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Sep 2023
55m 40s

032: Last Man Standing Ultramarathon Rec...

Nick Bare
About this episode

Today I'm breaking down my most recent endurance effort, the Last Man Standing ultramarathon. A backyard format ultra consisting of a 4.2-mile loop every hour on the hour, until only one person remains. I'm sharing my nutrition and pacing strategies, revealing new perspectives learned, and the mental battles I faced throughout the race. Enjoy the episode!



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00:00 Intro

1:20 What is Last Man Standing?

9:00 Race stats

10:43 Go One More perspective shift

23:19 Pacing strategy

31:00 Nutrition strategy

38:13 Facing mental battles

42:53 Consistently good vs. occasionally great

47:37 Post-race recovery

53:15 My next challenge

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