Show Notes

Tomokazu Ihara is on a mission to complete 100 Miles 100 Times. You can find out more about this project - as well as the coaching he offers - here. (Website in Japanese). Tomo is also on Instagram. In our interview with Tomo, we talk about:

• His 100 mile treadmill effort (8:20)

• Ultra Trail Mount Fuji (18:20)

• The HURT 100 (19:10)

• His online coaching (25:10)

• His sponsors: Answer4 and New-HALE tape (27:15)

• Onsen and sauna for recovery, including Rhonda Patrick’s research at FoundMyFitness (35:15)

• The Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge and the Breaking 60 documentary (50:00)

• Bad Boy Running podcast (57:45)

• Geographica Offline GPS app - for Android (01:00:00)

• The Theragun Percussive Therapy massage tool (01:08:30)

• Katadyn water filters (01:12:50)

• His ITRA (International Trail Running Association) record and incredible (non-)DNF rate (01:20:30)

• The Barkley Marathons and accompanying Netflix documentary (01:21:40)

• Trail Runner Nation podcast (01:36:20)

• The Bromo Tengger Semeru (BTS) Ultra in Indonesia (01:45:10)

For further reading on the Japanese running scene, we recommend the following books:

• What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

• The Way of the Runner: A Journey into the Fabled World of Japanese Running by Adharanand Finn

Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis.