Tom and Brett debrief UTMB from the crew and athlete perspective. Tom goes through how the race went, what he thinks went wrong, learnings from the race, why the elite men struggled and his plans going forward. (00:00) Introduction (00:40) How is Tom Feeling Post UTMB (01:03) Why is Tom Feeling Physically Ok? (02:00) Why did so Many of the Top Men Pull Out? (04:48) Cooling in the Dry vs Humid Heat (08:25) Learning from Results (11:20) Brett’s Thoughts on Chamonix in Race Week (12:47) How Much Free Stuff did Brett Get at UTMB? (13:12) The Evolution of UTMB (16:10) The Community in Trailrunning (18:18) Pre Race Thoughts and Feelings from Tom (20:09) Deleting Social Media Pre Race (21:50) Feeling Extremely Prepared and Still Failing (24:40) Race Start Through Courmayeur (28:40) What was Crewing like in the First 5 hours? (30:06) Underdrinking & Overheating (35:07) Courmayeur Onwards (40:41) Arnouva Onwards (44:10) Pulling Out (47:07) How is Tom Feeling now? (48:05) Has Tom had Time to Debrief and Evaluate the Race? (49:15) Biggest Learning from UTMB this Year (52:27) Tom’s Racing Plans for the Rest of 2024 and into 2025 Thanks to the sponsors of the Ultra Sound Podcast: MaurtenTo benefit from the one-time code and get 20% off your next purchase on Maurten.com, simply enter the code UltraSound20 at the checkout. (Valid until 9/30/2024. The code is applicable on all products except Maurten Bicarb System). Website - www.maurten.com Instagram - @maurten_official YouTube - Maurten Official - YouTube Plasmaide Experience the benefits of PLASMAIDE for yourself, use the code “ULTRA20” online to get 20% off your next purchase Website - https://plasmaide.co.uk/ Instagram - @plasmaide YouTube - @plasmaide Garmin UK Forerunner 965 https://bit.ly/3I0O4cN Enduro 2 https://bit.ly/4bRHFyv InReach Mini 2 https://bit.ly/3T9CX7X HRM Pro Graphic Design by Georgia Humphreys Video by Alex Robertson from Bar Studios Introduction by Red Bull UK Produced and Edited by David Lipman

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