ Barney Riesbeck
Ultramarathon running is about taking on the challenge and finding out how far can you go. Barney Riesbeck is looking at life like an ultramarathon. In this episode we talk about the races he's run, the challenges he's created for himself and others, and the people that serve as an inspiration to...
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Monday Mindset: Best Days of Your Life
What are the best days of your life? If you follow the common belief they are somewhere in your past. Things were better "back then." But what if you change your mindset and start telling yourself the story that your best days are still ahead of you. How would your life be different? There is a...
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Best-of Episode: Spartan Mindset ~ Cliff Moitt
Best-of Episode: Cliff Moitt’s Spartan journey started with a TV show in the 80s called ”The Battle of the Network Stars,” and the stars were going through these obstacles. When he saw that he realized that the body is meant to do something different, something epic. At the time he was running 5...
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Monday Mindset: The Magic Feather
There is a phenomenon called the placebo effect. You can have the benefits of a drug even without taking the drug. Your belief will create the outcomes. Drug trials - placebo even creates side effects. Placebo is a fake drug. It’s a magic feather. It’s your belief and expectation that produce the...
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Ep. 137: Don't Let Your Mind Tell You What You Can't Do ~ Ila Allen
Ila Allen was one of my first guests on this podcast. Many people know her from her posts in the ultramarathon running groups on Facebook. She trains outside in the weather extremes of Chicago, running along the lake. Wind (lots of wind), rain, snow, sleet, heat, or humidity, she says she can't…
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Monday Mindset: Be Willing to be Wrong
We tend to believe that we are right in what we think we know. But “what we know” isn’t always right. Some things we used to “know” that aren’t so. The earth is the center of the universe. The earth is flat. The sun revolves around the earth. Disease is caused by humours in the blood. The cure is...
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Monday Mindset: Taking a DNF
Then there’s the story of the miner in California who gave up his claim after digging for years. 10 years later someone bought the claim and struck one of the richest veins of gold ever found after digging only 3 more feet. Perseverance is at the heart of ultramarathon running. And perseverance...
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Best-of Episode: Mandy Miller
Mandy Miller has developed a strong ultramarathon mindset in her races and adventures from all around the world. She had run everything from multi-day stage races in the Sahara desert to 100 mile self-supported ultramarathons in the Yukon in January to Iron Man competitions in Hawaii.
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Monday Mindset: Knowing VS Doing
We’ve been conditioned to believe that knowledge is the key to success so much that our first thought for doing something new – take a class. But I have news for you . . . knowledge is not power! In fact, too much knowledge might even rob you of power!
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Train Easy to Run Fast - Sandi Nypaver
Sandi Nypaver is an ultramarathon runner, running coach, and adventurer. She did sports in school. But it wasn't until she went on a youth expedition with Impossible to Possible that she got a taste of the mindset to test her limits. (Ep. 129 is where Ray Zahab talks about starting the…
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Monday Mindset: Your Subconscious Knows
There are things you know that you don’t know that you know. You might have experienced this before. When you’re looking for the right word. When you see a familiar face and try to remember the name. Or you have a sudden memory from your past. Psychologists believe that you and I are only aware…
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Ep 133: Hawk Names and Race Directing - Gary (Story Hawk) Henry
Western States 100 is the "Boston Marathon" of trail running. It's an iconic race that many trail runners put on their bucket list. But there are other options if you don't want to wait for your name to come up in the lottery for Western States. You could create your own 100 mile trail race on...
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Monday Mindset: Love Yourself First
If you made a list of everything you love, would you include your own name on the list? If you’ve been out shopping you’ve probably noticed the next major holiday is Valentine’s Day. (Public Service Announcement) Men: She probably doesn’t want flannel pajamas or a giant Teddy Bear.
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Ep. 132: Let's Do It! - Sarah Snyder
Poor decisions make for the best stories! This is a quote from Sarah Snyder's website. She says she's gotten into adventures because she's willing to join her friends when they suggest even the craziest things. She became an ultramarathon runner. Then she became an assistant Race Director. And…
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Monday Mindset: Three Little Pigs
Once upon a time . . . You know a story is coming next when you hear this introduction. And you know the story will require you to suspend your disbelief in what is possible. In the story of the Three Little Pigs you have to accept that pigs have money, build houses, and negotiate business deals...
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Ep. 131: We Can Do Hard Things - Shaun Bemis
There are a lot of reasons to run ultramarathons. For most of us, it's a personal challenge, a way to test our limits and see what we're made of. But none of us live in a vacuum. The people who matter to us need to see that we are doing the work to become the best version of ourselves we can be.…
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Ep. 130: The Dad Training Plan - Devin Nelson
Training for an ultramarathon requires a lot of hours out on the trail. It also requires time in the gym. But when you are an ultramarathon runner and an obstacle course runner, it requires a lot of time both running and in strength training. Devin Nelson is both an obstacle course runner and an...
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Monday Mindset: Because It's Hard
But don’t let the idea of “Achievable” be an excuse to set goals that are “Safe.” Here’s a clue that you’re setting your goals too small. If you feel stuck, you might be playing it too safe. If you feel like your’re in Groundhog Day, you might be playing it too safe. If you feel tired and…
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Running to Extremes - Ray Zahab
Ray Zahab has run in some of the most extreme places and conditions in the world. From the Sahara Desert to Death Valley and most of the major deserts in the world, he's crossed them on foot in the hottest parts of the year. On the other extreme, he's done multiple Arctic treks, including a world...
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Monday Mindset: More Than SMART Goals
Follow the Pirate Code! The only thing I remember from Pirates of the Caribbean. But when the Code isn’t working out so well for you: Well, it’s not a Code. It’s more like guidelines we try to follow. This is the start of a New Year. A lot of us are setting goals for what we want to achieve this...
