Episode 12: Explore the Edge
Addie Bracy Shares Lessons from the Best Ultrarunners on the Planet
About This Episode
For today’s episode, we’ve got ultrarunner Addie Bracy (@addiebracy) in the lab. Addie ran track at the University of North Carolina, and is a three time qualifier at the US Olympic Trials. Since 2016, she’s embraced the world of trail running, winning three US National Championships and helping Team USA to gold and silver medals at the World Championships.
Addie represent Nike Trail, and at ultra distances, she’s finished 2nd at Leadville and 9th at Western States, and recently co-set the unsupported FKT for the Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon.
Addie graduated from the University of Denver with her graduate degree in Sport Psychology, and specializes in working with runners and adventure/endurance athletes like skiers and climbers through her private practice, Strive Mental Performance.
In this episode, Addie shares her lessons learned after interviewing the top athletes in ultrarunning on her way to publishing the book ‘Mental Training for Ultrarunning’. Her experience as both an elite performer and a mental performance coach puts her in the unique position to understand and explain what the best are doing with their mental skills. We cover the power of starting with a curious mindset, why confidence journaling is so effective, and how to dance with the uncertainty and discomfort that comes with performing at your edge.
Links and Resources
Mental Training for Ultrarunning - Addie J. Bracy
Man’s Search For Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Strive Mental Performance (Addie’s Mental Performance Coaching Practice)
The Rim to Rim to Rim (Addie and Corey’s FTK)
