{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c5638114af0443971688d5e/649b0a3a7185c30011c629a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Western States Weekend Recap; Courtney Dauwalter’s Course Record Clinic; & Golden Hour Greatness","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c5638114af0443971688d5e/1550529231093-adb1410c367990de664311901fe50032.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The 50th running of the Western States 100 took place over the weekend and delivered on all of the excitement and drama we’ve come to expect from US ultrarunning’s biggest stage. Snowy conditions in the high country weren’t enough to stymy blistering times, including a new women’s course record that’s already being hailed as the greatest single run in our sport’s history. To recap the race, Matt Mitchell is joined by Matt Seidel, who also spent the day bouncing around the course from sunup to sundown. They talk about Matt Mitchell’s experience crewing and pacing Leah Yingling to a 9th-place finish; what it was like to be in the middle of the elite women’s field; trying to wrap their minds around Courtney Dauwalter’s performance; and a whole lot more.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><ul><li>The Matts Do Western States (2:09)</li><li>Pacing <a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/leah-yingling-on-lululemons-further-initiative-their-new-woman-specific-road-to-trail-shoe-her-western-states-100-expectations-ep-175\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Leah Yingling </a>to F9 (3:14)</li><li>Why This Race Rules (6:33)</li><li>Course Conditions (9:27)</li><li>Forest Hill, the Place to Be (13:05)</li><li>Tom Evans’ Race Tactics (20:36)</li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/anthony-costales-on-smashing-course-records-chasing-states-sharpening-his-competitive-edge-ep-162\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Costales</a>, Hell Yea! (23:46)</li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/courtney-dauwalter-on-building-her-pain-cave-nacho-connoisseurship-running-by-feel-ep-166\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Dauwalter’s</a> Course Record (25:41)</li><li>How Coverage of the Race Has Evolved (30:53)</li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/podcasts/matt-seidel-on-racing-the-oldest-ultramarathon-in-the-us-his-rookie-year-reflections-ep-148\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt’s</a> Golden Ticket Ambitions (40:44)</li><li>How He Wound Up in a Banana Costume (46:48)</li><li>Highlights &amp; Shoutouts (49:13)</li></ul><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhNdoD8VUjI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Western States 2023 Live Stream</a></li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/shop/blister-membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Become a Blister Member</a></li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/shop/blister-plus-spot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BLISTER+</a></li><li><a href=\"https://summit.blisterreview.com/event/7aacb6d2-93c5-4c2c-ae30-6203c1ff55d2/summary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2024 Blister Summit Info</a></li></ul><p><strong>CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CRAFTED</a></li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Podcast</a></li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GEAR:30</a></li><li><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"BLISTER"}