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#290 Mark Dowdle - Going 306 Miles to Win the BPN Backyard Ultra + Identity Outside Running
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- Life in Stride
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- Apr 28, 2026
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- 3959
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Summary
Visit lisrunning.com to be coached by us! On this episode, the boys had the legend Mark Dowdle back on the podcast! Mark just won the BPN Backyard Ultra, going 306 miles to secure the victory. We got the full race recap from Mark - the course conditions/weather, the final battle with Kendall, and more! Mark's life essentially changed overnight due to this event. He told us what his wife told him after he won, and that his identity is always going to be in his faith - not winning or losing. FOLLOW MARK IG: https://www.instagram.com/mark.dowdle/ FOLLOW US ON STRAVA Chris https://www.strava.com/athletes/29985667 Scotty https://www.strava.com/athletes/98633526 Danny https://www.strava.com/athletes/23504210 CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/lifeinstridepodcast/ QALO QRNT SMART RING 10% OFF qalo.com/lifeinstride SWIFTWICK SOCKS https://swiftwick.com/ 15% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE https://www.kencombsrunningstore.com/ 10% off code: LIFEINSTRIDE MASON CONSTRUCTION https://www.masonconstructionanddev.com/ CARBS FUEL carbsfuel.com 15% off: LIFEINSTRIDE SWITCHBACK ELECTROLYTES https://goswitchback.co?sca_ref=6278891.uVBEGmtjbbUlcGPZ 15% Off Code: OTQBOYZ CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/@LifeInStridePodcast?si=icd7XfQ4HMmuBRyX