Erika Flavelle On Her 4th Place Finish Of Tor Des Glaciers 450 km Race

Join Evoke coach Kylee Toth for a chat with Erika Flavelle. Coached by Kylee, Erika secured a 4th place finish of 2024 Tor Des Glaciers 450 km race, and placed 6th in the Tor Des Geants 330 km race in 2023. Listen to Kylee and Erika reflect on the training and preparation for these races, and the lessons learned from the effort.

Timestamps

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:01:21 Erika’s experience competing in the Tor Des Geants 
• 0:03:07 Erika’s racing distance progression leading up to the Tor Des Geants
• 0:07:53 Erika’s strategies for racing the Tor Des Geants
• 0:11:43 Logistics of the Tor Des Geants
• 0:14:09 Differences between Tor Des Geants and Tor Des Glaciers
• 0:24:24 Preparation and ‘Training Camps’ to simulate race distances
• 0:28:20 Erika’s fueling strategies
• 0:36:05 The mountaineering skill components of Tor Des Glaciers
• 0:38:40 Qualification process for Tor Des Geants
• 0:41:14 Erika’s future objectives and race plans
• 0:44:22 Post-race recovery and monitoring
• 0:48:13 Erika’s thoughts for people considering participating in ultra races