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Hayden Hawks / Leah Yingling / Ryan Montgomery | 2024 Western States 100 Pre-Race Interviews

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Mental Fitness and Strategies in Ultra Running

The chapter focuses on the importance of mental fitness in ultra running, specifically in the context of the Western States course. The speakers discuss how mental strength can help runners push beyond their physical limits and achieve breakthroughs in races, emphasizing the significance of experience and mental preparedness over pure physical fitness gains in ultra running. Strategies for approaching the race, sustaining workload increase, and the allure of the Western States race community are also discussed.

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