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Brittany Peterson is a professional trail runner for Nike based in Pocatello, ID who returns to the Western States 100 this year after a 2nd place finish at the 2019 event and 4th place finish at the 2021 event.

Timestamps:

• (1:51) - mindset heading into this year's Western States 100
• (2:14) - what she's done differently in preparation this year
• (3:03) - spending time training on the course
• (4:59) - racing style
• (6:05) - lessons from previous years racing at Western States
• (7:05) - being coached by AJW this year
• (8:14) - living and training in Pocatello, ID
• (9:38) - having a partner who is also elite and racing Western States
• (11:14) - mental health awareness in ultrarunning
• (13:26) - mantra for race day
• (14:22) - gear for race day

Links:

• Follow Brittany on Instagram
• Follow Brittany on Strava
• Get coached by Brittany
• Brittany's Sponsors: SNB, Leki, Nike, Naked Sports, Petzl, InsideTracker

This episode is sponsored by Soar Running. Use code Singletrack20 at checkout to get 20% off your next order.

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