TOUGHING IT OUT
“Success in the really long distances is definitely a mental strength and stamina battle,” says next-level ultra-marathoner Courtney Dauwalter. “The only way I have found to work to develop this is by entering more really long races and putting it to the test.”
Dauwalter was in New Zealand earlier this year to run Tarawera, although 100 kilometres may be just a blip on her radar nowadays.
“For me, each time I do a long race, new variables and problems present themselves and I am hoping that being exposed to and having to work through these situations will help grow my mental strength.”
Watching recent race documentary ‘The Source’, there’s a moment to see this process happening up close and personal.
Dauwalter has been leading the Tahoe 200 mile race overall, seeking to channel her dominant Moab 240 mile victory of the previous year. However, the gap back to
