From benchwarmer to endurance athlete: Katie Spotz

All Things Relatable

In this episode, Katie shares how she went from being a benchwarmer to an endurance athlete. She shares the defining moment of running her first mile that led to a shift in her mindset about what she is capable of.

Original Air Date August 16, 2022 Katie is an endurance athlete, charitable ambassador, author, and world-record holder. 34-year old Katie Spotz, from Cleveland, Ohio, describes herself as having been the “benchwarmer” throughout her life. However, there came a time when she made a discovery: you don’t have to be extraordinary to achieve incredible things. And she set about achieving them, one by one.

The list of accomplishments to Katie's name is long, and includes five ironman triathlon, cycling across America, a 325-mile river swim, running across deserts and a solo row across the Atlantic Ocean. But this wasn’t just any row; when Katie arrived in Guyana, South America, after 70 days at sea, she set a world record for the youngest ever solo ocean rower and first American to row from Africa to South America, some of many records to her name. Most recently, Katie set the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive days to run an ultramarathon distance running 11 ultras in 11 days to fund 11 clean water projects in Uganda.

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