FINALLY! We find out what really happened... This week I sat down with ultra runner Ayyoub El Osrouti AKA Ello. I travelled over to the Another Cotton Lab store in Düsseldorf, Germany just days after he completed one of the most dramatic backyard ultras ever seen... The Last Soul Ultra. Ello ran 93 loops (623.7km) over 4 days, battling Achilles issues, sleep deprivation, hallucinations, and an intense head-to-head rivalry with Mark Dowdle that went viral around the world. This was such a great chat and so so interesting to get inside the head of one of the greatest endurance runners in the world at the moment.Ello: https://www.instagram.com/anotherello/?hl=en

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00:00 - Intro: Ello's Last Soul Ultra result

00:50 - Welcome to the podcast

04:17 - How Ello's body feels after finishing

09:07 - Ello's PBs and race highlights (Ironman, London Marathon)

12:53 - Introducing the Last Soul Ultra rivalry story

19:30 - Bringing in elite coach Sam Harvey

30:46 - Back to the start line of this year's race

35:10 - The first mental barrier of a 4-day ultra

39:06 - The final 14 laps: it gets tense with Mark

49:01 - Ello's relationship with Mark Dowdle

58:12 - The viral finish line meltdown moment

1:03:09 - Fame, attention, and being an athlete vs. an influencer

1:06:04 - Room 101: what Ello can't stand about the race

1:08:43 - Fan questions: darkest thoughts, hallucinations, and more

1:16:36 - What's next for Ello: Moab 240