About this episode

Truett Hanes discusses his focused training for the Olympic Trials qualifier and the mental shifts required to achieve his goals.

⁠Buy merch: https://outandback.shop/⁠ Truett Hanes is in Flagstaff for a three-week training camp, halfway through it when this was recorded, and it's the most structured he's ever approached running. You probably know him from the pull-up world record, the blue jean marathons, or the Leadville 100 buckle, but now he's locked in on one thing: the Olympic Trials qualifier. Rory coaches him through Let's Tango, and this conversation covers how someone who bulldozed their way to a 2:29 on pure willpower had to completely rethink their approach, what the training has looked like in Flagstaff, and why the jump from 2:30 to OTQ is a different animal than anything he's done before. They also get into the haters, his dad's 11-minute marathon PR at 58, what it actually means to call your shot publicly, and some genuinely good advice on storytelling and content for anyone trying to build an audience around a big goal. Goodr : Upgrade your eyewear by heading to goodr.com/OUTANDBACK to claim $10 off your first order. Aqua Omega : a high dose, concentrated omega-3 from sustainably sourced anchovies, third-party tested, no fish burps, and for every bottle sold they remove one pound of plastic…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory Linkletter, Jacob Thomson

Guest: Truett Hanes

Topics covered

• Olympic Trials qualifier
• running training
• goal setting
• overcoming challenges
• storytelling
• building an audience

Keywords

• Olympic Trials
• running
• training camp
• goal setting
• storytelling
• content creation
• marathon

Sponsors

Goodr, Aqua Omega, Meteo Pace

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