#36 Do You Want to do a 200 Mile Race? | All the Details You Need to Consider When Choosing A 200

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Choose Strong with Sally and Eddie McRae

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🗓️ 19 November 2023

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Interested in running a 200 mile race? Listen as Eddie and Sally break down four 200 mile races and what it was like to experience them both from a runner and crew standpoint. This informative podcast will help you better understand the 200+ mile events; the overall investment (time and money), aid stations, rules, terrain, experience and so much more. We highly recommend you pass this podcast onto anyone you know who is considering running the 200 mile distance.

In this episode, Eddie and Sally discuss the Grand Slam of 200s which includes the following races:

COCODONA 250

TAHOE 200

BIGFOOT 200

MOAB 240

Note this is the FIRST in a TWO PART SERIES about the 200s. In Episode #38 Sally will be putting on her coach's hat and guiding you in how to successfully train and run a 200 mile race (fitness, training, gear, sleep strategies, pacing, and more!)

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0:00.0	Hello and I am I are very delighted to know that you're you have pushed play today with us. Now today's episode is about the 200 mile
0:17.5	races. We are breaking them down for you today. We are talking about each one, what we loved about and what the experience was like.
0:27.0	We'll go over some of the details of the actual race, the course, what it's like being a crew member, a pacer, and being a part of these races.
0:37.2	We'll even break down some of the finances that go in, the time needed, and then of course we're going to weave in as always,
0:45.6	some fun stories.
0:47.3	And most importantly, we always like to give a little bit
0:51.0	of encouragement for you. So there is something for everyone today and Eddie.
0:57.8	Yes. Are you ready to dive back into 200 yet or should we? yeah I mean I know that when I finished at
1:07.0	Moab there was this massive I almost feel like bag of bricks that was released from your shoulders.
1:15.0	You were very happy that we were done with the project.
1:18.0	Yeah, there's some relief for sure.
1:20.0	For sure.
1:21.0	I mean just getting back into a routine. Yeah. Can you tell us a little bit about that because you and I have been having some conversations lately about...
1:30.0	Routine? Well just routine When you go after these big adventures, these goals, these, I mean, you and I were doing this together.
1:39.0	Yeah. The 200 was absolutely a team effort in every way because whether it was family stuff we were we
1:45.6	were coordinating but just like the travel and the actual race and the planning.
1:50.4	Yeah, wait what I'm confused confused. What do I want to say to you?
1:54.0	Folks, he has lost his train of thought.
1:58.0	No, I was just saying that you said after these things were done.
2:01.0	Oh, yeah.
2:02.0	We're excited to kind of get back into your routine because
2:04.0	the 200s definitely consumed certain parts of each month for you.
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