In this episode we talk with Stephanie Howe the winner of this year’s Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run.

Stephanie finished in 18:01:42 -the fourth fastest female finishing time recorded in WS history.

She is also a running coach, a North Face sponsored athlete and a PhD student at Oregon State University with a minor in nutrition and major in exercise physiology.

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Interview Questions

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• When did you start running and why? Have you participated in any other sports?
  
• Why did you start doing ultra-marathons?
  
• Who are your mentors or heroes in the running world?
  
• The Western States 100 was your first 100 mile race. How did you train to be ready? How did you prepare mentally for 100 miles?
  
• What was your race strategy? Did you have any pacers?
  
• At what point did you know that you were going to win? What were your thoughts and emotions after crossing the finish line?
  
• Do you incorporate any cross training or other exercises in your training regimen?
  
• Are fast ultra-marathoners usually fast marathoners as well?
  
• What is your nutritional philosophy and how do you fuel during races?
  
• How has your study of exercise physiology impacted your training?
  
• What common mistakes do aspiring ultra runners make?
  
• Do you have a bucket list of races that you’d like to do? How do you choose which races to participate in?
  

Finding Stephanie Online

Personal blog www.stephaniemariehowe.blogspot.com/

Coaching page www.endurancebystephanie.com/

The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run

www.wser.org/

This is the most big daddy of ultra-marathons in the USA. The course starts in Squaw Valley, CA and ends 100 miles later in Auburn, CA.

irunfar.com – in this episode’s quick tip we mentioned our fav website for keeping up with all things ultra-marathon.

photo credit: Stephanie Howe