Ken Posner’s Ultra Story – Episode 769

March 3, 2017

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: Episode 769 – Amazing ultra athlete Ken Posner joins Vinnie Tortorich this Friday to talk about Vinnie, Serena, and Ken’s Ultra Story.

Has a background in Finance and spent some time in the Army
When he turned 40, he decided he wanted to ultra run
Ken was fascinated by the country side courses because he loves the beautiful outdoors!
The google pictures made him want to go run
Running was his stress and mental health management technique because Finance is such a hard business
Ken was fascinated by how far the human body could take someone
When he decided he wanted to ultra run, he already had three marathons under his belt

When Vinnie and Serena started dating, Vinnie was training for Ultras
- Race across Oregon, 545 miles
Serena had just started running
- She was a nerd in high school, not a jock
Now Serena is an amazing athlete, running 100Ks and the like!

Ken Posner knew very little about the Ultra world when coming into it
He had to train himself to be strong enough both physically and mentally
- Mental is possibly the harder part
Ken wanted to push himself and discover what he could really do
At age 50, Ken was astounded to find that he could run 100 miles!
Check out his book about running 350 miles and setting a record here!
- Running the Long Path: A 350-mile Journey of Discovery in New York’s Hudson Valley
- He goes light when doing this crazy long runs
  - Can’t run with too much on you – only the bare essentials
  - Lean-to’s most nights
Ken has run Badwater before
- 135 miles