83 days of running one kilometre further every day. Three weeks later, 550KM at Sydney Backyard Ultra. Then Unbreakable - Australia’s answer to the Barkley Marathons.
And somehow, these were only the tests.
At the beginning of the year, Tim and Ollie created the Human Guinea Pig experiment: push Dad’s body and mind through an entire year of extreme endurance events, study what happens, and bring every lesson back to the podcast.
In this episode, they unpack what the experiment has taught them so far and why the biggest lessons have not only come from the races, but from the recovery, mental crashes and uncertainty between them.
Tim reveals how his body adapted to running further every day, why he believes the 83-day challenge made him stronger for Sydney Backyard Ultra, what went wrong with his nutrition at Unbreakable, and how he dealt with feeling flat and empty after some of the best performances of his life.
They also discuss:
⬛ Training the body to recover day after day.
⬛ The five biggest lessons from Hardcore Harry’s.
⬛ Why Tim believes 100 hours at Sydney was possible.
⬛ Sleep and recovery during multi-day events.
⬛ Getting lost at Unbreakable without a map.
⬛ Nutrition mistakes, hunger and hallucinations.
⬛ Post-race blues and the emotional crash after success.This is not the end-of-year review.
This is the warning of what’s still to come.
