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Podcast: The ZenRUN Podcast
Episode: Episode 472 - Glen Smetherham: Jokes, Jet Fuel & the Most Satisfying Delirious Yet
Description: In this laugh-out-loud and surprisingly heartfelt episode, Glen Smetherham unpacks his seventh (!!) Delirious West 200-miler—and it just might be his most satisfying yet.
Despite going in with a painful heel niggle and a patched-up knee, Glen navigated the course with a unique combination of trail smarts, dry humour, and sheer stubbornness. Alongside his race buddy Felix, Glen ran the full 200 miles with plenty of silliness at aid stations, a couple of shared hallucinations (mandatory pumpkin, anyone?), and even a pastry and coffee delivery mid-race.
He opens up about pacing, pain management, the art of be...