Endurance Unlimited Season 5 Ep 4 — Manaslu and Ultrarunning at 75 With David Babbitt and Coach Land Heintzberger
Apr 12, 2023
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How A Coach Match Email Started A Decade Of Coaching
- David and Land connected through TrainingPeaks Coach Match in December 2013 which launched a decade-long coach-athlete partnership.
- Land coached remotely from South Carolina while David trained worldwide, starting with an in-person week that sealed their working relationship.
Why David Lives And Trains In Nepal
- David moved between countries, first visiting Nepal on an adventure trip and returning repeatedly until he settled there and sought a five-year visa.
- He lives in the Himalayan foothills near Pokhara, which gives him mostly hilly training terrain with one usable flat runway.
From Duathlon Worlds To Ultra Trail Progression
- David and Land spent four years focusing on duathlon, with David qualifying for multiple World Championships in his age group.
- Land used that multi-sport foundation to transition David into trail and ultra events gradually, avoiding abrupt jumps in load.