In this episode, AFB and Evil Becky dive deep into the madness and method behind prepping for their 48-hour showdown at Notch View. With ice towels, grilled quesadillas, and hallucination avoidance on the menu, the duo breaks down their pacing strategies, sleep plans, nutrition math, and mental game-while still finding time to argue over pee bottles and AI coaching.

Art unveils his "douche canoe" plan to knock out 75 miles in the first 24 hours, relying on hydration tricks and skills gleaned from the Tour De France and Erie Canal Trail before sleeping, rinsing and repeating. Evil Becky brings the heat (or more accurately, plans to sleep through it), favoring strategic hill-walking, silence at the start, and keeping her sanity intact by avoiding Art as long as possible.

They tackle the high-stakes game of ultra-fueling from Tailwind and Precision gels to grilled cheese and reflect on how runners tie self-worth to results (and why that's dangerous). Bonus: Evil Becky shares her favorite comfort foods and confirms she will not be participating in any pee bottle experiments, thank you very much. Or is it all behind the "Pay Wall"?

Highlights & Segments: (Times Quoted are most likely B.S.)

• 00:03:10 – Art's "75-Mile Day One" plan and Evil Becky's eye-roll
• 00:10:45 – Cooling tactics: neck ice vs. strategic napping
• 00:17:00 – Nutrition: 100-cal vs. 300-cal per hour philosophies
• 00:24:30 – Pee bottles: creative solution or horrifying idea?
• 00:30:15 – Favorite race foods: ramen, grilled cheese, quesadillas, and more
• 00:37:40 – Sleep, silence, and social limits during ultras
• 00:46:55 – Evil Becky's "start in silence" mindset
• 00:52:10 – Western States recap: self-worth, struggle, and grace
• 00:59:00 – Predictions for hallucinations, mileage, and midnight snacks

Quotable Moment:

• "Sometimes silence is my best pacer." – Evil Becky

Deep Thoughts that most won't discuss:

Is sleep deprevation worth the cognitive impairment? This may be the limiting factor… What is your limiting factor, Do you have one?

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