Ben coaches runners and triathletes at a few different places here in Newcastle. He has completed some pretty difficult ultra marathons and placed quite well in these races. One of his recent challenges was to beat the record for running The Great North Walk, from Newcastle to Sydney.Some of the things we explore in this episode: Ben's 16 week training prep for an ultra race Tools to aid recovery Nutrition pre, mid and post race 24hrs pre race prep Dealing with adversity during a race 2021 race plans Essential race gear Great north walk record (276km sub 39hrs 50min)Socials@bennycoubs_ultrarunner@runlabhq@the_concept_sdc@cornerstone_newcastle@thehighperformancepath@alextibbels--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app