William Goodge is a British ultra-endurance athlete who just FKT'd his Australia crossing and is now attempting 50 marathons in 50 states in 24 days. We discuss the logistics, running through grief, and more. READ MORE👉🏼http://bit.ly/richroll1014 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich This Episode Is Brought To You By… Airbnb: Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much👉🏼https://bit.ly/rrpairbnb2024 Pulsetto: Get 10% off your Pulsetto FIT with code RICHROLL + 30-day money-back guarantee👉🏼https://pulsetto.sjv.io/RICHROLL Noble Mobile: Try Noble for just $10 with code RICHROLL👉🏼https://bit.ly/NobleMobileRRP Momentous: Get up to 35% off your first order👉🏼https://bit.ly/LiveMomentous2025 WHOOP: Join now and get one month free👉🏼https://www.join.whoop.com/Roll Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors👉🏼https://www.richroll.com/sponsors LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: https://richroll.com/subscribe/ CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:46 Will Gough's Upcoming Challenge 00:02:46 Challenge Logistics 00:11:34 Philanthropic Motivation 00:14:34 Grief and Finding an Outlet 00:19:07 Sponsor Break 00:21:41 The Rise of Ultrarunning 00:26:55 Trail Running Culture 00:29:16 The Spiritual Side of Ultrarunning 00:32:17 Scrutiny and Online Criticism 00:39:06 The 'Why Not Me?' Mindset 00:40:20 Mental Preparation 00:44:14 Recovery and Fueling Strategy 00:48:09 Heat Training 00:53:02 Sponsor Break 2 00:57:18 How His Training Has Evolved 01:02:41 The Toughest Part of the Route 01:05:05 Listening to His Body 01:09:53 Ensuring Legitimacy 01:15:49 A Message to the Haters 01:19:42 Don't Discount Human Potential 01:22:45 The Power of Friendship 01:26:48 Athletes and Characters that Inspire Will 01:34:01 Psychedelic Experiences 01:41:41 Rich's Reflections on Self-Punishment 01:47:59 Final Thoughts on Will's Challenge 01:50:40 Final Words of Encouragement 01:52:02 How to Follow and Support CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ Thanks To The Team: Tyler Piatt, Dan Drake, Morgan McRae, Blake Curtis, Desmond Loh * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam #richroll #richrollpodcast