Ruth Croft: Post-UTMB 2024 Wrap-Up After Her Impressive Second Place Finish

Join Evoke coach Scott Johnston for a conversation with Ruth Croft. Coached by Scott, Ruth secured a second-place finish at UTMB 2024, a race that attracts the best-of-the-best in the ultra running world. Learn about Ruth’s rest and recovery strategies post-UTMB, and approaches used by Ruth and Scott for Ruth’s long-term athletic development. 

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• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:00:37 Ruth’s Post-UTMB break form training
• 0:03:00 Training break strategies of other professional racers
• 0:05:07 Does focusing on training, and racing less, lead to better outcomes?
• 0:11:14 Racing often and it’s effects on the body
• 0:15:11 Ruth’s strength training strategies
• 0:24:24 Ruth’s plans for training and racing in the coming year
• 0:27:07 Working on training basics versus exotic training methods
• 0:28:40 Most important methods for recovery
• 0:30:33 Ruth’s ambitions to become a Naturopathic Doctor
• 0:34:21 Serum ferritin levels in high level athletes
• 0:43:53 Ruth’s go-to recovery methods
• 0:46:10 Ruth’s nutritional strategies
• 0:50:59 Scott’s experiences coaching mountain runners
• 0:53:24 Personality types attracted to various mountain sports
• 0:57:22 Outro