Pursuit Of The Perfect Race

Episode number 145. In this episode I talk with Tom Deakins about his ‘race’ at the Fire and Ice 250K adventure race. We talk about everything involved in this race. I learned a ton. Tom is being coached by my good friend Rebecca McKee. -Imagine this. Last night you got about three hours of sleep because the tent you were in was so loud due to the wind howling and to such a degree that the tent was blowing over and hitting you in the face nearly all night. You wake up and get going and all you can see is lava fields covered with sharp rigid rocks. No one is around you for miles. The air is dry. The wind is blowing in your face at 40mph and gusting up to 60mph. The temperature is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. You’re wearing three layers of clothes, a buff and a beanie, a pair of running shoes and carrying a twenty-six pound backpack. Your left shoulder is sore from the previous three days of running. But nevertheless here you are at your first river crossing. Out in front of you, you see a glac