# Episode 494: Developing As An Ultramarathon Runner | Lotti Brinks Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks.md Podcast: [Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527) Published: 2026-07-13T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://humanperformanceoutliers.libsyn.com/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks Audio file: https://pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/humanperformanceoutliers/Ep.494_LottiBrinks_audio_complete.mp3?dest-id=685773 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episodes/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks Duration seconds: 3767 ## Resource Lotti Brinks is a rising star in the sport of trail ultramarathon. She has improved year over year, which recently resulted in finishing 5th at the 2026 WSER 100. She joins the show to discuss history with the sport of running, introduction to the sport of ultramarathon, becoming a professional athlete with Hoka, the growing trend of race day optimization with team training camps, and how she has shaped her mindset to stay balanced in life outside of being a professional runner. Lotti Brinks : @lotti_brinks | https://www.strava.com/pros/25210246 Episode Sponsors: ProBio: probionutrition.com/endurance Code: Endurance (20% Off) LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) True Nutrition: truenutrition.com/hpo Code: HPO (20% Off) Podcast Details : Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hposponsors HPO Website: zachbitter.com/hpo Zach's Coaching: zachbitter.com/coaching Zach's Journal: substack.com/@zachbitter Find Zach: zachbitter.com | IG: @zachbitter | X: @zbitter | FB: Zach Bitter | Strava: Zach Bitter ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episodes/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-performance-outliers-podcast-with-zach-bitter-65527/episode-494-developing-as-an-ultramarathon-runner-lotti-brinks.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.