Duncan Callahan on Reaching the Top, Burning Out, & What Comes Next

There’s a common narrative in the running world about people who are struggling in life, then they are saved by running. But what happens when you’ve been an endurance athlete for over twenty years, and you then find yourself in search of some answers? We talk to Duncan Callahan — 2-time winner of the Leadville 100 and a number of other ultras — about his story, things he’d do different, and what he’s still hoping to learn.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Duncan’s background in endurance sports (3:23)
• Ultrarunning at an early age (6:55)
• Duncan's first Leadville 100 (13:45)
• Winning the 2008 Leadville 100 — i.e., the ‘Gunnison’ 100 (18:15)
• Burning out (21:49)
• What would he have done differently? (25:20)
• On identifying as a “runner” (30:34)

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