Episode 471: Courtney Dauwalter – 2023 Western States Champion Breaking the Course Record by 78 Minutes

Courtney Dauwalter is on the podcast today for the third time! She is just coming off of winning Western States and crushed the course record by 78 minutes! This is her second win at Western States. She has also won the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2019 and 2021, which is seen as the most competitive ultramarathon in the world. Courtney is gearing up to run the Hardrock 100 just 3 weeks after her Western States race. Courtney is such a fun interview and I loved catching up with her! She loves running and has so much fun with it and I love what she shares about that in this episode! What we talked about: 4:30- Recap coming off of Western States win and course record 5:45- What’s new with Courtney 7:35- Evolving her training without a coach 10:55- Courtney’s training 24:00- Recapping Western States 34:00- Preparing mentally for races 39:15- Developing into the runner that she is today 47:40- What her failures have taught her 51:00- Her finish at Western States 53:05- What Courtney is up to outside of running 59:05- End of podcast questions Show notes: Choose Strong Courtney on Instagram 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 The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Cozy Earth Use the code “Another35” for 35% off your order