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Maggie Guterl doesnt quit. Last October, she became the first female to win the Bigs Backyard Ultra, a last-man-standing race hosted by Gary Lazarus Lake Cantrell in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, where runners have to finish a 4.17-mile loop every hour on the hour for as long as they can. Guterl, 39, outlasted the field by running for 60 hours straightcovering 250 miles in the process.

When I finished, a woman came up to me and said, I didnt want to tell you this, but you were running for all of the women and an entire gender, Guterl told Runners World after the race. That was in my head the whole race, and it was so surreal when I was the last one standing.

After her historic win, the Durango, Colorado-based ultrarunner took a few weeks off from running, then began building her mileage back up to prepare for Cantrells best-known ultra, the Barkley Marathons. But when that race was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in March, Guterl laced up her running shoes for the next best thing: the Quarantine Backyard Ultra, a virtual race similar to Bigs, hosted by Cantrell on April 4.

Unfortunately, nine hours into the Quarantine Backyard Ultra, Guterl had to stop because of an intense pain in her low back. I couldnt walk without pain, she said. She believes the issue was caused by an inflamed sacroiliac (SI) joint, which is the joint that connects the base of the spine to the hips. Since the race, she has taken time off running to rest the joint. Luckily, she found another way to enjoy the trails near her home.

I have a fat bike, a gravel bike, and a hardtail mountain bike, and Ive been using them as much as I can, Guterl said. For me, its so important to get outside and move.

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Under normal (pre-coronavirus) circumstances, Guterl has to fit training around time in the office at Tailwind Nutrition, where she works as athlete and events manager. Even before joining the Tailwind team, she was a huge fan of their products, which aced the rigorous test of not upsetting her stomach during ultra training and racing.

When shes training for an ultra, Guterl typically runs between 70 and 90 miles per week, plus additional strength training. All of that work requires a serious amount of fueling, which sometimes means a sit-down meal or a quick Eggo waffle midrun. Here, Guterl shares how she typically fuels for a day of training.

I like to run first thing in the morning before work, so Ill set my alarm for 5:00 or 5:30 a.m. Ill make some coffee, then head out the door with a 24-ounce bottle of a caffeinated Tailwind drink mix. Basically, Im all caffeine in the morning. I park at my office, then leave from there to do my workout, which usually takes about an hour and a half. Afterward, Ill have a Tailwind recovery drink and head into work.

For breakfast, my go-to meal is a breakfast burrito from the food truck that parks outside of our office. I order mine loaded with spinach, potatoes, and eggs, and it is so massive that I usually eat half for breakfast and half for lunch. If I dont get a burrito, Ill bring something from home, like scrambled eggs or oatmeal with peanut butter, banana slices, honey, and walnuts.

My lunch is usually a big salad with all of the veggies my husband and I keep in our fridge. Ill do a mix of greens, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, and smoked salmon. I am obsessed with the salmon from Honey Smoked Fish Co., which is based in Denver. I would eat it all day if I could.

My coworker and I usually do weight training after work, and I always have an afternoon snack so that Im not starving at the gym. Ill munch on a bag of nuts or tortilla chips, or Ill have hummus with cut up veggies. My office is also crazy about candy, so if theres a bowl of Reeses Cups or M&Ms, Ill grab some of those.

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My husband and I are pretty laid-back when it comes to dinnera lot of times, well do pasta or a frozen pizza. But if were in the mood to cook, one of my favorite things to make is a big stir-fry with whatever vegetables we have on hand. In a big pan, Ill throw in yellow squash, zucchini, portobello mushrooms, onion, peppers, lime juice, and soy sauce, then serve that over rice noodles.

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The night before an ultra, I dont eat a ton of veggies, to limit the amount of fiber in my system. I usually eat Pad Thai thats not very spicy with eggs as my prerace meal. Then the morning of the race, Ill have oatmeal with peanut butter and honey. For the first few hours of the race, Ill just have Tailwind sports drink mix. Once I start craving real food, Ill rotate through Uncrustables sandwiches, chips, mashed potatoes, noodles, pierogies, and Eggo waffles. At Bigs, Lazs [Cantrells] wife made potato soup, which was awesome midrace.

I love a big bowl of cereal for dessert. After Bigs Backyard Ultra, I indulged with Lucky Charms. Now, I usually have Honey Nut Cheerios or Honey Nut Chex in the cupboard.

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