Why 279 Miles Wasn’t About Winning

About this episode

Stephanie Rosebaugh shares her experience running 279 miles in a challenging ultra marathon format.

In this episode of HappyCast, Andrew and Stephanie sit down with Stephanie Rosebaugh to unpack an extraordinary performance at The Summit Last Person Standing, a Big’s Backyard Ultra Silver Ticket race in Texas. Stephanie ran an incredible 279 miles over 67 hours, averaging sub-50 minute loops with minimal rest — all while navigating sleep deprivation, changing weather, and the mental grind of a true last-person-standing format. Rather than racing others, Stephanie shares how a powerful mind...

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew, Stephanie

Guest: Stephanie Rosebaugh

Topics covered

• ultra running
• mental endurance
• last person standing
• performance
• sleep deprivation
• Big's Backyard Ultra

Keywords

• 279 miles
• Big's Backyard Ultra
• running
• endurance
• mental grind
• Texas
• sleep deprivation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas

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