#7 : Gabriela Poapst

On this episode Tony and Ruel meet Gabriela Poapst at The Ultra Diner.Poapst is pronounced “pops” like popcorn. For this episode we learn about Gabriela’s journey into her ultrarunning. We learn about all her challenges and near death experience that would have prevented her from fulfilling her dream race, Badwater 135 “The World’s Toughest Foot Race”.

• 02:34 Gabriela Poapst’s background.
• 03:33 How she became an ultra runner.
• 06:45 Train for a half marathon, but run a first marathon.
• 08:05 Mexican Canyon for her first ultra.
• 08:58 Connecting with a ultrarunning community in the U.S.
• 13:45 Deciding to do 100 miles.
• 14:25 First 100 miler experience.
• 21:06 Achilles Injury.
• 25:35 Crewing Catra at Badwater.
• 31:12 Getting accepted and preparing to run Badwater.
• 35:00 Green Card challenge.
• 37:28 Too much going on.
• 38:00 Crumbling down.
• 41:50 Her Badwater crew.
• 45:35 Giving and getting strength.
• 46:37 But wait..there’s more!
• 52:00 Tony makes Gabby cry.
• 52:32 Pre-race cry.
• 53:00 I just want to run.
• 1:01:34 Appropriate footwear.
• 1:06:50 What’s next?
• 1:15:17  Let’s play a fun game! Tony’s Lightning Round.
• 1:20:35 Preshow & behind the scenes.

Special Thanks:

Gabriela Poapst, Facebook & Instagram

Dorothy Lane Music: www.dorothylanemusic.com