ARCHIVE - Jim Walmsley - 100 mile training, dealing with DNFs & UTMB 2018

This month it’s the extraordinary road and trail athlete Jim Walmsley from the United States. I spoke to Jim just after his breath-taking 2018 Western States win where he took a staggering 20mins off his own corse record from the previous year, but just before his first UTMB which he dropped out of along with Kilian Jornet and a whole host of other top end names. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/Z-Yb9Hwk3mIThis archive edition is chosen by my first ever Patreon John Gardner. John is a proud grandpa from California but now living in Maryland who loves coastal views and running trails, especially in forests, both in the day in the nighttime too. He is currently taking it easy (I hope!) recovering from an operation last month.  So this podcast is dedicated to you John, I hope your recovery goes super well, and I want to thank you for your incredible Patreon support over the last two and a half year, I really appreciate your generosity and keen involvement with Wild Ginger Running YouTube channel. It’s great to have you as part of the gang.  What on earth is Patreon I hear some of you ask. It’s a way for the audience to support content creators financially in return for perks. Wild Ginger Running Patreons get exclusive extra films, discounts, merch, training advice, priority given to their questions for our expert and elite live chat guests, and automatic entry into the monthly competition to win £400’s worth of trail and ultra running gear. Interested? Support me on Patreon for as little as the price of a cup of coffee each month at https://www.patreon.com/WildGingerRunning  Pre-trail running 0:32Did your job help? 1:32Training for 100 milers 2:34Downhill training 6:36Day to day fuel 6:48Rest & sleep 8:42Discipline & motivation 11:14Emotional prep 13:06Importance of camaraderie (Coconino Cowboys) 15:16How to manage pressure 18:16Nailing race nutrition 21:06How to deal with negative thoughts 27:06What you can learn from DNFs 31:34How did breaking WS100 record feel? 37:12Recovery time & UTMB plans 39:44Altitude training 41:00UTMB record? 43:45Views on pacers 49:27Views on mandatory gear (Jim has never run in the UK mountains, obvs!) 50:20His holey tops! 55:51Running for fun 56:55Other race plans 58:55Bob Graham UK? 1:01Other American records 1:02What's next & bucket list 1:03 Eat what Jim eats:UK https://amzn.to/2n7W9mtUSA https://amzn.to/2O5xIlc Wear what Jim wears:UK https://amzn.to/2vANAnUUSA https://amzn.to/2Mgtw1q Be a Coconino Cowboy:UK https://amzn.to/2vyqC0WUSA https://amzn.to/2MgrMVO Fancy a show without ads? Subscribe! https://plus.acast.com/s/wildgingerrunning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.