The Last Finisher Matters. Celebrating the Back of the Pack with Mandy Hansel

Podcast: Becoming Ultra · Athlete On Fire

Opublikowano: 2026-08-25

Finishing last isn't the same as failing. Ultrarunner and race director Mandy Hansel shares what her DFL finishes have taught her about courage, cutoffs, and creating races where every participant feels welcome. At the back of the pack, the aid stations may be picked over, the course markers may be coming down, and long stretches of the race may be spent entirely alone. Mandy has experienced all of it, from having a sweeper push her out of an aid station to being cut halfway through a race she had trained hard to finish. Those experiences...