Nutrition Evolution and Professional Support

Fresh off her course record at Javelina 100, Tara Dower joins Sally in a great conversation! Enjoy!

Other Episode Highlights:

• 40 days 18 hours 6 min to break the AT FKT in 2024

• Growing up playing soccer & rugby in college 

• Gained mental toughness from a drill sergeant in the army (her brother)
• Inspired by a documentary in college - Appalachian Trail thru hikers in 2013
• Anxiety attack in 2017
• 2019 through hiked Appalachian Trail
• From chasing a title to enjoying the journey on the AT
• 5 months and 10 days - first time in 2019 thru hiking
• Cheez its and gushers for nutrition!
• Candy Mama nickname origination
• Mountains to Sea 1,175 miles
• First 100 mile race in 2021
• The meaning of Tara
• DNF at Mammoth helped her prepare for Javelina

• Javelina 100 Recap

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YouTube: @taratreks

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