About this episode
Sally McRae is a professional ultra/mountain runner. This summer she won the Toughest Footrace on the Planet, Badwater 135 miler. She is one of the most real, inspiring and positive people I have ever met. Sally is a trainer, coach, and mother of two active kids. She is sponsored by Nike, COROS, Leki, Spring Energy, UltrAspire, Igloo, Sidekick, and LyveCap. We discuss mental training, pushing the limits, work / life balance, Badwater 135, strength training and more! YouTube video of this interview: https://youtu.be/eXoL5f_Gf1g Chapters: 0:00 Intro Sally McRae 4:15 Sally's athletic background 6:23 Dealing with her moms death at age 17 8:49 How soccer and sports connect people 9:58 Inspiring others through running 11:42 Time management for a busy pro athlete mother 18:58 Badwater 135 mile race 22:48 Difference between Badwater in 2018 and 2021 26:48 Importance of humbling experiences in running 28:20 Mindset and believe 29:43 Study your race environment 32:03 Discomfort teaches us to grow 38:44 The power of how we respond to situations 41:16 Last miles to winning Badwater 135 45:37 Mindset to make or break you 46:37 Judgment from outside world 51:37 Social media behavior 55:37 Sally's first photoshoot with Nike 1:01:03 Strength training for runners, why / how 1:06:03 Sally's strength running app 1:09:37 Connect with Sally 1:10:21 Recommendations for athletes to improve 1:12:28 Closing thoughts + next episode "Failures, letdowns, mistakes, flaws, they do not define your value. In fact, those were never supposed to be limiting factors. All those things are supposed to propel us to something better." I'd love to hear from you, what was your favorite lesson, quote or takeaway. Please let me know in the comments. FIND SALLY MCRAE HERE: ► Website: https://www.sallymcrae.com ► Strength App: https://my.playbookapp.io/sally-mcrae ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yellowrunner ► Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/coachsallymcrae ► Podcast: https://bit.ly/choose-strong-podcast YOU CAN FIND ME, FLORIS GIERMAN HERE: ► Website: https://extramilest.com ► Personal Best Program: https://www.pbprogram.com ► Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/1329785 ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/florisgierman ► Podcast: https://extramilest.com/podcast -- -- -- This episode is brought to you by PATH projects running apparel. PATH makes premium running shorts, baseliners, shirts and hats. Recently PATH projects won Runner's World Gear of the Year award for the 2nd time. This time for the Pyrenees hooded running shirt , it's a shirt that I wear daily too. You can find out more at https://pathprojects.com/