Racing Ultramarathons
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Brett and Tom discuss racing this week. Touching on goal setting, breaking a race down and pre race routines. There’s also some quickfire “Tails from the Trails” and much more.    (00:00) Introduction (00:39) Racing Your First Ultra (04:46) Pre Race Routine (15:23) Mobile Phone Requirements at Races (18:20) Does Tom Experiment in Preparation to Races? (23:00) What are some Mistakes Tom has made in Racing?  (23:54) Goal Setting  (29:27) Breaking a Race Down  (36:56) Having the Right People in Your Team (43:49) Tom’s Biggest Regret from 2023 (44:30) How Does Tom Navigate Mishaps & Mistakes When Racing?  (50:49) Tails from the Trails - Favourite Race (51:03) Best Race Memory (51:15) Most Random Food from an Aid Station (51:37) Favourite Country to Race in?     Thanks to the sponsors of the Ultra Sound Podcast: Maurten To benefit from the one-time code and get 20% off your next purchase on Maurten.com, simply enter the code UltraSound20 at the checkout.  (Valid until 9/30/2024. The code is applicable on all products except Maurten Bicarb System). Website - www.maurten.com Instagram - @maurten_official YouTube - Maurten Official - YouTube   Plasmaide Experience the benefits of PLASMAIDE for yourself, use the code “ULTRA20” online to get 20% off your next purchase Website - https://plasmaide.co.uk/ Instagram - @plasmaide YouTube - @plasmaide   Garmin UK Forerunner 965 https://bit.ly/3I0O4cN Enduro 2 https://bit.ly/4bRHFyv InReach Mini 2 https://bit.ly/3T9CX7X HRM Pro Graphic Design by Georgia Humphreys Video by Santara Studios and Rowan Greenwood  Introduction by Red Bull UK  Produced and Edited by David Lipman  and Lauren Williams
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