Episode 491: Jim Walmsley – 2023 UTMB Champion

Jim Walmsley is on the podcast today coming off of his 2023 UTMB win! Jim became the first American male to win this race. He has attempted four previous times and over a year ago decided to move to France to train over there. Jim is also the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Western States Champion and holds the course record there! In this episode, he recaps his training and the UTMB race. What we talked about: 3:20- Catching up with Jim post UTMB 5:30- Recapping UTMB 8:40- Moving to France to prepare for UTMB 15:15- His wife’s support of his career 20:20- Recap of the finish of UTMB 27:30- Standing on the shoulders of all of the American women that have won UTMB 29:05- Watching Courtney Dawaulter dominate 32:00- Walking through hard times in his career 35:20- What excites Jim in his career 39:30- Payment structures in ultrarunning 45:45- Road ultras 50:00- His marathon training 58:00- What’s next 1:09:00- His work ethic Show notes: Jim 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 Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast The Ready to Run Podcast Sponsors: 2Before Use the code “Lindsey” for 30% of 20 packs plus free shipping Previnex Use the code “another” for 15% off Lagoon Use the code “Lindsey” to get 15% off of your order