Episode 46 Running 500 Miles in 10 Days with Christof Teuscher - a podcast by Emory R. Wanger

Christof Teuscher is the new owner of the Fastest Known Time (FKT) of the Washington section of the Pacific Crest Trail. To do this, he had to run just over 500 miles in a little over 10 days time. Yeah...think about it.

On this episode of The By Land Podcast, Christof joins me to talk about his recent accomplishment. We chat about his experience how he came to run such crazy distances, what motivates him, how this whole FKT thing works, and his experiences on the trail both mentally and physically. It's not every day you get to pick the brain of such an athlete so I thought it might be a good idea to do so.

Even though this isn't backpacking centric, there's a lot of great nuggets of wisdom in this episode. At the very least you get to hear a pretty fascinating story about some epic mileage.

Enjoy!

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Emory R. Wanger

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Show Notes

Introductions

Fastest Known Time (FKT)

The FKT aftermath of the Washington section of the PCT

Preparing and planning to run 500 miles in 10 days

Managing resupply

The first few days

How to manage and feeding the body

What it’s like to see your body perform over so many miles

How to entertain yourself during all those miles

Heavy and dark moments during the run

How these long runs have impacted daily life

Life before running long distances

Learning to have mental strength and learning from failure

Coaching someone through failures 

Doing by doing

Benefits behind pushing personal limits  

How running long distances has affected Chrisof’s work

Being comfortable with uncertainty

Healing up

What next?

Christof’s advice to those wanting to run long distances

Daily routine and timelines during the Washington FKT

Links

http://www.christofteuscher.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Eq4WTtQB8c--Lyaz89BZg

https://www.instagram.com/christof.teuscher/

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