Ep 53: Natasha Sekulic - Ultrarunning Lawyer shares her adventures

<p>Natasha Sekulic is an overachiever. A young, ambitious Australian woman who is mild mannered lawyer by day an adventure seeking, limit pushing, kick ass ultrarunner by night. </p> <p> </p> <p>Having no athletic background at all, she decided to run a half marathon to deal with the grief from a bad break up. Shortly after that, she was diagnosed with bipolar. In 2013, she took the plunge and entered the Big Red Run, a 250km multistage race across the Simpson Desert. From that day forward, she has used ultra running to help manage her depression and has chosen to be defined by possibilities rather than labels or limitations.</p> <p>She has run over twenty ultramarathons including three 250km multistage events (the Big Red Run, the Atacama Crossing, and the Patagonia roving race). She has also run two 100 milers - the Zion 100 and the Hubert 100.</p> <p>Natashas journey has not been as easy one but it has been an empowering one. Find out why she thinks multi day stage racing is the ultimate sport not only for the athletic challenge but for how it can change and impact your psyche, your self imposed limitations and your possibilities and why the comradeship found out there on the trails and deserts is so valuable to her</p> <p>We would also like to thank the sponsors of this show. </p> <p><strong>Running Hot Coaching: </strong></p> <p>The online training platform run by Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff. </p> <p>Do you have a dream to run a big race, maybe a half marathon, a marathon or even an ultramarathon?</p> <p>Have you struggled to fit in the training in your busy life?</p> <p>Maybe you don't know where to start or perhaps you have done a few races but keep having motivation or injuries troubles?</p> <p>Do you want to beat last years time or finish at the front of the pack?</p> <p>If you answered yes to any of these questions then we can help you.</p> <p>We promise to get you to the start line in the best shape ever! We will give you the benefit of our years of knowledge and experience in competing and training athletes, so you can avoid the mistakes, train efficiently, have fun and stay in optimal health while you are doing it.</p> <p>So who are we?</p> <p>Lisa Tamati is an a professional ultramarathon runner with over 23 years experiences racing the world's toughest endurance events and leading expeditions. Author of two internationally published running adventure books. She is also a mindset expert. From crossing the Libyan desert on foot to running Death Valley to running the length of NZ for charity, she has been there and done that. For more information on Lisa click here: <a href="http://www.lisatamati.co.nz">www.lisatamati.co.nz</a></p> <p>Neil Wagstaff is an exercise scientist, coach and ultramarathon runner with over 22 years experience in the health and fitness industry. He has trained hundreds of athletes and coaches alike to the successful completion of their goals.  For more info check us out at <a href="http://www.runninghotcoaching.com">www.runninghotcoaching.com</a></p> <p>Training Tilt software - a complete toolkit for trainers, health and fitness professionals, coaches and nutritionists, combine your website, ecommerce needs, client communication and training plans into one easy to use platform. Find out more at <a href="http://www.lisatamati.co.nz/trainingtilt">www.lisatamati.co.nz/trainingtilt</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The Path of an Athlete</strong> - Mindset academy. An in-depth online programme that teaches you how to develop mental toughness, resilience, leadership skills, a never quit mentality, mental wellbeing and the keys for success in anything you set your mind to.</p> <p>Do you wish you had the mental toughness of an extreme athlete?<br /> Do you seek the confidence to deal with any threat, to steer any situation or challenge to a positive outcome?</p> <p>If so, you can now learn the secrets to mental toughness and to developing a never quit mindset from someone who has been there and done that and lived to tell the tale.</p> <p>For more information go to <a href="http://www.lisatamati.co.nz/ecourse">www.lisatamati.co.nz/ecourse</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>.</p> <p> </p>