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Going After Adventure: Jaqui O'Donohoe
Going off into the bush by herself is Jaqui O'Donohoe's idea of a great way to spend the day . . . or several days. Jaqui is an ultramarathon runner and adventurer. She enjoys trail running and racing. And she also likes to put her necessities in a backpack and head out by herself on the trail....
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Monday Mindset: Crush Your Goals This Year
New Year Resolutions don’t last much longer than fresh fish in the fridge. Then why do we keep making them? Here’s a radical idea. DON’T make Resolutions this year. Instead, set goals that matter to you and do what it takes to crush them. Here is a free offer! My video course called “How to Crush...
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Running Saved My Life - Ryan Petty
Walking a mail route every day would be enough of a workout for most people. But Ryan Petty is both a mail carrier and an ultramarathon runner. He says running saved his life. He decided to lose weight and get his life straight, and running seemed to him like a good way to do that. He progressed…
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Monday Mindset: Who Are You?
Imagine yourself sitting in the scene from Anger Management. Who are you? Not your job. Not your personality. Not your roles and responsibilities: Mother, Father, Husband, Wife Most of the time none of us stop to think about this. Why does it matter? Carl Jung: The world will ask who you are, and...
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Monday Mindset: What is Your Snapping Point?
You’ve probably heard the story of how to boil a frog. If you put the frog in a pot of boiling water, he will jump out. But if you put a frog in a pot of cool water and gradually turn up the heat, the frog will stay in until he boils to death. My experience with frogs: They wouldn’t stay in the…
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Best-of Episode: Brian Hoover - Kayaking the Mississippi
Brian Hoover is a man who loves adventure. And I can't think of a better person to feature on a best-of episode. This conversation comes from way back in Episode 28. Brian decided to kayak the Mississippi River from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico. My first conversation with him had been…
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Monday Mindset: How Are You Changing?
Carol Dweck is a psychologist who wrote a book talking about the differences between people with fixed mindsets vs those with growth mindsets. Someone with a growth mindset views intelligence, abilities, and talents as learnable and capable of improvement through effort. On the other hand…
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Ep 124: Mindset To Be A Moving Target - Nita Sweeney
Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of Depression Hates a Moving Target, You Should Be Writing, and Make Every Move a Meditation. UltraMarathoner. Meditator. Writing practice zealot. Mental health advocate. Dog mom. Publisher of Write Now Columbus. Nita joined me for a great...
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Monday Mindset: Focus vs Distraction
Your default response to anything unpleasant or painful is to get away from it. You learned this early in life when you first touched a hot stove. In my case, it was a hairpin in an electrical outlet at 18 months. But you will put up with pain and suffering If you think the reward is big enough.…
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Best of UltraMindset Podcasts: Sally McRae
The stories that Sally McRae shared with me stuck in my memory. When I thought of what conversations I could share as a “best of the show” episode, this conversation was the first one I thought of. Sally is a tough competitor and trains her mind as well as her body. In this episode she shares...
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Monday Mindset: Healing Your Body with Gratitude
Your body is designed to heal itself. There is a natural force within us to fix and repair injuries and fight illness. What isn't discussed very often is that your soul/mind also influences what happens in your body. You have probably experienced the principle that whatever you focus your…
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Ep 123: Moving On Mindset ~ Ciara Carter
Ciara Carter is a mindset coach, a marathon runner, and she isn't afraid to do things that scare her. This year she decided to pack up her stuff and move from Florida to Utah. In this episode, we talk about how easy it is for us to get stuck in our comfort zone and settle into a rut. Ciara knew…
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Monday Mindset: The Power of Gratitude
There was a psychological study done where people were asked to watch a video and tell how many times basketballs were passed by a group of people. About half of the people watching were so focused on counting the passes that they did not see a “gorilla” walk through the middle of the group and...
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Ep 122: Mindset for Sustainability ~ Ben Reale
Ben Reale went into the Marine Corps as a licensed attorney and an officer. He found that the life of a JAG officer was not as glamorous as the hit TV series made it appear. And after his service, he decided to take a very different career path. He became certified as a personal trainer and then...
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Monday Mindset: Mindset for Change
Most people like to know what to expect. They don’t like change. They don’t like surprises. The appeal of fast food franchises is they are all the same. McDonalds in Tucumcari, NM has the same food as New York City. How would you feel if you woke up one day and discovered that every McDonalds in...
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Ep. 121: Knowing When to Pull the Plug ~ Andy Moskal
Andy Moskal is willing to push hard to find his limits. But he's also willing to pull the plug when things aren't going right in a race. His hundred-mile attempt at the Yeti 100 had him looking at a sub eighteen-hour time and in 5th place overall. sub-eighteen-hour. But around 50 miles in he was...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Trail runners talk freely about almost anything while we're out running. The stories we share can be deeply personal, embarrassing, and profound . . . and sometimes all of these qualities rolled into one.One thing we have in common is a drive to keep moving forward. "Relentless forward progress" is the advice given to anyone trying to run their first ultramarathon. No matter what happens, keep moving forward until you finish or can't go any farther.Some people say that life is a marathon not a sprint. But I think life is an ultramarathon. The stories you will hear on this podcast should inspire you to go after your own epic adventures and keep moving forward to your goals.The early episodes of this podcast were recorded on a weekly Facebook LIVE at The Ultramarathon Mindset Facebook page.
HOSTED BY
Eric Deeter
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Trail runners talk freely about almost anything while we're out running. The stories we share can be deeply personal, embarrassing, and profound . . . and sometimes all of these qualities rolled into one.One thing we have in common is a drive to keep moving forward. "Relentless forward progress" is...
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