![]() He made it to the starting line with about 40 minutes to spare, took a short nap, lined up and then proceeded to win the entire race in just over 16 hours. His only option was to hop into his car, and attempt to drive all during the night in hopes of making it to the starting line before the gun went off at 8:00 AM. The only hiccup is that he was stuck in Cincinnati the night before, every flight was canceled and he had absolutely no way of getting there by plane. Harvey was, he was set to run the Long Haul 100 mile race that takes place in Florida. I think an appropriate way to summarize Harvey is a real life story that just happened a few weeks ago. He hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is a school teacher. This is with the hottest ultra distance runner on the planet, he was unstoppable in 2021. I'm Rip Esselstyn and I've got a real doozy of a conversation for you today. Hello, leafy green listeners, and welcome to another episode of the PLANTSTRONG podcast. We welcome you wherever you are on your PLANTSTRONG journey, and I hope that you enjoy the show. We advocate for the scientifically proven benefits of plant-based living and envision a world that universally understands, promotes and prescribes plants as a solution to empowering your health, enhancing your performance, restoring the environment, and becoming better guardians to the animals we share this planet with. The mission at PLANTSTRONG is to further the advancement of all things within the plant-based movement. I'm Rip Esselstyn and welcome to the PLANTSTRONG Podcast. I have this force against me, but while I'm having that force against me, it opens up streams of cognition that I don't normally have on a day-to-day basis. I'm going to go about my day today, I will get nowhere close to where I get when I'm running in some ultra run pushing myself like Badwater. It's something I can't really, it's like a deeper level of meditation that I cannot achieve just in my daily life. I get to think about at a very deep level what's important to me in the world and I get to be connected with nature. License: Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) Your Guide to the 7-Day PLANTSTRONG Challenge In fact, Ultra Running Magazine just named Harvey one of the Top 5 Ultrarunners of 2021, but there's no question, he's definitely Number one over here at PLANTSTRONG.Įverything You Need to Know About the Barkley Marathons - Runner's World Harvey is doing the impossible, but the simplicity of his life makes it possible. We know if anyone can finish the Barkley, it would definitely be Harvey and we’ll be rooting for you every step of the way. What's next? His thoughts on the Barkley Marathons Tips for ultra-endurance runners - how to avoid blisters, fuel properly, and manage the pain His training regime and how he incorpoates running into his daily life How he fuels himself during these harsh events and how he varies his fueling based on the conditions and the type of the event His mindset when training and racing and his relationship with pain and sufferingĭetails from his recent races and adventures, including Badwater and Big's When he connected the dots between his health and his diet ![]() His motivation for becoming vegetarian at such a young age His first marathon and the profound impact it had on his life In today's conversation with Rip, Harvey discusses: In March 2022, he’s set to take on the hardest Ultra on the planet – the Barkley Marathons - where there have only been 15 total finishers in its entire existence. ![]() Whitney), and then just a few weeks later, he outlasted every competitor at Big Dog's Backyard Ultra where he ran for 354.16 miles four almost four days - all fueled on a PLANTSTRONG Diet. Last year, among other events, he won the infamous Badwater 135 Ultra (from Death Valley to Mt. As you'll hear today, this plant-powered school teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio is no stranger to suffering - especially on the racecourse. Harvey Lewis is one of the hottest ultra-distance runners on the planet and, in 2021, was virtually unstoppable.
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