Episode 114. UTCT Deep Dive: Training, Travel Chaos, and Race Week Curveballs

Episode 114 takes us to Cape Town as Corrine gives a full UTCT race recap, reflecting on why she returned to the Deep South, the big-volume training block leading in, and the challenges of racing after travel sickness and time zone chaos. We talk pacing through the first 50 kilometers, fueling decisions, and what makes a night start feel uniquely disorienting. The conversation touches on heat training, mental reframing, and the honest emotional landscape of managing expectations when things out of your control land in your lap during race week. We also round up an exceptionally fast weekend of racing across the globe including standout results from the JFK 50 Mile, the competitive UTCT podium battles, and record-breaking runs at the Quad Dipsea. Wrapping with recovery plans, what is coming next, and a Society Slam covering ultralight waterproof jacket recommendations and the wide range of pregnancy running experiences, this episode brings together community, science, and the real-life messiness of training and performing. Thank you to our sponsor, rabbit, for making this happen! If you want to snag any new colder weather run gear you can hop on over to and use code → HOPPYHOLIDAYS for 10% off.

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Episode 114. UTCT Deep Dive: Training, Travel Chaos, and Race Week Curveballs is an episode from Trail Society by Keely Henninger.

This episode is 01:06:46 long.

This episode was published on Dec 2, 2025.

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