Taggart: I have the best career in the world. However, for four years before this I was a triathlete. For the past 10 months I’d call myself an ultra-runner. But I also want to run a 2024 marathon OTQ. I have a bigger background in 70.3 racing than I do in ultra.
Taggart: My description is kind of complicated. He corrected me after and said that he is really an ultra-runner who does triathlon. ST: I interviewed John Kelly after his Barkley Marathons win and in that interview I called him a triathlete. Taggart: Zach and I have talked a few times since the effort! He’s going to help me approach Six Days. ST: Have you talked with Zach Bitter since? My secret sauce is just plain ole hard work. Taggart: Hahaha I wouldn’t say it’s a secret. ST: Is pickle juice also your secret sauce in other endurance efforts? Whenever, I felt tightness in my legs I would take a large gulp of pickle juice. Starting at 30 miles I added in a Salt Stick Capsule every 4 miles, and at 60 miles I switched to a Salt Stick Capsule that had additional caffeine. Every 4 miles I either ate a GU Gel, Honey Stinger Waffle, ClifBlok 6 pack, or a banana. Taggart: Every 2 miles I ate two salt stick fast chews. ST: Talk also about your nutrition during that effort. When I am going very long on the weekends I run in a carbon fiber plate shoe since that’s what I’ll be wearing on race day. I own a pair of Nike Pegasus 36 trail shoes for the few times a year I want to go off road. However, sometimes when I’m on the treadmill since it flexes so much I prefer a little bit of a lighter shoe and I own a pair of Asics Novablast for this. With on average running 200+ miles per week it keeps me injury free. I would say 80% of my weekly mileage are ran in the Bondi. Taggart: I do not regularly run in the Carbon X 2. ST: Do you run regularly in these shoes, and which other shoes do you like, both indoor and on the mill? Taggart: I wore the Hoka Carbon X 2 and I connected to Zwift by the Stryd Foot Pod. ST: Which shoes did you use and how did you connect to Zwift?
#MY RUNNING MAN GENERATOR#
Then, I had a backup generator for the treadmills, my fans, and computer.
Both treadmills were plugged into separate breakers. Taggart: Thankfully, we didn’t have any equipment or connection issues. ST: Did you have any equipment or connection issues that day? I run on them at the Gold’s Gym I am a member of. Taggart: I do not own a Matrix treadmill at home. ST: And do you run on a Matrix treadmill at home? My team created an excel spreadsheet for people to sign up for running next to me. Taggart: Everyone running beside me were my running friends. ST: Were the folks running beside you all runner friends, or did some bar patrons decide to give it a go? From miles 1-99 I always had a runner beside me. In case the other failed and for people to run next to me. The second one was there for both instances. Taggart: Yes, I had two Matrix treadmills. Or was that so others could run next to you? ST: I think you had 2 Matrix treadmills in that bar, and I would think the second one was there in case the first one decided to give up. So, it was agreed to stick with the plan. The plan was 11:39 and they knew I was eyeing the all surfaces 100-mile record 6 weeks after. I wanted to run 11:19, it would’ve made my second 100 mile run one hour faster than my first.
I called my team of guys over to the treadmill and we had a conversation over what I should do. It just forced me to maintain pace rather than speeding up the final 25 miles as I had planned. Taggart: I wouldn’t say the rising temperature bothered me. ST: Did that rising temperature bother you? There were so many people present that during the final three hours of the run the building’s air conditioner couldn’t keep up and the temperature was over 80 degrees. My crowd had the place packed all day ordering food and drinks. Did the bar patrons appreciate your effort? ST: You also broke the 100-mile treadmill world record recently in a bar on Zwift, and your time of 11:32:05 was well under the previous record time of Zach Bitter. It’s a fast surface that I only have to worry about running 6:35 minute per mile pace. Plus, I can get aid every one minute and thirty-nine seconds. The temperate is kept around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and there is no wind. I chose the Dome because it is a 440-meter indoor track surrounding an ice-skating rink. I want to be that guy for the 100-mile distance. Just like in anything from the mile to the marathon runners make feats that show going under a specific time is possible. I’d say in the past year the flat 100-mile distance has been getting more attention. Taggart: Going under 11 hours in a 100 mile run is something that’s never been done before. ST: What inspired you to chase that sub 11 time and why in the Dome?
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