Simon Cochrane is the Ultraman World Champ, 24 Hour Track NZ National Champ and he’s a week out from racing the 170km UTMB ultra marathon for the first time.

In this episode we chat about his prep for the UTMB and his strategy heading into the race. Then we also discuss what it takes to complete these ultra marathon distances, what you learn about yourself by pushing through discomfort and how to start on your own running journey.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:28 Time in France so far

00:03:07 UTMB prep compared to 24 hour track race

00:05:41 24 hour track national champs

00:08:44 Fueling for the UTMB vs 24 hour track

00:10:05 Gear and logistics for UTMB

00:12:53 Temp and elevation for the race

00:16:35 Training for the UTMB

00:19:55 Mindset for UTMB

00:22:19 Biggest potential barriers

00:26:23 Muscle fatigue and nutrition

00:33:50 Fear of eating

00:37:23 Qualities required to do these endurance events

00:39:30 Unseen training hours

00:45:29 Missing sessions and coaching himself

00:48:09 Any new self learnings

00:50:16 Psychology for night running

00:52:46 Gear selection for UTMB + terrain

00:55:53 Navigating the course

00:57:01 What Simon gets out of these events

01:00:06 Getting deeper into ultrarunning

01:02:13 Why Simon does ultrarunning

01:07:26 Where Simon would’ve been without exercise

01:12:17 Advice for starting

01:16: 21 Conclusion