Podcast Episode
Ello: The Truth Behind Ello & Mark Dowdle's Viral Ultramarathon Showdown...
About this episode
FINALLY! We find out what really happened... This week I sat down with ultra runner Ayyoub El Osrouti AKA Ello. I travelled over to the Another Cotton Lab store in Düsseldorf, Germany just days after he completed one of the most dramatic backyard ultras ever seen... The Last Soul Ultra. Ello ran 93 loops (623.7km) over 4 days, battling Achilles issues, sleep deprivation, hallucinations, and an intense head-to-head rivalry with Mark Dowdle that went viral around the world. This was such a great chat and so so interesting to get inside the head of one of the greatest endurance runners in the world at the moment.Ello: https://www.instagram.com/anotherello/?hl=enFollow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@motionalintelligencepodFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motionalintelligencepodCalum's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calumgoddard/Calum's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@calumgoddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC4g2mhwrlRBzXhAsyXVWz4A Contact: motionalintelligencepod@gmail.com00:00 - Intro: Ello's Last Soul Ultra result00:50 - Welcome to the podcast04:17 - How Ello's body feels after finishing09:07 - Ello's PBs and race highlights (Ironman, London Marathon)12:53 - Introducing the Last Soul Ultra rivalry story19:30 - Bringing in elite coach Sam Harvey30:46 - Back to the start line of this year's race35:10 - The first mental barrier of a 4-day ultra39:06 - The final 14 laps: it gets tense with Mark49:01 - Ello's relationship with Mark Dowdle58:12 - The viral finish line meltdown moment1:03:09 - Fame, attention, and being an athlete vs. an influencer1:06:04 - Room 101: what Ello can't stand about the race1:08:43 - Fan questions: darkest thoughts, hallucinations, and more1:16:36 - What's next for Ello: Moab 240