Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Samantha Gash:
I am super lucky to receive health and wellbeing guidance from Natalie Baldock from The Naked Word (http://nataliebaldock.com). She has completely changed my perspective of food and I truly believe my race performance and recovery are benefiting from it. I focus very much on an alkaline diet with loads of greens, great fats and oils, salmon, almond milk, etc. I don’t eat red meat and haven’t done so since 2003. I am not a saint when it comes to always eating nutritious food – I have a big love for Salt & Vinegar crips but I save them for races when I can’t carry a celery stick and a bunch of kale
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding ultramarathon girls who all are your fans, they shall like to know from you, what they should do for their climb to ladder of success in field of ultramarathon ?
Ms. Samantha Gash: Oh at the end of the day I would just say do what you love. If you love running on trails and doing ultramarathons, surround yourself with a community of people who also do.
Set some goals and create a strategy to work towards them in a sustainable and smart way. I would also say to build up gradually to distance and technical terrain. There is nothing worse than destroying your body because you haven’t given either the distance or terrain the respect it deserves.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
How did you feel before and after your memorable win at Racing the Planet’s Four Deserts Grand Slam in one calendar year?
Ms. Samantha Gash:
Before I started the year there was a lot of trepidation, nerves and anxiety about what the races would throw at me. I didn’t feel confident as a runner and I didn’t know what to expect.
Afterwards – Well I never though of it as a ‘win’. I was the first female to complete all four races in a year based on my time, but there were two other amazing ladies that I shared the journey with that year – Lucy Rivers Bulkeley and Linda Quirk. I was so elated to have achieved something that provided more than its far share of challenges. I felt empowered that I survived the adventure and I felt truly blessed that I was able to see some incredible landscapes and places.
A big take-away is the people that I met. If I hadn’t have done the 4Deserts I wouldn’t have a network of close friends in pockets all over the world.
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