Ep 167 - Stephanie Case on training for ultras in extreme conditions

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Training for ultras is hard. All those long runs and hours spent on trails trying to build endurance and maintain your conditioning.

Now imagine having to do that in a war zone.

Instead of miles of trails you can run on, you have to train by running a km loop around a dusty compound in searing heat. Or you only have access to a treadmill in a dark, lonely gym. Or a small underground car park.

Well, if that sounds grim just wait until you hear what Stephanie Case has to do to get ready for her crazy ultras. A veteran of some of the world's most infamous ultras including the Tour des Geants and Barkley Marathons.

As a human rights lawyer for the UN, Stephanie has to do all her training in the most restrictive conditions, having been based in flash points such as Gaza and Afghanistan.

In this episode, Jody and David speak to Stephanie about how she trains for her races in such conditions and discuss the impact of her Free To Run charity, which uses the power of running to help women and girls to overcome the harmful effects of conflict and discrimination.

And it is CRAZY, what she's managed to achieve. Well worth a listen.

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