How Does Harvey Lewis Do What He Does?

Harvey Lewis has spent 30 years learning how to keep going when his body and mind are telling him to stop. Badwater, Backyard Ultra, 200-milers and journey runs have given him an unusually deep understanding of the mental game of ultrarunning.

In part two of our conversation in Ohio, Harvey explains how he deals with suffering, why different races require different mindsets, what failure has taught him, and what he believes the best ultrarunners understand that others don't.

00:00 Borderlands Podcast Intro
01:15 The Mental Game of Ultrarunning
10:47 Learning How Not to Quit
14:06 Different Mindsets for Different Races
16:55 Pilgrimages and Journey Runs
23:31 What Failure Taught Harvey Lewis
30:33 What the Best Ultrarunners Understand

Thumbnail photo by Romain Mayambi

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