Is Mental Toughness Overrated? What Really Wins in Ultrarunning (Long Run Archives #36)
Episode Ep 432 1 hr 26 min

Is Mental Toughness Overrated? What Really Wins in Ultrarunning (Long Run Archives #36)

In this edition of Long Run Archives, we talk about: Arlen Glick’s departure from Craft Sportswear, whether mental toughness is often overstated, and that physical fitness is what truly wins races, the idea of "super-domestiques" in ultra, Ben Dhiman vs the Boulder Boys, and media narratives around 200-mile "specialists". Chapters: 00:00 — Arlen Glick’s Departure from Craft06:57 — Could Ultrarunning Ever Have a Smut TV Series?23:03 — Is Mental Toughness Overrated in Ultrarunning?29:56 — Ment...

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