Episode 323: Tyler Green – 2nd Place at Western States

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 Show notes: Instagram Tyler’s Website Brian Doyle books Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use code “another” for 15% off your order Lily Trotters Use code “another” for 25% off your order Whoop Code “another” for 15% off The post Episode 323: Tyler Green – 2nd Place at Western States appeared first on Lindsey Hein .