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SOS SPECIAL: Jenna's Crawl: Tales from an elite ultra runner

The Real Science of Sport Podcast

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The Comrade's Marathon - How Did You Do Your Legs Give In?

I was 100% with it the whole way. I went from like super strong to broken. The last 20 Ks were exceptionally hard. When I couldn't get up, I had no idea where the next person behind me was how far back they were or how close. So when I came to crawling, I crawled and I was like, okay, we'll just, you've lost all dignity. Just remember to smile at least. And I got there and I'm super proud of it. Obviously it's not the finish I had in mind. But it is what it is."

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