Fill Out Your Dash and Talking Balancing Running and Music: Liz Derstine's Story
We talk about filling out your dash, living a full life. Then I interview Liz Derstine, an accomplished trail runner and FKT (Fastest Known Time) record holder. We discuss Liz's trail name, her experience on the Appalachian Trail, her connection with Warren Doyle, and her transition to self-supported FKT attempts.
Liz also shares her challenges with blisters, animal encounters, sleep deprivation, and hallucinations during her FKTs. She discusses balancing her running and music careers and expresses her love for long-distance trail FKTs. The episode concludes with Liz's recent FKT attempt on the Colorado Trail and her support for her friend's FKT attempt on the same trail after hers ended.
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Takeaways
Sound Bites
Chapters
00:00 Remembering Jerry West and Filling Out the Dash
03:25 Getting the Trail Name Mercury
05:24 Connecting with Warren Doyle and Starting the Appalachian Trail
09:46 Learning and Preparing for the AT
13:33 Challenges on the Trail: Blisters, Animal Encounters, and Sleep Deprivation
18:54 Dealing with Sleep Deprivation and Pushing Through
22:17 Hallucinations and Mind Games on the Trail
25:08 Transitioning to Self-Supported FKT Attempts
30:27 Running Commute and Balancing Running and Music Careers
32:53 The Joy of Long-Distance Trail FKTs
36:42 Supportive Nature of the Trail Running Community
41:34 Last Person Standing Style and Overcoming Mental Blocks
43:56 Most Enjoyable Experiences: Swiss Via Alpina and Colorado Trail
Keywords: trail running, FKT, Liz Durstein, Appalachian Trail, self-supported, blisters, animal encounters, sleep deprivation, hallucinations, balancing, long-distance trail, Colorado Trail
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