98. Meghan Slavin: Hole to Hump FKT and more!

Meghan Slavin is a physical therapist and ultra runner who lives in North Phoenix. In this episode we talked about: -her first run (at 18) -pacing Western States to the finish line -the energy at Western States and her love for the trail community -her evolution into ultra running -what she loves about the hundred mile distance -Hole To Hump FKT (and being the first woman to complete it) -her motivation for doing it -the logistics of starting an FKT that involves a hike down to the base of the Grand Canyon -an epic story of the actual experience -what it was like realizing she had finished the FKT and still had to come down from the top of the peak -and so much more! This episode is brought to you by BeetElite. I was introduced to BeetElite by Amelia ahead of the Spartan World Championships in Tahoe in 2017 due to the benefit of beets when at altitude. I had been looking for a beet product that had a good taste, and have loved BeetElite’s powder mix ever since. Beets can enhance muscle efficiency by reducing the oxygen-cost of exercise, essentially making it easier to work harder. Talk about being efficient. They’ve even done a clinical trial on their product with interval training in cyclists and found an 18% increase in potential duration. Try BeetElite yourself to experience the benefits of beet powered performance. Take 20% off all BeetElite products at humann.com/beetelite. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthelongrun/support