BLISTER reviewer & contributing editor, Maddie Hart, just won the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Run, making her the youngest person — male or female — to ever win the event.

So we talked to Maddie about the race; her strategy; how she felt throughout it; what gear she used and how it performed; whether running the demanding 60k Infinite Trails race in Europe was good or bad prep for the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Miler; her pacers; and her achievement.

TOPICS & TIMES

• Recovering Post-Race (2:02)
• Why did you decide to run this race? (4:45)
• Race Day Recap: obstacles, emotions, and the finish (6:23)
• The eating trick that helped Maddie during the race (11:23)
• People’s reaction to her age (13:52)
• Was her 60k Infinite Trails race good or bad preparation? (16:43)
• Gear: what worked, and what didn’t (19:18)
• Biggest lesson learned from the race (23:24)
• What her pacers did right (25:47)

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