The Physical Performance Show: Sam Weir – Ultra Endurance Athlete
Episode 14: Ultra Endurance Athlete – Sam Weir
Brad Beer recently sat down with Ultra Endurance Athlete – Sam Weir for Episode 14 of The Physical Performance Show podcast.
Brad has a fire-side chat with Sam, discussing the highs and lows of his journey to becoming an Ultra Endurance Athlete and obtaining a place in the Bad Water Race – USA!
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In this episode Sam shares:
- Sam’s most memorable achievement
- Sam’s training regime consists of an 8 hour trail run
- Some of the craziest things that Sam has seen on his training runs
- Preparation for a 450km foot race
- Sam’s qualification entry to the Bad Water 135 mile race
- Sam would like to achieve 26 – 28 hours for Bad Water
- How Sam got into Ultra Marathons
- Sam’s achievement of 4 age group marathons
- Sam’s adventurous training runs
- Training sessions leading into Bad Water
- How Sam keeps pushing deeper to get through the race
- Sam’s Kokoda adventure for charity – Legacy
- Sam’s advice for achieving during a race
- How you can help Sam get to Bad Water
- Sam’s bucket list
To follow Sam Weir
To follow Sam on social Tumblrr, Facebook, @samweir_ultra (INSTA)
More about Sam Weir on Pogo Physio Website
How you can help support Sam Weir on his journey to Bad Water – Go Fund Me!
Timeline
1:00 Welcome to Sam Weir
2:30 What is your most memorable and ultra achievement to date
4:00 How do you prepare for a 450km foot race
9:00 Sam’s qualification entry to the Bad Water 135 mile race
11:00 Training for the Bad Water race
15:00 What Sam would like to achieve in the Bad Water race
17:00 How Sam got into Ultra Marathons
20:00 Mental Barriers
24:30 Medical issues during races
27:00 Sam’s adventurous training runs
31:30 Training sessions leading into Bad Water
35:00 The Kokoda trail adventure for charity – Legacy
38:30 Understanding the stories behind Kokoda
40:00 Sam’s advice for achieving during a race
41:00 How you can help Sam get to Bad Water
43:00 Sam’s bucket list
46:00 Finish
For questions and comments about this Episode
Send to to the show host @Brad_Beer (Twitter)
