Train Your Mind and Go the Distance.
THE UNSTOPPABLE ULTRA RUNNER PODCAST
42. What Missing Training Actually Means for Your Race
Missed a week of training runs? Learn what missing training really means for your race and how to stay confident without perfect preparation.
41. Choosing a Race You’ll Stay Committed To
Discover my clear framework for choosing races that energize you instead of draining you.
40. Belonging in Ultra Running: Run Like You Deserve to Be There
If you've ever stood at a starting line feeling like you didn't belong, or felt like you were out of your depth while everyone else knew what they were doing, this episode will change how you think about belonging forever.
39. Taking Care of Your Future Self
Learn exactly how to meet your future self, build her, and commit to her throughout the year.
38. Why Miracles Are Always on the Table (In Ultrarunning & in Life)
I share why staying open to possibilities you can't currently see might be the most powerful mindset shift you can make as an ultrarunner.
37. Coming Back from a Break from Running
Learn why your pre-break fitness wasn’t actually your peak and how your experience can help you come back stronger and smarter.
36. 3 Mindset Solutions to Self-Sabotage on Race Day
I walk you through three common self-sabotage patterns ultra runners fall into — and the specific tools you can use to turn each one around.
35. How To Stop Procrastinating Your Runs and Get Out the Door
Discover how you can stop procrastinating and start running. This doesn’t rely on motivation or guilt. It’s a surprisingly simple mindset shift that makes procrastination lose its power.
34. How to Run Faster by Managing Your Attention
Want to run faster? There's a mental power tool you're probably not using to its full strength, one that can make you faster but is instead slowing you down. In this episode, I share you to use your attention to run faster.
33. Success vs Mental Strength: What Runners Get Wrong
Learn about one of the most persistent ultra running misconceptions: the idea that mentally strong runners always finish their races. Discover the real purpose of mental strength and why it’s far more valuable than a clean race record or a perfect finish.
32. The One Percent Rule
The 1% Rule is a game-changing mindset shift that will change how you think about doubt forever. Instead of trying to feel perfectly confident, you’ll learn what actually matters when your brain starts questioning whether you can keep going.
31. The Fantasy Race Fallacy
Most runners carry a secret fantasy race script in their heads: how things are “supposed” to go for the day to be a success. In this episode, I’m breaking down how that hidden fantasy race gets created, how it quietly sabotages even experienced runners, and how to keep your race from going off-script.
30. Take Control of Pain and Discomfort in Your Next Race
Learn the mental shift that can help you stop fearing pain and start managing race discomfort with confidence. Once you understand that you can choose how much discomfort to accept, you’ll discover that finishing strong is about taking conscious control of your effort, your mindset, and your race.
29. How To Stop Finishing So Close to Cutoff
Discover what’s really happening when cutoff becomes the center of your focus, and how small shifts in where you put your attention can completely change how you race. You’ll learn how to calm your mind, make better mid-race decisions, and finally run the race you’ve trained for instead of the one cutoff tries to control.
28. How To Stay in Control When Cutoff Fear Hits
When you’re worried you won’t make cutoff, it fundamentally changes how you race. You stop making strategic decisions and start reacting instead. In this episode, I'll share the three-question strategy that's helped me through countless tight cutoff situations.
27. How to Manage the Guilt of Disappointing Others
What's harder than running a hundred miles? Spending hours convinced you're letting everyone down. In this episode, I'm diving deep into one of the most destructive mental patterns in ultra running: the overwhelming guilt of disappointing your crew, pacers, and volunteers when your race isn't going as planned.
26. How to Just Do It Scared
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Just do it scared.” But pretending fear isn’t there or trying to push it away only adds more pressure. And it can steal the joy and focus from your race. In this episode, I break down a smarter way to actually “do it scared” by changing how you think about fear, noticing it, and using it as a guide instead of an obstacle.
25. Quiet Quitting & How to Stay In the Race
Learn four specific race strategies that will enable you to stay mentally engaged when things get tough, and discover what's actually possible when you stop writing the story before it's over.
24. Make Worry a Strategic Ultra Advantage: Race Strategy
It’s normal to have legitimate concerns that something could go wrong during a race, but these worries don’t need to stop you giving 100% every time you run an ultra. Discover the secret to turning your race-day anxiety into productive preparation, leaving you ready to handle anything your next race throws at you.
23. Problem Solving Your Way to the Finish Line
In this episode, I share a story about a snake, termites, and the mindset shift that can transform how you approach challenges on the trail. I’ll walk you through why quitting doesn’t solve anything and how reframing your expectations about obstacles can transform the way you race.