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.
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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.
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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.
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