Luke Pryor. Pre Western States Endurance Run 100 miles - the lead up

06/08/23 • 55 min

Episode 38 is here!

We're stoked to bring back a good friend of the show, and previous guest, Luke Pryor. If you haven't listened to Luke's original episode, jump back in the catalogue to Episode 7, where we chatted to Luke all the way back in August 2021.

After securing a much coveted place at Western States Endurance Run (WSER) through the fiercely competitive lottery process, Luke joins us in the week before he flies across to the US to race to give us an update on his lead up to this iconic 100 mile footrace.

Luke openly shares his journey to the start line, including:

his qualifying race, in Europe, Ultra Trail Lago d'Orta
taking on a coach, North American world-class ultra runner, Zach Bitter
making significant dietary changes after working with Dan Plews, to overcome ongoing fatigue issues and lab testing which has supported these changes and are guiding his fuelling strategy for race day
Navigating injury during training and a reframe of mindset and expectations
his thoughts on tackling snow in a race for the first time!
his mental preparation for the event

Luke also mentions books he's reading currently including:

Endurance Perfomance in Sport, Pyschological Theory and Interventions, edited by Carla Mejen
Think Like a Warrior, Darrin Donnelly

Wishing you all the best for the big dance Luke and we look forward to checking in post race!

If you'd like to reach out to Luke, you can get in touch via Instagram on @littlemadrunner

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Episode 38 is here!

Luke openly shares his journey to the start line, including:

his qualifying race, in Europe, Ultra Trail Lago d'Orta
taking on a coach, North American world-class ultra runner, Zach Bitter
making significant dietary changes after working with Dan Plews, to overcome ongoing fatigue issues and lab testing which has supported these changes and are guiding his fuelling strategy for race day
Navigating injury during training and a reframe of mindset and expectations
his thoughts on tackling snow in a race for the first time!
his mental preparation for the event

Luke also mentions books he's reading currently including:

Endurance Perfomance in Sport, Pyschological Theory and Interventions, edited by Carla Mejen
Think Like a Warrior, Darrin Donnelly

Wishing you all the best for the big dance Luke and we look forward to checking in post race!

If you'd like to reach out to Luke, you can get in touch via Instagram on @littlemadrunner

If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify.

Thank you for the continued support from all of our listeners and patrons - we love and appreciate you all!

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Previous Episode

Update 2! Trail running Scotland End to End: May update - Sarah checks in again on her "Bottom to Butt" 700km mission

Episode 37!

Oh hey, it's been a while!

We're back with another shorter form episode, with Kristen and Sarah (and guest appearance from Moose, cos, we know you miss the doggos) checking in on Sarah's huge trail running mission, coming up in August of this year. If you haven't listened to Episode 36, check it out to hear the origins of the plan!

Sarah shares the elements of her mission which have changed since the January check in.

This includes:

Being coached now by Nic Ayson at SIngletrack Collective
Life changes meaning training hasn't been as planned at all, although consistency is coming back
A failed attempt at joining a gym for strength work!
Becoming a Free to Run NGO ambassador - please do check out the incredible 30 minute Free to Run film on YouTube to learn more
You can donate to Sarah's Fundraising cause for Free to Run on Just Giving - any donation of any size is so gratefully received
Sarah's crew check in with chief of crew, George and his dog Tidbin
Being gifted an ice bath/chest freezer and the benefits of this practice for mental strength, along with recovery
Plus some answers to listener questions!

You can follow Sarah's journey on Instagram @allthegearnaeidea and shoot her any questions there!

If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify.

Thank you for the continued support from all of our listeners and patrons - we love and appreciate you all! And we'll be back with more episodes from incredible everyday adventurers doing all the things!

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Next Episode

Erchana Murray-Bartlett returns! On life after Tip to Toe and lessons for big multi-day running missions

Episode 39! We're stoked to welcome back Guinness World Record Holder, Erchana Murray-Bartlett to share with us how life looks after running 150 marathons for 150 consecutive days, covering the length of mainland Australia.

With Sarah's 700km Scotland trail run mission coming up, this was also an opportunity to hear from Erchana on her learnings from completing Tip to Toe, which we hope helps anyone considering undertaking their own big multiday running adventure!

If you haven't already listened, check out Erchana's first episode - Episode 33 -where we hear her "origin story" and our great conversation while she was mid Tip to Toe.

Amongst other things, we hear:

how Erchana has recently written and published a fiction book - Angels of Karma
about the fatigue and recovery Erchana experienced after Tip to Toe
resuming "normal life" and plans for the future after 150 days focused on one project
her first backyard ultra at Dead Cow Gully which was also her first 100km!
a secret TV mission in NZ - we can't wait to find out more about that
plus plans to potentially "finish" the Australian run by running the Tasmanian Trail

Sarah also quizzes Erchana on lessons learned and advice for Sarah/anyone taking on a multiday running mission - including nutrition; crew; fundraising; managing day to day life and recovery on the road.

Thanks again for your time Erchana. We can't wait to see what's next!

You can find Erchana on Instagram via her new handle: @erchana_

If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify.

We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!

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