The Adventure Trail podcast, episode 13: Magdalena Boulet on staying motivated from the Olympics to ultra running
- Magdalena Boulet has had a long and varied career but she keeps finding a way to push for the next goal
Magdalena Boulet is one of the best ultra runners in the world. She is famous for winning the notorious Western States 100-mile race at her first attempt, along with a host of other accolades, most recently a first place at the Marathon de Sables.
Boulet was a top athlete even before she graced the trails, and ran the marathon for the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
She joined Mark Agnew and Mary Hui on The Adventure Trail podcast to discuss what keeps her motivated. A career at the top that spans over a decade is an attritional job in any sport, let alone ultra running, but Boulet has no wish to slow down.
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“I definitely figured out that I need to keep challenging myself,” she said. “And I need to find really cool places to do it at. That’s the trick for me, it keeps me totally fired up.”