Brendan Leonard & Jonathan Ellsworth talk to Mike Foote, who on 12.31.20, headed out with fellow The North Face athlete, Rob Krar, to attempt an FKT of the Rim to Rim to Rim “alt” route of the Grand Canyon. So Brendan and I caught up with Mike to get his version of events, and we discuss a number of interesting and important topics that show just how terrific and thoughtful of a person Mike is (in case you didn’t know that already).

TOPICS & TIMES

• Mike’s attempt to photograph Rob Krar’s butt (2:30)
• Racing, training, & race directing in 2020 (12:19)
• Races planned for 2021 (17:27)
• Getting in to race directing + Mike’s previous jobs (25:45)
• Books & reading habits (39:29)
• Ted Lasso! (52:16)
• Mental Health, exercise, & sports psychology (53:57)

RELATED LINKS

• THE VIDEO: R2R2R ALT ROUTE

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