Ep. 31 | Zach Bitter | Finding Your Purpose and Dreaming Big The Thought Room

Zach Bitter is an American ultramarathon runner. He holds world records for the 100-mile run (track) and the 12-hour run (track). 
 
Bitter claimed both records with his performance during the Six Days in the Dome event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 24, 2019. His 100-mile time of 11 hours, 19 minutes and 13 seconds, bested Oleg Kharitonov’s 2002 world record by almost 11 minutes, and was more than 20 minutes faster than his own American mark of 11:40:55. 
 
After claiming the 100-mile record, Bitter continued running for another 40 minutes and upped his own 12-hour distance world record to 104.8 miles, an improvement of more than three miles over the previous mark.
 
Follow Zach on Instagram @zachbitter. 
 
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Topics Explored:
14:00 Zach’s journey as an ultra-marathon athlete and the records that he holds 
18:30 Creating “micro-goals” and enjoying the process
20:30 Zach’s next big adventure, the trans-continental run from San Francisco to New York
23:30 The search for a cause; Zach’s connection with Justin Wren and Fight for the Forgotten
29:30 Finding your gifts and sharing them with the world
32:30 Zach’s early career as a teacher 
36:00 Moving beyond black & white thinking
40:30 What the training progression and strategy for an ultra-marathon looks like 
55:30 How mindfulness plays a role in such incredible feats of human performance 
67:00 Using failure as an opportunity for future success 
71:00 Finding your purpose and dreaming big
77:00 A peak moment from Zach’s athletic career
81:30 How to connect with Zach



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