{"id":12861,"date":"2022-03-31T12:05:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2022-07-08T19:53:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T23:53:28","slug":"courtney-dauwalter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/courtney-dauwalter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter on Building Mental Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n            <strong>\n                <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/d07d441e-79b0-42e5-a823-4e32e7265eee\/the-daily-stoic\">Amazon Music<\/a> \u2022\u00a0\n                <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-daily-stoic\/id1430315931?mt=2\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> \u2022\u00a0\n                <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7fY99FB3bNyn7nEdXCoBeB?si=RJrULEz4RqmrmlmhaXB-Rw\">Spotify<\/a> \u2022 \n                <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1430315931\/the-daily-stoic\">Overcast<\/a> \u2022 \n                <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/wondery.com\/shows\/the-daily-stoic\/\">Wondery<\/a>\n            <\/strong>\n        <\/h1>\n        <p>&nbsp;<\/p><br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/6e09e4d8-2816-462a-a475-e39cc32cda66\/episodes\/c7abd298-b322-4832-ac92-ddd504cb1bf7\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ryan talks to ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter about the balance between listening to your body and pushing through pain, prioritizing happiness and enjoyment rather than optimization, her metaphor of the pain cave that she visualizes when pushing her body, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney Dauwalter is the world\u2019s best female ultra runner in the world, and when it comes to races over 200 miles, she is, hands down, the best. She is a two-time ultra runner of the year, and has been named one of the top 50 fittest athletes by Sports Illustrated. She\u2019s won multiple races, most impressively the Mohab 240, where she beat all men and women by 10 hours. Courtney credits this success to her mindset. From her unorthodoxically long shorts, running without a training plan, to her ability to go deep into what she calls \u201c The Pain Cave,\u201d Courtney is a humble master of mental grit.<\/p>\n<p>Amelia Boone on Excellence and Endurance: <a href='https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/amelia-boone\/'>https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/amelia-boone\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dean Karnazes on the Virtue of Self-Discipline: <a href='https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/dean-karnazes\/'>https:\/\/dailystoic.com\/dean-karnazes\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Try <a href='https:\/\/surfshark.deals\/STOIC'>Surfshark<\/a> risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. 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