About this episode

Meghan Gould discusses how beliefs influence reactions in ultra running and shares a personal encounter with a bear as a coaching lesson.

Ever notice how the people around you have plenty of opinions about your ultra running? In this episode, I'm sharing a simple encounter with a bear in my neighborhood that turned into a powerful coaching lesson about fear, beliefs, and why so many runners unknowingly carry around stories that aren't actually their own. In this episode, we cover: Why the same situation can lead to completely different reactions based on our beliefs.How friends, family, social media, and even other runners unkn...

People in this episode

Host: Meghan Gould

Topics covered

• ultra running
• beliefs
• fear
• coaching
• personal stories

Keywords

• ultra running
• beliefs
• fear
• coaching
• personal stories
• runners
• social media

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