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Episode 323: Tyler Green – 2nd Place at Western States
1 hour 9 minutes Posted Jul 2, 2021 at 5:00 am.
Recapping his second place finish at Western States
How he got into trail and ultra running
Living in Nepal and Libya after college
Being a health teacher at a middle school
Recapping the last few years of races
Favorite trail to run
Growing up on Mt. Tabor, a volcano in Oregon
Changes that Tyler made in training between 2019 to now that lead to his success at Western States
Where his strengths are in racing
How he and his wife, Rachel Drake, met
Balancing finding joy in competing and being competitive
Mindset during the Western States race
Running with his teammate during the Western States race
Thoughts on the women’s performances at Western States
Lessons learned from Western States
His coach and the mindset that he helped Tyler have
Different running tactics that he implemented into his training
What’s next for Tyler
Tyler’s nutrition during an ultra race
End of podcast questions
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Tyler Green is on the show today! Tyler just placed second at the Western States Endurance Run. In this episode, he shares all about that experience and he also talks about all the things that he did leading up to the race that he believes helped him both physically and mentally have a strong race and a big breakthrough. In 2019, he was 14th at Western States, so this year was a big breakthrough!
Tyler has run the fastest known time (FKT) on the Lost Coast Trail, Wonderland Trail, Timberline Trail, Loowit Trail and more! Tyler has also won the Black Canyon 100, Cascade Crest 100, and Bandera 100k. He was 2nd at the Javelina Jundred in 2019 and 3rd at the Sean O’Brien 100k in 2018.
Tyler is a middle school health teacher and lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Rachel Drake who is also a talented ultra runner! 
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