Decoding Superhuman Relentless: Lessons on Family, Badwater, and Racing the Sahara with Lisa Tamati
Discussing endurance with one of the most badass women on the planet. Lisa Tamati and Boomer talk about ultramarathons, extreme conditions, how much suffering can you take, overcoming obstacles, dealing with fear and how to manage yourself. Lisa shares a powerful story about her mom.
Who is Lisa Tamati?
For the past 25 years Lisa has competed in the world's toughest endurance events clocking up over 70,000km, racing everywhere from the Sahara, to the Gobi, to Death Valley to the Himalayas, Australia and Europe. She has pushed her mind and body to the limits, has both succeeded and failed and learned many lessons along the way.
She has also had to overcome many obstacles in her personal life from losing two babies to bringing back her mum after an aneurysm left her with major brain damage, to getting through divorce, financial ruin to rebuilding her life.
She knows what it takes to overcome obstacles, to chase massive goals and face your fears and now she lives to teach, coach and inspire people to reach their true potential through her programs and courses. We would love you to be our next success story.
Highlights
[2:09] Why run an ultra marathon?
[3:43] What it takes to finish Badwater - Twice
[11:46] Mindset for discipline
[15:57] Crossing the Libyan dessert
[21:16] Push yourself over a breaking point
[25:07] Preparing for an ultra marathon
[29:14] Helping her mom deal with aneurysm
[36:30] Reversing brain damage with Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy
[40:36] Lisa's book
Resources
Badwater - The World’s toughest foot race
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
Dr. Harch’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr. Norman Doige
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