The Mindset Behind 50 Marathons in 24 Days | William Goodge
Rich Roll speaks with William Goodge about his attempt to run 50 marathons in 50 states in 24 days, halving the existing record, and the mental and physical strategies behind it.
The gist
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Goodge uses a 'can I take another step?' mindset to shrink overwhelming tasks down to the smallest possible unit of action.
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He runs 5 to 6 easy miles then wears a heat suit for 45 to 50 minutes at altitude to build blood plasma and improve temperature regulation.
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Goodge uses binaural beats and deliberate napping to sleep on demand after marathons and before flights, treating sleep as a learned skill.
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He relies on whole foods rather than gels to protect gut health, targeting 6,000 to 9,000 calories per day with crew checkpoints every 7 miles.
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See all on the Whoop page"I'll be doing two to three heated sessions a week of 50 minutes and then I'll be doing two passive ones which means being in a sauna. The idea is you run 5 or 6 miles first so your core temperature rises and then you put the suit on and the hoodie and everything else and then ..."
▶ Play at 49:01"In these sessions you have the core thing that goes on your chest strap that's measuring your body temperature and you're also paying attention to how dehydrated you're becoming. You get like a heat adaptation score with this Core device as well."
▶ Play at 50:40"I'll be doing two to three heated sessions a week of 50 minutes and then I'll be doing two passive ones which means being in a sauna."
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See all on the Sauna page"I'll be listening to binaural beats and stuff like that when I'm in an RV or maybe if I can on a commercial flight."
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See all on the Binaural beats page"The only things I use consistently is like the Normatec boots, the compression sleeves. I think they're great for moving blood flow around. Even when I'm in ultra races, if I don't have them, like at an aid stop or whatever, if it's 60 miles in, I'll put my legs in the air and..."
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"I'll be doing two to three heated sessions a week of 50 minutes and then I'll be doing two passive ones which means being in a sauna. The idea is you run 5 or 6 miles first so y..."
"I'm with Whoop again. Well, I've been with Whoop for — I've worn one of these since pre-COVID. So I've always worn them."
"I'll be listening to binaural beats and stuff like that when I'm in an RV or maybe if I can on a commercial flight."
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