Tyler Green is on the show today! Tyler just placed second at the Western States Endurance Run. In this episode, he shares all about that experience and he also talks about all the things that he did leading up to the race that he believes helped him both physically and mentally have a strong race and a big breakthrough. In 2019, he was 14th at Western States, so this year was a big breakthrough!
Tyler has run the fastest known time (FKT) on the Lost Coast Trail, Wonderland Trail, Timberline Trail, Loowit Trail and more! Tyler has also won the Black Canyon 100, Cascade Crest 100, and Bandera 100k. He was 2nd at the Javelina Jundred in 2019 and 3rd at the Sean O’Brien 100k in 2018.
Tyler is a middle school health teacher and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Rachel Drake who is also a talented ultra runner!
What we talked about:
4:40- Recapping his second place finish at Western States
6:55- How he got into trail and ultra running
7:45- Living in Nepal and Libya after college
10:35- Being a health teacher at a middle school
15:05- Recapping the last few years of races
22:00- Favorite trail to run
22:45- Growing up on Mt. Tabor, a volcano in Oregon
24:40- Changes that Tyler made in training between 2019 to now that lead to his success at Western States
28:30- Where his strengths are in racing
30:55- How he and his wife, Rachel Drake, met
35:05- Balancing finding joy in competing and being competitive
36:45- Mindset during the Western States race
41:25- Running with his teammate during the Western States race
46:00- Thoughts on the women’s performances at Western States
50:35- Lessons learned from Western States
52:30- His coach and the mindset that he helped Tyler have
53:35- Different running tactics that he implemented into his training
55:25- What’s next for Tyler
56:35- Tyler’s nutrition during an ultra race
58:50- End of podcast questions
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