In today’s episode catch up with Deanna Kwong and Eric King to hear about their experience at Western States.  Eric was featured in our Western States series and shortly after our conversation he reached out to us looking for a pacer.  Enter returning guest Deanna, who jumped at the chance to help Eric.  In this episode we talk about how Eric and Deanna first started talking about a pacing strategy, about Deanna’s mindset as a pacer, how Eric’s first part of the race went, and their different perspectives and experiences out there on the trail.
Some highlights from our conversation:
🏃 Eric’s first time having a pacer
👋 The importance of helping rather than hindering
🧠 Re-setting expectations and goals during the race while staying mentally tough
🌚 Finding each other in the dark
👯 How having company in the dark makes it all a little less scary
⌚ The impossible nature of doing math during an ultra
⛰ All the small little hills and rocks that slow you down in those final miles
💪 How pacing helps Deanna be a better runner
📸 Getting a selfie with Kaci Lickteig in the last stages of the race
😳 How disorienting the high energy of the track was after spending 29 hours in the quiet woods
🚘 The license plate holder
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Music is California by The Spectacular Fantastic.
Mixing and editing by Brian Walters at Singletrack Sound.

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