Becoming Elli13 Des 2022

Ultra Trail Runner Brenda Bland

Jill and Chris met Brenda Bland in the Becoming Elli Facebook group and knew she should be on the podcast.

Brenda Bland is an endurance athlete who has been running, hiking and biking most of her life. She took up running longer (for fun) in the late 90's while helping her teenage daughter get more fit and healthy. Running her first ultra in 2003 at age 44, Brenda has run dozens of ultras all over the US, which is one of her favorite types of road tripping.

Brenda considers herself an average runner and has worked hard to build and maintain her health though diet, physical and yogic exercises. During a long journey of varying degrees of joint pain, GI issues as well as Seasonal Affective Disorder, she continues to research better ways of having a longer HealthSpan than is currently thought possible.

As Brenda continues to grow in her 60's, she plans to keep enjoying the great outdoors as long as possible.

During this podcast we discussed:

Running the Leadville 100 at the age of 50
Completing the 80-mile self-supported Tuscobia Winter Ultra sled pull at the age of 62.
Fat Ass style runs
solo mountain hiking in Colorado
How she trains for all these events - exercise and fueling
Better ways of having a longer health span
What motivates her

More information at www.becomingelli.com

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