Elise Lagerstrom — Eric's sister and two-time desert ultra champion — joins us to recount winning the Gobi March outright, becoming the first woman in the race's 20-year history to beat all men across a 250-kilometer, seven-day self-supported ultra through central Mongolia. We cover everything: the emergency electrolyte crisis at mile 12, how she managed a 52-minute buffer over second place through the legendary 80-kilometer Stage 4 long march, what carrying a 25-pound pack for 155 miles has to do with running ability, and why this kind of racing is so much more tactical than it looks. Then Paula emerges from a rough morning to join us for the second half.
This week we discussed:
Elise Lagerstrom's Gobi March race recap: the first woman to win the 250K Mongolian desert ultra outright in 20 years of the event
Self-supported racing explained: what you carry, what the race provides, and how the tent situation works
Stage 4 long march — 80 kilometers in a single day and why Elise knew it was her moment
The near-crisis at mile 12 and how she corrected her electrolyte strategy mid-race
Why running ability matters less than you think in a 30-hour race
Racing vs. surviving: how tactical the Gobi March actually gets, day by day
The Roth swim controversy: how the men's field used a coordinated swim paceline to finally beat Christian
Paula's take on Alanis Siffert's stunning Roth win — and her 2:45 marathon
Should this new collegiate national champion race his first pro 70.3 on a road bike?
Altitude racing tips for Leadville: heat training as the poor man's altitude prep, and the two-weeks-or-right-before rule
When should you replace your running shoes — and the case for buying three pairs at once
How motivation in triathlon evolves: from proving yourself to something harder to name
Paula's first Iron Man in two weeks: wetsuit neck chafe solutions, and why Paula hates the words "Ironman training"
Donut run at Lake Placid: Friday, 3 PM — come find us
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