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You can do everything right and still have a moment where you want to cry on the side of a mountain. Becky has just finished UTMB OCC in Chamonix, and we sit down while it’s still raw: the heat, the technical trail, the constant concentration, and the strange mix of pride and exhaustion that hits when you finally stop moving. We also talk about what it felt like having people track the race live, sending messages, and willing her to the finish from back home.

We get practical about what actually moved the needle on race day. Becky shares how she built a pacing buffer around the cut-offs, why she rehearsed her aid station routine, and how a short, deliberate reset can save your race when your brain is fried. We also dig into fuelling for mountain ultra running: eating little and often, using carbs in drink, and accepting that what looks perfect on paper can be hard to swallow when you’re hiking steep climbs.

Then comes the stuff you cannot ignore: kit choices and the consequences. Becky’s shoe decision made the descents miserable, and we unpick the lessons around lacing, slippage, socks, and why you must test what you plan to race in. We finish with the magic of Chamonix, the crowds shouting your name, and one word that carried Becky forward when it got dark: courage.

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