Discussion with Jesse Haynes, Winner of Moab 240

I talk with Jesse Haynes for the first time since our thrilling finish at the 2023 Moab 240.

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[dangmatic]

Such a cool community . These guys are superhuman yet so humble and supportive of each other

[McFearless]

The fact that two athletes with two vastly different approaches to planning and race strategy can finish a 240 mile race within minutes of each other is somewhat freeing to me.

[abhineeet]

Started watching this video right after I finished MOAB240 Premiere two days ago, then paused it and continued it yesterday, had to pause it again, and finally finished it today. Funnily, as I finished it, i realized that it had be close to 71 hours between me starting this video and finishing it. And this is how long you guys were on course, meanwhile, I had been to work twice, had two full nights of sleep, and ate 5 meals. This put the amount of time, energy, and effort that goes in races like this in perspective even more. Kudos to both of you.

While I watched the MOAB240 film, I almost felt bad for @JeffPelletier not winning, but now when I have heard Jesse's story, I felt good that he won it. Drove to the race all by himself, who made all of his drop bags by himself, pacer for just 12.5% of the trail, no crew, and fighting against all the pains to win the race, watch & phone gave up on him.
Kudos to the lady at the Aid station who made sure that Jesse wouldn't quit, otherwise, we wouldn't have got a chance to hear this great story.

And one thing that many people almost take for granted is, Jeff is filming while running all these races which is an added task+added weight by itself. Keep up the great work :)

[hibiru]

Making this comment when you said Jesse’s age. That is so wonderful to hear. Seeing someone at 50 in supreme physical condition takes a weight off of my shoulders. I was worried that as I age I may not be able to reach my goals. Seeing what Jesse has done confirms that I have nothing to worry about.

[aphiggs]

The difference in approach and mentality between you two is so amusing to me! Jesse scrambles his dropbags with 30 minutes to spare, where Jeff has multi-page spreadsheets. Jesse has no crew, Jeff has the freakin' Rossmonster. Jesse doesn't know how to use a watch and accidentally switches it into KM, Jeff has the best watch on the planet. Jesse literally cannot even remember what the brand of his shoes was..! and Jeff probably picked his pair based on stack height, outsole rubber compound, and details of lug pattern...
AND YET they each crushed this race in their own particular style. Cool.

[Ooooopppsss]

VERY SMART, posting this interview right after the drop of the MOAB 240 vlog.

[johngardner]

Kudos to Jesse and Jeff! Both men are making huge contributions to the sport, with very different approaches. (Jeff packs his drop bags months in advance, while Jesse packs his as the drop bag delivery van is pulling away!) They share a fierce love for ultra running.

[lesliedykstra]

Jeff you sell yourself short. I have seen you improve in your videos and in your running. You are in great shape and if you put your mind to it you could win these races too. Jesse is right, you are moving up.

[albertoz]

Completed my 10th marathon last Sunday, listen to you giants talking, I look forward to increase the distances ( btw only creazy runners enjoy more than 2 hours like this)! Respect

[lindar]

Jesse is a gem! Loved seeing the differences between his race approach and yours. Can't wait for you guys to collab.

[markm]

I usually don’t listen to podcasts when I run but I put this on and listened for 2 hours while running today. My longest run of the year so far. Kept thinking if they can run 72hrs I can do 2😀

[Sanko]

This was a fascinating conversation, but what I loved most of all was having a front row seat to this very cool friendship that has developed between the two of you. That's great. Makes me think of what Dylan Bowman says: "Trail running will save the world." Looking forward to both your separate and any joint future adventures.

[jimp]

Enjoyed watching and hearing your and Jesse’s takeouts, stories, etc from Moab 240 Jeff. Thanks for filming so much of it, it’s more difficult than most people realize or appreciate 💪🏻👊🏻

[RochelleBaines]

Loved the film, loved the interview. Well done on a great race Jeff and well done on two fantastic productions.

[heighRick]

I thought 158 minutes, what can they possibly talk about. Jesse, amazing effort, for real, what an amazing run! Jeff, same. Thanks for this video, helps a lot!

[IggysQuest]

You guys are incredibly inspirational. I'm 32 and have have never been into fitness until about a few months ago. I'm doing the TMB hike this August, so for training I've started running with 13k so far being my longest distance. I found your videos after having your UTMB come up on my feed and I have not had a channel grip me like this in many years. I have watched both the moab video and this one back to back as I'm completely enthralled by ultra running. I have heard of people running these sort of distances, but never really looked into it. As someone who struggled to do 13k without stopping I can't even wrap my head around doing what you do, on basically no sleep, with the incredible terrain and elevation. Boy did this inspire me however. Probably more than I have been in many many years. I don't see myself being able to do anything like this, but I really can't wait to start increasing my distances with my next goal being 20k.Being new to running and figuring out training plans can be hard, but watching something like this just wants me to go out and give it my absolute best, because I know that however tired I feel, it will never be anything close to what you guys do. Thank you so much for the insight into your world, can't wait to binge watch your other videos past and future.

[macrobius]

Great convo, as someone who isn’t in this world at all I love hearing the mindset behind top level athletes it’s so interesting. Like he was racing to the aid station to drop 😂

[pathalderman]

Love this interview. I now have a crush on Jesse! I so admire him! Congrats on your win!

[gailtonnesen]

Great interview! I remember that weekend, following the race live by clicking refresh on the tracker as you moved up from 10th to 2nd. The film is awesome but this discussion is even better, it's so much fun to hear what you both experienced during the run. Thanks for sharing this!

[TrailrunnerTroy]

This honest and unrehearsed conversation was invaluable. You both represent the best qualities of our sport. For me (age 60, running since 1979, longest race the Cowboy 200, once a 4:16 miler), the duel between weathered wisdom Loner v. younger well-geared crewed/paced Sponsored Athlete was truly priceless. McMurtry might have written this as an epic novel had he lived, a Lonesome Dove 240. PS Jeff: Racing at 60 is glorious. Paraphrasing Sir Winston Churchill, It isn’t the beginning of the end, or even the end of the end, but it may be the end of the beginning.