Ian Sharman on Keeping Running Fun, Racing Fair, & Keys to Consistency - a podcast by BLISTER

Ian Sharman likes to keep running fun, and is extremely good at running races in Spiderman, Santa Claus, and Elvis costumes.

But Ian is also a fierce and amazingly consistent competitor, and has completed over 200 ultras and marathons. He is the only person to finish in the top 10 at Western States 100 9 times in 9 starts; he is a 4-time Leadville 100 champion (and the only person to break 17 hrs four times at Leadville), and … we could go on about Ian’s records and results.

And Ian is equally passionate about keeping ultrarunning fair, and keeping doping out of the sport. So we talk to Ian about setting Guinness World Records for racing in costumes; some of his impressive wins and records; the most common mistakes he sees people making in training and in racing; his strategy for keeping doping out of ultrarunning; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Trial-and-erroring his way into endurance sports (2:16)
• Becoming the World’s Fastest Elvis (13:11)
• Racing in costumes: Pro Tips (18:36)
• Coping with injuries & life lessons (21:02)
• Record Holder: The Grand Slam of Ultra Running (29:56)
• Ian’s Western States 100 streak (31:19)
• Doping & Ultrarunning (34:46)
• Trail running culture vs. road running culture (48:46)
• Thoughts on the sub-2-hour marathon (50:23)
• Running in the US vs. Running in the UK (52:28)
• Biggest mistakes people make in training & racing? (56:23)
• How to avoid long-term burnout (1:06:48)

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