We’re so high up, the people look like ants. A solo climber started to fall. You could tell he was unconscious. As he was falling he was taking out other climbers. The guide was a first responder and he had to go. He said, ‘if anyone wants to leave, you have to come now.’ I didn’t want to be the person who made us come down before the summit…”
– Jenn Callahan
The Ironman race is known as the ultimate feet among distance athletes. People have died trying this race.
Seriously.
Today’s guest on Restless Native, the podcast brought to you by hunting app GoWild, is among those few people to even dare this feat. The triathlon consists of a 2.4-mile swim in open water, a 112-mile bike ride and a marathon, which is 26.2 miles. There are no breaks. It is widely considered the most difficult single-day sporting event in the world.
You can hear Jenn tell her tales today, but know the sacrifice that it takes to even train for these things. There is no time for television, movies, or hobbies, and you even have to start cutting back on social events or family time. It requires an incredible amount of focus.
Jenn is more than a tri-athlete though. She’s done 16 marathons, again, 26.2 miles each. She’s training for another right now and plans to do at least three this year. She’s climbed a mountain, a story that we’ll hear about in frightening detail.
She does a backcountry fishing trip that is certainly more extreme than most—eight days in bear country with no gun, no spray, minimal amounts of backup food, and mile-long portages through the woods to hop from lake to lake while fishing for survival. She’s also a hunter in pursuit of many firsts.
It goes without saying that Jenn is driven. If she falls short of a goal, it is going to eat at her like salt on an open wound.
This podcast also dives into her marketing, the GoWild audience, how GoWild is becoming the best platform for activity tracking and social networking for the outdoors and much more.
Meet Jenn & Brad This Summer
Jenn and Brad will be in Wichita this summer for the POMA conference. You can reach out to them directly on the GoWild app to setup some time to chat.
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