Final Surge Podcast

Why would a professional triathlete decide to take on a Fastest Known Time 5-day challenge of the Long Trail in Vermont? We had Alyssa Godesky on to talk about why she did it and to talk about the challenges she faced. As a professional triathlete and an ultra-marathon runner, Alyssa was no stranger to pain, but the pain of covering 273 miles and over 63,000 feet of elevation is something different.  How did you get your start in athletics? Did not do a college sport, played soccer competitively through high school At Naval Academy joined Navy Marathon Team - Ran JFK 50-mile to qualify for the team Transferred schools and started trail running Moved to Baltimore after school and joined Baltimore Running Crew group Tried triathlons and stayed with them You race many triathlons and ultra races. How do you train for both of these at the same time and remain competitive? Had years of base miles with ultra racing that can build on Ironman training is harder effort training and running more endurance easy miles