Psychology of Ultra

Matt Daniels has now passed Robie Point. He has a mile to go until he finishes fourth! #WS100

Kaci Lickteig is third to mile 85.2 (+22'). Entered aid station with a quiet smile and walked out. Appears a little more tired than the runners before her. #WS100

@iRunFar Anyone know where Ian Sharman is?

Kyle Pietari rounds out the top ten men at mile 94.3. (+108’). #WS100

Courtney Dauwalter leads #WS100 at the American River (mile 78) in 13:10 elapsed, falling off record pace. She walked in to the river crossing and and her thigh tapped up to her hip. Spent about 8 minutes in the aid station before setting sail across the river. #WS100

Jim Walmsley is crushing #WS through Pointed Rocks (mile 94.3) in 13:18 elapsed. Folks, that’s 24 minutes through his course record.

Tom Evans is 53 minutes off the lead in third. He stopped only briefly with his crew before heading off. Our pre-race interview: i-rn.fr/19WS100-TomE #WS100

I mean, how can you see that and not want to go run all around it? Tonight I'll be taking off to explore the Dolomites in the @lasportivagram Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120km. Tracking is available at lavaredo.livetrail.net. I'm bib 81 and the race starts … ift.tt/2Xboec6

Just wanna take the time to thank Bryan Powell, Megan Hicks, and all the other contributors to @iRunFar’s coverage of Western States. Loving it and it’s great every year. #WS100

@iRunFar Perfect location for them to reel folks in!

Bonus: They haven’t put their quarters in to play Pac-Man yet... Jeff Browning, Kyle Pietari, and Ian Shaman in 16th-18th at mile 30. They’re 38 minutes back. #WS100

Jim Walmsley leads the 2019 Western States 100 at Dusty Corners (mile 38) in 5:18:30 elapsed. #WS100

Screw supplements, experimental therapies, and fancy recovery gadgets. I'm putting all my stock in the healing power of puddle splashing, mid-run high-fives, and turkey chasing.

New blog post on the underlying motivations of #ultrarunners! psychologyofultra.com #ultrarunning #ultrarun #whyirun #trailrunning #sportpsychology #psychologyofultra #ultramarathon #reasonstorun #running #runultra #runningpsychology #ultratrailrun

New blog post on the underlying motivations of #ultrarunners! psychologyofultra.com/blog/why-run-u… #ultrarunning #ultrarun #whyirun #trailrunning #sportpsychology #psychologyofultra #ultramarathon #reasonstorun #running #runultra #runningpsychology #ultratrailrun

"Be your own sports psychologist" ...

What It Takes to Run Western States The Western States Endurance Run is one of the most iconic ultramarathons, but it hasn’t always been that way. Link: bit.ly/2TeZj6u

“My training will be the same, but my mind will be different” @sweatscience providing perspective on pushing the limits of athletic performance and endurance training.

The first article in my “Look Back” series to that time when you had to win 6 100 milers to be UROY irunfar.com/2019/01/karl-m…

Sequence of events. That’s why. Because the order in which things happen matters. @walmsleyruns did something unprecedented and I wrote about it. I had the easy job.

In the Zone. #tbt to the @hurthawaii this past weekend. I love how focused you get with an incredible task before you. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going”...I... facebook.com/107989715580/p…

Why women are outperforming men at the extremes of endurance #ultrarunning #ukrunchat #runr #trailrunning ft.com/content/0ead55… via @financialtimes