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TANYA HALL | Barefoot Running, Zone 2 Training & Living Rural: Mere Mortals Conversation #38
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Tanya Hall is officially a repeat guest on the Mere Mortals Conversations. Tanya is an ultramarathoner, combined with being a foodie and lives rurally on a farm in the Brisbane outskirts. In this convo we discussed: how barefoot running sounds great but is hard to implement in reality, the difference between running on trails vs roads, the method of burning fat doing zone 2 training, some mental benefits she has seen from moving out to a farm and the fun that can be had from climbing tree and digging holes.
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Timeline:
0:00 - Eating, drinking & running
1:46 - 'Born to Run' book and barefoot running
6:20 - Road running vs trail running
13:14 - Zone 2 training
16:18 - Fasting and free time
19:51 - Run-walking
21:38 - Powerwalking (also known as racewalking)
24:43 - Eating during an ultramarathon
27:00 - Living rural on a farm
32:26 - Psychological benefits of living rural
35:16 - Screen time for kids
39:30 - Climbing trees and digging holes
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https://www.australianfoodie.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australianfoodie/
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