The Midpacker Podcast

#16 Michael Loeffler | The Mental Side of Being an Athlete, Mammoth Trail Fest, and Canyons 100k


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Today on the show Troy Meadows talks with Michael Loeffler.

Michael is a father, husband, psychotherapist, and trail and ultra runner. They tease out some actionable tips that Micheal has for fellow trail runners looking to find balance with and have clear communications and expectations with the people in their lives and their relationship with running.  They also discuss some of the things he does personally to get in his training and show up for his family.  

They talk about the triple Michael just completed at the Mammoth Trail Fest completing the 26K, 50K, and Dragons Back Assent, and some of the work that he has done with the trail running community around that event, we also talk about the suffer fest that he endured at this year's Canyons 100k were temps topped out at 105 degrees and event say a 50% DNF rate.


Freetrail article by Michael A Trail Runner's Guide to Mid-Life


Michael’s Psychotherapy Practice

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