Today’s running partner is ultra runner Alyson Allen, who shares her experience competing in the 135 mile race at Death Valley.

She was the first female finisher in her age group at the Ultra-Marathon at Badwater which was held at California’s Death Valley (her time: 25:53:07) in 2016. It is categorised as one of the toughest if not the toughest footrace in the world.

Alyson Allen né Venti makes me question why I am even starting today but such is life. Sometimes you must start before you can talk.

Alyson Allen is also a reef scientist on the Caribbean island of Barbados. You can follow her more closely on her website.

Barbados is a beautiful country and I love the heat, but I struggle with the humidity. Whilst you can hear me pant and notice my brain wandering off (like following the monkey at 00:04:17), you barely hear Alyson breath and that is after already having run 21 ½ miles before I joined her for the short amount of three miles I do.

Since my run with Alyson I thought of a 1,000 more questions I should have asked. If you have got any I really should ask, I will do my best to organise a second run with her… maybe a third and a fourth, considering the amount of questions.

Let’s do this run today. Join in wherever you are.

Let’s Go!
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This was my personal day 2,930 on my Running Streak!
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Runners Quote
Asked if she has rested during a race Alyson answered “No, if I want to do a 152 miles then I have to keep going!”
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LINKS
Find out more about Alyson on her website
Alyson has written also a brilliant article for BonAppetite on how to eat like an Ultra Marathoner; It's well worth reading!
She also was featured in Runners World Magazine online
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AWARDS for her work and studies:
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Grant-in-Aid 2010, 2011, 2012
American Philosophical Society, Lewis and Clark Fellowship 2011
Rosenstiel Alumni Award, University of Miami 2009
Corless/Kester Prize: Chemistry, University of Rhode Island 2009
Alumni Grant, University of Rhode Island 2008
Judith Filmore Grant, University of Rhode Island 2007

Sports AWARDS
Badwater 135M, 2016 - 1st Female, 5th Overall - Course Record: 25:53:07
Keys 100M, 2016  - 1st overall                                       
Spartathlon, Greece 2015 - 2nd Female, 9th Overall                                         
Icarus UltraFest 24 hour run, 2014 - 1st Overall at 140.985 miles

Check out here entire running resume here
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I’d love to see you more often around
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