Ep. 75: Mindset to Run Smart and Strong - Sabrina Stanley

The Ultramarathon Mindset: Trail Talk

Sabrina Stanley has held the title of first place female finisher of the Hardrock 100 for 4 years. She won in 2018 and 2021, and the race was cancelled in 2019 & 2020.

She ran while in school to stay in shape for team sports. Then a friend convinced her to do a half marathon and that led to her running road marathons.

A friend suggested she read Lore of Running, and when she read it she learned about trail running. The author talked a lot about the Leadville 100. She was 22 when she read this book, and said that by the time she was 40 she was going to run the Leadville 100. She put her name in the lottery for Leadville and thought it was going to take years to get into the race. But her name was drawn that first year.

Her first attempt at Leadville was a DNF. But she came back strong and now is a professional ultramarathon runner.